Infant & Toddler

These dimensions guides are great for teachers and anyone interested in understanding why classroom interactions matter and how they can be improved with the CLASS® tool. WIth this guide you will be able to explore CLASS® Infant domains and dimensions, find clear explanantions of effective interactions, and learn practical strategies for improving interactions. Choose English or Spanish version.

"Promoting Resilience For Now and Forever: This resource gives family-friendly information on promoting a child's social and emotional health at home. A Family Guide for Supporting the Social and Emotional Development of Infants and Toddlers", Second Edition supports families in understanding what social and emotional health of infants and toddlers is, how to recognize key behaviors, and how to support children's social/emotional health in the home setting in simple ways every day. Set… More »

Through footage of ASQ-3® tasks and close-ups of sample questions and scores, learn how to score the questionnaires accurately and decide if a referral for further assessment is needed.

For use with DECA-IT kit for children ages 18 months up to 36 months. Set of 30.

18 months & up. Bring home-like details into playtime with the wooden Pop Up Toaster. Children will use their imaginations, strengthen communication skills, and engage in creative dramatic play while interacting with this realistic toy. Using a pretend pop-up toaster helps children understand the concept of cause and effect. They learn that pressing the lever down will make the toast pop up, reinforcing their understanding of sequential actions and outcomes. Smooth edges, quality materials,… More »

12 months & up. Identify colors and shape by placing brilliantly colored geometric pieces in corresponding spaces. Each geometric piece is fitted with jumbo knobs, making it easy for children with small hands to grasp the pieces. Spaces on the board are colored to match the piece featuring the same color. Encourage color and shape recognition. Includes 5 pieces. Measures 8.75"L x 8.75"W x 5"H.

2 years & up. Enhance activities incorporating found loose parts with this Loose Parts Stackable Tray. Made from durable, easy-to-clean Poly+, this tray is the perfect addition to nature-based loose parts play in the classroom and outside. The natural tone of this compartmentalized tray creates a beautiful, subdued background for found loose parts, colorful pieces, and other interesting items. The divided tray keeps items accessible and organized while encouraging sorting and seriation of loose… More »

12 months & up. This animal-themed puzzle set was designed with toddlers in mind. The bright colors and bold features will hold a toddler's attention. The animals are printed on the base for a visual clue, and the three chunky pieces are easy for toddlers to hold and grasp. Each puzzle measures 5.5" x 5.5". Set of 4.

18 months & up. Encourage sensory exploration, science experimentation and dramatic play both inside and outside the classroom with this durable, mobile Indoor/Outdoor Sand and Water Table. Made from a combination of Poly+, a composite material made from 30% less plastic, polycarbonate plastic, and stainless steel hardware, this durable table is designed to be used continuously with messy, wet materials. Sturdy locking casters allow for easy maneuverability around the classroom and between environments.… More »

18 months & up. Encourage children to get a closer look at the world around them with a Two-Handed Magnifier. Molded from the new Poly+ material, this easy-to-hold waterproof magnifier is the perfect companion for every indoor and outdoor adventure. Solid glass lenses are scratch resistant and protected by overmolded soft touch plastic. Set includes 2 magnifiers. Each magnifier measures 8.3" x 5.1" x .8".

18 months & up. Have a wonderful lunch with this soft Picnic Lunch Dramatic Play Food Set with Basket. This soft outdoor lunch set is complete with a crinkly banana, apple with reflection square, squeaky sandwich, and crinkly lettuce. The basket has an attached handle and lid for storing food. This set promotes color recognition, sensory learning, and dramatic play. Surface washable only.

18 months & up. Children will delight in all the fun and engaging learning opportunities available with the Sound and Sort Stackers. Multiple senses are engaged while children listen, look, sort, and stack these 18 captivating pieces. Encourage color recognition and fine motor development. A set of activity card(s) is included listing all of the benefits and many hands-on activities.

