Preschool Classroom Materials

18 months & up. These exciting hand puppets realistically represented animals from the jungle. The Safari Animal Puppets promotes dexterity, fine motor skills, and dramatic play. Use these puppets during an interactive storytime or an engaging lesson about safari animals. Encourage children to identify the animals and make their sounds as they create stories to act out. Set of 6 puppets includes zebra, giraffe, toucan, elephant, monkey, and lion. 9"L. Surface washable.

2 years and up. Enhance scientific exploration with the Traveling Treasures Discovery Lab. This lab is a great portable storage unit for natural materials, bugs, sensory objects, and anything else young children find fascinating and want to examine more closely. The magnifying lids, tweezers, and additional handheld magnifier help children investigate the items in the natural environment or in the classroom.

3 - 5 years. Encourage independence by allowing children to practice dressing skills in the dramatic play center with these soft and authentic dress-up garments that feature pullover tunics and hook-and-loop closures. You can enhance the dramatic play experience and celebrate diversity with students by adding books, food, music, and props that share the history of each culture. These machine-washable garments are 100% polyester, with the exception of the Indian and Russian costumes, which are 10% cotton/90% polyester.

3 - 5 years. Add imagination and a cape to discover what wonderful adventures and stories children will create. Each of these velvet-like capes has a unique, stylized crest to inspire adventures in the past, present, and future. Perfect for the dramatic play center! Children will love participating in imaginative play with these capes. Machine washable.

3 years & up. Introduce children to early weather concepts and teach them to dress for the seasons at the same time with the help of this cuddly friend! This fun bear set includes four outfits that are perfect for their corresponding seasons. Dress this bear for the appropriate weather conditions and encourage your child to model their outfits after it. For an activity, call out seasons and have children dress the weather bear appropriately. This Weather Bear Set promotes fine motor skills, color recognition, logic, and independence. Bear measures 12.2"H. The set includes 20 pieces.

2 years & up. Children can maneuver magnetic balls through intricate, nature-inspired mazes. The Nature's Paths Magnetic Leaf Mazes each feature organic shapes, and authentically-inspired routed paths. Use the attached magnetic wand to navigate the maze's twists and dips while practicing hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills. Encourage deeper problem solving and critical thinking while solving all three different mazes. Wooden construction and shatter-resistant, clear-view tops make this toy a safe, interesting addition to any environment where young children learn and play.

3 years & up. What do you want to be when you grow up? This set includes many of the men and women you see in your city or town working hard to keep everyone safe and healthy. The community helper shirts have printed details and silk-screened accents that represent each career. The careers featured include a doctor, chef, mail carrier, construction worker, police officer, and firefighter. Each shirt opens in the front and has hook-and-loop closures. They would make a great addition to the dramatic play center and can also help establish dramatic play themes in the classroom. Machine washable.

3 years & up. Inspire a deeper interest in science, extinct creatures and basic geology principles through this Magnetic Fossil 3D Puzzle. Chunky pieces feature interesting textures and a subdued natural color scheme. A satisfying magnetic click will indicate a correct match-up of pieces, encouraging children to complete the puzzle and create a realistic replica of a Trilobite.

2 years & up. Caring for animals teaches children compassion. This 15 piece set has everything a pretend vet will need to take care of man's best friend. Set includes: puppy, vet cage, bowl, tray, brush, blood pressure meter, ear examiner, hammer, tongs, scissors, tweezers, 2-pieces syringe, stethoscope, and thermometer. Colors may vary.

18 months & up. Encourage loose parts exploration, numeracy and scale activities, and sensory play using this set of coconut-inspired Counting Bowls. Made in part using durable Poly+, these bowls are perfect companions for indoor and outdoor adventures, nature collections, and sand and water play. Each bowl features a molded number and corresponding holes for sifting, water exploration, and number recognition. Largest bowl measures 9.8"L x 9.8"W x 4.25"H. Smallest bowl measures 3.5"L x 3.5"W x 2.7"H.

3 years & up. Promote problem-solving skills, strengthened hand-eye coordination, and fine motor development with 20 piece, chunky, wooden puzzles. The Big Puzzle Set with Metal Rack includes 24 different puzzles, each with a nature-inspired image, beautiful illustration or recognizable scenario that will encourage conversation and matching. When playtime is over, simply store the puzzle with included base on the included durable rack. This complete set is the ideal addition to any preschool classroom environment. Puzzles measure 8.5" x 11.75" each. Rack measures 24.8" x 7.3" x 12.2".

3 years & up. Inspire a deeper interest in science, extinct creatures and basic geology principles through this Magnetic Fossil 3D Puzzle. Chunky pieces feature interesting textures and a subdued natural color scheme. A satisfying magnetic click will indicate a correct match-up of pieces, encouraging children to complete the puzzle and create a realistic replica of a Megalodon Tooth.

