July 2023

Make learning engaging and fun with these classroom must haves!

Push and Pop Word Builder
These Push and Pop Word Builders are just like the POP fidget toys we know and love, but work as manipulatives for helping children visualize reading and spelling concepts in the classroom, at home, or on-the-go. Children can create words and practice blending phonemes using letters (or double letters) in 3 coloured columns.

Available in 2 versions: CVC Word Builder or Phonics Word Builder

Alphabet Arc Bubble Board
Similar to above, this bubble board allows children learn alphabet sequencing and can be used to spell out words and play alphabet games. It includes uppercase letters on one side and lowercase letters on the other, and the vowels are printed in a different colour to easily distinguish from the consonants.

Feelings & Emotions Puzzle Cards
Build preschool-ready social-emotional learning skills and critical thinking with these puzzle cards. Children will learn to identify, talk about, and feel their feelings while they match emotion words with pictures of those feelings. This game supports communication and strengthens visual memory as children match the self-correcting cards together.

Calming Strategies Chart Set
Grab this inspirational bulletin board set to encourage your students all year. The soothing colours of the charts feature ways to help students deal with negative emotions. This set is designed to create several small displays or one large display, so you can create calm in all areas of your classroom. 

Time Timer
Teachers, it’s time to discover the power of the Time Timer! Transform stressful transition periods, reduce resistance to routines, and increase the ability to manage your classroom. The Time Timer is a family of 60-minute timers that helps everyone of all ages and abilities "see" time, which increases focus and self-regulation. 

The Time Timer is available in 3 sizes and comes with a dry-erase card that allows you to write down or draw the timed activity.

Time Timer 3” is the perfect size for on the go.

Time Timer 8” is great for individual or small group use. It can stand on a desk, be mounted to the wall, or attached to magnetic surfaces.

Time Timer 12” is ideal for large rooms and can easily be seen across the room. It has a magnetic back and foldable feet so it can be displayed anywhere in the classroom.

Alphabet Bingo
Turn skills practice into a game so children don’t even know they are learning! Children will learn to recognize uppercase and lowercase letters by making visual and auditory matches. This game can be played with small groups or the entire class.

POP for Word Families
Literacy practice that students will love! Pull out a popcorn piece and create a word with that ending. This game comes with 2-letter and 3-letter endings. For younger children practicing alphabet recognition and beginning letter sounds, POP for Letters is perfect.

My First Bananagrams
We love the original Bananagrams, and this version is the perfect game for early learners and pre-readers to help children grow a love for word games and wordplay. Preschoolers can learn to recognize letters, while early readers can practice word building and later begin to intersect words with other words to make simple grids. This set also includes double-letter word building tiles to help with word creation. Play the game the original way, or use the tiles for different activities.

Find some fun ways to use My First Bananagrams below:
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Linkwords
This game can be played at many levels and is great for improving spelling. It is played like connect four, but this time the tiles have letters on them and points are awarded for each letter of a completed word formed in any direction.

Calming Blue 7-Pocket Chart
Pocket charts are great for providing visual learning opportunities for your students because they are easy to switch up to increase engagement. They are great for supporting the development of early literacy concepts, number activities, along with many other skills. They are also useful organizational tools for teachers and students to help visualize the day with daily or monthly calendars, the weather, or classroom jobs. We have a variety of pocket charts and pocket chart cards to keep children engaged in the classroom, but you can also make your own.

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