Math

2 years & up. Smooth to the touch, this set of 12 realistic stones come in 3 sizes and 4 colors. Small hands will be drawn to these smooth and tactile natural sorting stones, which are large enough to be safe for your youngest learners. In four earthy colors and three different sizes, they invite sorting, stacking and exploration of pattern and sequence. A great resource to help young children develop early math concepts through exploratory play. Natural Sorting Stones are ideal for sensory-play… More »

18 months & up. Bring excitement to counting with these Farm Counters. These colorful pieces promote fine motor skills, important early math skills, dramatic play, and color recognition. Use these counters for a visual lesson about addition and subtraction. These colorful animals also double as finger puppets! Have children identify the colors of the animal or the sounds they make. This set includes six each of five animals (cow, horse, rooster, pig, and sheep) and an activity guide. Animals measure 2.25" each.

2 years & up. Encourage color and shape recognition while building fine motor skills. In this class set, children connect bolts to cards by matching a bolt's shape and color with the corresponding shape and color on the card. Children then fasten the bolt to the card with the nut. As children get the hang of it, they can continue to challenge themselves because the set comes with cards that have higher levels of difficulty. Bolts measure 2.75".

2 years & up. Combine fun, fishing, and foundational mathematics with this Giant Fishing Set. This fishing math manipulative promotes fine motor skills, dexterity, hand-eye coordination, and color recognition. All you have to do is put the numbers in something like a small pool, and then you’re good to go! Have children fish out a number and count to it, fish out the solution to a problem, or fish out a blue, even number–the mathematical possibilities are endless! Includes 20 fish, approximately… More »

2 years & up. Ten elephants link together tail to trunk. Each blanket is color coded to match the one that comes next in the sequence. Each elephant blanket also displays a number. Reinforces number recognition, sequencing and color matching. 5 large and 5 small elephants. Large elephants measure 4.25"L x 2.25"H.

2 years & up. Encourage your children to practice fine motor activities with this exciting Rainbow Color Hexacus™ for Stacking and Building Block Play. With the Hexacus™, children can balance, stack, nest and create a wide variety of patterns and shapes. The 12 hexagonal pieces promote critical thinking, problem solving, and color recognition. The activity guide includes over 100 examples from easy to more complex designs.

2 years & up. Rubberwood puzzle pieces are easy to grasp and fit together while learning early counting and colors. Each piece is numbered on one side and has the number spelled in English and Spanish on the other side. Completed puzzle is approximately 10" and comes with a wooden storage tray for easy clean-up. Includes 15 pieces.

2 years & up. This 10-piece set features impressed numbers, counting dots, and American Sign Language illustrations that help children learn numbers in various ways.

12 months & up. This set of BeginAgain Small Wooden Number blocks teaches numbers, counting, colors, and stacking. The blocks are made from sustainably harvested rubberwood and measure 1.25" each. Each square block shows the number written on one side and in dots on the other. Each block is stained a different color with a non-toxic, child safe stains. Comes with rectangular storage box.

2 years & up. This ten piece tile set makes learning numbers in Braille as easy as 1-2-3. The vibrantly colored set features numbers 1-10 and the corresponding Braille cells. Each tile features one side with the numeral and corresponding Braille cells and the other side features impressed leaf illustrations to help children count. Children can trace the indentations on each tile and learn to count with their fingers while counting out loud.

2 years & up. Coding Express is a creative, intuitive and versatile solution that introduces preschoolers to early coding concepts that naturally sparks their curiosity, creativity and desire to explore and learn together. Based on the ever popular train theme, the highly versatile LEGO® DUPLO® solution allows children to make connections and intuitively explore early coding concepts, such as sequencing, looping and conditional coding, while developing problem-solving skills, critical… More »

2 years & up. These beautiful stones offer a tactile and visual way of introducing young children to number formation. Each stone is carefully engraved to provide important sensory feedback. Children will enjoy tracing each number with their finger building important motor-memory skills. Have children run to the number you call out for a fun outdoor learning experience that will encourage children to learn while they play. Each set contains 10 number stones (numbers 0-9) measuring 3.5"… More »

18 months & up. The 1-10 Stackers will help children learn early number concepts and are ideal to support early number sense and counting. The stacker bases measure 2" and show four different representations for each number: numeral, standard 1-5 dice array, random dot array, and 10-frame pattern. Made from responsibly sourced beechwood, each set includes ten number posts (2.5"-7") and 55 rings.

