Resource Material

Resource Materials are located on the first floor library.

 

 

• ACTIVITY BOOKS

• READING READINESS MATERIALS

•  BOOKS OFFERING STORYTELLING IDEAS

• BOOKS OFFERING IDEAS FOR PARENTS AND

• CHILDREN TO WORK TOGETHER

• CREATIVE PRESCHOOL ART BOOKS

• PATTERN BOOKS

• BOOKS FOR EARLY NUMBER SKILLS

•  BOOKS FOR EARLY SCIENCE

• MUSIC BOOKS

• BOOKS FOR TYPES OF PHYSICAL  DEVELOPMENT

• BOOKS FOR MAKING HOME MADE TOYS

• OTHER REFERENCE MATERIALS

 

ACTIVITY BOOKS

 

 "Big Learning For Little Learners"   (Stavros and Peters)

            An easy guide for teaching early childhood activities

 "Carolina Early Learning Activities Book 1" (Lillie and Sturn)

Includes activities for large and small motor skills, visual skills,

language skills, reasoning, and social-emotional development

 "Carolina Early Learning Activities Book 2"  (Lillie and Sturn)

        A continuation of Book 1

 "Community Friends" (Aten)

Lollipop Learning Series

A Good Apple Activity Book for preschool to 2^nd grade

explaining various types of community service community service workers

 "Creative Activities For Young Children" (Mayesky, Neuman, Wlodkowski)

Includes projects, practices, and theories centered on early childhood development

 "101 Easy Wacky Crazy Activities For Young Children" (Dibble and Lee)    NEW

Encourages children to have fun, think creatively, and solve problems while learning.

 "The Everything Book For Teachers Of Young Children" (Indenbaum and Shapiro)

Includes activities that foster a positive self image and an enjoyment of learning

 "The Early Childhood Teachers Almanack" (Newmann)

Activities for every month of the year

 "Early Childhood Education" (Day)

    Creative learning activities for the early childhood setting 

 "Get Ready, Set,  Grow" (Morris and Crilly)

A Preplanned Calendar of Preschool Activities

 "I=m Ready To Learn" (Wolfgang and Mullen)

    A collection of everyday tasks and occurrences made into  learning experiences

for young children. 

 "The Instant Curriculum" (Schiller and Kerr)

500 developmentally appropriate learning activities for busy teachers of young children

 "Journey Through The Seasons" (Teacher Magazine Collection)

A 3-in-1 creative early education kit

 "The Learning Circle" (Claycomb)    NEW           

A preschool teacher=s guide to circle time

 "Learning Centers For Little Kids"   (Carroll)

A Good Apple Activity Book about learning centers

 "A New Planning Guide To The Preschool Curriculum" (Chapel Hill Outreach )

A resource to assist teacher in the planning of meaningful activities for young children in

 group care

 "Paper Capers" (Forte)

Includes simple cut and paste activities creations using paper bags, cups, and just plain paper

 "The Preschool Calendar" (Flora)

Offers instructional units sorted out by month an subject area

 "Preschool Games And Activities" (Taetzsch)

Includes a wide variety of games for alphabet, numbers, and  sorting

Physical games are included also.

 "Preschool Growing Up" (Wheeler)

110 reproducible activities for early Education

 "Think It Through" (Hayes and Faggella)

Includes creative activities to encourage to think and problem solve

 "Year Round Activities For Four Year Old Children" (Coletta)

Includes a skill checklist and learning experiences in 10 different content areas

 "Year Round Activities For Three Year Old Children" (Coletta)

Includes a skill checklist and  learning experiences in 10 different content areas

  "Private AI@ "(Forte)

Short activities for solving codes and messages

(For a somewhat older child)

              READING READINESS MATERIALS

Alphabet Fun and Games (Coudron)

Activities and game sheets for teaching the alphabet

 "Alphabet Puppets" (Coudron)

Songs, stories, and cooking activities for letter recognition and sounds

 "Getting Ready To Read   Book 1"  (Forgan and Christman-Rothlein)

Skills, games and activities to develop reading readiness.

This includes visual-motor coordination, auditory skills, and other visual skills.

 "Getting Ready To Read Book 2" ( Christman-Rothlein and Forgan)

Skills tests, games and activities to develop reading readiness in concept development, oral

language, and a readiness for books.

