Solid wood blocks with real photographs of children wearing traditional celebratory clothing from different regions around the world.

• EASY TO RELATE: Real photography makes the designs easier for children to recognize than illustrated characters.
• SOCIAL EMOTIONAL: This set helps children understand birth order and family roles.
• QUALITY: These wooden figures are solid beech wood and varnished with top clear coat & heat transfer photos.
• INCLUDED: 9 ethnicities – Our exclusive photo realism blocks portray boys and girls in costumes featuring: Saudi Arabia, China, Germany, India, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Russia, and Native American traditional wear.
• 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.

Help children understand and appreciate different abilities with six differently-abled people with real photography on wooden blocks.

• REAL PHOTOS INCREASE RELATABLITY: Real photos help children connect the images to real individuals
• EASY TO CLEAN: Clean with a damp cloth. Suitable to play with individually or with other wooden block sets
• SIZE: Largest block measures 3-3/4 inches W x 5 inches H x 7/8 inches thick
• QUALITY: Varnished for durability and printed on front and back

Every child is precious and valuable.

• This warm, affirming book helps children know they matter because they are growing and learning new things, because they smile and laugh, because they give comforting hugs, and because we get to hug them. In fact, children are important just because they were born
• The simple words and lively illustrations relate to their everyday lives, and the cover reinforces the book's message: Each child is a star
• Book is 5-3/4"Sq. x 1/2"H

Children learn in many ways, with one of these ways being direct engagement. This Emotion Puzzles Set from Excellerations® gives children a fun way to explore how certain emotions are expressed through the usage of creative and easy puzzles geared towards helping children relate to expressive children and understand these emotions in their own real world situations. The set includes nine puzzles, each with a unique emotion: anger, disgust, sadness, surprise, happiness, pride, fear, shyness and embarrassment. These wooden puzzles are made using real photographs of a culturally diverse number of children, so any child will be able to relate.

These puzzles make for fantastic additions to any Pre-K or Kindergarten classroom, homeschooling environment, daycare center or guidance counselor office. Keep children entertained in a way that helps them learn or create a lesson around the puzzles to create a discussion that helps develop their social emotional cognition skills. These puzzles are great for any child, including those with autism, ADHD or special needs, as they avoid using a heavy-handed approach and instead provide an engaging, easy way to learn.

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

Help raise awareness of differing abilities with the problem solving of puzzles! Images capture real school settings and promote social-emotional development. 11-3/4 inches x 8-1/2 inches, 12 pieces each.

• HELPS DEVELOP MULTIPLE SKILLS: Helps children develop strong hand-eye coordination, cognitive and visual feel, fine motor skills, and problem-solving abilities. Develops pincer grasp, the same muscle group used for writing
• RECOGNIZE EMOTION: Effective and useful in processing emotional and verbal and non-verbal communication. Helps young kids learn about accepting and including their friends and classmates with disabilities and autism
• GROUP LEARNING: Can be worked on independently or with a group. Targets NAEYC Areas of Development: Social-Emotional Development
• EASY JIGSAW PUZZLES: Great use for problem solving. Can be used for elderly people with dementia, helping to strengthen their dexterity and mental capabilities. Children with disabilities can use these puzzles to develop their dexterity and mental skills
• 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.

For more than 50 years, Ella Jenkins has performed fun, interactive music that incorporates world cultures, the joy of music, and the basic skills that every child needs. She was the first "folk" performer to enter into this genre, laying the groundwork for the thousands of performers ever since who have followed in her footsteps.

"Multicultural Children's Songs" is a compilation album that collects 23 songs inspired by cultures from around the world. Booklet includes lyrics and discography, plus notes written by Jenkins.

Track List:
1. The World is Big The World is Small
2. Hello
3. Greetings in Many Languages
4. Jambo
5. Tahboo
6. On Safari
7. Counting in Swahili
8. Mexican Handclapping Song
9. Dulce, Dulce
10. In Trinidad
11. Caney Mi Macaro
12. A Yodeling Song
13. Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel
14. Rabbi Teaches ABC's / English ABC Song (medley)
15. Dance Tunes from Many Lands
16. Eh-Un-Lan-Weh-Seh-Un-Lan (Greeting in Arabic)
17. Balloon Song
18. Maori Chant
19. Play Your Instruments
20. May-ree Mack
21. We are Native American Tribes
22. A Neighborhood is a Friendly Place
23. Thank You in Many Languages

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

Recommended Reading Level Age: 3+ Grade: PreK+
Encourage understanding and appreciation for differences with this revised and updated set. Colorful photos show children with disabilities interacting with others in positive ways. Up-to-date, sensitive presentations give solid basic overviews of children with disabilities. Books are 5" x 7".

Titles include:

• Some Kids Are Blind
• Some Kids Are Deaf
• Some Kids Wear Leg Braces
• Some Kids Have Autism
• Some Kids Have Wheelchairs

• 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.

Set of 9 photographic puzzles featuring people from different cultures. Each puzzle includes traditional or festive dress as well as unique backgrounds and surroundings that help kids connect and promote social awareness and learning. Made of durable plywood, puzzles measure 9 inches x 12 inches and range from 7 - 12 pieces each. Accompanying posters describe each scene.

• PROMOTES MULTICULTURAL AWARENESS: Children can learn similarities and differences between people by exploring languages, locations, customs, ethnicities, wardrobes and more from countries around the world.
• REAL PHOTOS ENCOURAGE REAL CONNECTIONS: Each 9 inches x 12 inches puzzle is a real full-color photograph of people in everyday or festive scenes from 9 different cultures. Real photos help young children connect with the images and promote social awareness and learning.
• VIBRANT SCENES FROM AROUND THE WORLD: Puzzles depict festive celebrations and everyday life from 9 different cultures. Kids will love assembling puzzles to reveal a family meal in China, an alpaca herder in Peru, Mexican dancers, tea service in Morocco, and more!
• DURABLE WOODEN CONSTRUCTION: Puzzle trays and pieces are made of durable plywood for years of use. Laser-cut puzzle piece count ranges from 7 - 12 pieces that are easy to put together.
• 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.

Greet these diverse families and get set for lots of imaginative role-play! Our exclusive figures include grandparents and pets.

• EDUCATIONAL: Promote creativity and dramatic play. Promote multicultural awareness and self-esteem with this early childhood educational toy. Ideal for role play with blocks and playhouses.
• STURDY: Figures are made of durable plastic and can withstand years of playing. Dolls are dense and solid plastic. Flat bases make standing easy.
• SET INCULDES: 4 pretend play family toy sets of 7 each for a total of 28 pieces. Figurine play set includes mother, father, son, daughter, grandmother, grandfather and a pet cat or dog. Families are African American, Asian, Caucasian and Hispanic
• BETTER THAN COMPETITORS: Paint doesn't chip off as easily as competitors' dolls
• PERFECT SIZE: Ideal size for little hands. Largest adult doll measures 5-1/4 inches high. Pet measures 2 inches high

Recommended Reading Level Age: 3+ Grade: PreK-1st
This series introduces children to the diversity existing within many modern families.

• Children will learn what families are and the relationships that exist between different individuals within a family
• Paperback
• 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.

Titles included in the set:

• Parents
• Foster Parents
• Brothers and Sisters
• Grandparents
• Aunts and Uncles
• Cousins
• Role Models