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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Teachable Touchables Texture Squares - EI-3049
Educational Insights
$41.67Scratchy, slippery, silky, or soft? Young learners build tactile awareness and vocabulary skills as they interact with these twenty texture squares (ten different pairs) in a variety of "hands-on" activities. Each textured pillow or patch is...$41.67 -
Giant Emotions Fishing
Educational Advantage
$91.50This set encourages children to have conversations around emotions. Children hook the discs with their fishing rods and identify the emotion they have picked! Giant Emotions Fishing will improve motor skills, develop hand-eye coordination skills and...$91.50 -
Pete the Cat The Missing Cupcakes Game, Pack of 2 - UG-01257-2 - 005093
Briarpatch®
$41.98Join Pete the Cat and his friends as they work together to get the missing cupcakes back from Grumpy Toad. Players collect colorful cupcakes as they sing songs, act out physical activities, and identify favorite animals, foods and words in this fun board...$41.98 -
First Little Readers Parent Pack: Guided Reading Levels E & F - SC-825657 - 005095
Scholastic
$23.99Motivate your growing reader with these super-engaging, 16-page storybooks correlated with Guided Reading Levels E & F. Each book features simple text, decodable words, strong picture cues, and one to five lines of text per page to promote reading...$23.99 -
My First Game: Bears in Pairs - EI-1704 - 005083
Educational Insights
$32.25Hide and seek takes an adorable twist with this hands-on memory match game for toddlers! Psst...They're Learning! • Develops visual discrimination skills critical for future reading and math • Practices matching, a foundational math skill • Introduces...$32.25 -
Light-Up Tracing Center - EI-1699 - 005083
Educational Insights
$35.17Put the pencil and paper away and practice writing letters and numbers the fun way—in sand! This light-up, interactive tray and stylus set engages multiple senses for a totally tactile learning experience. Includes LED sand tracing tray with lid; 18...$35.17Qty in Cart: 0Price:$35.17Subtotal: -
Big Box of Early Learning Puzzles - CD-164004 - 005019
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 -
Pete the Cat The Missing Cupcakes Game, Pack of 2 - UG-01257-2
Briarpatch®
$41.98Join Pete the Cat and his friends as they work together to get the missing cupcakes back from Grumpy Toad. Players collect colorful cupcakes as they sing songs, act out physical activities, and identify favorite animals, foods and words in this fun board...$41.98 -
Photographic Memory Matching Game, Careers, Pack of 3 - SLM229-3
Stages Learning Materials
$23.97Police Officer goes with Police Officer... I WIN!! Help your children build memory skills in a fun, innovative way by matching colorful, realistic photographs. No reading is required, but cards include the name of the picture to promote early sight...$23.97 -
Photographic Memory Matching Game, Vehicles, Pack of 3 - SLM228-3
Stages Learning Materials
$23.97Ambulance goes with Ambulance... I WIN! Help your children build memory skills in a fun, innovative way by matching colorful, realistic photographs. No reading is required, but cards include the name of the picture to promote early sight reading. This is...$23.97 -
Photographic Memory Matching Game, Insects & Bugs, Pack of 3 - SLM223-3
Stages Learning Materials
$23.97Butterfly goes with Butterfly... I WIN! Help your children build memory skills in a fun, innovative way by matching colorful, realistic photographs. No reading is required, but cards include the name of the picture to promote early sight reading. This is...$23.97 -
Pets Photographic Memory Matching Game, Pack of 3 - SLM221-3
Stages Learning Materials
$23.97Hamster goes with Hamster... I WIN! Help your children build memory skills in a fun, innovative way by matching colorful, realistic photographs. No reading is required, but cards include the name of the picture to promote early sight reading. This is a...$23.97 -
Learning Mats, Set of all 10 - SC-833543
Scholastic
$149.90One each of our Learning Mats: Numbers and Counting, Patterns, Alphabet, Match, Trace and Write Alphabet, Match, Trace and Write Numbers, Time and Money, Sight Words, Word Families, Short Vowels, and Long Vowels.Key Features : i : Each mat set comes with...$149.90 -
Teaching Our Rock-Star Readers Book, Grade PK-K - SC-828561
Scholastic
$16.99Written for early childhood educators, this exciting new book from the authors of Raising a Rock-Star Reader features lots of fun, developmentally appropriate activities that build oral language and early reading and writing skills. Amy and Allison break...$16.99 -
First Little Readers Parent Pack: Guided Reading Levels E & F - SC-825657
Scholastic
$23.99Motivate your growing reader with these super-engaging, 16-page storybooks correlated with Guided Reading Levels E & F. Each book features simple text, decodable words, strong picture cues, and one to five lines of text per page to promote reading...$23.99 -
First Little Readers Classroom Set: Levels E & F - SC-825656
Scholastic
$92.99Motivate growing readers with these super-engaging, 16-page storybooks correlated with guided reading levels E & F! Inside this sturdy storage box, you'll find 80 books (5 copies of 16 titles) plus a big teaching guide packed with lessons, tips, and...$92.99 -
Learning Puzzles: Rhyming, Grades PK-1 - SC-823973
Scholastic
$14.99Pair learning with fun! Boost students' command of essential skills with the age-perfect puzzles in this collection. Each set includes an activity guide and 20 self-checking, five-piece puzzles that help teach and reinforce essential early reading and...$14.99 -
Learning Mats: Word Families, Grades K-2 - SC-823968
Scholastic
$14.99Here's a new fun way to lead children on the road to literacy! Colorful mats and word tiles make learning and practicing word families fun. Start building a foundation for academic success with the Learning Mats: Word Families kit. The kit helps children...$14.99 -
Learning Mats: Time & Money, Grades K-2 - SC-823967
Scholastic Teaching Solutions
$14.99Here's a new fun way to teach essential reading and math skills. The learning kits in this collection offer students fun ways to practice essential skills. Colorful mats, picture cards, manipulatives tiles, and markers make learning an adventure as...$14.99 -
Learning Mats: Sight Words, Grades K-2 - SC-823966
Scholastic
$14.99Here's a new fun way to lead children on the road to literacy! Colorful mats and word tiles make learning and practicing sight words fun. Start building a foundation for academic success with the Learning Mats: Sight Words kit. The kit helps children...$14.99