This clever and cute game is designed to help students and children engage in social and emotional learning through relatable toys and emotional expressions that build social awareness. With over 100 possible emotional character combinations and a culturally diverse cast of children and fun characters, children will be eager to learn in a way that is easy to understand can help develop skills like empathy, vocabulary, respect for racial diversity and listening abilities. The Emotions Blocks game, which contains 18 unique pieces, is perfect for any child, including those with autism, ADHD and special needs.

Whether you’re a teacher, a parent, a guidance counselor or a child care center worker, the Emotions Blocks are a creative way for engaging in conversations that relate back to real life experiences. Use them for playtime or as a fun lesson that children will want to participate in by matching emotions to characters and describing what each emotion represents. The emotions represented in this set are anger, surprise, boredom, fear, happiness and sadness.

Recommended Reading Level Age: 3+ Grade: PreK-2nd
Children will learn the facial expressions and body language that goes with 4 common emotions.

• Large, diverse photographs showcase kid-friendly situations and feelings
• Each paperback book measures 8-1/4 inches W x 7-1/16 inches H
• SEL: Supports social emotional development and social emotional learning.
• CALM-DOWN TOOLS: Use this in conjunction with other calm-down tools to create a place of peace in your classroom.

Included Titles:

• Happy Is… by Connie Colwell Millier
• Scared Is… by Cheyenne Nichols
• Angry Is… by Connie Colwell Millier
• Sad Is… by Cheyenne Nichols

High quality and realistic detail. Perfectly sized for use with our classic wooden barn.

• Includes: brown cow, dairy cow, goat, sheep, pig and horse
• Longest animal is 7"
• Hollow PVC
• Styles may vary
• Latex-Free

Emotion Photo Tiles help children recognize and identify emotions and supports social skills. Set of 24 solid with real photos of babies and toddlers expressing 4 different emotions (happiness, sadness, anger, surprise). Children can identify 12 pairs of matching tiles, find all the matching emotions, and practice recognizing emotion clues. Babies and toddlers love looking at pictures of babies and toddlers, and these photos are specially selected for animated features, engaging facial cues, and expressive body language. 3" x 4" tiles are made of solid wood for years of social and emotional learning. Perfect for introducing social-emotional skills to toddlers, or for working with children who have verbal challenges.

• HELPS CHILDREN RECOGNIZE AND IDENTIFY EMOTIONS: Toddlers love looking at pictures of toddlers! Specially selected photos invite children to match pictures that will help them recognize and interpret emotions in others and themselves. Set of 24 solid wood photo tiles (12 matching pairs) show children expressing happiness, sadness, anger, and surprise.
• SUPPORTS SOCIAL SKILLS: Recognizing, accepting, and naming emotions are the first steps in developing strategies for managing emotions. Self-regulation skills help children build positive relationships and solve problems.
• REAL PHOTOS ON SOLID WOOD TILES: Photos of babies and toddlers with animated features and expressive facial cues and body language are specially selected to engage young children - they love looking at pictures of little kids! Photos are heat-transferred onto smooth, solid beech wood tiles (3 inches x 4 inches) that will last for years!
• ACTIVITIES FOR ALL ABILITIES: Activity guide provides engaging ideas from direct and indirect matching to memory and active discussion to help children express their feelings. Includes coping skills and behavior modeling tips too! Perfect for toddlers or children who have verbal challenges.

Introduce diversity and culture with these super plush puppets! Ideal for storytelling and role-play. The set of 6 hand puppets includes: Inuit boy, African boy, Bolivian boy, Indian (Middle East) girl, Dutch girl and Asian girl. For children ages 2 years and older.

• FUN AND EDUCATIONAL: Great for the classroom or homeschool use, the multicultural puppets provide the ideal starting point for conversations and stories about communities and how we all fit into the world we share. Supports social emotional development and social emotional learning.
• MULTICULTURAL: Early introduction tool for exploring diversity, encouraging inclusion and learning about new cultures and traditions. The realistic set includes: Inuit boy, African boy, Bolivian boy, Indian (Middle East) girl, Dutch girl and Asian girl.
• SKILL DEVELOPMENT: Helps children develop language and vocabulary while promoting fine-motor skills, hand-eye coordination and cooperative play.
• IMAGINITIVE PLAY: Great for community awareness, storytelling and dramatic play.
• HIGH-QUALITY: Puppets feature rich details and authentic clothing. All puppets in the set are machine washable
• CALM-DOWN TOOLS: Use this in conjunction with other calm-down tools to create a place of peace in your classroom.

