Special Needs & Inclusion

Practice letter writing with this solid 8" x 8" wooden box. The contrasting dark blue laminate bottom makes letters stand out clearly. Includes lid and fine grain sand.

3 years & up. The Dates, Times & Seasons Educational Board is an excellent visual learning tool for children! Help children learn how to tell time, in addition to learning about dates, seasons and the weather! The Educational Board is made of high quality, sturdy wood with rounded edges and is painted with kids safe non-toxic water based paint in attractive, bright colors. Measures 12.2" x 2.0" x 12.2".

2 years & up. Refresh your sensory materials with these sustainably made Tactile Matching Stones! Invite children to explore sequences, patterns, matching, categorizing and more. Children will experiment through a variety of activities like stone tracing, line drawing, stacking, and dough stamping. Tactile Matching Stones are versatile and provide opportunities for children to enhance their cognitive and fine motor development. This 24 piece set includes an activity guide and storage bag. Surface… More »

The DECA-P2 Record Forms are strength-based, nationally standardized, reliable, valid, and easy-to-use! These sets includes 40 assessment forms and a pad of 40 individual child profile forms. Sets available in English or Spanish.

3 years & up. Take tactile stimulation to the next level with the cleanest sand in the world! This Therapy Play Sand allows kids to do all of the crazy fun sand activities they love without getting dust and other particles in their eyes, mouth, or anywhere else. Great for indoor sand tray therapy professionals, play therapy trays, sensory activity tables, in-home and office locations. Create with sand and play therapy while developing fine motor skills, intellect, visualization and social conduct.… More »

For use with DECA-IT kit for children ages 18 months up to 36 months. Set of 30.

6 months & up. This bright red ball has five smaller balls that fit snugly into the holes around its surface. Each ball has a different texture to provide a unique tactile experience. Play with them together or separate them for multi-child play. Large ball measures 6.5" D. Small balls each measure 2.5" D.

12 months & up. This ball set is perfect for alternative sensory play. Bright vivid colors will aid in the development of visual tracking and three alternating textures will provide necessary mental stimulation to reduce stress and anxiety. All six balls included squeak when squeezed, giving multiple sensory alleviation options for children and adults of all ages.

3 years & up. Develop skills in sequencing, memory, observation, and logic with 12 sets of four-step sequence stories. Includes 48 thick and durable real-image picture cards, activity card, and storage box. Pocket chart sold separately.

This guide provides research-based, simple, easy to use social and emotional strategies for the home and child care setting. Included are reproducible forms and checklists to help programs reflect on overall social and emotional quality of early care and education settings.

Describes practical ways to adjust centers and classroom routines for children with special needs. Suggestions enable all children to learn by keeping them involved in developmentally appropriate routines and center based activities. Each chapter focuses on either a learning center, such as art or science, or a time of the day, such as snack time or dismissal, with particular attention to the needs of children who are developmentally delayed, orthopedically impaired, have autism/Pervasive Development… More »

Because their vocabularies haven't yet caught up with their thoughts and emotions, young children often struggle to communicate. Sign language can help them express themselves effectively to adults and peers--without the emotional outbursts caused by frustration! This book features the latest research to equip educators and caregivers with the tools and resources to teach young learners how to effectively communicate. Paperback. 208 pages.

3 years & up. Each of the four puzzles in this set shows real images of children of differing abilities. Features include a tabbed corner for easy piece removal and photo underneath for guided assembly. Puzzles each have 14 pieces and measure 9" x 12".

3 years & up. Make patterning even more engaging with these Colorful Multi-Shape Links with Jar for Learning Shapes and Patterns. Children will love building chains using three different shapes and six colors with this giant 500 piece set. These shape links are great for counting and sorting activities too! This set promotes color recognition, shape recognition, dexterity, fine motor skills, and hand-eye coordination. The pieces store in a convenient jar with screw-on lid and handle.

User's Guide for the DECA-IT kit. © 2007

This strategy guide for early childhood professionals includes hundreds of research-based strategies and tips to strengthen young children's initiative, self-regulation, and attachment/relationships. The strategies incorporate developmentally appropriate teaching practices in five areas related to social and emotional health: Daily Routines; Environment; Caring Connections; Activities and Experiences; Partnerships between Teachers and Families. It takes readers through a simple five-step approach… More »

2 years & up. Children can create dough objects to put on the dough mats! Each mat has a letter and corresponding object for children to make and place on the mat. These mats are a wonderful and engaging way to incorporate literacy and fine motor skills. Activity card(s) included Gently wipe clean with a damp cloth, air dry. Measures 8.5" x 11". Set of 26.

6 months & up. Bring the sound of rain indoors with this Rainmaker set. A simple turn creates a combination of sound and color that will captivate inquisitive young ones. Watch and listen as a rainbow of colored beads cascade through the tube recreating the soft sound of gently falling rain. Colors will vary. Each measures 8'H.

2 years & up. What fun it would be to find dinosaur bones in a sand table! Perfectly sized for toddlers, this set of 12 bones comes in 4 different lengths, the largest one 4.75" long. Use for sorting, measuring activities, and sand play. The smooth surface makes them perfect for sensory experiences.

3 years & up. Transform a standard school chair into a Wobble Chair with specially designed Wiggle Wobble Feet, enabling kids to have an outlet for excess energy while working. Continuous movement results in alleviating anxiety, hyperactivity and boredom, increasing focus. Kids' concentration grows as they rock back, forth and all around because the continuous movement increases blood flow to the brain enabling greater attentiveness. Simple installation - the Wiggle Wobble Feet snap right on… More »

PreK & up. Play hands-on alphabet games, build words and learn letters with these washable, lightweight bean bags. The bean bags are make of soft, felt and embroidered with uppercase on one side and lowercase on the other. Letters are color-coated, consonants in blue and vowels in red.

Ages 3 years and up. Wikki Stix® Learning Toys are the original - trusted by parents, schools, and teachers everywhere. Wikki Stix® are more than a craft toy and more than a learning toy, they're a fun interactive teaching tool! Soft and pliable, Wikki Stix® are easy to use and do not contain gluten, latex, nor any nuts or nut by-products. They are made of non-toxic wax, like that found in bubble gum and lipstick, along with basic hand-knitting yarn. This set includes 3 packs of Wikki… More »

This guide provides early childhood professionals with the directions they need to use and interpret results of the DECA-P2. The manual also provides research information related to the development and standardization of the DECA-P2, including information about the instrument's reliability and validity. © 2012

3 years & up. Light up the water with colorful, smiling Glo Pals that activate when they get wet. Use these delightful characters in the bathtub to keep your child so captivated with the water they won't want to get out or incorporate them into your sensory learning plans. As soon as they leave the water, they turn off. Perfect for water tables, bathtubs, baby pools, or anything filled with water. LED lights that turn on and off automatically. Each cube has a battery life of 12 - 14 hours. Includes… More »