Head Start Block Center Solutions
$1,524.84
Bundle Overview
Our Block Center Classroom Bundle is thoughtfully designed to meet the Head Start Program Performance Standards, supporting physical, cognitive, and social development through play. This bundle includes carefully selected items to encourage creativity, problem-solving, and collaborative play, fostering essential skills that align with the Head Start guidelines for a structured yet open-ended block play experience. Promotes Cognitive Development: Engages children in problem-solving, spatial reasoning, and early STEM learning, all of which align with Head Start's cognitive development goals. Encourages Social-Emotional Skills: Block play fosters turn-taking, collaboration, and conflict resolution, meeting Head Start’s focus on social-emotional growth. Safe, Structured Environment: Meets all Head Start safety standards while providing an organized, engaging space that encourages exploration and creativity.
(more...) (more...)Excellerations® Wooden Play Trucks - Set of 8
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- SET: 8 Wooden trucks are easy to push and glide across block play roads
- COMPATIABLE: Kids can use with brand name playsets, blocks, roads and carpets for fun play
- CHUNKY: Trucks are easy for small hands to grasp and maneuver on smooth surfaces or rugs
- EDUCATIONAL: Encourages imagination and creative thinking while supporting early STEM skills
- EASY TO CLEAN: Safe clear varnish makes cleaning easy. Wipe down with damp cloth
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Excellerations® Masonry Foam Floor Blocks - Set of 20
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- SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT: Super lightweight, soft foam blocks are the same shape and color as the real thing and sized just right for pint-sized hands. They are so lightweight that children can carry several blocks at once!
- EARLY STEM: Blocks enhance children’s problem-solving abilities and introduces early STEM principles of engineering and construction. Children can use the block set to practice shape, color, and size recognition, as well as counting and sorting.
- MULTIPLE DEVELOPMENTAL BENEFITS: Our blocks for imaginative play are ideal for introducing early math concepts. They also help to develop hand-eye coordination, cognitive abilities requiring logical thinking, and help teach patience
- VERSATILE LEARNING TOOLS: Toy blocks help improve fine motor skills and help teach sharing, collaboration, and other fundamental building and communication skills
- EASY-TO-CLEAN: Easy-to-clean, dense foam material for indoor and outdoor play. This durable and long-lasting set of 20 jumbo blocks measure 7-3/4 inches L x 3-3/4 inches W x 2-2/3 inches H
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Excellerations® Large Farm Animals - Set of 6
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- Includes: brown cow, dairy cow, goat, sheep, pig and horse
- Longest animal is 7"
- Hollow PVC
- Styles may vary
- Latex-Free
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Excellerations® Jumbo Interlocking Blocks - 22 pcs
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- BIG BLOCKS FOR BIG BUILDING: Chunky oversized blocks let kids build as big as they can imagine! Set of 22 blocks are all 2-1/2 inches high x 3-1/2 inches wide and come in three lengths; 3-3/4, 7-1/2, and 11 inches L.
- LIGHTWEIGHT KNOBBED DESIGN: Blocks are made of lightweight EVA foam that's easy to carry, easy to stack - even the littlest builders can carry an armload! Blocks are designed with "knob and well" feature so blocks interlock for super secure structures that stand up to busy builders.
- NATURE-INSPIRED COLORS: ubtle green, burnt orange, and warm brown give a unique organic look to construction projects.
- POWERFUL LEARNING TOOLS: Stacking and arranging blocks stimulates motor development and spatial reasoning. The Jumbo Interlocking Blocks Set fosters collaborative thinking and creativity too - everyone will want to build big!
- CONVENIENT STORAGE BAG: Sturdy vinyl storage bag keeps all the Jumbo Interlocking Blocks conveniently at hand for your next colossal construction.
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Excellerations® Wooden Photo Blocks Multicultural Families - 28 Pieces
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- QUALITY: Solid beech wood figures are varnished with top clear coat and heat transfer photos.
- EASY TO RELATE: Real photography makes it easier for children to recognize themselves rather than with illustrated characters.
- SET INCLUDES: 4 ethnicities: African American, Asian, Caucasian and Hispanic. Each set includes mom, dad, little brother, little sister, grandmother, grandfather and a pet.
- SIZE: Largest wooden block measures 3-1/4 inches W x 5 inches H x 7/8 inch thick.
- SOCIAL EMOTIONAL: Help children understand birth order and family roles with beautiful photo-realistic set of block play people. The blocks support social emotional development and social emotional learning in the classroom or homeschool setting.