For children and students that may need assistance in learning or expressing feelings or emotions, Discount School Supply offers the Excellerations® Moods & Emotions Classroom set. This comprehensive classroom kit contains several tools that you as a teacher, counselor or parent can use in order to assist children in their language and emotion development. Each set includes four paddles with attached mirrors for reflecting facial expressions, four pop-out facial features sheets and five different expressions for identification purposes. Use these items alongside the teacher’s activity guide to aid students throughout the lesson.

This set is a fantastic way to aid students in emotional and cognitive development, as well as assisting those with developmental issues in understanding how to express or share their own feelings and emotions. It makes a fantastic tool for any child – including those with autism, ADHD or other special needs requirements. Simply attach the pop out facial features to the reverse side of the mirror to express unique emotions in a way that will build social skills and self-esteem, in a way that is approachable and fun for children.

The I Have Feelings Book Set is the perfect way to assist children in social and emotional development in an engaging and constructive way. Each book in this collection of six focuses on a different emotion: anger, happiness, worry, fear, jealousy and sadness. With books that are written in a first person narration and tell interesting and engaging narratives about each book's central emotion, this social-emotional learning book set is perfect for helping students connect to characters, experiences and words, and then apply them to their own life.

These books are a fantastic addition to any Pre-K or Kindergarten classrooms, as well as child care centers, nursery schools, homeschooling environments, guidance counselor offices and at home with parents. With easy to understand dialogue and pictures that illustrate emotions in a detailed way, these books are perfect for any child, including those with autism, ADHD or special needs. By using these books to help children associate their own real life experiences with particular words and emotional characteristics, children will learn how to identify those features in others and build upon their own language skills, ultimately helping prepare them for school environments and situations involving other children.

• RELATABLE: Stories are written from the first person perspective and center around a diverse group of relatable children.
• SEL BENEFITS: High-quality illustrations and delightful narrators aid in teaching social-emotional skills without a heavy-handed approach.
• IDEAL FOR PREK AND KINDERGARTEN: Use in classrooms, childcare centers, nursery schools, at home with parents and at school with guidance counselors.
• SIZE: Books are 7 2/3 inches x 6 1/2 inches.

Early literacy skills are served!

• 26 letter-labeled soup cans
• Each can holds corresponding upper- and lowercase letters, plus 5 photo cards showing an object with the same beginning letter on one side and a word label on the other
• Cans measure 3 inches Dia. x 4-1/4 inches H

Let the show begin!

• PRODUCT DETAILS: Frame is constructed of solid wood with well-sanded edges for safety and foldable for storage.
• CREATIVE CORNER: Puppet time is easy with this durable wood frame theater designed for classrooms, daycare, preschool or home. Puppet play encourages creativity and social development.
• DRAMATIC PLAY: Theater for kids with dry erase board to announce times and titles.
• INSPIRES IMAGINATION: This fun theater allows kids to use their imaginations by creating shows, performances and other styles of creative expressions. DIMENSIONS: Sides measure 8-3/4 inches W x 7-1/2 inches H. Front measures 18 inches W x 23-3/4 inches H (at top). Stage opening measures 15 inches W x 10-3/4 inches H.

These realistic forest animals will provide hours of creative play.

Approximately 3 1/2"L, sturdy plastic.

Get dialed in to phone skills early! Bright fun telephone encourages children to learn important phone numbers, such as home and emergency numbers, through interactive play. Program the numbers you want them to learn and record reward messages for reinforcement when they dial correctly.

• Includes pre-programmed recordings for correctly dialed numbers and notepad holder for 3"L x 2"H paper
• Incorporates dramatic and imaginative play with oral language development
• Boosts confidence and self-esteem while teaching valuable skills
• Realistic ring and design, with large buttons for little hands
• Requires 3 "AA" batteries, included
• Measures 11-1/2"L x 12"W x 3-1/2"H

What better way to encourage early learners than through storytelling and spatial relationships? Expose children to sequencing, recall and imagination. Felt pieces keep the kinesthetic learner busy with manipulatives! Set includes the following.

