Language and Literacy Resources

Birth & up. Enhance imaginative play with this set of 4 Eco-Friendly Animal Hand Puppets! Children will act out scenes by making these puppets walk, run, dance, and more. Puppets provide opportunities for children to build their language skills and hand-eye coordination through collaborative play. Each puppet is designed with a soft, comforting material made out of 100% recycled plastic bottles. Embroidered eyes for safety. Hand wash only with warm, soapy water and let air dry.

The Nemours® Reading BrightStart! Complete Program for Early Literacy Success, Level 2 is an intensive and engaging supplemental curriculum specifically designed to teach foundational reading skills to beginning readers, especially those who are struggling with early literacy concepts. The Level 2 program guides beginning readers towards mastery of foundational reading skills without fear of failure. This exciting program implements Response to Intervention (RTI) in K-1 classrooms and is the… More »

The Nemours® Reading BrightStart! Complete Program for Early Literacy Success puts teachers on the cutting edge of early literacy best practices with an exciting new approach to building reading readiness skills in struggling learners. This unique program is specifically designed for teaching early literacy skills to small groups of at-risk four- and five-year-old children, but is an effective teaching tool for all children in that age range. This exciting program implements Response to Intervention… More »

Small notebooks for big ideas and creative thoughts! The Pacon® Jr. Composition Book is designed for young students to practice their daily grammar, vocabulary work, journaling, and more. Each book measures 5" x 7.5 "so no more wasted paper. Notebooks include 100 sheets/200 pages and 0.375" wide ruled. Ideal for PreK through 2nd grade

This light wood colored stand is perfect for any classroom to display their prized puppets. Up to 8 puppets can be held on the wooden stand. Ideal for organizing smaller spaces or storing your group of puppets. Minor assembly is required. Stand measures 16"L x 6"W x 12.75"H. Puppets shown are not included.

Display up to nine puppets at graduated heights for easy selection at storytime. Add this convenient puppet stand to any dramatic play area to display all the puppet options for your children. The wire design has rounded wire prongs which won't tear fabric or scratch fingers. With this puppet stand children can always see the smiling faces of their puppet companions. Puppet Stand measures 13.75"L x 6"W x 15"H. Puppets not included.

3 months & up. Soft and textured finger puppets and simple rhyming stories will bring giggles to babies and toddlers alike. Babies can focus on the bright colors, tactile exploration, and pointing out images. Toddlers will start looking at pictures and text and build listening and language skills.

3 months & up. Soft and textured finger puppets and simple rhyming stories will bring giggles to babies and toddlers alike. Babies can focus on the bright colors, tactile exploration, and pointing out images. Toddlers will start looking at pictures and text and build listening and language skills. Set of 2.

All ages. This set of beanbags is great for combining gross motor skills and language skills. Encourage your children to identify the colors of the beanbags as they play and help them gain confidence in their color recognition skills. Includes 8 bold colors. Beanbags are bilingual with English on one side, and Spanish on the other side. Each beanbag measures 4"L x 4"W.

Birth & up. Add another friendly face to your dramatic play area with this soft My First Duck Puppet for Dramatic Play and Interactive Reading. This plush puppet has realistic features and easily moveable arms. Puppets are great for promoting imagination, literacy, hand-eye coordination, creativity, fine motor skills. Encourage your children to mimic the sound ducks make. The plush material is surface washable. Measures 5.5"H. Puppet features may vary from those shown.

Birth & up. Add another friendly face to your dramatic play area with this soft My First Frog Puppet for Dramatic Play and Interactive Reading. This plush puppet has realistic features and easily moveable arms. Puppets are great for promoting imagination, literacy, hand-eye coordination, creativity, fine motor skills. Encourage your children to mimic the sound frogs make. The plush material is surface washable. Measures 5.5"H. Puppet features may vary from those shown.

12 months & up. Add another friendly face to your dramatic play area with this soft Plush Bigmouth Tiger Hand Puppets for Dramatic Play and Interactive Reading. This large, 12 inch puppets has realistic features and an easily moveable mouth. Puppets are great for promoting imagination, literacy, hand-eye coordination, creativity, fine motor skills. Encourage your children to mimic the sound tigers make. The plush material is surface washable.