 "The Literacy Center" (Morrow)

Includes activities for story telling, story reading and story writing and other very useful and practical ideas for the classroom.

 "Much More Than The ABC=s" (Schickedanz)

The stages and beginnings of literacy from birth to ?

 "Paste >n Print Alphabet" (Edupress)

Word recognition printing practice

 "Paste=n Print About my World" (Edupress)

Word recognition printing practice

 "R Is For Rainbow" (Anselmo, Rollins, and Schuckman)

Developing young children=s thinking skills through the alphabet

 "Rhymes and Reasons" (Opitz)

Literature and language play for phonological awareness

 

                               BOOKS OFFERING STORYTELLING IDEAS

 "The Story Vine"  (Pellowski)

Offer unusual, easy to-tell stories from around the world and unique ways to tell them

"The Read Aloud Handbook"  (Trelease)

Offers names of books that do well in a read-aloud session.

 "Is Your Storytale Dragging?"  (Stangl)

    Twenty-six original stories with imaginative props and innovative presentation techniques are introduced.

 ACut and Tell@ Scissor Stories For Fall" (Warren)

Offers original stories with paper plate cut-outs and patterns as props.

ACut and Tell@ Scissor Stories For Spring" (Warren)

        Offers the above only for a different season

 ACut and Tell A Stories For Winter" (Warren)

Offers the above only for a different season.

 "Once Upon A Time"  (Educ. Prod.)

Skills for reading aloud at group time

 "Pom - Pom Stories" (Hart and Shelly)

Easy to create characters and original stories 

"Short - Short Stories" (Warren)

Simple stories for young children

 "Storytelling Creates Ideas and Dreams" (Collins)

Stories with props and picture

  

BOOKS OFFERING IDEAS FOR PARENTS AND

CHILDREN TO WORK TOGETHER

  "Guidelines For Teaching Children With Learning Problems "(Pope)

A book for teachers and parents which includes areas of difficulty and possible solutions

 "The Home Task Book" (Spanish Sections offered also)      (Project Score)

        Readiness activities, games, and songs for children and parents to do together. 

"Parents and Kids Together" (Durkin)  

        Creative and learning activities for children and parents

 "Parent=s Guide To The Internet"   (U.S.  Dept. of Educ.)

Includes basic knowledge and web sites that will aide parents

with needed guidance for the Internet

"Partners For Learning"    (Horowitz and Fagella)

Hands on ideas to promote parent involvement in schools

 "Home Style Learning" (Morse and Brand)

Activities for young children and their parents

 "Help Your Child Get Ready To Read"  (Wile)

A handbook for parents of 4-6 year olds

 "The Parent=s Guide" (McCarney and Bauer)

Solutions to today=s most common behavior problems in the home

 "Resources For Teaching Young Children With Special Needs" (Deiner)

Activities and guidelines to assist children of all needs in the classroom

 "A Systematic Guide For Planning" (Heffron and Johnson)

Or Improving Your Family Oriented  Home-Based Program         

                                CREATIVE PRESCHOOL ART BOOKS

 "1,2,3 Art" (Ekberg)

Includes ALL types of open ended art activities for children

 "Art For All Seasons"(Alexander)

Art ideas that can be worked into a variety of themes

 "Artworks" (Savage)

        An easy to do art activity book for ages 3 -7

 "Considering Children=s Art" (Engel)

How art is important to children based on theories

 "Easel Art"  (Wilmes)

A Building Blocks Book that includes a lot of activities that can be done on an easel type surfaces other than just painting

 "Nature Crafts" (Forte)

Includes items to make using rocks, shells, leaves,

vegetables, plants, flowers, and other nature items 

"Nature Crafts For Summer" (Stout and Nelson)

Creative activities using chalk, bark, leaves, etc.

prepared by ISU Extension

"Magic Mixtures" (Stangl)

Includes recipes for finger paints, fun doughs

and other fun mixtures.

  "A Packet Of Art Activities For Children' (Stout and Pinsky)

A book of creative activities prepared by  ISU Extension

"Preschool Art" (Kohl)

A book explaining  Aprocess vs. product@  in creativity

by including actual  Aprocess@  art activities

 PATTERN BOOKS

"The Community"  (Charters)

This book contain reproducible stand-up manipulatives

depicting items found in the community.