<bold>*NBFBSHAP:</bold> Chalkboard Shapes and Colors felt set teaches shape and color recognition. Includes 93 felt pieces squares, triangles, diamonds and rectangles in small, medium and large sizes, plus fractional shapes. Comes with felt blackboard for display and lesson/activity guide with resources. Ages Pre-K and up.
<bold>*NBFB5TRE:</bold> Children will love the swinging adventures these monkeys get into with the "Five Monkeys Swinging in a Tree" set. Set of 7 felt pieces includes a lesson and activity guide with bilingual/Spanish rhymes and activities.
<bold>*NBFBNR3:</bold> Nursery Rhymes set provides a lively introduction to classic nursery rhymes. Set includes felt pictures from 4 rhymes: "Little Boy Blue", "Little Jack Horner", Little Bo Peep" and "Mother Goose". Accompanied by a lesson and activity guide with rhymes, songs and 4 coloring pages. 43 pieces, including 25 farm animals and 6 children. Largest piece measures 12"H.
<bold>*NBFBGIN:</bold> The "Gingerbread Boy" will have kids baking up new ideas with these colorful felt story pieces from 23 figures 4"H to 7"H. Activity guide with story, cookie recipe and 4 coloring pages.

Our exclusive set of bilingual photo cards is a fun way to work on preschool language, literacy, math, and science skills, including vocabulary and pronunciation - comparing, contrasting and classifying.

• WHAT YOU GET: Set of 168, 4 inches x 6 inches cards; including 32 food cards, 20 animal cards, and 116 photos of everyday objects found around the house, garage, yard and school.
• VIVID PICTURES: Each colorful image is identified in large text on the back of the card in both English and Spanish. A great way to work on your English, Spanish, or both.
• DURABLE PACKAGING: Cards are packaged in a durable cardboard storage box (with lid) making it easy to store cards when you're done studying while keeping them nice and without tears or bending corners.
• GREAT TEACHING TOOL: Fun way to work on preschool language, literacy, math and science skills, including vocabulary and pronunciation - comparing, contrasting and classifying.
• GIFT IDEA: Great gift idea for any young child who is beginning to learn more complicated words. With great pictures and words in both Spanish and English, flashcard set offers children a great kickstart to their education.

The science of reading is an evidence-based approach to teaching reading that emphasizes phonics and language structure. Educational toys and games can improve phonics and phonemic awareness, key skills for language development in children. Learning to read in early childhood involves several steps, including developing oral language skills, phonemic awareness, letter recognition, phonics, sight word recognition, and comprehension. These skills can be developed through reading aloud, playing with language, practicing letter and sound recognition, and engaging with a variety of texts. Investing in premium, durable classroom products can have a positive long-term environmental impact by reducing the need for frequent replacements.

Generate discussions about social emotional understanding and emotion management with these plush dolls that express eight unique emotions: happiness, sadness, fear, anger, peacefulness, surprise, shyness and disgust. These dolls allow children to talk about their emotions in a way that is comforting and safe due to the soft, huggable nature of the plush dolls. Get children started on learning how to recognize facial expressions and conveyed emotions with relatable characters and multi-ethnic dolls that they can see themselves in – further prompting discussion due to the dolls’ familiar nature. Each doll is easy to clean and machine washable, making them fantastic picks for preschool, Pre-K and Kindergarten classrooms.

Emotional cognition tools and mindfulness activities are great for promoting empathy and helping children to understand and accept their emotions, as well as learning visual cues for recognizing those emotions in others. They make for good choices for students with any kinds of needs, including those with autism, ADHD or other special needs. Use them for homeschooling environments or at daycares or any other environments with young children. Due to their bilingual nature, featuring words for each emotion in both English and Spanish, they’re also great for facilitating early language skills.

