Exploration and Discovery

Children are spending less time being outside in nature, playing, imagining, and learning about their surroundings. Instead, they're spending more time with tablets, televisions, and overly structured routines. This book shows practical and strategic ways educators can create rich, explorative, and interdisciplinary learning through extensive outdoor experiences. Learn how to develop and implement a nature-based curriculum to support children's optimal learning, from start to finish. Age focus:… More »

18 months & up. The natural color base and clear tub will fit in any classroom decor. Features a deep clear tub and adjustable legs from 19" to 25". Use Indoors or outdoors. Table has a 5 year warranty. Fabric Cover and Replacement Lid are also available, sold separately.

3 years & up. Look under the magnifying glass to see the different details of the shells or use for counting, sorting, and up-close viewing. These genuine, assorted sea shells come in different sizes. Available in a set of 12 or a set of 48.

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.

4 years and up. Empower little scientists to discover the world around them. With this Bug Explorer Activity Set, children can catch and observe small animals or closely examine leaves, plants, and more in their natural habitats. Such exploration will give children foundational scientific knowledge about concepts of ecology, life cycles, and more. Set includes observation box, net, tweezers, magnifier, and equipment clip.

18 months & up. Create an outdoor art studio with a mountable chalkboard easel. The beautiful, organic shape and bright colors of the Floral Fence Easel - Yellow Sunflower will invite children to draw and express their creativity. Intended for continued outdoor use, this durable easel is easy to clean and easy to mount using included hardware. Combine with other Floral Fence Easels (sold separately) to create an invitation for more than one child to create at once. Clean with a microfiber cloth… More »

The Tuff Tray cover is durable, lightweight, and water repellant with elastic edges that can easily be left outdoors. Measures 39"D.

3 years & up. Learn all about the different insects that live in our world! Encourages dramatic play and scientific learning. Set of 10 insects. All plastic insects are phthalate-free. Products have been tested to different international toy safety requirements.

4 years & up. Keep your creature for a short time, then let it go. This bug viewer allows children to see the bug two ways, from the top or from the side. It is watertight, so children can view tadpoles or small fish. The peeper is escape proof and won't break or tip over. Great for show and tell. Comes with a beetle replica.

2 years & up. See the world thorough a different light. Does it change the way you see things? Place up to 3 interchangeable, primary-color lenses into the frame to create secondary colors and hours of sensory fun! Includes 1 one sturdy lens frame (with 3 slots) and 3 colored lenses (red, yellow, blue).

6 years & up. This large wall-mount thermometer clearly gives temperature in both Celsius and Fahrenheit scales. Recessed tube prevents accidents. Temperature ranges: -40 to 50 degrees Celsius and -40 to 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Use indoors or out. Measures 15"H x 3"W.

3 years & up. Adventurers, are you ready to travel back in time? Set the prehistoric scene back millions of years when dinosaurs roamed the Earth! This Eight Piece Dinosaur Collection features various species of the most fun and ferocious dinosaurs that ever lived from the Triceratops to the Tyrannosaurus Rex. Dinosaurs range in size from 7" - 9" long to 2.5" - 4" high. Includes: 8 Dinosaur figurines.

4 years & up. This brightly colored and easy to use 5-in-1 measuring tool will be your new classroom favorite. Children can work together or individually to learn basic math concepts such as measuring distance, depth, height and width. Children will have hours of fun as the use the tool to measure anything outdoors! The easy to take a part tool includes two caliper jaws, one trundle wheel with bird footprint tread, one handle/base, one measuring stick (centimeters and inches shown), one colorful… More »

3 years & up. Student Magnifiers feature dual lenses with 3X and 6X magnification. Each measures 2"W x 0.25"H x 4.5"L. Set includes 12 student magnifiers

Versatile sand and water play areas, storing and carrying toys and manipulatives, or accommodating messy play. Plant seedlings, explore nature collections, make mud pies, or build fairy houses -- this set of 4 large bins provides an endless array of uses. Includes red, green, yellow and blue bins. 22.5" L x 19.5" W x 6" D.

3 years & up. Take the fun outside with this exciting gross motor kit. This kit includes 12 sturdy 24 inch hoops, 6 rubber playground balls, 6 rhythm ribbons, 6 super 8' speed ropes,10 numbered bean bags, 4 sidewalk chalks, 8 juggling balls and 5 foam sport balls. Children can play soccer, kickball, football, beanbag toss, and more! This kit promotes gross motor skills, fine motor skills, balance, hand-eye coordination, color recognition, math skills, creativity, and collaborative play. Activity… More »

4 years & up. Little insect lovers will be overwhelmed with this stampede of 45 to 60 giant-sized beetles, caterpillars, spiders, ants, flies, praying mantises, and more! Perfect for counting, sorting and arranging by size or color. Made of sturdy, flexible plastic and colorfully detailed. The resealable tube keeps all the bugs in one tidy place, and the tote strap is great for kids on the go.

4 years & up. Unique child-size glasses feature easy-to-change lenses -- 2 each of red, yellow, blue and distortion lenses. Combine up to 2 lenses per side to teach color mixing (secondary colors). Overlap lenses without their durable plastic frames for kaleidoscope fun! Single lenses teach primary color identification or serve as great early science tools for observation. Color mixing guide included.

3 years & up. Draw with bright colors on any glass or reflective surfaces with these exciting Crayola® Easy to Wash Off Window Crayons for Glass Surfaces. These window crayons don't smudge and dries instantly. When children are finished creating unique art masterpieces, the crayons wash off with a damp cloth. These crayons promote fine motor skills, creativity, imagination, and color recognition. Assorted colors: blue, green, black, red, and yellow.

2 years & up. Children will enjoy seeing their world through a different light. They can experiment with one or all of the color lenses to determine if it changes the way they see things. Place the interchangeable, primary-color lenses into the frame to create secondary colors and hours of sensory fun! The set of 3 include sturdy lens frames (with 3 slots) and 3 colored lenses (red, yellow, blue) for each.

2 years & up. This sand and water table is loaded with action, including two bridges, ramps, cups, and boats. The included 42" removable umbrella keeps the play table safely shaded from the sun, and the cover fastens on securely at night for protection against the elements. The lid also doubles as an exciting track for cars! Assembly required. Holds up to 10 lbs of sand and 3 gallons of water. Weighs 22 lbs. Measures 42.5"W x 23"H x 24"D.

3 years & up. Experience the great outdoors in a whole new way! Young outdoor enthusiasts can pretend to light a path through the woods, cook their food, patch boo-boos, tell the time, and follow directions while out on an outdoor adventure. Encourages independent or collaborative play, role-play, language development, and social skills. Lantern and stove each require 2 AA batteries (not included). Includes: 1 Lantern, 1 Stove, 1 Pretend watch, 1 Shovel, 1 Pan, 1 First-Aid kit, 1 Canteen with… More »

Great for indoors and outdoors. Tuff all-plastic frame with a strong clear plastic easel. Includes hanging dowel drying brackets with easy access in the middle of the cube easel to dry art work. Includes 4 super caddies and 16 easel clips. Some assembly required. 21"W x 21"L x 44"H.

4 years and up. Take outdoor exploration to the next level with these Rocknoculars™. The magnified perspective of these binoculars empowers children to observe rocks up close instead of merely picking them up and examining them in their hands. The storage compartment in the bottom also enables children to collect multiple rocks to investigate when there are just too many good ones!