Early Literacy

Find It! is a closed ended clear tube filled with multi-colored pellets and forty small objects “hidden” among them. The hidden items are related to the tube’s central theme (Dinos, At the Beach, Glitz & Glamour, Discover America, Pirates, Starry Night, Kids, Wildlife, Mythical Creatures, Made in Washington, Eww Gross, and Original), and are listed on the tube end cap. Players shake, roll and twist the tube to uncover and identify the objects.

“A Different Little Doggy” is an illustrated children’s book all about a dog who is a little different from the rest. The storybook focuses on Taz, a dog who turns his differences into his strengths. Page by illustrated page, Taz informs the reader about everything that makes him unique, and how they are all positives that he would not change one bit. The story is written by Heather Whittaker and illustrated by Scott Alberts. In addition to the illustrated story, there is a separate classroom curriculum available with 10 activities for further exploration of the topic.

The Budding Reader eBook series allows children to practice and enhance literacy skills by scaffolding learning. Each book set – one for each short vowel sound - begins with a wordless book and then gradually adds new vocabulary. By retelling the same story and repeating vocabulary, Budding Reader eBooks build confidence and prevent children from being overloaded by a slew of unfamiliar vocabulary words.

uKloo Early Reader App evolved from the original uKloo Early Reader Treasure Hunt game that turns your house into a game board. The app mimics the physical game as kids seek-and-find objects in different environments like bananas at the farmers market or cows on the farm. It encourages kids to look up word clues, search the play screen and discover surprises along the way! There’s even a picture helper to look up words when kids get stuck. 

Developed by a mother/schoolteacher, Easy Daysies® is a magnetic “to-do” schedule helping kids with every day schedules. Easy Daysies® promotes cooperation, responsibility and independence. With add-on packs to the Easy Daysies® Starter Kit like Chores & Special Times, Get Dressed & Bathroom Routine and Family & Extracurricular Activities, these supplemental sets provide busy family’s with plenty of options to customize their routines and allow more visual transitions for each child’s busy schedule. 

Scheduling that just sticks! Developed by a mother/schoolteacher, Easy Daysies® is a magnetic “to-do” schedule helping kids with every day schedules such as morning and bedtime routines, bathroom practices and afterschool agendas. Easy Daysies® promotes cooperation, responsibility and independence. Kits include a 2-sided Fold & Go Board (Apple Tree design on one side, Daisy on the other), plus 18 colored, durable magnets that can be used on the fridge, kitchen door, or pocket chart (or the Easy Daysies® Fold & Go). 

Kidstir Monthly Cooking Kits help kids understand the science behind cooking, but also the knowledge of food and benefits of eating healthy. Each kit engages families to shop for ingredients, interact while cooking and bond over the table. The kits include recipe cards, detailed shopping lists, kid friendly tools like cookie cutters and spatulas along with games and activities to inspire imagination and hone in on learning. Kits come in many varieties to mix, stir, bake and make breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks!  

Letter Sounds DVD uses friendly characters, music and visual aids to scaffold learning. The DVD is divided into 11 short segments starting with the alphabet to introduce recognition and identification of consonants and vowels and advancing to spelling, sight words and reading sentences. Letter Sounds DVD is a total of 62 minutes and meets Common Core State Standards of learning. 

Embroidered cloth daily calendar depicts month, day, season, and year with interchangeable cloth pieces. Special areas on the planner allow children to highlight today’s weather, activity and their mood. The 67 individual pieces are attached to the Daily Planner with Velcro and are stored in pockets on the planner.

Switch-activated spinner replaces traditional game board spinners and/or dice. Press a large button to spin the dial. The unit does have an external jack and can be activated by plugging in your own external switch. Once activated, the dial spins for a preset period of time and stops. This assists children who have difficulty releasing the button/switch. Interchangeable overlays can be used for different games. Unit includes two double-sided overlays: dice on one side and blank wipe-off second side for each overlay. More overlays are available and sold separately.