Fizz, Boom, Read... 60 Books by September!: Resources
Can you read 60 books between June 2nd and September 1st? Here are some titles to get you started!
Helpful tips and fun activities!
- Tappan Library's Tumblebooks PortalTumbleBooks is an online collection of animated,
talking picture books which teach young children the joys of reading in a format they'll love. - Zero To ThreeZERO TO THREE is a national nonprofit organization that provides parents, professionals and policymakers the knowledge and the know-how to nurture early development.
- Get Ready To Read!Get Ready to Read! is designed to support educators, parents, and young children in the development of early literacy skills in the years before kindergarten. Intended for use with all children, the resources and information provided on this site promote skill-building, communication between adults, and ways to address concerns.
- Reading RocketsReading Rockets is a national multimedia literacy initiative offering information and resources on how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how caring adults can help.
- Games @ PBS KidsLearn while playing games from PBS! From simple to more advanced, there's something here for everyone!
- Starfall's Get Ready To ReadStarfall.com opened in September of 2002 as a free public service to teach children to read with phonics. Our systematic phonics approach, in conjunction with phonemic awareness practice, is perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, special education, homeschool, and English language development (ELD, ELL, ESL). Starfall is an educational alternative to other entertainment choices for children.
Activity and simple experiment books
Science Play by ISBN: 9780824967987Publication Date: 2008-01-04Whether categorizing floaters and sinkers or taking a wide-eyed science safari, kids will discover science all around them--biology in the backyard, chemistry in the kitchen, and physics in the block pilei Over 65 safe, age-appropriate activities encourage kids to discover, sort, observe, predict, and think creatively. Kids can: * Create a mini-rainfall with a cloud-in-a-bag. * See sound with homemade whiz-bank gizmos. * Celebrate plants by taking a seedy sock walk. *Learn how to make adobe brick building blocks.
Science Is Simple by ISBN: 9780876592724Publication Date: 2003-05-01Science Is Simple encourages children to experience our world fully, and gives teachers learning objectives, items for discovery, related books and follow-up activities. This comprehensive resource will help you teach simple science concepts--simply!
Need another reading log? Print one from home!
- Fizz, Boom, Read... 60 Books By September! Reading LogNo more stickers? Use your own, pick some up at the library, or color in the bubbles with crayons!
Tappan Library information!
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