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Home > Children's Service > Educational Resources > Parent Resources
Parent Resources  

        The Children's Room of the Central Library maintains a circulating Parent Resource Center. Materials include selected titles on parent education, child development, child behavior, test preparation, special education and much more.

        In addition, children's librarians have developed numerous multi-media kits that include books, videos, puppets, games, and other materials. The kits explore a variety of topics that may interest families with children of all ages.
Family Reading Kits contain books and a variety of media on a broad topic. Story Kits are story hours in a bag; with selected books on a theme, related songs and finger plays and puppets. Science Kits include numerous books on a curriculum related science concept, plus materials to observe, collect or measure.

        The Math Center in the Children's Room groups selected math resources for parents to help children with homework or reinforce math concepts. Manipulatives such as dominoes, magnetic letters, pattern puzzles and other toys are available to use.
Math Kits containing a math story book, math lesson and related activity may also be checked out.


Family Reading Kits
ABC's
Action
Colors
Conflict Resolution
Espanol Uno, Dos
Families
Nursery Phymes
Potty Training (girl,boy)
Ready to Read
Self-Esteem


Science Kits
Butterfly Watch
Fall Hasrvest
Garden Creatures
Soil Surprises
Summer Bounty
Weather Watch
Winter Wonders

Math Kits
2D-3D
Alternative Measurement
Concrete Measurements
Density
Estimation
Fractions
Graphing
Grouping
Money
Numbers
Operations
Patterns
Practical Match-Cooking
Practical Math-Playing Cards
Progression
Shapes
Size

Temperature
Time
Volume

                 Story Kits
Animals
Babies
Bats
Bears
Birds
Bugs
Bunnies
Cats
Circus
Clothing
Colors
Community Helpers
Counting
Dinosaurs
Dogs
Docks
Elephants
Fall
Farms
Feelings
Food
Friends
Human Body
Kindergarten
Mice
Monkeys
Monsters
Ocean
Rain
Senses
Space
Spring
Summer
Toddlers
Transportation
Turtles
Weather
Winter

Selected Links for Parents

arrow Growupreading.org

arrow Commonsensemedia.org
   
    Reviews and information for parents to make informed decisions about media viewing.

arrow Netsmartz.org

arrow Homework Help from our site

arrow Capital District Child Care Coordinating Council

     A non-profit resource and referral organization serving parents, employers and child care providers in         Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga and Schenectady Counties.

arrow Zero to Three

     Zero to Three contains great articles on the brains of babies and toddlers, and many links and resources     for parents, caregivers and clinicians.

arrow KidSource Online

     A group of parents founded this comprehensive site on child health, education, and parenting.

arrow Families and Schools

     This University of Illinois Extension site features helpful tips for communicating with your child's teacher.

arrow ReadyWeb Tips for Parents

     A list of resources to help children get ready to learn.

arrow Child and Family Webguide

     Tufts University sponsors this site, which lists and reviews resources for parents and others interested in      children. Excellent resources for parenting, health, development and other areas.

arrow PBS Parents

     A source for public television and parenting information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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