Preschool Library Area (Book Nook & Quiet Corner)
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Books are meant for reading! Make sure your library area has plenty of books that children can have access to.
Goals/Skills:
- To teach children a love and appreciation for books and literature
- Books are sources of information and can answer our questions
- Pre-reading concepts - the written word is talk written down, made with symbols; stories are read from right to left; sequencing; letter recognition; language patterns and development; new concepts and vocabulary; etc.)
Supervision and Tips:
- Children need to be taught how to handle and respect books
- Avoid interrupting a child concentrating on a book
- Sit with children and read, or listen to them re-tell or reenact a story
- Other toys and materials should not be brought into the library area.
- Ask open-ended questions to encourage thinking and predicting skills.
Suggested Toys and Materials:
- Pillows
- Comfy Chairs
- Felt Board and Pieces
- Puppets and Stage
- Soft Reading Light
- Make Believe Reading Glasses
- Music - Background
- Books - Large Variety and Theme Related
- Tape Recorder/Player with Earphones
- Class Made Books
- Class Made Recorded Stories
- Stuffed Animals
- Environmental Print Pictures And Posters
- Alphabet Posters
- Poetry and Rebus Posters