Learning Resources produces more than 1,100 hands-on, educational toys beloved by little learners as well as their parents and teachers. Headquartered in Illinois, the company creates toys for children ranging from preschool age to middle school — the most critical years for learning. Learning Resources categorizes many of its innovative offerings under such popular brand names as Gears! Gears! Gears! (a brightly colored building set appropriate for boys and girls ages three to ten), Pretend & Play (including fruit and vegetable play food sets, play picnic baskets, and pretend doctor and fishing kits), and Smart Snacks (featuring the Stack & Count Layer Cake and the Counting Cookies math skills builder). Reading and phonics books, Classroom Jeopardy!, and fractions flash cards will give your kids an edge in the classroom and help them develop the skills they’ll use for the rest of their lives.