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Learning Styles: Kinesthetic
Hands-On/Activity-Based Material Sources:
Language Arts & Social Studies
A. W. Peller & Associates (800) 451-7450 is a source for a variety of social studies and language arts materials.
Bluestocking Press (800) 959-8586 is a homeschooler-friendly source for many social studies-related materials.
Create! Press (760) 730-9550 is a source for their creative story writing game, workbooks, etc.
Demco (800) 356-1200 carries a wide variety of literature and social studies materials.
DIDAX (800) 458-0024 provides a wide variety of K-12 math, reading, social studies, & arts materials.
ETA/Cuisenaire (800) 445-5985 offers a variety of math, science, & reading/language arts materials.
Fisher & Fetzer Educational Systems (877) 733-8937 offers products focusing on literacy/reading & writing kits.
Handwriting Without Tears (301) 983-8409 is a program designed for handwriting readiness, printing & cursive.
Insta-Learn by Step, Inc. (800) 225-7837 is a source for the Insta-Learn basic skills math and reading manipulatives.
Nature-Watch (800) 228-5816 is a source for science, nature, & social studies materials.
"Sing, Spell, Read, & Write" from Pearson/Modern Curriculum Press (800) 321-3106 is a multi-sensory phonics-based reading program.
Social Studies School Services (800) 421-4246 is a source for a wide variety of social studies materials.
The Texas Scottish Rites Hospital literacy program provides multi-sensory learning materials for dyslexic students; accompanying materials available from Educator’s Publishing Service (EPS) (800) 225-5750.
Zoo-Phonics (800) 622-8104 is a multi-sensory phonics/reading/spelling/writing program (animal theme).
Education Materials Suppliers:
ABC School Supply (800) 669-4222
A. Warren's School Supply (925) 798-1670
A Brighter Child (916) 722-2228
Classroom Direct.com (800) 599-3040
Classroom Resources K-3/National School (800) 627-9393
Discount School Supply (800) 627-2829
Discovery Garden (530) 477-8331
Educational Resources (800) 624-2926 (early learning)
GW School Supply (800) 234-1065
Home Learner Catalog (916) 933-9838
Homeschool Basics (The Education Connection) (435) 656-0112
J. L. Hammet (800) 333-4600
Kaleidoscope (800) 357-6219
Kids in Between (800) 481-2799 (for students "in between" the highest and lowest functioning students)
Lakeshore Learning Materials (800) 421-5354
Learning Resources (800) 222-3909 (K-9)
Nasco (800) 558-9595
Report Card (916) 725-5320
School Specialty/Beckley Cardy (888) 388-6344
Great Ideas for Teaching, Inc. (800) 839-8339 provides speech and language materials.
Incentive for Learning (800) 925-682-2428 is a source for K-12 materials for many subjects.
Kids in Between provides various innovative materials designed to be sequential and repetitive.
Kits 'N Kaboodles (909) 790-4050 carries many educational materials sets/kits.
Lark Books (800) 284-3388 offers a variety of educational kits
Mindware (800) 274-6123 offers a variety of learning materials for studying many subjects.
Montessori Materials Vendors:
Bruins Montessori Materials (800) 990-9012
Essential Montessori (707) 826-1557
Lakeview Montessori (519) 735-5005
Montessori Services (877) 975-3003
Nienhuis Montessori USA (650) 964-2735
Moon's Play & Learn (707) 442-5761 carries a variety of learning materials; for many subjects.
Museum Tour (800) 360-9116 specializes in educational resources usually offered at museums, science centers, etc.; for many subjects.
OT Ideas, Inc. (877) 768-4332 carries products designed "to help young children develop fine motor and visual motor skills".
PCI Educational Publishing (800) 594-4263 offers a variety of learning materials for many subject areas.
Scientific Explorer, Inc. (800) 900-1182 is a source for "Science Explorer", "Smithsonian Adventure" kits, etc.
Super Duper Publications (800) 227-8737 specializes in speech & language learning materials.
Toys that Teach (916) 351-9093 carries a wide variety of educational toys & learning materials.
Train a Brain (877) 710-0822 specialize in a variety of materials "to help students to remember."
Williamson Publishing Co. (800) 304-7224 publish "fun," hands-on learning activity books.
Math, Science, & Technology
AIMS (888) 733-2467 offers integrated, activity-based math & science materials.
Acorn Naturalists (800) 422-8886 is a source for various science & environment materials.
Activities for Learning (701) 254-0123 offers the Abacus LS and Right Start math program materials.
American Science & Surplus (847) 982-0870 offers a wide variety of science materials and supplies.
Box Cars & One-Eyed Jacks (780) 440-6284 is a source for math, language arts, and spelling games that use "cards, dice, special multi-sided dice and other manipulatives".
Carolina Biological Supply Co. (800) 334-5551 provides a wide variety of math & science materials.
Carson-Dellosa (800) 321-0943 offers many types of hands-on materials and activity idea books for several subjects areas; including "Statistics & Probability" (gr. 5-9) and "Statistics, Graphing, & Probability" (gr. 3-6).
