Social & Emotional

Birth & up. These zoo animals are ready to give lots of soft, snuggly hugs. Just spread their arms open wide, give the chest a little squeeze, and watch the arms instantly snap around to give you a hug. Animals can hug around your wrist, backpack, and so much more. Surface washable. Size: 8". Animals may vary.

Each chapter describes an issue that infants face every day, making this a perfect resource for all infant providers. There are scenarios that illustrate the challenges and suggest solutions to meet baby's needs while learning about the developmental stages. This hands-on resource is for infants 6 weeks to 18 months old and for your resource library.

3 years & up. Provide sensory motor stimulation and an opportunity to help children manage emotions, develop calming techniques for their mind and body, reduce anxiety and stressors. The items in the kit allow children to work and play independently and become resilient when met with a challenge. Includes hardback book, 1 sensory fidget stick, 2 glow sticks, Playfoam, 100 links, rainbow coil spring, 20 pop cubes, globe stress ball, and 2 poppers. Items may vary. The included book takes a look… More »

3 years & up. The double-sided magnetic board allows you to display your schedule in the way that best fits your needs. The board can be hung or folded to show one 6" panel at a time. The blue side is a blank surface perfect for creating a daily visual schedule or short sequence. The yellow side can be used to show a weekly schedule and to-do lists. Includes an 18"L x 12"W magnetic board.

3 years & up. Teach your children about the importance of compassion with this fun Friends & Neighbors: The Helping Game to Encourage Empathy and Cooperation. This matching game promotes working together and collaborative play. In playing the game and reading about the feelings and needs of the characters, children will begin to recognize feelings in others, the first step to building empathy. This game includes 4 game boards, tokens, a helping bag, a guide, and a story book. For 1-4 players.

4 - 8 years. A beautiful picture book that will help children discover calm through the magic of mindful breathing. Perfect for quiet story time and naptime. With this interactive picture book, children breathe along as they learn how to make angry or sad thoughts disappear. In a world that is sometimes too busy, with too many things going on, this book will help steer children into a serene space of mindfulness, self-awareness, and balance. 32 pages.

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.

An early childhood classroom should reinforce and enhance young children's sense of belonging and connection to their environment, each other, their families, and their community. This book invites educators and administrators to rethink the traditional classroom, with inspirational examples showing how to weave elements that reflect each center's community into the classroom design. Colorful photos show what teachers can do to encourage a sense of community unique to each classroom. Easy-to-implement… More »

The Power of Presence: A Guide to Mindfulness Practices in Early Childhood offers insight and information to help you transform your teaching by learning how to pause, notice your surroundings, and simply be. Learn ways to spark joy, elevate well-being, and promote a deeper sense of inquiry, both personally and with others-young and old. Learn ways to consciously plant seeds of mindfulness at home, in the classroom, and around the world. Paperback. 112 pages.

3 years & up. Invite children into a safe place to sort, share, and work through their emotions. This area provides a comfortable place to use a variety of engaging social and emotional materials and self-discovery tools that encourage children to identify what they are feeling and find appropriate ways to handle their emotions. While sitting in the Comfort Zone, children can choose from the included Worry Eater, 10 books, 12-piece poster set, 8 puzzles, 6 self-reflective mirrors, 3 huggers,… More »

4 years & up. Love comes in many shapes, sizes, and forms - so do families! Explore all the ways families and individuals can be unique with the Free to Be Me Book Set. This inclusive book set helps teachers build nurturing environments for all children where they feel comfortable exploring their feelings, learning about diverse forms of love and identity, and, most importantly, respecting the ways we're all one-of-a-kind! Hardcover/ board book combination.

Spark the imagination of your little artist with this fun, creative, and interactive quilt-making project! Includes 24 white poly/cotton 8" fabric squares with pre-cut holes for easy tying, and 96 pieces of 12" multicolor satin cording. Decorate quilt squares using fabric markers and paint before building the quilt for the best picture outcome.

