Language and Literacy Resources

3 years & up. This Baby Black Bear hand puppet features soft fur, a sweet face, and movable head and arms. Measures 5"L x 6"W x 9"Tall.

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

3 years & up. Make learning more fun with this fantastic felt farm! Includes 7 animals, a barn, a garden, and Old MacDonald himself. Set has 10 pieces and a six page lesson guide with rhymes and activities. Guide includes English, Spanish & French. Felt pieces are pre-cut.

3 years & up. Native to Mexico this little water monster is a curious animal. Storytell or create an environment for this animal using this plush. Measures 8.5"L x 4"W x 3"H.

3 years & up. The perfect visual compliment to the classic story, The Littlest Engine That Could. You won't be able to resist this determined little engine as it tries to overcome the challenges that arise! Have fun playing out the original story and making up your own again and again. Set includes 16 felt figures to cut out, and an unmounted background scene which measures 12" x 17". Felt board is sold separately.

2 years & up. Make early literacy hands-on and engaging with this set of uppercase alphabet stamping stones. Each durable stone features a clearly engraved uppercase letter, perfect for introducing children to the alphabet through play. Whether used in sand, dough, or paint, these versatile tools support letter recognition, phonics, and the foundations of word building. Designed to withstand outdoor and indoor learning, they encourage exploration and creativity across a variety of sensory-rich… More »

2 years & up. Spark curiosity and early literacy skills with these versatile lowercase alphabet stamping stones. Perfect for encouraging exploration, investigation, and hands-on learning, children will love sorting, collecting, and using them to build simple words. Each durable stone is engraved for clear and consistent stamping in dough, sand, paint, and more. A great way to introduce letters and sounds through open-ended play. Set includes 26 durable stones, one for each lowercase letter.

3 years & up. Make early literacy hands-on and fun with these Giant Lowercase Alphabet Stamps! Designed for little learners, each oversized stamp features an easy-grip handle that's perfect for small hands. The handle includes the matching letter image to help children easily identify each letter as they stamp. Set includes 26 lowercase letters and each are 2.75"D.

3 years & up. Make early literacy hands-on and fun with these Giant Uppercase Alphabet Stamps! Designed for little learners, each oversized stamp features an easy-grip design that's perfect for small hands. The handle includes a matching image to help children easily identify each letter as they stamp. Use with a stamp pad or paint to explore letters, build words, and strengthen letter recognition. These stamps are a creative, tactile way to support literacy, fine motor skills, and early spelling.… More »

2 years & up. A playful way to practice fine motor skills and letter learning. Eco-friendly rubberwood animal shapes for each letter of the alphabet fit together to form one long puzzle, or can be used as open-ended block play pieces. Pieces range from approximately 1 1/2" to 3 1/2". Comes with a wooden tray for easy clean-up, storage and display. Includes 26 pieces.

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.

4 - 6 years. Sandpaper Letters are an excellent resource for tactile learners, as well as reinforcing fine motor skills for younger learners. Helps develop letter recognition and early literacy skills. It is a useful resource for home or classroom learning activities, and helps students with special needs by providing sensory input to their literacy skills. Includes 26 uppercase letter cards and 28 lowercase letter cards.

4 years & up. Match and learn with this fun twist on classic domino games! Children will strengthen literacy and math skills and will also learn to identify different emotions with this set of dominoes. Perfect for classroom activities or for family engagement. Set includes 3 game tins: Emotions Dominoes Game, Rhyming Words Dominoes, and Ten Frame Dominoes Game. Each game tin includes 28 dominoes.

3 years & up. Celebrate the seasons with this wonderful Seasons Changing Flannel Board Pre-Cut Felt Set. This set is perfect for interactive reading and lessons about how nature changes with the seasons. Children will love recreating the fall harvest with the seasonal accessories. This felt set is designed to be used on top of flannelboards that are at least 24" wide. Washable and colorfast for years of use. Available separately or in a complete set of 4. Washable and colorfast. Flannelboard not included.

3 years & up. Dual-functioning board is dry-erase and magnetic for multiple activities. Measures 9" x 12". Letter magnets are not included.

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. 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.

2 years & up. Spark lively storytelling and facilitate social-emotional learning with the Kaplan Kids Puppets - Set of 7. These soft, 14" plush puppets feature <strong>working mouths and movable arms and legs</strong>, making them perfect for role-play, circle time, and language-rich discussions. Each puppet has its own personality and represents a diverse range of children, promoting inclusion and empathy. Built with durable, stitched features and made from easy-to-clean polyester,… More »

2 years & up. These beautiful stones offer a tactile and visual way of introducing young children to letter formation. Each stone is carefully engraved to provide important sensory feedback to help young children develop the movements needed for writing each letter. Starting at the green dot, children will enjoy tracing each letter shape with their finger, building important motor-memory skills. Stones are tough enough to be used in sand, water and outdoors, opening up exciting opportunities… More »

3 years & up. The hands-on exploratory nature of studies in the classroom taps into children's natural curiosity, resulting in a learning environment that is both fun and intentional. This Language and Literary Skills Kit offers a wide range of tools and materials to support and encourage children in meaningful interactions with print and language. Contents may vary.

3 years & up. Bring wildlife interactive story time with these wonderful Friendly Wild Animals from Different Climates and Countries Felt Set. Children will love identifying familiar animals or mimicking their sounds. This felt set promotes literacy, exploration, color recognition, and fine motor skills. Encourage your children to follow along reading stories with these animals or create their own. The set Includes 14 animal mothers and their young with a total of 22 precut pieces, each measuring 1"H to 7"H.

3 years & up. Children will enjoy getting around with this felt set! This set includes fire engine, bus, train, cars, ships, hot air balloons, sailboats, planes & more. Pieces measure 1" to 6" tall. Felt Fun sets are easy to use and are a great way children to play! Made in the USA.

3 years & up. Discover the prehistoric world with this Dinosaur Felt Set. Featuring dinosaurs, woolly mammoths, and other ancient animals, this set takes children millions of years back in time. Along with the lush backdrop and their imaginations, these animals are all children need to create their own version of the past. As they engage in world building, children will sharpen their creative thinking skills and deepen their appreciation for nature. Background is 14"L x 24"W.

3 years & up. Stimulate children's imaginations with interactive versions of two classic children's stories. With a complete background illustration and detachable/attachable characters, children can play an active role in telling the stories of The Three Little Kittens and The Little Engine That Could. Additionally, the interchangeable pieces empower children to tell their own stories as they develop language skills and creativity.