Early Childhood
Early Education Games and Resources
Effective early childhood education involves engaging students with information and activity for brief periods of time. Learning tools for early childhood include books and other media as well as manipulatives, games, and toys. From memorizing ABC’s and 123’s to learning how to tie shoelaces and master motor skills, young children can benefit from instruction and practice with learning tools and activities.
Books and Other Media
Shop a wide selection of lesson planning books geared towards instructors, and don’t miss the selection of reading and activity books and workbooks designed to engage early learners. Many of the books designed for students capture children’s attention through storytelling, illustrations, or interactive features. With elements that engage, it is no wonder that books such as the Very Hungry Caterpillar, Sheep in a Jeep, and Curious George series are remembered by children well into adulthood.
Some media uses sound to appeal to children. Books that use rhyme help early readers remember sounds and letters or letter combinations. Addition & Subtraction Rap and Division Rap DVDs by Rock n Learn also take advantage of rhyme but use it to teach math. DVDs, and books with cassettes or CDs, use audio to encourage participation as they share information. Students make rapid progress in language learning during early childhood, and foreign language DVDs can introduce them to new languages at early ages. The Spanish DVD: Grades K & Up or Aprendamos Ingles (Learn English) DVD by Rock n Learn are two such DVDs.
Manipulatives, Games, and Toys
Manipulatives, games, and educational toys get children interested, active, and learning. Children can practice recognizing patterns and develop their understanding of size and shape by using manipulatives. Multi Match Sensory Discs by Guidecraft encourage children to use their use their senses, fine motor skills, and color matching abilities. Foam Color Cubes by Teacher Created can be used to help children learn to visually discriminate between colors and develop fine motor skills. Like many manipulatives, Foam Color Cubes can also be used for creating patterns and understanding basic math concepts. Age-appropriate games and toys encourage children to participate in developmental activities in similar ways.
Learning at any age can be fun, and that is a great lesson for children to learn early. The learning tools and activities available here can help them do so.
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Manual Dexterity Combo Zipper/Button Vest - CF-361319
Children's Factory
$40.99Our beautifully crafted dressing vests encourage beginners to practice dressing skills and develop finger dexterity! Heavy duty, cotton polyester blend vests have an elastic panel on each size allowing one size to fit little ones. Measures 17.5" x 13.5"...$40.99 -
Manual Dexterity Learning Boards, Set of 6 - CF-361310
Children's Factory
$170.99Practice the fundamentals with this clever learning aid! The Manual Dexterity Boards encourages visual and hands-on learning. Each board encourages children to practice basic skills. Made of masonite covered in heavy duty cotton blend. Colors may vary...$170.99 -
Lacing Alphabet - Uppercase and Lowercase - Set of 52 - CE-6903
Ready 2 Learn™
$26.99These large, brightly colored letters and laces make a classic lacing activity educational! The set includes uppercase letters A-Z and lowercase letters a-z, plus 16 laces. All vowels are yellow for easy identification. Other letters are blue, red and...$26.99Qty in Cart: 0Price:$26.99Subtotal: -
Early Learning Flash Card Cube - CD-734104
Disney Learning®
$19.99Is your child ready to be a super learner?! Prepare to take your child on a magical learning journey with Disney Learning's Early Learning Flash Card Cube! Kids practice their phonics and math skills alongside some of their favorite Disney characters...$19.99 -
Big Box of Sentence Building - CD-164005
Key Education Publishing
$25.99Make phonics learning fun with the Key Education Big Box of Sentence Building Game! The puzzle box learning resources include 250 puzzle pieces to create sentence strips with word families, digraphs, and basic sight words. Learning games and sight word...$25.99 -
Big Box of Early Learning Puzzles - CD-164004
Key Education Publishing
$24.99Make phonics learning fun with Key Education's Big Box of Early Learning Puzzle Games! The puzzle box includes 78 two-piece puzzles that cover first word and letters such as the alphabet, numbers, and colors & shapes for a variety of fun phonics games...$24.99 -
