Preschool Classroom Materials

18 months & up. Encourage creative play, tactile exploration, and open-ended building with the Snap and Stack Thistle Blocks. This 220-piece set features durable, flexible plastic blocks with soft bristles that easily snap together, allowing children to build anything their imagination can create. A variety of sizes and bright colors inspire patterning, color and shape recognition, and early STEM learning while strengthening fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and problem-solving abilities. The large assortment of pieces supports both independent and collaborative building experiences, making it ideal for classrooms and learning centers. Includes activity cards to extend learning and inspire new building challenges. Largest piece measures 5.28"L x 1.89"W. Smallest piece measures 1.42"L x .55"W.

3 years & up. How I Feel Dough Mats allow children to explore different emotions they may be feeling or seeing around them. Use the dough mats to help children express themselves, identify new emotions and manage emotions. Gently wipe clean with a damp cloth, air dry. Measures 8.5" x 11". Set includes 20 dough mats and 1 activity card(s).

2 years & up. Toddlers and preschoolers love pretend play and taking care of little ones. This set of four includes a receiving blanket to swaddle your baby doll in comfort. Colorful one-piece outfits feature wide neck openings which makes it easy to slip over the baby doll's head. Outfits fasten between the legs. Doll sold separately.

3 years & up. Fuel children's imaginations with the Wooden Transportation Set. This set features a variety of vehicles that travel on land, in the air, or on water, so children can reach any destination they want. From race cars and school buses to helicopters and police vehicles, the variety of options encourages open-ended storytelling, imaginative play, and real-world connections. The durable wooden vehicles feature smooth finishes and rubber tires that glide across floors, block structures, and play surfaces. As children push and maneuver the vehicles, they strengthen fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and finger dexterity while exploring concepts like cause and effect. The assortment pairs perfectly with block play, allowing children to build cities, roads, airports, and harbors that expand creative learning opportunities. Vehicles measure from 2.125" to 5.125" long. Set of 24.

3 years & up. This art easel is like having two easels in one! The durable wooden easel frame has two 24" x 24" dry erase boards on each side and two plastic trays. When children aren't painting, they can create imaginative drawings using dry erase markers. The boards adjust on legs from 36" to 48"H. Assembly is required. Cups, brushes and paper clip are sold separately. Assembly required.

2 years & up. This wooden board with colorful shapes come in graduated sizes. Children will find many ways to align these shapes and colors. Each row has shapes in one color to help children with color and shape recognition. With Match colors, shapes, and heights with 20 vivid pieces in four sizes, shapes, and colors. Encourages motor development, size progression, shape recognition, and understanding of patterns. 4"H x 10"L x 8.5"W.

Birth & up. Children will relate to this lovable set of bears and matching blanket that encourages social emotional development. The four soft and colorful bears will help children identify and label the common emotions of happy, sad, angry, and scared. Have children match the bear to the corresponding color on the blanket, and discuss each emotion. Each bear is 11" tall. Machine washable.

3 years & up. Magic Connectors feature brightly colored pieces that snap together to create fun, free-form designs and letter shapes. These uniquely-shaped connectors enhance gross and fine motor skills through the creative building. Encourage children to build their own unique figures. Use these pieces in a lesson about shapes, and assign children a shape to build afterward. Longest piece measures 3". Included: 75 connectors, 6 wheels, 9 spokes, and plastic box.

3 years and up. Give young engineers a space where they can blossom. The Design & Drill® Robot Workshop equips young children with everything they need to build multifaceted, mobile robots. Playing with robots helps young children explore concepts of engineering, coding and math in an engaging way. The collection's many interchangeable pieces empower children to construct any kind of robot that enters their imagination. Set includes 150 pieces, enough to build 6 different robots.

3 years & up. Help children to identify the four seasons with this engaging puzzle set. These 12 piece jigsaw puzzles are vivid, real-life images of children and families enjoying all the seasons. This set promotes fine motor and problem-solving skills. Have children identify which season is being shown as they complete the puzzle. Features two puzzles for each of the four seasons. Pieces are raised for easy gripping. Each 12-piece puzzles measure 9"L x 12"W.

2 years & up. Dramatic play feels even more realistic when kids use this colorful vacuum with real sounds. This exciting house cleaning tool encourages dramatic play, gross motor functions, and fine motor skills. Have children vacuum alongside you to learn how to vacuum. Encourage children to mimic the vacuum cleaner sounds. The 2-in-1 Vacuum Cleaner includes a removable hand vacuum that makes real sounds and has a removable dust catcher. Requires three AA batteries (included). Colors will vary.

