Loose Parts cross the boundaries of gender, age, abilities, and socioeconomic challenges. Loose Parts 3, the newest addition to the wildly popular Loose Parts series, helps teachers make a conscious effort to create culturally sustainable environments that allow children to grow and to conquer a dynamic world. Over 400 full-color photographs beautifully illustrate the ongoing need for educational pedagogy that: --creates a sense of belonging --supports children's identities --is culturally responsive and sustainable Loose Parts 3 contains inspiration and guidance on how to create culturally sensitive and culturally sustainable early childhood environments through six key terms: aesthetic, authenticity, equity, dynamic, praxis, and critical reflection. Use your environment to promote a sense of wonder, curiosity and joy, and allow children to explore their identities.

Loose Parts 3 contains inspiration and guidance on how to create early childhood environments that are culturally sensitive. Over 400 full-color photographs beautifully illustrate the ongoing need for creating a sense of belonging and supporting children's identities. Learn how to use your environment to promote curiosity and encourage children to explore their identities.

Loose parts are materials that are open ended by nature. They are free, accessible, and intriguing. This forth addition focusses on fostering family engagement and developing 21st-century competencies.

Loose parts are materials that can be moved, carried, combined, redesigned, lined up, taken apart, and put back together in multiple ways. Loose parts can be used alone or combined with other materials. There is no set of specific directions for materials that are considered loose parts. The child is the direction. Enjoy this loose parts kit filled with open-ended materials and let your child's imagination take over!

Loose parts are natural or synthetic found, bought, or upcycled materials that children can move, manipulate, control, and change within their play. Alluring and captivating, loose parts capture children's curiosity, give free reign to their imagination, and motivate learning.

El cuento de los tres certidtos.

Lola s’amusera à jouer au vétérinaire avec ses poupées et ses peluches. Une collection adorable pour les petites filles, qui aiment s’amuser à imiter les adultes.

More than paper hearts, chocolates, and flowers, Love is a gift that cannot be wrapped.

It's love that makes a family. When a boy confides in his friend about bullies saying he doesn't have a real family, he discovers that his friend's parents―a mom and a dad―and his two dads are actually very much alike. Dr. Michael Genhart's debut story is the perfect resource to gently discuss discrimination with kids. This sweet and straightforward story shows that gay families and straight families and everything in between are all different kinds of normal. What makes a family real is the love that is shared.

Love is many, many things. Read this book with your child to find out about different ways to say I love you!

Whether you have one parent, two moms, two dads, a mom, and a dad, or another wonderful caregiver, there's one thing that makes EVERY family a family... and that's LOVE!

Every dog has a tail. Every tail has a tale. Some tails are long. And some tails are short and sweet. Some tails are new. And some tails end too soon. But, no matter the tale, every tail has a happy ending, every tail wiggles and wags, which is a dog’s way of saying . . . I love you!

A young woman holds her newborn son And looks at him lovingly. Softly she sings to him: "I'll love you forever I'll like you for always As long as I'm living My baby you'll be."

Look at a baby, and what do you see? A kitten playing? A duckling splashing? A hippo yawning wide?

An inspiring approach to finding love in the people around us.

When Lucy finds out her mom is making her a special mask she’s excited. Lucy loves masks! She dives into her toy box full of costumes and opens a world of imagination and make-believe adventure, far beyond the walls of her room. Of course, she doesn’t realize that the mask her mom is making is not part of a costume but one that will keep her safe and make her a real-life superhero.

This literacy kit can be enjoyed by everyone! Have your little ones spell words in both English and French. This kit also includes the book "Lulu Learns French," which plays songs in French for your little ones.

Fleming's feisty mouse peeks out of a hole in the wall and spies a table laden with goodies- a smorgasbord of fruits and vegetables in bold colors. With each turn of the page, the hungry mouse samples one colorful food after another: crisp white turnip, tasty orange carrot, sweet yellow corn, tender green peas. Children will love to guess what food comes next...

Show little ones that their thoughts and feelings matter with the heartwarming story of the Lynx. This interactive routine promotes : Inner Wisdom, Self-Advocacy, Healthy Boundaries.

When Little Mae was a child, she dreamed of dancing in space. She imagined herself surrounded by billions of stars, floating, gliding, and discovering. She wanted to be an astronaut. Her mom told her, "If you believe it, and work hard for it, anything is possible.”

Explore this Magician Kit and see what magic unfolds.

Unlike other magnetic tile kits, the animal magnet building blocks feature bright colors and jungle patterns for a beautiful and adorable design. The addition of charming animals such as elephants, tigers, lions, koalas, and bears makes it even more fun!

Let's use these unique magna tiles and design our very own construction site.

Magnetism is all around us--even the earth is a giant magnet. A world without magnets would be a world without cell phones, computers, and more!

Look at the baby faces. Find the happy, sad, angry, surprised, and silly babies. Make your own funny faces in the mirror.