Meet Botley, the code to fun! As the newest member of the Learning Resources family, Botley introduces coding in an easy, friendly way. Children as young as 5 can learn to code with Botley, and with his advanced features, he'll grow with them for many play-filled years to come. Botley is ready to use right out of the box – he'll have kids coding in minutes. And that's not all that makes Botley unique; he's 100% screen-free, and the only coding robot that includes a 77-piece activity set!
Here are just some of the fun interactive features Botley offers: • Detect objects – and avoid them! • Follow looping commands • Navigate obstacle courses • Follow black lines Botley also has additional hidden features to unlock!
Encourage an early love of STEM learning with this one-of-a-kind City Building Set. Your little engineers can create their own skyscrapers, cranes, bridges and more with 89 easy-to-assemble pieces. Use the included activity cards to complete design challenges, or create your own city. It's a unique way to challenge logic, problem solving, and engineering skills.
Educational Benefits
Learning Styles: Tactile, Visual
Skill Development: Problem solving, Following directions, Fine motor skills, Eye-hand coordination, Sequential thought, Critical thinking, Spatial relationships, Creativity, Early engineering
This analog coding game pairs tactile, hands-on play with coding fundamentals. Players draw coding cards and “compute” their path to the cheese. The player who collects the most cheese wedges is the winner! For up 2 to 4 players.
Build your maze, and then use the coding cards to create a step-by-step path for Colby, the Robot Mouse. Program the sequence of steps, and then watch Colby race to find the cheese! This deluxe set, featuring a programmable robot mouse, 30 coding cards, 10 double-sided Activity Cards, and cheese wedge, is the perfect hands-on introduction to coding concepts. Colby features 2 speeds and colorful buttons to match coding cards for easy programming and sequencing. Set also includes 16 pieces to create a 20" x 20" maze board, 22 maze walls, and 3 tunnels for endless possibilities. Activity Guide included. Colby measures 4"L.
This early introduction to angles, trajectories, and other physics concepts pairs trial-and-error problem solving with kid-powered challenges! Set of 12 pieces includes 2-piece adjustable catapult, 2-piece hoop target, 3-piece target funnel, 2 launch balls, 1 goal cup, sheet of decorative stickers, and full-color booklet featuring challenges.
Explore the science of “how things go” as you conduct investigations, solve problems, and explore early engineering. Features 10 double-sided Activity Cards covering all aspects of STEM, plus key science concepts of gravity, inertia, friction, push/pull, and more! Includes 2 cars, 2 double-sided tracks, 4 weighted blocks, pendulum ball, ladder with 2 removable bars, and a comprehensive activity guide with reproducible materials. Ladder measures 91⁄4"H, tracks measure 12"L, and cars measure 2 3⁄4"L.
Build machines both real and imaginary! This open-ended Gears! building set pairs propellers, axles, and wheels with the pulleys, chains, and gears needed to make them go. Includes instructions for engineering-themed creations. Interchangeable with other Gears! sets.
This must have resource is ideal to supplement, enhance or enrich any science program! Focus on concepts and skills to enable students to become familiar with Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) concepts. Students will be also introduced to STEM occupations. Pages are ready-to-go, reproducible and include informational text, experiments, extension activities and teacher pages.
This must have resource is ideal to supplement, enhance or enrich any science program! Focus on concepts and skills to enable students to become familiar with Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) concepts. Students will be also introduced to STEM occupations. Pages are ready-to-go, reproducible and include informational text, experiments, extension activities and teacher pages.
The movement to connect young children with nature continues to grow, as more parents and educators become passionate about bringing learning outdoors and letting children explore outside the bounds of traditional lessons. In the full-color Learning Is in Bloom, teachers and caregivers will find 40 hands-on activities effective in engaging young children in investigating nature, both indoors and outdoors, on the school grounds, and on excursions around the neighborhood. Through fostering a love of nature, the activities promote all areas of early childhood education and development. Readers will learn how to support child-directed explorations within all kinds of learning in a nature-rich setting, including: science investigations, mathematical thinking, art explorations, and literacy development. 208 pages.
A fun, non-digital way to introduce children to early coding and programming concepts. Team-based play has children hopping, stepping, and turning—so they build gross motor skills and directional sense. Includes 20 foam maze mats, 20 double-sided coding cards, and the following die-cut pieces: 2 robots, 2 gears, 2 springs, 2 arrows, and 2 Xs. Full-color guide includes coding overview and sample mazes. Mats measure 9 1/2”L x 9 1/2”H. Grades 5+
Durable, playful magnets in a variety of shapes engage children as they explore magnetism, polarity, and magnetic attraction & repulsion. Includes 2 bar magnets, 2 magnetic bugs, 4 ring magnets, horseshoe magnet, magnetic post, 2 snap-on cars, tray with maze, string, 10 double-sided activity cards, and activity guide with reproducible materials. Largest piece (maze tray) measures 11"L x 8 1⁄2"H x 1⁄2"W.