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Hello, All!

It's that time again! We are asking for ideas for the 2014 Early Literacy Summer Reading Manual for the statewide summer reading program in public libraries.

The theme for the 2014 Summer Reading Program is “Science” and the slogan for the youngest readers is “Fizz, Boom, Read!”

Please send ideas on any of the topics below to manual writer Patti Sinclair at ...@sbcglobal.net">tris...@sbcglobal.net no later than November 1, 2012.

Any recommended books should be in print.  Titles available in Spanish are appreciated!  Decorating ideas, are too.

The Early Literacy Manual Chapters are:

1.  Colors / Light -- rainbows, shadows, sun, darkness, color blending

2.  Weather / Meteorology -- storms, rain, snow, sun

3. Animals & plants/Biology -- wild animals, pets, zoos, animal habitats forests and plants – animals are done year round in many library programs.

Focus on areas that would be harder for staff to generate ideas on themselves.

4.  Shapes &Numbers/Geometry &Math--  Patterns, sorting, collections, graphs, etc. could all be included in this chapter. Block play.

5.  Sound /Music -- instruments, singing, hearing, making sounds and music

6.  Movement/Physics -- dance, sports, physical activity; also how objects move

7.  Water / Hydrology -- ice, the water cycle, oceans/rivers/lakes, objects sinking/ some elements of earth science.

8 .The Senses/Perception -- taste, touch, smell, hearing, sight (human

body...)

Thank you in advance. I am certain that our membership will come up with wonderful ideas!

Michelle Willis

Early Literacy Committee Chair

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Michelle Willis

Scotch Plains Public Library

1927 Bartle Avenue

Scotch Plains, NJ 07076

908-322-5007 ext.209