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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Numberblocks Blockzilla Balance Activity Set
Hand2mind
$34.99Watch Blockzeeā¢, the lovable monster from the global hit TV series Numberblocks, move her eyes, arms, and mouth to compare numbers! This highly engaging balance features clear, sturdy buckets to hold multiple Numberblocks that children can easily see...$34.99 -
Natural Tinker Tray
Yellow Door
$29.95Collect, count, sort, organize, display and create! This extremely versatile wooden tray will quickly become an essential learning resource for early math investigations and loose parts play. It features nine differently-sized compartments inviting...$29.95 -
Slidin' Toucan Cooperative Game
Blue Orange Games
$19.99In this unique cooperative game, players take turns launching the Toucan carrying its eggs down the sliding ramp, trying to escape from the unwelcomed explorer. The side the eggs land on after the chute will determine how far the explorer will advance...$19.99 -
Feel to Learn: Sorting Tree Trunks
Miniland
$24.98Entertaining game of manual skill and accuracy. It also allows the littlest one to train their pincer grasp, an important skill for learning handwriting. The goal of the game is to insert the little fruits into the trunks of the corresponding color and...$24.98 -
Feel to Learn: Nestable Sensory Tree
Miniland
$34.98Stimulating game with a tree-shaped shape and six pieces with nestable shapes and textures. A game that fosters early sensory stimulation, eye-hand coordination, spatial vision and logic. Its shapes, textures and colors will also develop the child's...$34.98 -
Feel to Learn: Translucent Colorful Lizard
Miniland
$24.98A toy lizard that invites children to discover the world through colors and their mixtures by fitting the pieces together and experimenting with them. It contains 10 translucent pieces (2 of each color). Two pieces can be fitted to each hole in the...$24.98 -
Feel to Learn: Shape Sorting Bucket, Salmon
Miniland
$19.98Fun set of sorting pieces that helps little ones to recognize different shapes and colors, exercise eye-hand coordination and stimulate logical reasoning. All the pieces are made of recycled and recyclable materials, which reduces their environmental...$19.98 -
Feel to Learn: Shape Sorting Bucket, Turquoise
Miniland
$19.98Fun set of sorting pieces that helps little ones to recognize different shapes and colors, exercise eye-hand coordination and stimulate logical reasoning. All the pieces are made of recycled and recyclable materials, which reduces their environmental...$19.98 -
Feel to Learn: Stacking Cups
Miniland
$17.98Set of six stackable cubes made of eco-friendly materials. Thanks to their contrasting colors, they promote visual stimulation, attention and visual perception. They also help to exercise eye-hand coordination and logical reasoning. Little ones will have...$17.98 -
Feel to Learn: Crawling Roller
Miniland
$39.98A large, soft roller to stimulate babies' crawling, with different textures and a rattle that sounds when it is moved. Designed in high-contrast colors that that stimulate the sense of sight. It includes a safety mirror and elements with crinkly paper...$39.98 -
Feel to Learn: Stack & Roll Rings
Miniland
$20.98The little ones will have great fun by threading and stacking the rings with different textures; it can then be used as a roller when both caps are added to keep on rolling endlessly. It contains four stackable rings to promote spatial vision, reasoning,...$20.98 -
Feel to Learn: Spider Rattle
Miniland
$19.98Engaging spider made of silicone and fabric whose textured legs-teether help alleviate teething symptoms. Its teething rings makes it easier to grip, and its interior rattle stimulates and motivates babies' movements. Develops fine and gross motor skills...$19.98 -
Feel to Learn: Soft Rattle Cubes Set
Miniland
$29.98Engaging stackable cubes with visually stimulating colors and patterns. Each cube is a soft and squeezable rattle. It features simple and recognizable drawings on each of their faces. Develops fine and motor skills.Key Features : i : The soft rattle...$29.98 -
ECO Nuts & Bolts, 28 Pieces
Miniland
$22.98A set of large nuts and bolts, with the three basic geometric shapes: circles, squares and triangles. Screwing and unscrewing them enhances manual dexterity and visual motor coordination. Durable and highly resistant, they are made of eco-friendly...$22.98 -
Easy Coding Game
Headu
$19.99Your mission is to help the animals, but can you program the correct actions? A fun game that introduces young children to coding, encouraging them to solve problems effectively with the tools available. Includes 1 main game board, 2 programming panels,...$19.99 -
6 Intelligences Farm
Headu
$24.99A fun farm with over twenty didactic games and activities to stimulate six different intelligences and identify children's talents. An exclusive collection with lots of materials and a guide for parents and educators. Includes 4 farm puzzles, 16 shape...$24.99 -
ABC Write & Play
Headu
$19.99Learn the alphabet, pronounce the words and trace the initials with the dry-erase marker. With the new recessed letters method, writing really is a fun game! Includes 26 alphabet mini-puzzles with recessed letters, 7 recessed pre-writing whiteboards,...$19.99 -
Montessori Touch Bingo Letters & Words
Headu
$29.99By means of touch, children can recognize and draw the small letters out of the bag, thus forming longer and shorter words. The winner is the first person to complete his or her card! Includes 10 bingo cards, 122 very sturdy shaped letters, and 100%...$29.99 -
Read & Write
Headu
$19.99Children associate letters, words and pictures by completing a rich and colorful alphabet. In addition, using the tracing method, he/she learns to write the words in small and capital letters. Thanks to the magic felt-tip pen, he/she can erase and refine...$19.99 -
My First Words Self-Correcting Puzzles
Headu
$15.99Put the self-correcting puzzle of the animals together, and learn how to read and write your first words. In addition, you can animate the animal shapes by adding adhesive eyes. Includes 12 animal puzzles and 36 adhesive eyes.Key Features : i : First...$15.99