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2017 Early Literacy and Children’s Summer Reading Manual – Ideas needed by August 14, 2015!

I know you’re still in the midst of this summer’s program but we’re trying to get an earlier start on the CSLP 2017 Children’s and Early Literacy Manuals, and we would love your input! 

Our theme and slogan for the Children’s and Early Literacy manuals is “Build A Better World” for 2017. If you have a great idea, an awesome book, a must-have app, we want to know about it. 

Please submit your ideas to Amanda Struckmeyer at ...@gmail.com">aman...@gmail.com by August 14, 2015.

We’re looking for ideas for:

·         Programs and activities; STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) topics, hands-on activities, and programming for a wide range of interests, budgets, and age groups (including intergenerational)

·         Books

·         Displays and Decorations

·         Storytimes

·         Incentives

·         Outreach to children and families outside the library

·         Early literacy tips

·         App recommendations

·         Encouraging parent/caregiver engagement

Whether you’ve got one book recommendation or an entire program outline, we’d love to hear from you. 

Below, you’ll find subthemes for each manual, to help give you an idea of what we’ll be covering in each one. 

Please submit your ideas to Amanda Struckmeyer at ...@gmail.com">aman...@gmail.com by August 14, 2015.

Be sure to include your name, institution, city, and state, so that we can acknowledge you in the manual.  Please note whether any fingerplays, rhymes, or songs are original works.  Any format is welcome (book lists, bulleted lists, brief notes, or full paragraphs, for example).  If you prefer, a CSLP Program Submission Form can be found at http://www.cslpreads.org.

Thank you for helping us build a better manual as we prepare to celebrate building a better world in 2017!

Early Literacy Manual (birth-age 5) Working Subthemes:

·         Home, Sweet Home (human and animal homes)

·         Building Blocks of Our Community (community institutions)

·         Construction, Tools, and Building Materials

·         Building a Better You (healthy habits, fine and gross motor control and strength, strong family relationships)

·         Kids Build a Better World (recycling, conserving water)

Children’s Manual (ages 5-12) Working Subthemes:

·         Transform (volunteerism, giving, sharing, conservation, recycling, upcycling)

·         Senses (See: famous art and museums; Hear: sound effects, music; Touch: textures, temperatures; Taste: food around the world, restaurants, cooking; Smell: distinct aromas)

·         Build (architecture, engineering, innovations, inventions, marble runs, roller coasters, city and country, bridges, maps)

·         Discover:  (the natural world, including animals, plants, water, insects, and nature in general)

·         Live (storytelling, culture, customs, traditions, clothing, celebrations, transportation)

Best,

Sharon Rawlins, MLS

Youth Services Specialist for Lifelong Learning

NJ State Library

185 West State St.

P.O. Box 520

Trenton, NJ 08625-0520

...@njstatelib.org">sraw...@njstatelib.org

609-278-2640 ext. 116 - phone

609-278-2650 - fax

CSLP 2015-2016 Vice-President