"Calendar Activities"

Large reproducible items for calendar formats, etc.

 "Easy Art" (Smith and Robison)

This book contains large reproducible animal patterns.

 "Kinderclips" (Barr)

Early learning patterns to copy etc. (shapes, letters, numbers,etc.)

 "Lacing Activities" (Strever)

Patterns of a variety of items to lace

 "More Kinderclips" (Barr)

Early leaning patterns to copy, duplicate, and enlarge

"More Preschool Patterns" (Barr)

More patterns to duplicate which include fairy tale items.

 "Transportation   (Charters)

Same as above only items centering around a transportation theme

 "Paper Shapes Projects" (Hazell)

This book contain 19 reproducible activities centering around  geometric shapes.

 "Paper Plate People" (Hazell)

This book contains reproducible paper craft ideas.

 "Paper Plate Animals" (Hazell)

This book contains 18  animals to be created on paper plates.

 "Preschool Patterns" (Barr)

Patterns to copy include puppets, head bands, name tags, cubby

and desk tags

 "Quick Change Displays" (Corbett and Huntsman)

Bulletin board ideas for every season

"Quick Fun Art" (Cracchiolo)

Large reproducible items for cutting and gluing

                       

                                          BOOKS FOR EARLY NUMBER SKILLS

 

 Action Numbers" (Edupress)

        Contains activities that center around o number recognition, counting skills, addition, and subtraction .

 "The Young Child and Mathematics" (Copley)

        Introduces theories on how children develop math concepts

                    

                                               BOOKS FOR EARLY SCIENCE

 "Getting Involved: Your Child and Math" (HDS)

A booklet explaining how children can learn to think mathematically  

 "Getting Involved: Your Child and Science" (HDS)

A booklet explaining how children can learn to think scientifically

  "Exploring Sand and The Desert" (Bittinger)

A Totline Book which introduces topics centering around the sand table

 "Exploring Water and the Ocean" (Bittinger)

Same as above only centering around the water sensory area

 "Exploring Wood and The Forest" (Warren)

A Totline Book centering around the forest, trees and outdoor nature items

and introduces wood and woodworking.

 "My First Science Book"  

This book introduces simple exciting  experiments for the young child

to experience around the home.  It also include clear explanations of why things happen.

"Science An Experiment In Fun "(Training Unit)

A great variety of EASY  EVERYDAY  hands on science activities for anywhere!

 "Science Experiences For Young Children"(Althouse and Main)

Includes 10 booklets on the following subjects: air, colors, food, growth, magnets, pets, seeds, senses, water, and wheels.

"Science Fun" (Forte)

Activities centering around the world around us

 "Science With Young Children" (Holt)

Theories about how children learn and think scientifically

 "Simple Science Fun" (Forbes, Hale and Christianson)

Hands on science made easy

 "Snail Trails and Tadpole Tails" (Cohen Tunick)

Nature education for young children

 "Solar Energy" (U.S. Dept. of Energy)

Science Activities in energy

   MUSIC BOOKS

 "Circle Time Activities For Young Children"  (Brashears and Krull)

 

Songs, rhymes, and chants for group time activities

  "Discovering Music Together" (Smith and Leonhard) 

Early Childhood Edition

Songs and music activities

 "Discovering Music Together 4 ("Leonhard, Krone, Wolfe, and Fullerton)

Songs that can adapted for early childhood

 "The Everyday Song Book" (Walters)

120 songs, patterns, games and activities for preschool to grade 2

 "The I Can=t Sing Book" (Silberg)         NEW

Includes ALL types of creative music activities

 "The Many Ways To Play the Autoharp"  (Oscar Schmidt- International, Inc.)

Diagrams, pictures, charts, and songs to use with the autoharp  

"Mini-Mini Musicals" (Warren)

Musical activities sung to familiar tunes

 "A Song Is A Rainbow" (Zeitlin)

Music, movement and rhythm activities for preschool and kindergarten

 

  BOOKS FOR TYPES OF PHYSICAL  DEVELOPMENT

 

 "1-2-3 Games"   (Warren)

No lose group games for young children

 "Basic Movement Activities Book 1" (Capon)

Activities to encourage jumping, walking (balance), hopping, throwing, etc.