12 months & up. Add another friendly face to your dramatic play area with this soft Plush Fox Hand Puppet for Dramatic Play and Interactive Reading. This plush puppet has realistic features and easily moveable arms. Puppets are great for promoting imagination, literacy, hand-eye coordination, creativity, fine motor skills. Encourage your children to mimic the sound foxes make. The plush material is surface washable. Measures 8"H. Puppet features may vary from those shown.

12 months & up. Add another friendly face to your dramatic play area with this soft Plush Wolf Hand Puppet for Dramatic Play and Interactive Reading. This plush puppet has realistic features and easily moveable arms. Puppets are great for promoting imagination, literacy, hand-eye coordination, creativity, fine motor skills. Encourage your children to mimic the sound wolves make. The plush material is surface washable. Measures 8"H. Puppet features may vary from those shown.

Birth & up. Add another friendly face to your dramatic play area with this soft My First Mouse Puppet for Dramatic Play and Interactive Reading. This plush puppet has realistic features and easily moveable arms. Puppets are great for promoting imagination, literacy, hand-eye coordination, creativity, fine motor skills. Encourage your children to mimic the sound mice make. The plush material is surface washable. Measures 5.5"H. Puppet features may vary from those shown.

12 months & up. Each set of 4 delightful puppets will engage children's interest while expanding language skills and creative expression. This set includes a Yellow Labrador, Tabby Cat, Ginger Cat, and Black and White Rabbit hand puppets. Each puppet is approximately 8"H. Puppet features may vary from those shown.

Birth & up. Add another friendly face to your dramatic play area with this soft My First Owl Puppet for Dramatic Play and Interactive Reading. This plush puppet has realistic features and easily moveable arms. Puppets are great for promoting imagination, literacy, hand-eye coordination, creativity, fine motor skills. Encourage your children to mimic the sound owls make. The plush material is surface washable. Measures 5.5"H. Puppet features may vary from those shown.

Birth & up. These plush little friends with soft fabrics and embroidered faces are sized perfectly for infants and toddlers! This set includes a Frog, Duck, Mouse and Owl hand puppet. Each puppet is approximately 5.5"L. Machine washable. Puppet features may vary from those shown.

Birth & up. This vinyl bookshelf is ideal for getting young learners involved in books and reading. The cozy look and feel invites children into the reading area, and with soft edges, this bookshelf is safe for infants and toddlers. Measures 16"H x 30"W x 24"D.

12 months & up. Add another friendly face to your dramatic play area with this soft Plush Bigmouth Horse Hand Puppets for Dramatic Play and Interactive Reading. This large, 12 inch puppets has realistic features and an easily moveable mouth. Puppets are great for promoting imagination, literacy, hand-eye coordination, creativity, fine motor skills. Encourage your children to mimic the sound horses make. The plush material is surface washable.

12 months & up. Add another friendly face to your dramatic play area with this soft Plush Bear Hand Puppet for Dramatic Play and Interactive Reading. This plush puppet has realistic features and easily moveable arms. Puppets are great for promoting imagination, literacy, hand-eye coordination, creativity, fine motor skills. Encourage your children to mimic the sound bears make. The plush material is surface washable. Measures 8"H. Puppet features may vary from those shown.

12 months & up. Add another friendly face to your dramatic play area with this soft Plush Bigmouth Pig Hand Puppets for Dramatic Play and Interactive Reading. This large, 12 inch puppets has realistic features and an easily moveable mouth. Puppets are great for promoting imagination, literacy, hand-eye coordination, creativity, fine motor skills. Encourage your children to mimic the sound pigs make. The plush material is surface washable.

12 months & up. Add another friendly face to your dramatic play area with this soft Plush Bigmouth Duck Hand Puppets for Dramatic Play and Interactive Reading. This large, 12 inch puppets has realistic features and an easily moveable mouth. Puppets are great for promoting imagination, literacy, hand-eye coordination, creativity, fine motor skills. Encourage your children to mimic the sound ducks make. The plush material is surface washable.

12 months & up. Add another friendly face to your dramatic play area with this soft Plush Bigmouth Cow Hand Puppets for Dramatic Play and Interactive Reading. This large, 12 inch puppets has realistic features and an easily moveable mouth. Puppets are great for promoting imagination, literacy, hand-eye coordination, creativity, fine motor skills. Encourage your children to mimic the sound cows make. The plush material is surface washable.