Eight huggable, expressive dolls help children identify and accept strong emotions and understand how their actions affect themselves and others. Dolls are 18" tall with embroidered features, appliqued hair, and removable clothing. Dolls display eight emotions: happy, sad, scared, mad, peaceful, surprised, shy, and disgusted. Recommended for children ages 3 years and older.

• SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING: Young children experience a variety of emotions, often very intensely. The Emotions Plush Dolls allow children the opportunity to talk about emotions with the security of a cute, huggable, expressive doll.
• EMOTION MANAGEMENT: When children learn to recognize and label emotions, they begin to express feelings appropriately and manage their intense emotions.
• PROMOTES EMPATHY: As children learn to accept their emotions, they begin to realize that others also have similar feelings. This awareness helps children understand how their actions affect themselves and others.
• DETAILED CONSTRUCTION: 18" tall plush dolls have finely embroidered facial features, soft appliqued hair, and bright clothing with the name of each emotion printed in both English and Spanish. Clothing is removable and machine washable.
• SET OF 8 DOLLS: Complete set of dolls showcases the emotions happy, sad, scared, mad, peaceful, surprised, shy, and disgusted. Set features a mix of gender and ethnicities.

Welcome our new friends to the neighborhood. These highly detailed figures help children understand and appreciate different abilities.

• DURABLE: Dolls are made from durable vinyl and are easy to wash with soap and water
• INCLUSION: Help kids understand and appreciate different abilities. Set represents multiple ethnicities and ages
• EASY TO PLAY: Non-bendable design makes it easy for figures to stands on their own
• SIZE: Tallest doll measures 5-1/4 inches
• DETAIL: Highly detailed figurines feature non-toxic paint

Understanding facial expressions is a core component of any child’s social emotional development, and the How I’m Feeling Today Social Emotional Activity from Excellerations® focuses on this ability. With 18 transparent half-face templates and six face-shaped mirrors, children are able to use this activity to identify and express feelings, moods and emotions – whether it’s how they’re feeling in the moment or utilizing a guided lesson plan that focuses on these ideas. Children will learn to recognize the differences in mouth, eye and eyebrow shape and the impact they have on facial expressions with this activity that allows for easy discussion and a relatable lesson.

This activity is especially useful for assisting children with autism, ADHD or special needs as it uses simple features to convey nuanced emotions. Use it in conjunction with a guided lesson plan to teach children language skills or have children recognize how these emotions appear on their own faces with the included mirrors. These relatable faces are great for Pre-K and Kindergarten classrooms, as well as homeschooling environments, daycare centers and more. Find a unique way to help children learn to express emotions like happiness, surprise, anger, sadness, fear, joy and excitement.

Reading can be a fantastic way for children to better understand themselves and others, as well as learn valuable life lessons that will help them make better decisions in their future real-world situations. That’s what the Respecting Myself and Others book set from Excellerations® seeks to do, by using thirteen titles that offer lessons and ideas on a variety of unique developmental topics, including self-confidence, manners, following rules and much more. Use these books to help students develop respect and compassion for others, as well as form responsible decision making ideas during this important period of cognitive development.

Stop bullying before it even starts with books that teach students how to get along with others in a way that is compassionate and respectful. Teach children it’s okay to show their feelings and lift them up with stories about being a good friend and being self-confident. The 13 books in this collection make for fantastic stories for story time and fit right into any classroom library or daycare collection. With a diverse cast of characters and full color illustrations and photographs, the stories in this collection don’t just make learning relatable and interesting, but they make it fun - kids will be eager to follow along and will be more receptive to these ideas in the future.

These adorable puppets are an excellent tool for teaching language skills and introducing different career choices.

• CAREER ROLE PLAY: The detailed career hand puppet set of 8 contains: chef, police officer, fireman, doctor, nurse, mailman, astronaut, and construction worker
• INTERACTIVE: Puppets have “big” mouths that open with ease for even the youngest of puppet fans to manipulate. Brightly-colored outfits and interactive accessories enhance the play value
• EDUCATIONAL: Puppets provide the ideal starting point for conversations and stories about communities and how we all fit into the world we share
• DESIGNED FOR KIDS AND ADULTS: The hand puppet set was designed for left-handed and right-handed children and most adults
• EASY CARE: Machine washable puppets make clean-up time quick and easy

This book set is designed to aid children in learning and understanding social development through the usage of engaging stories, detailed pictures and central themes. Each of the six books in this series focuses on a different aspect of social learning, including kindness, responsibility, fairness, honesty, respect and sharing. These books make fantastic tools for explaining the importance of social recognition and emotional intelligence to children in their own real world experiences and is aimed at creating a foundation that will help them to be better at recognizing feelings and positive and negative actions.

