This entertaining activity book is full of Hidden Pictures scenes that are a just-right level of challenge for younger kids. Each full-color puzzle includes a hidden sock and other objects to find — more than 150 in all. Kids will be delighted by the humorous puzzle scenes like a hippo taking dogs for a walk, and owls playing flashlight tag.

There's an additional activity with each scene, like drawing, coloring, dot-to-dots, matching games and more.

Sock Search is part of the My First Hidden Pictures puzzle collection, specially created for kids ages 3 to 6. Achievable puzzles give kids a boost in self-esteem when they become successful solvers. And they're just plain fun, too!

Babies are naturally active, and their movements help them explore their environment. They first move involuntarily, based on reflexes, and then learn to move more independently as their bodies grow stronger and they begin to investigate the world around them.

You can encourage their muscle development, strength and balance with simple activities done with infants as young as six weeks old.

From tummy time to crawling, scooting and standing, your active involvement will benefit infants in the following ways:

• Maintaining a healthy weight
• Developing good posture, strength, balance, and tracking skills
• Keeping their bodies active and learning about their new environment
• Developing their senses of hearing, sight, and touch

The first year of life lays the foundation for further development of gross motor skills as a toddler and preschooler. So get those little bodies moving!

96 pages.

The schoolwork that kids will WANT to do! The award-winning Big Fun First Grade Workbook presents a unique approach to first-grade learning that blends puzzles and lessons in one fun activity book. Parents will find a variety of content to appeal to kids with a broad range of learning styles, plus an introduction that gives helpful tips on how to combine fun with early learning activities.

Even better, the cheerful illustrations and humor keep kids absorbed longer, which builds persistence and attention to detail. A certificate of completion included in the back of the book reinforces kids' achievements.

Kids will practice:
ABCs
Word recognition
Digraphs and consonant blends
Homophones
Colors
Shapes
Numbers
Addition and subtraction
Sequencing
Beginning science
And more!

The Emotional Development of Infants and Toddlers

Infants and toddlers need caring adults to help them learn emotional competence—how to understand, express, and manage emotions. By supporting their development in the early years, educators can create a strong foundation that will give young children important life skills and resilience.

The authors of the acclaimed book From Biting to Hugging: Understanding Social Development in Infants and Toddlers bring educators another go-to infant and toddler resource in Crying and Laughing: The Emotional Development of Infants and Toddlers. Learn crucial skills for creating a safe and nurturing environment for infants and toddlers in your care.

• Understand how young children's emotions develop
• Create responsive and nurturing teacher-child interactions
• Help children manage strong emotions
• Reduce children's emotional stress
• Foster family engagement
• Care for yourself

152 pages