City Creek Press, Inc. (801) 733-7277 is a source for their specialized, multi-sensory "Addition The Fun Way" and "Times Tables The Fun Way" program materials.
Creative Publications (800) 624-0822 is a source for a variety of K-8 math resources.
ETA/Cuisenaire (800) 445-5985 offers a variety of math, science, & reading/language arts materials.
Dale Seymour/Pearson Learning (800) 526-9907 offers a wide variety of math learning materials; such as the "Mental Math in…" series (primary, junior high, and middle school grade levels available), "Peter Puzzlemaker" problem-solving products,"Introduction to Line Designs", etc.
Delta Education (800) 258-1302 offers a wide variety of K-9 math & science materials; including "Science in a Nutshell," "Math in a Nutshell," "Math By All Means" materials, etc.
Delta X (800) 435-5534 is a source for a wide variety of math materials for grades 4-12.
Didax (800) 458-0024 provides a wide variety of K-12 math, reading, social studies, & arts materials.
Educational Innovations, Inc. (203) 229-0730 is the "master teacher’s source for science workshop supplies."
Educator's Outlet (800) 315-2212 offers a variety of math & science materials.
"Family Math" series selections (by Equals/Lawrence Hall of Science) are mathematics resources/supplements that provide ideas for activities, investigations and projects, reproducibles, games, puzzles, etc.; "Family Math--The Middle School Years" book provides help in preparing students for high school level math course work; available from educational materials suppliers.
Fisher Science Education (800) 955-1177 carries a wide variety of science materials for all grade levels.
Frey Scientific Co. (800) 225-3739 is a source for a variety of science, math, & technology materials.
Glencoe (800) 334-7344 offers "fun" simulated science labs in CD ROM format.
"Puzzlemania" (by Highlights) provides challenging puzzles, mazes, brainteasers, and more; designed to test and develop problem solving skills, for grades 3 and up; available from various educational materials suppliers.
Insect Lore (800) 548-3284 is a source for a variety of science learning materials.
Insta-Learn by Step, Inc. (800) 225-7837 is a source for the Insta-Learn basic skills math and reading manipulatives.
Lakeshore Learning Materials (800) 421-5354 is a source for a variety of learning materials including multi-discipline kits and unit study materials.
Key Curriculum Press is the publisher of user-friendly learning materials such as "Patty Paper (hands-on geometry), the "Keys To…" series, etc.
Lawrence Hall of Science (510) 642-1016 is a source for a variety of science and math books and kits; including Equals materials.
"Leap Frog" electronic, multi-sensory, interactive products include math learning tools such as "Flash Magic Addition/Subtraction" and "Flash Magic Multiply/Divide" (grades K-3), "Twist & Shout Addition" and "Twist & Shout Multiplication" (grades 1-5), Turbo Twist Math" (grades 1-8), etc.; available from various educational materials suppliers.
Lego Dacta (800) 362-4308 provides materials for math, science, & technology, construction materials/kits.
Let's Get Growing (800) 408-1868 carries a wide variety of science materials.
Math Teachers Press, Inc. (800) 852-2435 is a source for the "Moving with Math" program materials.
Math-U-See, California (760) 451-0446 / (800) 454-6284 is the source for "Math-U-See" program materials.
Mortensen Math (800) 475-8748 is a source for "Mortensen Math" materials.
Nature-Watch (800) 228-5816 is a source for science, nature, & social studies materials.
Pig Out on Math/Materials for Math (800) 686-3725 is a one-stop source for a wide variety of math materials.
Pitsco (800) 835-0686 is a source for materials related to math, science, & technology — "great for robotics."
Prentice Hall (800) 848-9500 offers "fun" simulated science labs in CD ROM format.
Radio Shack (916) 783-8138 is a source for electronic kits & games.
Ring-of-Fire (888) 785-5439 offers "neat, well-organized, user-friendly science kits."
RobotiKits Direct (310) 515-6800 provides robot kits and science-related materials.
Sargent-Welch (800) 727-4368 is a source for a wide variety of science materials.
Saxon's primary level math curriculum uses a variety of manipulatives; recommended manipulatives available from ETA/Cuisenaire, etc.
Schoolmasters Science & Math (800) 521-2832 offers a variety of science and math learning materials.
Science Kits & Boreal Laboratories (800) 828-7777 is source for a wide variety of science materials; this company related to Edmund Scientific.
Stratton House (800) 694-7225 is a source for easy-to-use science kits.
Summit Learning (800) 500-8817 offers a wide variety of K-9 math and science materials.
Terrific Science Books, Kits, & More (866) 438-6724 is a source for a variety of science materials.
Tops Learning Systems (503) 266-5200 publishes science materials "to promote hands-on learning"; requires the use of inexpensive, easily obtainable materials.
Usborne is a source for a variety of learning materials such as "The Usborne Book of Superpuzzles," "Usborne Superpuzzles," etc.
Van Cleave, Janice books provide ideas for many hands-on science and math discovery activities; titles include "Math for Every Kid," "Geometry for Every Kid," etc.; available from various educational materials vendors.
VWR Scientific Products (800) 932-5000 carries a variety of science materials.