Other successful movement education activities for primary grade

(Adaptable for preschool) to follow:

"Ball,  Rope, Hoop Activities Book 2"    (Capon)

"Balance Activities  Book 3"  (Capon)

Activities to use with the balance beam, ladder, jump box, etc.

"Bean Bag, Rhythm Stick Activities  Book 4"  (Capon)

 "Cooperative Sports and Games Book" (The 2nd) (Orlick)

Over 200 non-competitive games for children and adults

 "Follow Me Too" (Torbet and Schneider)                   NEW

A handbook of movement activities for three to five year olds

 "Gameworks" (Hodgson)

Learning games to make and play for ages 3-7

 "It=s Awful and We Can=t Go out!  NOW WHAT?"      (Training Committee >98)

Ideas for inside large muscle

 "Learning Games For Threes and Fours"   (Sparing and Lewis)

Games that encourage adult and child interaction

 "London Bridge Learning Games" (Magos and Hornes)

 "Play Power"   (Krull and Don)

Games and activities for young children

Includes parachute, ball, hoop and other large muscle activities

 "London Bridge Learning Games" (Magos and Hornnes)

22 song games to teach readiness skills

 "Red Light, Green Light Learning Games" (Magos and Hornnes)

22 outdoor games to teach readiness skills

 "Simon Says   ALet=s Play Learning Games@ (Magos and Hornnes)

22 indoor games to teach readiness skills  (Preschool - grade 1)

"Tire,  Parachute Activities  Book 5 " (Capon)

 BOOKS FOR MAKING HOME MADE TOYS

 "Homemade Games and Puzzles" (ISU Ext.)

Puzzles to make and challenge (adaptable to any age group)

"Learn And Play the Recycle Way"    (Redleaf and Robertson)  NEW

Homemade toys that teach

 "Learning With Puppets" (Currell)

Includes puppets, sets, and props

"Making Toys For Preschool Children" (Miller and Gibbs)   NEW

Uses ordinary stuff for extraordinary play

"Making Toys That Teach"    (ISU Ext.)

Includes easy to make toys and easy to do activities with them

"Toybook" (Caney)

Includes more than 50 toys to make with children

  "Puppets" (Forte)

Includes all types of puppets to make (finger puppets  sack puppets, stick puppets, etc.)

 "Toyworks"    ( Hodgson)

Simple toys to make and enjoy for ages

OTHER REFERENCE MATERIALS

 

 "Caring For Children"   (Cantwell)

A humorous handbook covering the basic concepts of baby and child care

 "Children"   (2^nd edition)                         (Smart)

Development and Relations

A textbook covering  infancy thru adolescence

"Children And Stress:  Helping Children Cope"  (Childhood Education International)

 "Creating Innovative Classroom Materials  For Teaching Young Children" (Debelak. Herr, Jacobson)

 Includes hands on item to make for every area and offers objectives                                     

 "Cultural Awareness,  A Resource Bibliography" (Schmidt)

Includes resource that will help plan experiences for children in increasing

the awareness and understanding of diversity

 "Forms, Flyer, And Fun" (Carson Dellosa Pub. Co.)

 Includes student awards, certificates, blank flyers, cards, calendars, clip art, and more

"How Adults Can Learn More - -Faster" ( V.Warren)

A practical handbook for adult students

 "Intergenerational Literacy Model Project Handbook" (Texas Educ. Agency)

 "Kindergarten Minute By Minute" (Baranoff)

  "Medical Issues For Protective Services Workers" (Michaels, Krugman, and Bross)

 "New Friends" (Chapel Hill)

Main streaming activities to help children understand and accept individual differences

 "Reaching Out "(D.C. Heath and Co.)

A teacher=s guide for a kindergarten social studies series

 "Starting School (From Separation To Independence)"   (Balaban)

        A guide for childhood teachers

'Sticks And Stones And Ice Cream Cones' (Fiarotta)

        A craft book for children

 "Strategies For Teaching Young Children" (Schickedanz, Stewart and  White)

        Planning, organizing, and evaluating learning experiences

 "Talking" (Lillie)

Includes 6 basic explained rules for conversing with children

 "Total Learning For The Whole Child" (Hendrick)

Holistic curriculum for children ages 2-5

Author gives background for WHOLE CHILD VIDEOS

"What The Kids Said Today"   (Gartrell)            NEW

Using classroom conversations to become a better teacher

 

 

Simple folktales and flannel board patterns for young children