These books are great for young children in Pre-K and Kindergarten classrooms, child care centers, nursery schools, in homeschooling environments and much more. They're great for all children, including those with autism, ADHD and special needs. Use these books during lessons or use them in guidance or counseling rooms as an effective way to create informative discussions. With their light approach, colorful pictures, engaging stories and culturally diverse characters, children will have no issues relating to the characters and the lessons that they experience in each of the six books. Begin building a solid social base with your students or children today with books that are designed for their needs.

• RELATEABLE Stories are written from the first-person perspective and center around a diverse group of relatable children.
• EFFECTIVE SEL LESSONS: High-quality illustrations and delightful narrators aid in teaching social and emotional skills without a heavy-handed approach.
• VERSATILE: Ideal for use in classrooms, in childcare centers and nursery schools, at home with parents and at school with guidance counselors.
• SPECIFICATIONS: 7-2/3 inches x 6-1/2 inches paperback books.

This 9 inch W x 12 inch H picture story newsprint has light blue ruling and a center dotted line (both sides). Ruling: 7-7/8 inches x 7/16 inches. Alternate dotted. Recyclable. 30 lb. weight. 500 sheets.

The two in one reversible whiteboard you never knew your child needed! With one side of the whiteboard 12" X 9" ruled at the bottom but with open space for a picture, and the reverse side with a complete open space for drawing, your kids will love learning and drawing in one convenient location. No need to have numerous sheets of paper out at once for your kids to practice their letters and words on. Just buy our reversible picture story whiteboard and in no time, new words and letters will be learned! Creative and educational.

• DOUBLE SIDED: A personal-size whiteboard that's reversible! One side is unruled for drawing freely and the reverse side is "picture story" ruled with open space for drawing and ruling below for practicing early writing skills. "Picture story" side has 2 sets of ruled lines with a red baseline. Markers not included.
• DIMENSIONS: Personal sized for young children. 7/8 inch ruling from topline to baseline and extra space below the baseline for descender letters. Boards measure 12 inches W 9 inches H.
• USER FRIENDLY: The lining and blank dry erase board makes your child's life paperless. The material of the dry erase board is user friendly and board is made of strong wood to enhance the firmness. Easy for children to wipe away writing and drawings. Durable and environmentally friendly.
• APPLICATION: With the two in one application of our dry erase board, children can practice writing letters and words repeatedly without having to get sheet after sheet of paper. For a small break just flip the board and start drawing your favorite picture. Parents and teachers can also use the whiteboard for educational purposes.

Songs are a powerful melding of language and music. Now as students enjoy the rhythms and lyrics of each song, they will develop important language and literacy skills.

• STORY SETS: Wheels On the Bus, Old Macdonald and There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly.
• INCLUDES: Character Pieces, Word Card Sheets, an Activity Guide, and plenty of Hook Dots.
• STORY TELLING: Ideal for story telling and early reading comprehension.
• EDUCATIONAL: Felt pieces are perfect for enhancing communication skills and retelling key details of story.
• QUALITY: Detailed felt figures are sewn with 3 dimensional fabric pieces and include sewn on hook strips on back. Sturdy cardstock word sheets included.

Encourage interactive learning with our ABC Puppet Pals! Each puppet from the adorable ape to the zany zebra is designed with incredible detail and durable construction for long term use in a classroom or daycare setting.

• QUALITY: Each puppet is designed with incredible detail from premium fabric. Puppets are durable for long lasting use in classroom setting.
• FEATURES: Puppets feature an uppercase and lowercase letter on their fronts and come with a hanging nylon/plastic organizer with each puppet‘s name printed on a pocket.
• SIZE: Puppets measure approx. 5-1/2"W x 8"H.
• STORAGE: Puppets come with handy storage chart with pouch for each puppet making organization easy.
• WASHABLE: Puppets are machine washable and hang to dry.

