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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Cobblestone Farm Playset
Bigjigs® Toys
$158.30Are you ready for a busy day on the farm? There's lots to do! Cobblestone Farm comes complete with a wooden baseboard, working gates, a stable, hayloft, a duck pond and space to park a tractor. Children will love setting up the scene, putting animals...$158.30 -
Rail Town & Country Train Set
Bigjigs® Toys
$134.29Bright young minds can enjoy the best of both worlds with this wooden Town and Country Train Set! From the town station, take a ride to the country store, through the woodland and out to the river before returning home again. Wooden houses, cars, town...$134.29 -
Learning Mats, Set of all 10
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...$149.90Qty in Cart: 0Price:$149.90Subtotal: