Language and Literacy Resources

25 sheets. White paper with 1.5" rules for easy use. Stand sold separately.

3 years & up. Give dry-erase boards some new creative partners with these dry-erase markers from Crayola®. Including fun colors like Expresso Yourself and Back to the Fuchsia, this set of markers adds a unique twist to dry-erase art and activities. Don’t worry though: the markers will still enable children to develop writing skills and create masterpieces, just with a little bit more flair!

3 years & up. Children will be able to express their feelings and emotions by using the How Do I Feel Journal. Each journal contains 16 pages with alternating writing prompts on each page and a large area to draw. These journals are great for children who are learning to tell their story through pictures, are beginning writers or have been writing for a while. Set of 10. Each journal measures 8.5" x 11".

Printed on sturdy tagboard that performs well with inks, pencils, and crayons. Ruled 1.5" with .75" dotted midline on one side, and a single line ruled on the opposite side. Use for teaching basic skills, word wall activities, tags, and more! Set of 100 white sentence strips measure 3" x 24" each.

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.

Ream of 500 sheets in a clean white newsprint. 8.5" x 11" ruled practice paper has printed .5" ruling on both sides, .25" dotted midline and .25" skip space. Paper ruled both sides with red baselines, blue dotted midlines, blue headlines and Skip-A-Line format. Reams are film wrapped with a full page top sheet. Conforms to: D'Nealian™ and Zaner-Bloser™ handwriting programs. Recyclable.

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.

Hard cover composition books. Measures 9.75" x 7.5". Set of 5. Choose 60 sheet or 100 sheet composition books.

With on-the-go games that are perfect for busy lifestyles, this book is filled with fun and easy literacy games for children to play any time, anywhere. These games introduce the world of letters and reading, while building skills all children need for a lifetime of learning. Paperback.

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.… More »

Make puppet play possible with this Wire 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 9 puppets, this Wire Puppet Stand helps solve that problem by giving puppets a home when they are not part of classroom activities. Measures 13.75"L x 6"W x 15"H.

3 years & up. Have your children follow along to this familiar story with this detailed Children's Favorite Classic Stories Goldilocks and the Three Bears Felt Set for Interactive Reading. This felt set follows Goldilocks and her encounter with the Three Bears. Encourage your children to move the felt pieces along as the story progresses. Set includes the classic story, 5 coloring sheets, a sequencing page, a two-story house, and 10 figures. Machine Washable. House measures 23"L x 16"W.… More »

3 years & up. Hands-on manipulative for activities involving letter and word recognition, phonics, spelling, writing and more. Set includes 36 blue consonants, 14 red vowels, and 2 purple "y"s. Letters are soft, quiet, washable with reusable bag and measure from 0.625" to 1.75". Includes 52 letters.

Birth & up. Add another friendly face to your dramatic play area with this soft My First Duck 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 ducks make. The plush material is surface washable. Measures 5.5"H. Puppet features may vary from those shown.

All ages. This set of beanbags is great for combining gross motor skills and language skills. Encourage your children to identify the colors of the beanbags as they play and help them gain confidence in their color recognition skills. Includes 8 bold colors. Beanbags are bilingual with English on one side, and Spanish on the other side. Each beanbag measures 4"L x 4"W.

18 months & up. With this colorful set of blocks, children will learn their letters and be able to make simple words, as well as building their fine motor skills. Blocks feature a flat front plus an open back that can be used as letter molds for stamping and creating. Includes 36 pieces (with 2 of each vowel) and a storage bag. Blocks measure 2"L x 2"H.

3 years & up. This two-in-one unit sharpens both pencils and crayons while keeping all the shavings in a container. A translucent housing makes it easy to see when it needs to be emptied. Colors may vary.

3 years & up. Retell your favorite Eric Carle story, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" with this 14-piece felt set featuring the characters of the story. Practice counting, story-telling, fine motor skills and more. Children can interact with the story pieces while counting and preforming simple math while forming the motor skills to place and pull objects. Felt board not included.

3 years & up. These magnetic uppercase 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.

Extra styluses for Gel Writing Boards (sold separately). Gel Writing boards not included, only the writing styluses. Made in the USA.

Birth & up. Add another friendly face to your dramatic play area with this soft My First Frog 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 frogs make. The plush material is surface washable. Measures 5.5"H. Puppet features may vary from those shown.

2 years & up. Inspire creativity and vertical building with this all-in-one Draw and Play Standing Magnetic Board. Children can stand to draw on the write-on/wipe-off board while simultaneously using magnetic play pieces, taking creations and basic STEM activities to a whole new level. Storage at floor level on either side of the board keeps magnetic toys, dry-erase markers and play essentials organized and accessible. A sturdy birch frame makes this unique play board durable enough for continued… More »

3 months & up. Soft and textured finger puppets and simple rhyming stories will bring giggles to babies and toddlers alike. Babies can focus on the bright colors, tactile exploration, and pointing out images. Toddlers will start looking at pictures and text and build listening and language skills.

4 years & up. 36 colorfully illustrated doubled-sided cards provide 72 early learning activities. Covers initial and final sounds, as well as rhyming words and includes an answer key. A great way to get ready for school! Cards measure 4"H x 6"W. Compatible with any Hot Dots® Pen or Hot Dots® Jr. Pen (sold separately).