Whether you’re looking for a way to incorporate visual cues into a lesson about emotional recognition or want to help children in recognizing their own feelings and emotions, these Emotion Identification Mats for kids from Environments® present a great method for introducing emotions in the classroom. 12 mats that are nine inches in diameter are included, each with real photographs of children one of four distinct emotions: happiness, sadness, anger and surprise. With a multicultural group of children displayed with real photographic images on the mats, children will be able to relate and find representation in this activity.

This activity is a wonderful addition to preschools and daycare centers, as each of the mats is constructed using a rubber non slip backing and are easy to clean. Use these mats in addition to creating a lesson plan that helps children learn vocabulary skills and empathy. With the simple nature of the mats, they make for great additions to a variety of diverse lessons and give you the freedom to customize how you explain each emotion based on the children you’re talking to. Assist children in developing their emotional verbal capacity with these tools that focus on visual cues and emotion tiles.

My what big mouths they have! These incredibly plush animal puppets are perfect for role-playing, storytelling and puppet shows.

• Each puppet measures approximately 9"L x 5-1/2"W
• Includes alligator, dinosaur, dog, duck, lion, monkey, parrot and tiger
• Fits both children's and adults' hands
• Ideal props for dramatic play
• Helps children develop language and vocabulary

With six unique books that focus on different aspects of social responsibility and emotional intelligence, the I Am In Control of Myself Book Set is a helpful tool that teachers and parents can use to teach their students or children about working with others, staying calm, patience, listening skills and following rules. These books emphasize self-control and reinforce positive behaviors like patience and community oriented participation. This book set is a great choice for aiding in the social emotional development of any child, including those with autism, ADHD and special needs.

Use these books in classrooms, child care centers, nursery schools, at home with parents or with school guidance counselors in order to promote a healthy and effective understanding of how best to fulfill important roles in families and communities. Each book features a diverse cast of characters that engage in a wide variety of important lessons, in a way that is understanding and not heavy-handed. Children will be eager to read the interesting stories in this book set, and these books can also be beneficial in conjunction with calm down tools to show children why certain social behaviors can be important.

• RELATEBALE: Stories are written from the first-person perspective and center around a diverse group of relatable children.
• EFFECTIVE SEL LESSONS: High-quality illustrations and delightful narrators aid in teaching social and emotional skills without a heavy-handed approach.
• VERSATILE: Ideal for use in classrooms, in childcare centers and nursery schools, at home with parents and at school with guidance counselors.
• CALM-DOWN TOOLS: Use this in conjunction with other calm-down tools to create a sense of peace in your classroom or home.
• SPECIFICATIONS: 7-2/3 inches x 6-1/2 inches.

Story time will come alive with this engaging set that includes storytelling props that can easily be placed on the flannel board as you read. Set comes with all the required story pieces on a small flannel board.

Set of All 3 books: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?

Great for SEL and Learning about Emotions and Facial Expressions

• MAKES SEL FUN: These fun, brightly colored cards make learning about emotions engaging and exciting!
• REAL PHOTOS: Real photography of adults and children showing emotions give students a better understanding of how people express emotions.
• FACIAL EXPRESSION RECOGNITION: Teaches children to look for visual clues and facial expressions to make inferences about emotions.
• TEACHES EMPATHY: Children develop empathy by understanding how others might be feeling.
• CREATED BY TEACHERS: These cards were created by the teacher product developers at Really Good Stuff, a leader in the educational product market for nearly thirty years.

This pack of 10 double-sided Pre-K Emotions Cards helps kids identify the facial expressions that go along with common emotions. Using true-to-life photography which may help children apply the skill outside of the classroom. This skill-building card set is great for SEL learning and development.

Help children and students to understand the importance of conflict resolution, focusing and kindness with this set of three dice that each focus on specific ideas in behavior management. Each die has 12 sides, and on each side is a simple suggestion for children to follow when the topic arises. Teach your students helpful ways to deal with their emotions and create coping skills by utilizing these dice for real world examples or create an interesting group activity where students will feel engaged and involved. Whether you’re using these dice as problem-solving tools or for teaching lessons, they make great additions to any classroom.