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Classroom Frontier Building Set - 150 Pieces
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- Includes logs of differing lengths and wooden slats to create rooftops and chimneys
- Guaranteed to stimulate and challenge the imagination of every child
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Excellerations® Sustainably Harvested Rubberwood Blocks & Arch Set - 34 Pieces
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- SOLID WOOD, RENEWABLY SOURCED: Sustainable rubberwood is harvested after rubber trees reach the end of their productive life and are felled. Rubberwood is a durable hardwood resistant to fungus, bacteria, and mold; the unique straight dense grain is exceptionally uniform and attractive
- CREATIVE CONSTRUCTION SET: With this block set, kids can build an array of imaginative structures and use the arches to add doorways, garden walls, or even secret tunnels. Great for stacking and sorting by size, shape, or color
- SKILL DEVELOPMENT: Kids develop critical creative thinking and problem solving skills as they stack and build. Perfect introduction to engineering and STEM
- COMPLETE BLOCK SET: Set includes large (2.75 inch) solid cube; rectangular, triangular, and circular blocks; plus cylinders in three heights. Each arch measures 2 inch x 2 inch x 5 inch. Blocks are mathematically proportional, so they fit together perfectly for satisfying building experiences
- RIGHT SIZE, RIGHT QUANTITY: Chunky sizes are small enough to build on a table top or desk, but solid enough for floor constructions. Set has plenty of pieces for building at home and just enough for classroom use too!
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Excellerations® Sustainably Harvested Rubberwood Floor Unit Blocks - Set of 162
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- EDUCATIONAL: Perfect for teaching sorting, counting and patterning. Block play can teach basic math and science skills as well as STEM engineering principles and spatial relationships.
- BUILDING BLOCKS FOR KIDS: 162 solid building blocks are natural-finished and smooth-sanded from sustainably harvested rubberwood.
- MULTIPLE DEVELOPMENTAL BENEFITS: Our blocks for imaginative play are ideal for introducing early math concepts, including shapes, parts-to-whole, and sorting. They also help to develop hand-eye coordination and teach patience.
- BASED ON UNIT MEASUREMENT: All blocks are based on a unit measurement of 1-1/4 inches.
- GREAT GIFT FOR KIDS AGES 3 YEARS AND UP: Wooden toy blocks make a great gift for kids ages 3 and up.
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Excellerations® Scenery Blocks Set of 54
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Set includes:
- Nature Blocks, set of 18: 3 inches x 3 inches x 6 inches
- Wood-Look Blocks, set of 18: 9 blocks 3 inches x 3 inches x 6 inches, 9 blocks 3 inches x 3 inches x 3 inches
- Bark Blocks, set of 18, 3 of each size: 6 inches H x 3-3/4 inches D, 5 inches H x 3-1/4 inches D, 4 inches H x 2-3/4 inches D
- Nature blocks and wood-look blocks ship flat, assemble in minutes (assembly sheet included).
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Excellerations® Pretend Play Career Figures - Set of 6
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- DURABLE: Dolls are made from durable vinyl and are easy to wash with soap and water.
- DESIGN: Carefully designed with gender and ethnic awareness in mind, inspire role-play and community awareness.
- EASY TO PLAY: Non-bendable design makes it easy for figures to stand on their own.
- SET INCLUDES: Office worker, construction worker, doctor, policeman, firefighter and teacher.
- COMPATIBLE: Works with other brand block and play sets.
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Excellerations® Medium Dinosaurs - Set of 6
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- Triceratops, Tenontosaurus, Allosaurus, Velociraptor, Spinosaurus, Stegosaurus
- Provide hours of dramatic play
- Use with another set of dinosaurs
- Styles may vary
- Smallest piece measures 5"L, largest in 6-3/4"L
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Excellerations® Wooden Barn
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- DESIGN: Wooden toy barn is very stable and safe for young children with rounded edges and a smooth natural finish.
- EDUCATIONAL TOY: Sensory and pretend play improves concentration, attention span and memory, while your little one develops social and motor skills.
- INTERACTIVE PLAY: Dramatic and role play inspires young children to use their imaginations to create new scenes.
- FUN AND EDUCATIONAL: Great for the classroom or at home, the play barn for toddlers provides the ideal starting point for dramatic play introduction.
- DIMENSIONS: 15.25 inches x 17.75 inches x 15.5 inches H.
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City Block Play Mat
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- Buildings are die-cut and can be popped out and stood up for more realistic play
- Includes with 4 pop-out vehicles
- Each piece measures 11-1/2"L x 11"W
- Wood blocks and vehicles not included
- Rug measures 68"L x 34-1/2"W
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Excellerations® Unit Block Discovery Mats - Set of 6
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- EDUCATIONAL: Future engineers have a structured plan using traditional floor unit blocks (sold separately).
- QUALITY: Thick, plastic mats are printed double sided with leveled designs.
- MULTIPLE USES: 6, double sided mats give children 12 play spaces to view blocks from all sides. Children can pattern using block rotation, match 2-D designs, combine blocks to make larger shapes, measure and build 3-D models on grids.
- EASY TO CLEAN: Wipe-clean mats measure 23.25 inches x 19.25 inches.
- COMMON CORE READY: Engineering mats support common core standards of identifying 2-3 dimensional shapes and modeling shapes.
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Differently-Abled Block Play Figures - Set of 6
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- 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