Infant & Toddler

The Weighted Animal that Promotes Calmness & Concentration!

An excellent sensory tool that can benefit all children, but especially those with ADD, ADHD, ASD, anxiety or other disorders. These comforting companions help children remain attentive in class, focus during homework, alleviate excess energy or provide the necessary calmness for nap or bedtime. The feeling of heaviness contributes to the user's regulation of the central nervous system. Ultra-soft velvet retains heat.

What do you get when you mix a tiger, crocodile, elephant, and a giraffe together? Answer…four new species you won't find at your local zoo! Of course you can also assemble them as nature intended, by matching colors or visual memory.

• Build totems with pieces featuring different colors, sounds and textures.
• SmartMax enables safe and fun stem-focused magnetic discovery for ages 1-5.
• Includes 24 challenges, or kids can simply create their own totem structures.
• Designed to inspire hours of stem focused creative play for preschool and even toddlers,
• Pieces are compatible with all other SmartMax sets.

Developing and Sustaining a Community of Practice in Early Childhood

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 Togetherwill 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
• 136 pages

The Weighted Animal that Promotes Calmness & Concentration!

An excellent sensory tool that can benefit all children, but especially those with ADD, ADHD, ASD, anxiety or other disorders. These comforting companions help children remain attentive in class, focus during homework, alleviate excess energy or provide the necessary calmness for nap or bedtime. The feeling of heaviness contributes to the user's regulation of the central nervous system. Ultra-soft velvet retains heat.

• Set of 6 colorful silicone cups that feature suction cups on the bottom
• Encourages fine motor skills, spatial reasoning, creativity, exploration, experimentation
• Simple yet versatile open-ended play that lasts!
• Feature suction cup on the bottom, suctioning brim on the top
• Play in the tub, playroom, or at the table
• Stick them to walls, windows, countertops
• Made of 100% food-safe silicone - Kids can drink their juice from them!
• BPA-Free, fully safety tested
• Dishwasher safe!
• Kupz each measure 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 inches

• Toddlers build and rebuild three different vehicles out of one set of colorful, easy-to-handle parts
• Includes parts needed for a space-age rocket, old-fashioned train engine, and cartoony helicopter
• Kid-sized play wrench helps kids put vehicles together and build understand of real-world tools
• Building-based play supports development of creativity and fine motor skills