Language and Literacy Resources

4 years & up. Make learning the alphabet even more fun with this exciting POP for Letters™ Practicing Alphabet Recognition and Early Literacy Skills Game. This popcorn themed alphabet game promotes letter recognition, collaborative play, early literacy skills, and fine motor skills. Simply draw a letter from the popcorn box and identify the letter and sound. Be careful not to pull a piece that says "POP". You'll have to put all your pieces back! Includes 100 die-cut popcorn pieces… More »

Grades K & up. Enjoy two great games in one since each side of the double-sided answer mat features a different skill. Build instant word recognition with the two unique word sets included within. Perfect for use with the entire class or just small-group instruction. Included are 36 double-sided game cards, 720 tokens, 100 calling cards, a double-sided answer mat, and a game guide. Supports NCTE standards.

Grades 1 & up. Help your students concentrate on what they read by adding a bit of surprise to the lesson. Students answer the questions before reading (red cubes), during reading (blue cubes) and after reading (green cubes). Can make for a lively discussion. Each cube measures 1.625" x 1.625". Set of 6 cubes total.

3 years & up. Use these American Sign Language Alphabet Cards to familiarize children with the alphabet, beginning sounds, and the ASL manual alphabet. Each card features a letter of the alphabet and real photo on one side and a photograph of the ASL sign on the other. For a fun collaborative activity, go over the cards with your class and have everyone practice together. 26 cards included. Measures 8"L x 6"W.

12 months & up. Add another friendly face to your dramatic play area with this soft Plush Bigmouth Lion Hand Puppets for Dramatic Play and Interactive Reading. This large, 12 inch puppets has realistic features and an easily moveable mouth. Puppets are great for promoting imagination, literacy, hand-eye coordination, creativity, fine motor skills. Encourage your children to mimic the sound lions make. The plush material is surface washable.

3 years & up. Introduce children to all sorts of people with the Diverse People Flannel Set. This set depicts people from all over the world that have all sorts of abilities and come from all sorts of families. As they play, children will familiarize themselves with the diversity that likely resembles their reality. The set also enables adults to talk with children about the diversity present in the set.

3 years & up. Make reading more engaging with these Jumping on the Bed Felt Set with Lesson Guide for Interactive Story Time. Children will love following along with the classic story 5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed. Encourage children to move the pieces of the felt set along with the different monkeys in the story. The set includes nine pre cut felt figures along with a lesson guide in three different languages: English, Spanish, and French.

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. Have your children follow along to this familiar story with this detailed Children's Favorite Classic Stories Little Red Hen Felt Set for Interactive Reading. This felt set follows the Little Red Hen as it teaches the importance of preparation. Encourage your children to move the felt pieces along as the story progresses. Set includes 17 flannel cut outs that can be used with any flannel board. Made in the USA.

3 years & up. Expand your classroom's language skills with these Jumbo Language Learning Cards with Real Pictures. These learning cards depict children of differing abilities. Use these cards to have a discussion with your class about diversity and inclusion. These high quality cards are great for promoting empathy, compassion, and understanding. Each set includes eight photos on high-quality cardstock and a teacher guide. Cards measure 17" L x 22" W.

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.

Grades 1 & up. Students will gobble up handfuls of fun as they recognize and read aloud sight words. Fast-paced game play is great for improving fluency. Includes 100 die-cut popcorn cards (92 sight words and 8 POP cards) in box with engaging graphics. Measures 3"L x 3"W x 6"H. For 2-4 players.

Grade PreK - Grade 1. Teach basic concepts and promote early literacy with this hands-on approach to skill building. Encourage letter recognition by letter matching corresponding objects or words. Each set contains 10-five-piece, two-sided puzzles designed to meet key instructional goals. Utilize the included activity guide to lesson plan.

3 years & up. These colorful, child-sized pointers are great for focusing attention and keeping students engaged in read-aloud or independent activities. Use for "reading the room", chart reading, or shared reading "big book" activities. Set includes three 15" pointers.

3 years & up. These magnetic lowercase letters are ideal for magnet play and early language practice. Great for use in conjuction with a magnetic chalkboard. Set of 40 letters are 2.5" high and are packaged in a storage bucket.

Record daily reading minutes at the touch of a button. Features programmable countdown timer with alarm, cumulative timer of multi-session reading, digital clock and more. Battery is replaceable. Color may vary.

12 months & up. Add another friendly face to your dramatic play area with this soft Plush Bigmouth Mouse Hand Puppets for Dramatic Play and Interactive Reading. This large, 12 inch puppets has realistic features and an easily moveable mouth. Puppets are great for promoting imagination, literacy, hand-eye coordination, creativity, fine motor skills. Encourage your children to mimic the sound mice make. The plush material is surface washable.

12 months & up. Add another friendly face to your dramatic play area with this soft Plush Bigmouth Frog Hand Puppets for Dramatic Play and Interactive Reading. This large, 12 inch puppets has realistic features and an easily moveable mouth. Puppets are great for promoting imagination, literacy, hand-eye coordination, creativity, fine motor skills. Encourage your children to mimic the sound frogs make. The plush material is surface washable.

6 years & up. A unique version of this classic game. A special hangman revealer will keep track of where each player is. Includes 2 game modules, 84 game pegs, 144 letter plates and rules. 2 players

12 months & up. Add another friendly face to your dramatic play area with this soft Plush Bigmouth Pig Hand Puppets for Dramatic Play and Interactive Reading. This large, 12 inch puppets has realistic features and an easily moveable mouth. Puppets are great for promoting imagination, literacy, hand-eye coordination, creativity, fine motor skills. Encourage your children to mimic the sound pigs make. The plush material is surface washable.

12 months & up. Add another friendly face to your dramatic play area with this soft Plush Owl Hand Puppet for Dramatic Play and Interactive Reading. This plush puppet has realistic features and easily moveable arms. Puppets are great for promoting imagination, literacy, hand-eye coordination, creativity, fine motor skills. Encourage your children to mimic the sound owls make. The plush material is surface washable. Measures 8"H. Puppet features may vary from those shown.

12 months & up. Add another friendly face to your dramatic play area with this soft Plush Bigmouth Duck Hand Puppets for Dramatic Play and Interactive Reading. This large, 12 inch puppets has realistic features and an easily moveable mouth. Puppets are great for promoting imagination, literacy, hand-eye coordination, creativity, fine motor skills. Encourage your children to mimic the sound ducks make. The plush material is surface washable.

Birth & up. Soft and sweet, Nutbrown Hare puppet with his companion board book, will delight children of all ages. The adorable puppet can be used to make up stories or tell the classic story of "Guess How Much I Love You". Hardcover.

Grade PreK - Grade 1. Teach alphabet recognition with this engaging kit that includes 54 colorful foam bugs with upper and lowercase letters along with 10 two sided flower mats. Children match the letters on the bugs to those on the flower mats. That can match same-case letters, or match upper case to lowercase and vice-versa. Includes a 4 page activity guide.