18 months & up. The wild animals in this set are detailed in texture, traits, and size. Children will enjoy learning about each of the animals through engaging, hands-on learning experiences. Each set comes with eight animals and an activity guide.

2 years and up. Inspire in-depth scientific exploration with the Organic Textures Discovery Set. Featuring 22 authentic plastic replicas of seeds, shells, coral, fossils, and more, this set enables children to examine the objects and textures of the natural world in any environment - whether that be in the classroom or outside in substances such as sand, water, and dirt. Largest piece measures 4.1"W x 1.3"H x 3.8" Diameter; smallest piece measures 2"W x 2"H x 3" Diameter.

12 months and up. Introduce important skill building to playtime with the My First Shape & Stack Set. This set includes 3 delightful toys that will both engage and educate children. The Shape Sorter Tray and the My First Shape Sorter will give little learners accessible ways to connect pieces with matching holes, and the Stacking Learning Cups will provide a colorful way for children to create an eye-catching structure.

2 years & up. Make friends with children from around the world, mixing and matching the chunky puzzle pieces to make many different combinations. Each friend is dressed in clothing that recognizes a different culture -- China, India, Native American, Africa, Mexico, and the USA. Each 3-piece child measures 6"H x 3"W. Set of 6 puzzles.

2 years & up. Bring life to any block play community with the vibrant Discovery People - Natural. With a natural gradated color scheme, these simplified people shapes will enhance dramatic play opportunities during traditional block play and seamlessly complement the rest of the Discovery collection during light and sensory exploration. Each set includes 16 solid figures: 8 tall figures and 8 short figures in assorted colors. Taller figures measure 1.3"W x 2.8"H.

Make puppet play possible with this Wooden Puppet Stand. Puppet play is an invaluable addition to a preschool classroom for many reasons (including language development and emotional expression) but finding storage for puppets can sometimes be difficult. With space for 8 puppets, this Wooden Puppet Stand helps solve that problem by giving puppets a home when they are not part of classroom activities.

18 months & up. This Shape Sort and Lace features an array of colorful tactile beads that easily thread through the lace. This unique toy helps to build confidence while supporting the development of fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. The texture of the pieces also provides sensory development. Encourage children to identify the colors of the pieces and create their own patterns. Included: 12 Jumbo Beads and Lacing String.

18 months & up. Enrich dramatic play through inclusion with these adorable, multiethnic dolls. Featuring sweet expressions, soft huggable bodies, and a one piece romper, these cuddly dolls make the perfect friends for little learners. Children will love caring for these dolls, from feeding them to singing them to sleep; the possibilities for play are endless. Multiethnic set includes Hispanic, Asian, African American, and Caucasian. Dolls are 11" long. Available individually or in a set of 4.

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!

Our Tiered Puppet Stand is an accessible, effective organizer of any classroom's puppets. Puppets provide educators with a fun, engaging way to teach concepts or give directions, and they enable children to tell stories, which will spark their imaginations and strengthen their language skills. This puppet stand will help teachers keep their puppets organized and ensure puppet play is fun and relaxing for everyone. Measures 12"L x 6"W x 10"H.

6 months & up. Introduce a new engaging activity to your children with this Soft Bright Colored Self Correcting Puzzle Shape Board with Attached Pieces. Children will love playing with the board as they try to solve exactly where the pieces fit. This activity promotes fine motor skills, color recognition, problem solving, and dexterity. The soft colorful shapes easily fit into the circle board. Each shape is attached so your little ones won't lose a piece. Shapes are easy to insert and color coordinated. Surface wash.

Promote visibility and healing with this Skin Tone Bandages Kit from TruColour. These multitone bandages are a subtle but significant way to foster inclusion because bandages that match a variety of skin tones will enable all children to see a little bit of themselves in the classroom. Of course, the bandages will also protect minor cuts, scrapes, and wounds from dirt and germs so that they can heal.