Library Services for Preschool Teachers
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Artwork At The Library Display your students' artwork for two weeks in the Library's Preschool Area! We can hold up to 20 pieces of art. For more information or to schedule a display call us at 815-385-0036, email us, or contact us through our online form.
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Preschool Services preschool@mchenrylibrary.org Steffanie Baseley Early Literacy Specialist sbaseley@mchenrylibrary.org Jessie Hume Early Literacy Specialist jhume@mchenrylibrary.org Lesley Jakacki Youth Services Manager
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children learn a lot about language through play. If you listen to a child engage in imaginary play with their toys or friends, you will probably hear some words and phrases you never thought they knew! Play helps children to express themselves and put thoughts into words. Simple actions to promote play: - Allow children to have unstructured time to use their imaginations to create stories about what they are doing.
- Encourage children to engage in dramatic play. Have puppets, dolls, and stuffed animals available.
- Pretend to read a book. Have your child tell you a story based on the pictures in a book. Wordless picture books are wonderful for building confidence which is an important part of developing a child's love of reading. Check out some of our wordless picture books here!
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Let's Learn About Colors!
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Mixed : a colorful story
by Arree Chung
Each believing that their hue is the best, the three primary colors live in separate parts of the city until Yellow and Blue meet, fall in love, and decide to mix.
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Mix it up!
by Hervé Tullet
Using no special effects other than the reader's imagination, simple directions lead the reader to experiment with mixing and changing colors on the printed page.
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Monsters love colors
by Mike Austin
An array of monsters happily howl, growl and roar while mixing primary colors to make new shades and hues that enable small, grey monsters to transform into big, colorful monsters.
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Bear sees colors
by Karma Wilson
Young children will practice early recognition skills by helping Bear search for various colors.
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Red, red is the color I see, If you’re wearing red, then show it to me, Stand up, turn around, Show me your red and sit back on the ground. (Repeat with other colors until all children have had a chance to participate.) (Tune: Twinkle Twinkle) Red and orange, green and blue, shiny yellow, purple too! These are the colors that we know, way up high in the great rainbow. Red and orange, green and blue, shiny yellow, purple too!
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From the blog, Totschooling, comes this fun and interactive free printable activity. This fine motor game allows your child to match animals to their colors, while reading the book Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle.
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