3 years & up. These versatile, easy-fit tubes are the perfect hands-on manipulative for endless creative exploration! Use them independently or elevate playtime by incorporating them into a light table, sand, or water play for a dynamic sensory experience. Simply add a child's imagination, and watch as curiosity leads to exciting discoveries! Designed for durability and easy organization, this 80-piece set comes neatly stored in a sturdy, stackable container measuring 12"L x 7"W x 6"H - making cleanup and storage a breeze.

This melamine plate offers superior stain and scratch resistance, as well as a reinforced rim and foot design. Dishwasher safe and safe for temperatures up to 212 degress fahrenheit.

3 years & up. Introduce children to everyday tools through interactive play with the Kaplan Tools Bingo Game. This engaging game hleps children build their vocabulary, matching skills, listening comprehension, and social interaction while learning about common tools and how they are used. Children identify and match familiar tools such as hammers, screwdrivers, wrenches, and measuring tools. Support visual discrimination, memory development, and communication skills while encouraging turn-taking and cooperative learning in a group setting. This classroom-ready game is perfect for curiosity about building, construction, and problem-solving while supporting cognitive development. Use with up to 20 players. Includes 30 calling cards and tokens.

2 years & up. Who lives in each barn? Colors and visual clues will help the animals find their way home. The 28-piece set includes wooden barns numbered from one to six and color-coordinated animals to match both the number and color on the barn. Great for working on counting, sequencing, shape-sorting and color matching skills!

18 months & up. Children can host a tea party of their very own with a beautiful, easy-to-clean Teapot and Cups Set. Complete with a teapot, creamer, sugar bowl with lid and two teacups, this set encourages collaborative pretend play. Made from Poly+, a composite material made from 30% less plastic, this set is durable enough for indoor or outdoor use. Teapot measures 3.5'' x 3.5'' x 3.7'', making it ideal for little hands.

PreK Journals: 3 - 4 years. Kindergarten Journals: 5 - 8 years. From Alive Studios,  the PreK journals will help early learners master the numbers 0-10 and seven 2D shapes. The Kindergarten journals will help early learners master the numbers 0-20 and five 3D shapes. The FREE mobile app makes this journal come alive for an engaging and interactive experience in the classroom or at home! Early learners now have a fun way to demonstrate their growing understanding of numbers, counting, and shapes. Available individually, in a set of two (1 Prek and 1 Kindergarten journal), or in sets of twenty.

3 years & up. Design all types of construction vehicles with our engineering set. Perfectly sized for small hands, children can connect the chunky bolts, wheels, and joints. As children build, they boost planning and motor skills. A total of 210 pieces in a stackable plastic container.

3 years & up. Bring an architectural element to block play with these wonderful Unit Blocks. Children will love building up structures and knocking them down to create more! Encourage your children to use their imagination to build unique structures or to recreate their favorite buildings. Have them identify the familiar shapes as they build. This set promotes fine motor skills, strategic thinking, collaborative play and creativity. Made of hardwoods with sanded smooth, beveled edges and are available in different sizes and shapes.

2 years & up. An upgrade from the classic nesting toy, the extremely resilient and durable pieces in the Discovery Circles - Natural set enhance open-ended play indoors and outdoors. Children can stack, balance, create patterns and learn about shapes and colors while experimenting and exploring using this set. A perfect companion to building activities, loose parts play or traditional block play, this vibrant toy set bridges the gaps between various play patterns. Combine with other Discovery shapes and stacker sets (sold separately) to expand possible play outcomes.

3 years & up. Build to new heights with this fantastic collection of realistic pretend bricks, blocks, and rocks! This set of lightweight foam builders stack easily for endless creative building projects. The foam construction is waterproof, but not UV-resistant; if kept outside for a long time, the colors will fade. Included: 20-piece Cinder Block Set, 25-piece Rock Wall Builder Set, 25-piece Brick Builder Set, and 25-piece Ice Brick Builder Set. Purchase individually or as a set of 4. Activity cards included.

3 years & up. These colorful insects teach color recognition. The different insects will help with insect names and recognition. Fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination skills will be enhanced as children make up different activities. Great for building fine motor skills and reinforcing counting, sorting, patterning and other early math skills. Includes 108 counters in 6 colors.

2 years & up. An upgrade from the classic nesting toy, the extremely resilient and durable pieces in the Discovery Circles - Rainbow set enhance open-ended play indoors and outdoors. Children can stack, balance, create patterns and learn about shapes and colors while experimenting and exploring using this set. A perfect companion to light play activities, loose parts play or traditional block play, this vibrant toy set bridges the gaps between various play patterns. Combine with other Discovery shapes and stacker sets (sold separately) to expand possible play outcomes.