Turn children's love of active games into learning opportunities with these activities. Each chapter is organized by level of difficulty and each one incorporates fun math experiences with movement. Most activities require few or no materials and include related children's books or music to extend the learning. The index is an great tool as it gives teachers flexibility to plan around children's interests. Use these activities during circle or group time, or use them to reinforce other lessons.… More »

Classroom-tested and teacher-approved, these activities help children ages 3-6 learn all about numbers. With 100 engaging and fun activities, Learn Every Day® About Numbers offers everything a teacher needs to build a foundation for future math learning. Each activity offers learning objectives to meet standards, a materials list, related children's books, and an assessment component to measure children's learning. 128 pages.

With art math, body math, moving math, wet and messy math and more, children will delight in the 140 activities that bring math to life in the classroom. 256 pages.

With new activities and explorations, tips and information to help you understand how to support the littlest learners, and research nuggets to enhance your own professional knowledge, the Encyclopedia of Infant and Toddler Activities, revised, will be your go-to resource! Activities will help you support curiosity, play, exploration, persistence, emerging foundations in literacy and math, problem solving, and so much more! Paperback. 288 pages.

The engaging, exciting introduction to early math concepts will be a sure-fire hit with young children. They can go on geometric shape hunts, measure with pompoms, or find the missing numbers. Includes activities that relate to the National Standards in the back of the book. 208 pages.

Includes three resource books: "Let's Take it Outside!: Teacher-Created Activities for Outdoor Learning", "Learning is in Bloom: Cultivating Outdoor Explorations", and "Preschool Beyond Walls: Blending Early Childhood Education and Nature-Based Learning".

Play is learning! But play in the early years is endangered by the emphasis on push-down academics, mounting parental expectations, and pressures on early childhood teachers to prepare young children for the rigors of kindergarten and beyond. With all of that, gains made by play experiences, including readiness skills and social-emotional development, have fallen away. Young children learn best through play. This book helps educators understand the different types of play and the rich opportunities… More »

Counting is the foundation for future math learning. Pairing and sorting objects, understanding numbers and quantity, and counting can all be introduced with simple activities. 30 Fun Ways to Learn About Counting brings these skills into the classroom with fun and engaging games and activities! 80 pages. Paperback.

18 months & up. Encourage loose parts exploration, numeracy and scale activities, and sensory play using this set of coconut-inspired Counting Bowls. Made in part using durable Poly+, these bowls are perfect companions for indoor and outdoor adventures, nature collections, and sand and water play. Each bowl features a molded number and corresponding holes for sifting, water exploration, and number recognition. Largest bowl measures 9.8"L x 9.8"W x 4.25"H. Smallest bowl measures… More »

18 months & up. These Magnetic Write-On Wood Cookies make the perfect classroom companion. Durable and easy to clean, these blank wood cookies have write-on/wipe-off surfaces that are perfect for notes, student's names, labels, drawings, and other daily classroom needs. Set includes 30 pieces that each have a magnetic backing. Cookies measure 2" in diameter x .5"H. To clean, wipe with a dry cloth or dry eraser.

18 months & up. Combine loose parts activities and numeracy skills with the Loose Parts Number Trays. Made from easy-to-clean plastic, these trays are the perfect addition to any loose parts play environment. The trays' see-through plastic keeps items visible, accessible, and organized while also encouraging sorting, seriation, counting, and more! Introduce an additional layer of sensory exploration by shining a light source through the clear plastic. Smallest tray measures 6"L x 1.4"W… More »