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2016 Early Literacy and Children’s Summer Reading Manual – Call for Ideas!

The Collaborative Summer Library Program is in the process of writing the 2016 manuals, and we’d love your ideas!  Our theme for the Children’s and Early Literacy manuals is “On Your Mark, Get Set, Read!”  to go along with the Sports/Fitness/Wellness theme for 2016.

Our Children’s manual, which includes activities for children and families, is divided into five chapters with the following sub-themes:

·      Sports and Games Around the World and Throughout History 

·      Out of the Ordinary: Extreme and Unusual Sports, Games, and World Records

·      Fueling Your Engine (nutrition, staying healthy)

·      The Science of Sports (including how sports/games work and how the body works)

·      Motion Commotion

 Our Early Literacy manual (babies, toddlers, and preschoolers) is divided into eight chapters with the following sub-themes:

·      Yummy! (Food, etc.)

·      Let's Play! (Playing, games, etc.)

·      All About You (Body parts, etc.)

·      Back to Nature (Nature/outdoors)

·      Move it! (General exercise)

·      1, 2, 3! (Numbers)

·      Round and Round We Go (Wheels, bikes, etc.)

·      Move and Groove (Music/Dance)

We would love your ideas for activities, crafts, books, music, and more for either manual!  We’re always interested in STEAM activities and materials that feature diverse characters.   Feel free to send a brief description or a longer write-up; be sure to include the intended age group.  Contributors’ names are listed in the manuals. 

Please respond by September 30, 2014. Thank you!

Please send your ideas to:

Amanda Struckmeyer


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Forwarded by:

Sharon Rawlins, MLS

Youth Services Specialist for Lifelong Learning

NJ State Library

185 West State St.

P.O. Box 520

Trenton, NJ 08625-0520

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609-278-2640 ext. 116 - phone

609-278-2650 - fax