Help kids build critical thinking and other STEM skills as they create their own moving, flying machines with propellers, wheels, and more with FlightGears™. Kids test their engineering and design skills with this open-ended building set themed around vehicles and machines. Turning and spinning gears add a layer of action and interactivity to completed creations. Interchangeable parts work with all of Learning Resources’ other Gears! Gears! Gears! sets.

Ages: 4+
Price: $14.99
Available online at https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Gears%21+Gears%21+Gears%21+FlightGears&ref=nb_sb_noss

The Big Idea: You write the code and Artie 3000™ draws the lines! Easy to learn and cool to create with, Artie 3000 also comes ready to draw with preprogrammed designs, shapes, and games.

Watch how-to videos and learn about all the cool things Artie can do at CodeWithArtie.com.

Psst…They’re Learning!
– STEAM and STEM-powered fun
– Introduces the basics of coding
– Fuels creativity and imagination

Cut to the Chase!
– Programmable robot draws whatever you code on any sheet of paper
– Includes WiFi-enabled drawing robot; drag and drop visual programming software; 4 colored markers; and quick-start guide
– Comes preprogrammed with shapes and games, or write your own custom code
– Requires 4 AA batteries (not included)

Ages: 7+
Price: $69.99
Available online at: https://www.educationalinsights.com/product/artie-3000-coding-robot.do

Meet the Coding Critters™- puppies Ranger & Zip, kitties Scamper & Sneaker, or dinos Rumble & Bumble -your first coding friends! These interactive pets introduce preschoolers to critical thinking, problem-solving, and other STEM skills with the help of fun playsets, storybook coding adventures, and two interactive modes! In Play Mode kids can feed, pet, and take care of their new friends. Code-along story challenges help to build skills through imaginative play. Easy to use, Coding Critters are simple enough to use right out of the box and challenging enough to grow with kids’ skills. Kids build their understanding of STEM skills including sequential logic, critical thinking, and problem-solving every time they play.

Ages: 4+
Price: $39.99
Available online at https://www.learningresources.com/category/id/679534.do

Cozy up and learn with the Bright™ Basics Snuggly. Designed to help reinforce bedtime routines for little ones, this sweet spin on a bedtime story will capture their minds and their hearts. With six story-time pockets and six plush animals, kids can tuck each animal in to its respective habitat to put it to bed. When they’re tucked in, it’s time for your little one to drift off to dreamland too! This cuddly toy teaches color and shape matching while serving as a sleep training reinforcement! A wonderful opportunity for parent-child bonding. Includes a bedtime story book and parent activity guide.

Ages: 2+
Price: $21.99
Available at: https://www.amazon.com/Educational-Insights-Bright-Basics-Snuggly/dp/B07MG89XHT

Get kids ready for second grade and keep their learning skills sharp all summer with this innovative workbook that’s curriculum-based and teacher-approved. Kids will love the puzzles, poems, stories and more that make skills practice fun. Plus, there’s lots of bonus items: a pull-out HIDDEN PICTURES progress poster, reward stickers, an award certificate, outdoor activity ideas and crafts!
Expertly crafted to prevent “summer slide,” the Summer Big Fun Workbook will give kids a head start on their upcoming school year. It provides the right balance of review to keep skills sharp, and a preview of what’s to come.
The varied content will appeal to kids with a broad range of learning styles. Humor and colorful illustrations keeps kids absorbed longer, which helps them develop persistence and attention to detail. Great for homeschoolers, too.

Ages: 5 – 8
Price: $12.99
Available at: https://www.highlights.com/store/summer-big-fun-workbook-bridging-grades-1-2 and https://www.amazon.com/s?k=highlights&ref=nb_sb_noss_1