2 years & up. Encourage creative play, tactile exploration, and open-ended building using the PolyForm Star Connectors set. Children can easily fit the unique pieces into each other, building horizontally or vertically and creating exciting new shapes. Manipulating uniquely shaped objects requires children to use their fingers and hands in precise ways. The varied shapes also challenge children to adapt their grip and movement, further enhancing their dexterity. The vibrant pieces will help children develop color recognition and fine motor skills while they build spatial awareness and critical thinking skills. Set includes 35 pieces and activity cards.

2 years & up. Take manipulative play to the next level with this engaging 40-piece construction set! Featuring easy-to-clip edges, kids can create an unlimited variety of structures - from people and animals to buildings and abstract designs. This set encourages hands-on exploration of symmetry, asymmetry, and color combinations while strengthening essential design, balance, and structural skills. For an added layer of creativity, bring designs to life on a light table! Includes a build guide for inspiration and endless possibilities.

2 years & up. This set of smooth, hardwood blocks has red, blue, green and yellow plexiglass inserts that will make play time a more colorful experience. The shapes include squares, rectangles, triangles and half-circles that will be sure to compliment and add nice accents with any other wood block sets you may own.

18 months & up. Carry and Discover Magnification Containers are the ultimate adventure companion for children. Children can collect and closely observe natural materials, special treasures, and interesting specimens. A completely clear container and a magnifying top enhance possibilities for scientific discovery and nature-based exploration. Use this set of stacking, easy-to-clean containers during experimentation with wet and dry materials.

3 years & up. Strengthen color recognition while growing vocabulary with this set of Wooden Colors and Words Puzzles. Each puzzle focuses on a particular color by displaying a few objects in that color. Children must match pieces to both their object and their color to complete the puzzles. Additionally, the puzzles identify all of the objects by name so that early readers can begin learning words. Set of 8. Each puzzle is .375" thick and measures 8.5" x 6.75".

2 years & up. Empower children to explore new imaginary worlds with this assortment of finger puppets. Including animals from the woods, the farm, the safari, and the past (dinosaurs!), this collection enables children to take on the characteristics of a variety of animals. As they pretend to be other creatures and formulate stories, children will develop significant cognitive and social-emotional skills. Set includes 20 finger puppets.

3 years and up. Make sweet treats for all your friends with the My Ice Cream Shop Playset! This kit comes with everything little children need to prepare delicious desserts, including ice cream cones, ice cream scoops, and cookies. Children develop fine motor skills as they scoop and serve, practice early math concepts like counting and sorting, and enhance their social skills through role-playing scenarios like sharing, taking turns, and engaging in imaginative conversations. This playset offers a wealth of dramatic play possibilities as children step into the world of someone preparing desserts.

Easily evaluate the quality of outdoor environments with this helpful and convenient Additional Scoring Protocols Preschool Outdoor Environment Measurement Scale. This tool is great for use in assessing the quality of early childhood outdoor environments. This POEMS scale can also be used as a design and planning guide for teachers and administrators. Set of 10.

2 years & up. Support lessons about diversity by including this 15-piece wooden set of Traditional International Homes into your block play area. Children will enjoy using this vibrant, double-sided set in conjunction with lessons about various regions and the way people live around the world. Encourage storytelling during block play activities with these chunky wooden depictions of traditional family dwellings from places like Africa, England, China, Mexico and more.

3 years and up. Children will love helping with a set of cleaning tools sized just right for them! Made from solid birch, this realistic set features real bristles and overmolded handles that are comfortable for little hands to hold. When clean up is done, children can hang the tools using the included storage stand. Set includes a broom, mop, duster, handheld broom, and dustpan. Stand measures 10"L x 10"W x 30"H.

3 years & up. Children can build iconic vehicles using the Snap Block Vehicles - 32 Piece Set. The chunky, beechwood blocks in this set are lightly painted with a matte finish and completed with metal snap hardware. Children can follow included build instructions to create a truck, car, boat or helicopter, or combine pieces to create imaginative transporters. Metal snaps hold tight for additional dramatic play opportunities using built block vehicles. Set includes 32 blocks and 4 double-sided build cards.

18 months & up. Add an exciting element to children's exploration while inspiring them to view the world in a whole new way with the All-Weather-Kaleidoscope Loupes. Shatter-resistant plastic lenses and soft-touch overmolding make these the perfect companion for little hands during outdoor and indoor discovery. Set includes 2 of each type of lens. Each loop measures 2.4" x 2.4" x 2.4".

3 years & up. An abacus is the ultimate classic math tool and is the perfect addition to any math area of a classroom. Wooden beads in rows of 10 allow children to easily visualize counting, addition, and subtraction concepts while also practicing fine motor skills. Entire wooden abacus measures 3.15"L x 8.3"W x 7.9"H.