4 years & up. Beautiful real image pages help children understand the importance of being kind, confident, grateful and mindful. Through these books, children learn about empathy, kindness, honesty, integrity and other moral values. They learn to understand and appreciate the feelings, thoughts and experiences of others, which fosters compassion, tolerance and respect for diversity. These books are great for group read alouds for children who aren't reading on their own yet or solo reading for… More »

When young children are engaged in imaginative play, they are not just having fun; they are developing skills and concepts that are foundational to their learning. Teachers can get the most out of this critical development time with thoughtful preparations that allow the children to freely explore their creativity and learn from each other. Using simple props and donated items, the book shows how centers can be transformed into rich and rewarding learning spaces for children. Play Today offers dozens… More »

5 years & up. Use the Sensy Band™ for tactile stimulation, fidgeting and as a slap bracelet. The brightly colored and bumpy textured bracelet adjusts to fit most wrists and serves as a great tool to help you focus and be calm. Measures 9.75"L x 1"W.

Resource books often provide tips and tricks for managing challenging behaviors, but what happens when those tactics don't work? Most teachers give up. This book brings a raw, real, and at times funny approach to handling challenging behaviors and understanding why most behavior-management strategies don't work. Author Angela Searcy shares real-world examples, proven solutions, and new approaches to overcoming classroom disruptions using her PUSH PAST IT approach. Paperback. 176 pages.

Now more than ever, adults must help children develop the skills necessary to navigate through life successfully. By focusing on building social and emotional strength, we increase children's resilience and prepare them to handle the challenges in life. The strategies and activities in "Socially Strong, Emotionally Secure" help children become socially and emotionally healthy for life. Organized into five chapters, the activities support and build resilience in children ages 3 to 8. 160 pages. Paperback.

Sometimes misbehavior isn't what it seems. Many children come to care with early signs of mental- or behavioral-health issues. Early childhood professionals are often the first to notice that something is different. "How Can I Help?" is a practical guide that helps educators first identify issues and then create nurturing, safe, and successful learning environments to set up all children for success. Learn how to: promote mental health for all children in your care, identify signs of behavioral-health… More »

Through the activities in this book, teachers and caregivers are shown how easy it is to foster children's sense of curiosity through group explorations that promote social connection and positive development. With step-by-step instructions, "Getting to the Heart of Learning' weaves social-emotional learning into activities that support math, science, literacy, and motor skills. Rather than adding in activities throughout the day, these explorations integrate social-emotional learning across… More »

18 months - 7 years. Once Upon a Mat helps children exercise their bodies and expand their imaginations by taking them on exciting yoga adventures, including an African safari, a trip to outer space, and getting caught in a thunderstorm! Little yogis will become part of the adventure through real yoga poses and guided breathing. This DVD contains 9 chapters and each chapter is a complete 3-5 minute yoga routine. Featuring Jessie and her mat, she engages children in the yoga story, as she guides… More »

25 - 36 months. This comprehensive kit contains a variety of learning materials that will engage young learners and offer growth and development in the areas of fine motor, blocks, gross motor, cognition, music, and dramatic play. Activity card(s) included.

Preschoolers tend to be social beings. Whether they are playing with dolls side by side, building block castles together, or rolling down hills with friends, most young children enjoy the company of others. Playing together comes naturally, but you can help them negotiate turn taking, learning how to mend hurt feelings, and practice communicating positively while they play. This book highlights the milestones children tend to reach during the preschool years as they develop socially. As a guide… More »

Whether you see a preschooler laughing or crying, hugging or tugging on a playmate, taking risks or seeking comfort from an adult, you know that they are developing their emotional skills and growing up in so many ways every day. And they need your help! This book shares common milestones and typical scenarios to help you recognize various ways that preschoolers express their feelings and interact with others. As you support preschoolers struggling to handle emotional challenges that occur during… More »

Encourage children to identify and relate to different emotions by using an illustrated carpet. By incorporating this carpet into your classroom, you provide a comforting place for children to express themselves and build relationships between feelings and their actions. Serge stitching provides tough, no-pull edges that stand up to the rigorous classroom environment. Treated to guard against odor, mildew, mold, stains and static shock, the Social Emotional Carpet can endure years of continued use.… More »