These dice make for effective tools for helping students with a diverse set of needs, like children with autism or ADHD, understand helpful ways of managing their emotions and respecting others. Use them in preschool or Kindergarten environments or add them to a daycare setting to help when things get challenging. The fun and safe nature of these dice will provide insight and entertainment, making teachable lessons easy to impart upon the children involved.

Find and place colorful letters to complete words and build vocabulary! These wooden puzzles provide a tactile approach to learning letters and sounds as children spell three- and four-letter words.

• Colorful wooden letters are also great for stenciling and learning games
• Includes 60 letters, 8 double-sided boards and wooden storage box
• Box measures 13-3/4 inches L x 9-1/4 inches W x 1-3/4 inches L

With multiple activities and methods of learning emotional expression and feelings, the Exploring Emotions Kit is a great way to help students or children engage in emotional and social learning in a way that’s both fun and easy. Each kit contains a set of plush emotion dolls that portray four emotions and name them in both English and Spanish, wooden emotion puzzles that are easy to complete, engaging books that tell stories around a theme and an emotion paddle game that gives children a hands-on approach to showing emotional understanding.

This kit makes a fantastic addition to any classroom, as it includes many ways to learn for a diverse variety of children’s needs. Create a discussion around matching facial expressions to personal emotions and behaviors and show children what it looks like to feel angry, disgusted, sad, scared, happy surprised and more. These teaching tools are perfect for any student or child, including those with ADHD, autism or special needs, as they give children the opportunity to relate to characters that are similar to them: diverse children expressing their emotions. With multiple methods of learning, you can create a lesson plan that engages children through multiple steps or apply the tool that will work best in any given situation.

Four soft dolls show mad, scared, sad and happy expressions on their childlike faces. Plus, the corresponding mood words are printed on doll clothing in both English and Spanish for vocabulary building. Photo storybooks also explore these familiar emotions using the images of real children to engage kids in a storytelling scenario. Likewise, game lovers can have a blast creating emotional faces on hand-held boards. Other emotions and feelings include angry, embarrassed, disgusted, shy, proud and surprised.

• COMPONENTS MAY VARY
• Engaging Activities. Children will have the opportunity to learn about different facial expressions and relate them to their personal emotions through the use of books, dolls and faces
• Wide Range of Emotions. Dolls and books cover 4 common emotions: happy, sad, mad and scared.
• SEL. Supports social-emotional development and learning.
• Calm-Down Tools: Use this in conjunction with other calm-down tools to create a sense of peace in your classroom or home.

Learn the alphabet with these delightful ladybug puzzles!

• Each correctly assembled two-piece puzzle results in a letter match
• Turn the ladybug over to see a photograph of something that begins with that letter
• Each game set includes 26 ladybugs, 26 two-sided leaf letters, and a resource guide
• Identify and match uppercase and lowercase letters
• Increase visual discrimination skills
• Introduce beginning sounds
• Practice alphabet sequencing
• Completed puzzles are 3-4/5L x 3-1/2"W
• Perfect for 1-4 players
• No reading required
• Grades PreK-K.

Match multicultural children with the Children from Around the World set! This wooden matching game features 32 pieces with vibrant illustrations of children from diverse cultures and traditions. Illustrations are on one side for memory games.

• PROMOTES MULTICULTURAL AWARENESS: Children can learn similarities and differences between children by exploring ethnicities, wardrobes, and traditions from countries around the world.
• OPEN-ENDED RESOURCE: Encourages critical thinking and problem-solving skills as children work to match the pairs.
• EARLY DEVELOPMENT: This game gives endless fine motor and hand-eye coordination practice. Also a hands-on manipulative, introducing basic counting and sequencing.
• INCLUDES: 32 pieces made of smooth beech wood, packaged in a handy drawstring bag for easy clean-up & storage.

Imaginations will soar when children get a hold of these bright reversible capes! Creates the opportunity for children to invent limitless themes, stories, and fantastical characters. Set of 4, 2-sided capes reverse for a total of 8 unique designs. These capes are ready for the dramatic play area. Ideal for homeschool or home school use.

