Library Services for Preschool Teachers |
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For more information, or to schedule a display or visit call us at 815-385-0036, email us, or contact us through our online form, and select whichever service you need from the drop-down subject menu. |
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Preschool Services Steffanie Baseley Early Literacy Specialist Anna Karwowska
Youth Services Assistant Manager |
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Classroom Checkout Program |
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Looking for classroom materials? Checking out materials via our Classroom Checkout Program allows you to have materials for extended times and avoid overdue fines. Contact us with the topic, grade, number of students, as well as your contact info, and YS staff will gather appropriate resources and have them available for pick-up at the library. Please allow 48 hours for our librarians to put together your resources. For pickups between Saturday-Monday, requests must be placed by the end of the day (7 PM) on the prior Thursday.
*Teachers may check out materials for their own use by registering
their Illinois library card at the Checkout Desk.
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According to the NAEYC, there are many ways that babies and children learn when we sing to them. Some of these include: - Family fun: Singing can be a family activity that can build a bond between siblings or even become a special tradition.
- Listening skills: Like reading, singing is an activity that requires listening. It's a great opportunity for them to understand the feelings expressed through sing-play.
- Transitions: Children feel safe when life is predictable. A song for snack time, nap time, or other activities helps them know what comes next.
- Language: When you sing or speak, children learn about new vocabulary and language comprehension.
- Rhythm and rhyme: Music helps children develop an understanding for this part of language.
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Let's Learn About...Families! |
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The Family Book
by Todd Parr
Celebrates families and the different varieties they come in, blending bold illustrations with simple text that impart loving messages about how all families are special.
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A Family is a Family is a Family
by Sara O'Leary
As she listens to her classmates describe the various shapes and sizes of their families, a little girl becomes less worried that her foster family is to different to explain.
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Love Makes a Family
by Sophie Beer
Whether you have one parent, two moms, two dads, a mom and a dad, or another wonderful caregiver, there's one thing that makes a family a family ... and that's love.
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Where Are You From?
by Yamile Saied Méndez
Follows the experiences of a little girl who is unsure of how to answer when she is asked where she is really from.
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Gaston
by Kelly DiPucchio
After a chance encounter at the park and a switch of places, Antoinette the bulldog and Gaston the poodle learn that family is about love, not appearances, in an adorable doggy tale.
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Some families are large, (spread arms out wide) Some families are small, (bring arms close together) But I love my family (cross arms over chest) best of all! Do you need a song?My Family - Sung to the tune "Muffin Man"
Tell me what you like to do, like to do, like to do.
Tell me what you like to do with your family. Add what each child tells you: Cheryl likes to walk the dog, walk the dog, walk the dog. Cheryl likes to walk the dog, with her family! |
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Create a sweet keepsake with this Family Love Craft by Homebound But Hopeful! All that is needed for this activity is this free printable and colored stamp pads or paint. Children and their family members can cover the word 'love' with their fingerprints to create a beautiful project that will celebrate family diversity all year long! |
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