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Good Reads for Preschoolers
Books to Grow On: Menu of Topics
Explore this link to discover books, finger plays, poems and songs
to share with toddlers and preschoolers. Each month, more themes will
be searchable just click on an underlined theme topic and be taken to
great ideas for books (click box content) and activities to extend stories.
Books to Grow On Kits are available through the King County Library System catalog and your community library.
Surefire Books to Share with Preschoolers
Try these surefire recommendations from your KCLS childrens librarians.
Surefire Books for Toddlers
Need help finding a good book for your toddler?
These books, recommended by KCLS childrens librarians, are sure to please.
100
Picture Books Everyone Should Know
From the New York to Washington, these are 100
great suggestions for books to read to preschool children. Created by
the New York Public Library .
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Activities for
Preschoolers
Alphabet
Letters
Learn the alphabet by looking at the animals. Colorful beasts from angelfish to zebra make learning so much fun.
Carlos'
Interactive coloring book
No-mess coloring here. Point and click on trees, teddy bears, dump trucks, roosters, and
clowns. Your little
one will find it fun that her coloring is perfect, within the lines, every
time.
Connect
the Dots
A fun connect the dots game will reveal an enchanting picture! Your little tot will learn to count in no time.
Cow's
Number Page
Connect the dots and create a picture. Learn the alphabet by clicking on the icons and coloring the pictures. The animal printouts, outlines of animals with diagram pointers
to its parts, are particularly useful for learning and projects.
Fire
Engines
Play with trains, hats, clowns, frogs, and more. Fire engines come in different colors--you can count them, look
at their hats and pick out the firemen.
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Matching
Pictures
Launched by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences,
this site helps children discover patterns. Great fun for your preschooler to take a guess and find out
the answers by dragging the mouse.
Rainbow
Frogs
Fun site for preschoolers to learn colors by matching up frogs--there
are 3 different levels. Look at balloons and pick out colorful fishies too!
Rebus
Rhymes: Mother Goose
and Others
Nursery rhymes read with animated gifs can be a fun activity. Print out animals and learn their parts. Goto Kindercrafs and find all sorts of rainy day activities from
making caterpillars, books, cards to things that hang in your window. There's a picture dictionary to help your little one with vocabulary
and more.
Sticker
Book
Crayola's book on coloring. Learn how crayons are made by taking a factory tour. Find out the favorite colors of some celebrities. Have fun making cards with your preschooler!
Welcome to Noggin!
This commercial-free educational site from Nickelodeon is dedicated to preschoolers.
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Last Updated:
December 5, 2007
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