Learn about emotions through play! This set includes 20 wooden magnets, each with a different emotion. These magnets inspire young children to explore mindfulness, emotions and empathy. Encourage children to express their emotions and feelings with this hands-on resource. Arrange them on whiteboards and create unique social-emotional lessons. The magnetic backs on the pieces are cut to shape and glued on, which means no small magnets can be lost. Made from durable wood, these magnets are designed to last for years of home or classroom use. The box features a cardboard tray for easy storage and travel. For ages 2+. Size of magnets: 2.25 dia.

• 20 DIFFERENT EMOTIONS -- This wooden magnet set features 20 magnets, each showing a different emotion. Explore mindfulness, empathy and self-regulation!
• DURABLE, KID-FRIENDLY DESIGN -- The magnetic backs on the pieces are securely cut to shape and glued on. No small magnets! They're made of smooth, durable plywood and are safe for small hands.
• A HANDS-ON RESOURCE -- With cute designs and vibrant colors, children will love this hands-on, social-emotional resource during lessons and activities.
• SAFE & NON-TOXIC -- All materials are tested to comply with CPSIA and ASTM standards. Tested and approved for ages 2+
• EXPLORE EMOTIONS THROUGH PLAY -- Move and sort them during imaginative play. Or, incorporate these colorful magnets into lessons about emotions.
• EASY STORAGE AND TRAVEL -- The box features a durable cardboard tray for easy storage at home or in the classroom. Take them with you on playdates and trips!

Children are expected to read, write, count, and sit still at younger and younger ages. As these unrealistic expectations mount, family members and teachers alike continue to believe that these activities will prepare young children for school. But there is a better way—one that helps children build school readiness through developmentally appropriate activities. Best of all? The children can have fun!

Building on Emergent Curriculum guides preschool teachers to tap into young children's natural inclination for play to build their skills, promote their development, and, ultimately, prepare them for elementary school. Learn:

• Why traditional theme-based units don't work
• What school readiness really looks like
• Wow to recognize and capitalize on the many teachable moments that arise during play
• Ways to train teachers and involve families in emergent curriculum

Play and learning aren't mutually exclusive. Building on Emergent Curriculum will help readers give preschoolers a solid foundation for elementary school while they do what children do best: play!

• Great early childhood resource
• Learn how to recognize and capitalize on the many teachable moments that arise during play
• Give preschoolers a solid foundation for elementary school
• 168 pages

Infants and toddlers need caring adults to help them learn emotional competence—how to understand, express, and manage emotions. By supporting their development in the early years, educators can create a strong foundation that will give young children important life skills and resilience.

The authors of the acclaimed book From Biting to Hugging: Understanding Social Development in Infants and Toddlers bring educators another go-to infant and toddler resource in Crying and Laughing: The Emotional Development of Infants and Toddlers. Learn crucial skills for creating a safe and nurturing environment for infants and toddlers in your care.

• Understand how young children's emotions develop
• Create responsive and nurturing teacher-child interactions
• Help children manage strong emotions
• Reduce children's emotional stress
• Foster family engagement
• Care for yourself

• Great resource for understanding how young children's emotions develop
• Learn how to help children manage strong emotions and reduce their emotional stress
• Designed for early childhood educators
• 152 pages

While most activity books encourage indoor explorations, countless adventures and learning opportunities await outside! Going for a walk or exploring the local community can bring about much more than just exercise.

Little Walks, Big Adventures helps you teach your toddler about his/her surroundings through fun and adventurous local explorations, outdoor games and activities that promote and enhance learning. Parents and caregivers will help their toddlers enhance their:

• Vocabulary
• Language skills
• Cognitive skills
• Motor Skills
• And more!

• Parents and caregivers will help their toddlers enhance their: vocabulary, language skills, cognitive skills, motor skills, and more
• Teach your toddler about his/her surroundings through fun and adventurous local explorations, outdoor games and activities
• Going for a walk or exploring the local community can bring about much more than just exercise
• Ages 1-4

Communities of practice are an age-old phenomenon representing teamwork. Whether it's researchers developing treatments for a disease or educators sharing best practices to enhance early childhood learning, communities of practice are about connection and shared purpose.

Growing Together will help you define, create, and promote a community of practice to foster collaborative problem solving and enhance professional learning experiences.

You will learn key strategies and techniques to help you:
• Develop a shared vision and structure
• Leverage tools to invite members and build a community
• Build member engagement and investment
• Master facilitation and evaluation strategies for ongoing professional learning

• Growing Together gives you the tools to invite members and build a community of practice
• Master facilitation and evaluation strategies for ongoing professional learning
• Designed for early childhood educators
• 136 pages

Children are spending less time being outside in nature, playing, imagining, and learning about their surroundings. Instead, they're spending more time with tablets, televisions, and overly structured routines. Preschool Beyond Walls shows practical and strategic ways educators can create rich, explorative, and interdisciplinary learning through extensive outdoor experiences.

Learn how to develop and implement a nature-based curriculum to support children's optimal learning, from start to finish. Whether you're creating a new curriculum or transitioning from a traditional approach, you will learn how to:

• Create a program philosophy
• Infuse nature into all aspects of your program
• Prepare teachers for a nature-centered approach
• Implement curriculum and pedagogy that emphasize inquiry-based learning through play and hands-on discovery
• Maintain high-quality early childhood practices that support children's development

• Preschool Beyond Walls shows practical and strategic ways educators can create rich, explorative, and interdisciplinary learning through extensive outdoor experiences
• Infuse nature into all aspects of your program
• Prepare teachers for a nature-centered approach
• Implement curriculum and pedagogy that emphasize inquiry-based learning through play and hands-on discovery
• Maintain high-quality early childhood practices that support children's development

Written 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 down the whys and hows of early literacy into bite-size pieces to help busy teachers support our youngest learners' individual development without pushing them too hard. A must-have resource for teachers in daycare, preschool, and kindergarten.

• Features fun, developmentally appropriate activities that build oral language and early reading and writing skills.
• Quick and fun literacy-building activities for our youngest learners
• Practical tips and strategies for early childhood educators
• From the authors of Raising a Rock-Star Reader

This colorful, fun yet challenging 240-page book teaches and develops students' thinking and problem-solving skills. It helps students build confidence and self-esteem in their problem-solving skills as they learn new educational concepts. It is common for many preschool and kindergarten students to guess at challenging activities rather than use a reasoned approach (organized analysis) to arrive at an answer. Learning to use organized analysis at an early age is an important part of success in reading, writing, math, and science. This book is also an excellent test-prep resource for preschool and kindergarten students because the activities exceed the cognitive challenges in most kindergarten cognitive tests. It is also effective at developing academic vocabulary if students are asked to explain why their answer is correct. Students who begin this book should understand the basic concepts (colors, geometric shapes, types of lines, position, etc.) taught in Building Thinking Skills Beginning 1. Because the activities are challenging—and because of the importance of students verbalizing their thinking—it is recommended that students work with a teacher or parent as they work through the activities.

• Helps students build confidence and self-esteem in their problem-solving skills as they learn new educational concepts
• This 240-page book teaches and develops students' thinking and problem-solving skills
• Learning to use organized analysis at an early age is an important part of success in reading, writing, math, and science
• An excellent test-prep resource for preschool and kindergarten students because the activities exceed the cognitive challenges in most kindergarten cognitive tests