Literacy

4 years & up. Watch children's early reading and spelling skills grow as they explore, play, and build words with these engaging letter tile sets. Each set includes easy-to-grip foam magnetic letters, a write-on/wipe-off magnetic board, and an 8-page teaching guide packed with meaningful, skill-building activities. A fun and effective way to boost confidence in reading, spelling, and self-expression!

Early introduction to learning just got more fun with this flashcard deck that grows with the child! Beginning with letter recognition to color-coded vowels for more advanced learning, these flashcards follows children on their own spelling journey. Cards are made of durable material for long time use. Set includes uppercase and lowercase letters with 26 cards in each. Letters are of the English alphabet.

4 years & up. This inviting journal supports a variety of skills including fine motor, literacy, and memory. The 32 page journal offers several tips and ideas on journaling, explain how and why we journal, and how to extend the experience for children. The pages have a blank area to encourage drawing and two developmentally appropriate line spaces for the emergent writer. Journals support D'Nealian™ and Zaner-Bloser™ writing styles. Measures 8.5" x 11". Set of 10 journals.

18 months & up. Identify letters, make simple words, and build motor skills with the block-like shapes in the Bark Block Alphabet Letters set. Includes the 26 letters of the alphabet and 10 others commonly used in words. Made from Poly+, these letters are durable enough for both indoor and outdoor play and play with sand, dirt, water, and other messy substances. Includes 36 faux bark pieces. Each letter measures approximately 2"L x 2"W x .5"H.

2 years & up. Reel in color and letter knowledge with the Magnetic Alphabet Fishing Game. Both the fish and the game board have colors on one side and letters on the other to strengthen color and letter recognition. Includes 2 fishing poles, 26 fish, double-sided cards with lowercase letters on one side and simple words with a corresponding picture on the other side, alphabet chart with upper and lowercase letters, and activity guide.

2 years & up. Magnetic drawing boards can be a fun and engaging tool for children's education in a so many ways. Little learners can really shine creating cool artwork with included pen and stamps with no mess.  This portable drawing board is great for strengthening fine motor skills! Children can also practice writing letters and numbers.

3 years & up. This inviting journal supports a variety of skills including fine motor, literacy, and memory. The 32 page journal offers several tips and ideas on journalism, explain how and why we journal, and how to extend the experience for children. Each page is blank to encourage drawing, writing, or a combination of both. Journal measures 11"L x 8.5W". Set of 10 journals.

3 years & up. Have your children follow along to this familiar story with this detailed Children's Favorite Classic Stories Goldilocks and the Three Bears Felt Set for Interactive Reading. This felt set follows Goldilocks and her encounter with the Three Bears. Encourage your children to move the felt pieces along as the story progresses. Set includes the classic story, 5 coloring sheets, a sequencing page, a two-story house, and 10 figures. Machine Washable. House measures 23"L x 16"W. Figures measure between 3"L to 5"L.

Practice letter writing with this solid 8" x 8" wooden box. The contrasting dark blue laminate bottom makes letters stand out clearly. Includes lid and fine grain sand.

3 years & up. Develop skills in sequencing, memory, observation, and logic with 12 sets of four-step sequence stories. Includes 48 thick and durable real-image picture cards, activity card, and a carton to hold all the pieces. Pocket chart sold separately.

3 years & up. Help children practice early handwriting and identify and build CVC words with the Word Family Chalkboard-Based Kit. The indented spaces in the chalkboards promote successful printing and the deliberate coloring of the letters-white for vowels, brown for consonants-provides visual reinforcement for the development of children's literacy skills. Combine this kit with the Chalkboard Lowercase Alphabet Puzzle (300253) to help children practice both word recognition and letter recognition. Kit includes 20 activity cards for CVC reference.

4 years & up. Combine literacy with arts using these wonderful Letters and Punctuation Stamps Set for Sentence Building and Crafts. Choose either the Uppercase or Lowercase set, or both. Each set contains 26 letters with eight punctuation marks. The stamps are made of durable plastic and rubber. These stamp letters are great for introducing the alphabet, art projects, early literacy practice, creativity, and basic sentence and word building. Encourage children to go over the alphabet as they stamp. Includes a sectioned plastic storage case. Stamps measure 1" square.

18 months & up. The 2" Translucent Uppercase Letters are perfect for little hands to learn how to write uppercase letters! Pieces feature raised edges for easy pick up. Tracing exercises best done on a light panel. Colors may vary. Each letter measures 2"L x 1.5"W x .25"H.

3 years & up. Celebrate the fun of rhythm and rhyme with sixteen favorites including Hickory Dickory Dock, 3 Blind Mice, Little Miss Muffet, and Humpty Dumpty through the use of felt objects. Rhymes and songs included help children visualize stories through interactive learning. This set includes all pre-cut felt pieces. All items were made in the USA.

3 years & up. Discover a world of weather and how to dress for it! This set covers weather during each season and includes 3 labels to track weather: yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Set contains 7" Wally figure, assortment of felt clothing, 4 seasonal scenes, bilingual lesson guide and sequencing strips, felt thermometer, and 18 weather-related icons. Made in the USA.

3 years & up. Content-rich cards do their job, teaching children new skills in a fun way. This educational aid uses photos to teach 10 colors, 10 shapes, and numbers to 25. Self-checking, answers on card backs. Sturdy cards and storage box. Students will delight in mastering new skills. No-see-through cards with quick-sorting, rounded corners. Includes 96 cards, 3" x 6".

3 years & up. These magnetic uppercase letters are ideal for magnet play and early language practice. Great for use in conjuction with a magnetic chalkboard. Set of 40 letters are 2.5" high and are packaged in a storage bucket.

3 years & up. Retell your favorite Eric Carle story, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" with this 14-piece felt set featuring the characters of the story. Practice counting, story-telling, fine motor skills and more. Children can interact with the story pieces while counting and preforming simple math while forming the motor skills to place and pull objects. Felt board not included.

3 years & up. Set of 32 pre-cut felt numbers. Made in the USA.

3 years & up. These magnetic lowercase letters are ideal for magnet play and early language practice. Great for use in conjuction with a magnetic chalkboard. Set of 40 letters are 2.5" high and are packaged in a storage bucket.

3 years & up. Introduce children to the people that make their community thrive with this Community Helpers Felt Set. This set comes with 22 interchangeable career uniforms (including a doctor, a police officer, and a firefighter) that children can put on male and female figures. As children create their own community workforce, they will learn about all the different ways that people make it great.

3 years & up. Three all-time favorites bundled into one bilingual pack. Contains Five Little Monkeys, Five Speckled Frogs, and The Eency Weency Spider along with a teacher's guide with activities in both English and Spanish! 29 felt pieces in all. Pre-cut.

3 years & up. Hands-on learning that's easy, educational and fun! Colorful individual cards teach letter and number formation as children develop the fine motor skills necessary to learn to write letters and numbers. Also included in the Numbers & Counting set, are early educational activities such as counting, math concepts and simple shapes. Twist, bend, or simply press down -- no glue, no mess, and endlessly reusable! Buy the individual card sets, or buy both sets together, as a kit. Scent-Free. Made in the USA.

2 years & up. These clever pebbles are an ideal tool for building interest in letters and sounds in a wide variety of contexts. Appeal to children's natural instinct to explore, investigate, sort and collect. Looking and feeling like real rocks, these pebbles are great for learning in the sand, in the water and outdoors. Ideal for early word building. Each set includes a storage container and teacher's guide. Set of 26 pebbles. Pebbles are approximately 1.5" in size.