STEM Challenge, Jr. Learning Cards - CD-140352
Carson Dellosa Education
$18.99Help students go full STEAM ahead with grab-and-go activities! STEM Challenges, Jr. for grades PK–1 provides a fun way to enhance STEM learning in the classroom. This boxed set includes 30 full-color challenge cards that are designed to capture a...$18.99 -
Gimme-A-Ring Toy Phone
Playskool
$25.99Ring, Ring! Someone's calling! The Gimme-A-Ring play phone allows you to send your child personalized messages using the "record and ring" feature. Just record a message ("Mommy loves you, sweetie pie!") and then use the remote to ring the phone and...$25.99 -
See-A-Key Toy Keys
Playskool
$18.99Unlock a world of play with See-A-Key! The rubber texture on the keys gives a sensory experience! Hear about playful Panda, tall Giraffe, and chatty Monkey when you press the matching buttons! Monkey around with these animal friends by manipulating the...$18.99 -
A-Z Uppercase Magnatab
Playskool
$30.99Let's learn our letters! With easy-to-follow arrows, playful colors, and multi-sensory engagement, The Original Magnatab makes learning a fun and satisfying experience. Practice over and over with the magnetic stylus and secured beads that pull up and...$30.99 -
Circular Alphabet Pop It, Set of 6
Hand2mind
$20.99Explore phonics, phonemic awareness, and more using this engaging sensory bubble popper! Use the different rows to sound out words of varying lengths and then flip over the popper to expose the uppercase letters as children practice spelling. Children...$20.99 -
Sort That Sound! Activity Set
Hand2mind
$30.99Children will love identifying and sorting sounds and images with this interactive set. They use the Sorting Trays to match the sounds depicted in the Picture Tiles with the correct Sound Tiles to build phonemic awareness and more. Includes 44...$30.99 -
Cabinet Sliding Locks, Pack of 6
Dreambaby®
$14.13Dreambaby® Sliding Locks are the fastest and most secure way to lock cupboard and cabinet doors and keep small children safe from what's inside. They are suitable for D-Shaped handles and require no installation. Simply push down and slide the lock tight...$14.13 -
Pattern Smart Fast-Paced Geometric Matching Game
Edustic
$41.99Kids love to make colored shapes into patterns. Pattern Smart encourages this passion for design on any glossy surface you can find! Using EduStic shapes, players race to duplicate a pattern from a flipchart. Winners of each round receive points while...$41.99 -
Pegs 3/8", 6 Pattern Cards, 180 Pegs
Miniland Educational
$30.98A classical game of mosaics that, with concentration exercises and attention, allows for the development of the visual-motor co-ordination, creativity, spatial orientation and the discrimination of colors. This perfect set of Pegs includes a board, 6...$30.98 -
My First Library PAW Patrol Girl, 12 Books Per Set, 2 Sets
Pi Kids
$34.98Your little one will love to learn with Skye, Everest, and other favorite characters from hit TV show PAW Patrol! Each library set includes 12 sturdy board books—the perfect size for little hands—with early learning content including letters, colors,...$34.98 -
My First Safari Animals
Smartmax®
$25.99Young children can safely discover the magic of magnetism with the SMARTMAX "My First" collection. My First Safari Animals features extra-large, soft touch animal parts easily click onto SMARTMAX bars. Make 6 different Safari animals or "mix & match" to...$25.99 -
Tack A Tile - Wooden Hammer Toy
Ready 2 Learn™
$20.99This set includes 100 wooden tiles, 100 tacks, 1 mini hammer, 1 corkboard and instructions. Arrange the shapes on the board, tack them in place and tap them down. When it's time for a new picture, gently lift the shapes until the release from the board...$20.99 -
Natural Flower Tactile Tray, 6-Section
Yellow Door
$30.95Beautifully made from FSC beech, this tactile natural wood tray is instantly appealing to young investigators. With six outside petals and a central area, it is ideal for all kinds of collecting, counting, sorting and loose parts activities. The sections...$30.95 -
Count & Thread Stones
Yellow Door
$30.95These versatile stones will develop recognition of shape and number, as well as improving fine-motor skills. Sort the stones by color and shape (circle, square, hexagon), then count, order and thread them together. Each set includes 15 tactile stones...$30.95