• Self-guided, dramatic play allows children to practice planning, negotiating and problem solving skills
• Encourages children to think abstractly and symbolically
• Combine with our Fantasy Fabrics and Make Believe Costumes for expanded fantasy play
• Well made machine washable fabrics
• Hooded cape is 39"L, all others are 28"L, and each measures 20"W

Puppets are a great way for children to talk, tell stories and use new words. The set of 12 rich and colorful plush animal puppets includes: frog, hippo, bunny, panda, fox, leopard, parrot, lion, giraffe, zebra, monkey, and bear. Plush puppets are machine washable and measure 10 inches in length. For childrens ages 2 years and older.

• DESCRIPTION: Set of 12 rich and colorful plush animal puppets includes: frog, hippo, bunny, panda, fox, leopard, parrot, lion, giraffe, zebra, monkey, and bear. Plush puppets are machine washable and measure 10 inches in length.
• SKILL DEVELOPMENT: Puppet play aides in the development of language and vocabulary while promoting fine-motor skills, hand-eye coordination and cooperative play.
• INTERACTIVE HAND PUPPETS: Arms are easily movable for even the youngest of puppet fans to manipulate with ease and are brightly-colored to enhance the play value.
• FUN AND EDUCATIONAL: Great for the classroom or in a homeschool setting, the animal puppets provide the ideal starting point for conversations and role play activities.
• GREAT GIFT: Makes a great gift for birthdays, Christmas, and holidays as an alternate option to screen-free play.

Emotional understanding can be incredibly complex, and not always easily grasped by young children. With the Feelings Finder Social Emotional Learning Activity from Excellerations®, children can engage with social emotional learning in a way that allows them to relate visual cues back to their own experiences and engage in a conversation about what these things mean. Place photos side by side in the Feelings Finder board and ask children to identify which emotion is correct or use the small plush dolls to illustrate an idea or have children relate to a particular emotion. Children will be eager to participate in the bright, colorful and fun activity.

Due to the activity’s broader approach, it’s great for teachers in Pre-K and Kindergarten classrooms. Invent a lesson around the activity or come up with an idea of how to use it in a unique way: fewer rigid instructions allow for fluid teaching and learning, which is fantastic for a wider variety of children’s needs, including the needs of children with autism, ADHD or special needs. Children will be able to develop their social skills and emotional intelligence through this fun activity, and with this interactive game always at the ready, it can be used in a variety of situations for when the time calls.

HELP CHILDREN IDENTIFY EMOTIONS WITH REAL-OBJECT PHOTOS: Angry as a growling bear? Does a sky full of balloons make you feel happy? 40 full-color, real-object photos (10 each of animals, people, everyday objects, and natural scenes) help children identify their feelings as they discover there's no wrong way to feel - a dog might make one child feel happy but frighten another.

FOSTER EMPATHY WITH CUDDLY CHARACTERS: Young children easily relate to six cuddly dolls with expressions that show happiness, calmness, sadness, anger, fear, and nervousness. A wonderful way to share a conversation together!

LEARN TO MANAGE EMOTIONS WITH INTERACTIVE TOOLS: Feel your heart become calm as you breathe slowly and deeply. The Breathe with Me Strip provides visual cues that help children manage emotions with increasing independence. The Rainbow Mood Meter encourages children to monitor their moods by moving the arrow along the spectrum. It's okay to be "half-way happy!"

HANGING CHART WITH CONVENIENT STORAGE POCKETS IS ALWAYS READY: No need to unpack and set up for a special activity. The Hanging Chart with storage pockets is always ready with photos, dolls, and Mood Meter to help children manage emotions and positively redirect behavior.

Guaranteed to be a classroom favorite, these adorable, multicultural puppets are soft, lovable, and dressed in bright, fun outfits.

• Arms and mouth are movable. Body, legs and head are stuffed with soft cotton. Clothing is not removable.
• Hand wash. Each puppet measures 13"H with a 12"L arm span.
• Set includes one boy and one girl each of: Hispanic, Caucasian, African-American and Asian.
• SEL: Supports social emotional development and social emotional learning.
• CALM-DOWN TOOLS: Use this in conjunction with other calm-down tools to create a place of peace in your classroom.