Great websites for children's librarians
Presented by Jenny Sullivan www.sullivje@oplin.org & Julie Dearing www.dearingju@oplin.org Greenville Public Library
CRAFTS
http://familycrafts.about.com/od/craftprojectsbytheme Find a large selection of free craft projects sorted by theme. Make crafts related to everything from animals to transportation. Perfect to help you plan a special birthday party or add a creative touch to your lesson plans.
www.abcteach.com This is the place for kids, parents, student teachers, and teachers. Free Printables: 5000+ free printable pages and worksheets. Subscription required for many of the resources, however much of it is free to visitors.
www.activitiesforkids.com ActivitiesForKids.com provides information regarding family activities, childcare, private schools, after school activities, and products and services for your children, all within your state or area code.
www.atozkidsstuff.com We offer free lessons and activities for Toddlers, Pre-Schoolers, and School-Age children. This sight also includes links to reviews of Children's music, movies, and books.
http://childfun.com/- Provides craft ideas, printable coloring pages, and other activities parents can do with young children.
www.coloringbookfun.com a division of childfun.com ColoringBookFun is still the largest free coloring page site on the internet. We will never charge our users a fee to access this site.
www.coloringpages.net Free Printable Coloring Pages - You can choose from hundreds of printable coloring pages for kids! Disney coloring pages like Winnie the Pooh and other characters like Scooby Doo are favorites. We also have a large selection of Bible and Christian pages, and of course, many, many holiday pages!
www.crayola.com Find rich, hands-on learning experiences that can be searched by subject, theme, grade, media, and completion time.
http://www.dltk-kids.com DLTK's Crafts for Kids features a variety of fun, printable children's crafts, coloring pages and more including projects for holidays, educational themes and some of our children's favorite cartoon characters.
www.enchantedlearning.com produces children's educational web sites which are designed to capture the imagination while maximizing creativity, learning, and enjoyment. Full of craft ideas, coloring pages, and other reproducibles.
www.familyfun.go.com Great ideas. Practical advice. Fun stuff to do. Lots of activities and crafts sorted by theme or age group.
http://www.first-school.ws First-School features free fun preschool lesson plans, educational early childhood activities, printable crafts, worksheets, calendar of events and other resources for children of preschool age. The preschool crafts, lesson plans and activities are appropriate and adaptable for toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarten level (ages 2 to 6).
www.ivyjoy.com I have coloring books, lots of links, and a coloring sheet search engine.
PROGRAMMING
www.carolhurst.com This is a collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom and collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics.
http://midhudson.org/resources/ezprogram.htm The EZ Library Program Directory was created by the Mid-Hudson Library System to help librarians find easy, inexpensive program ideas covering a wide range of topics, activities, costs and ages--from infants to adults.
http://stepbystepcc.com Whether you are a daycare provider, teacher, homeschooler, and/or mom you will find something here that will help you. Over 200 themed program ideas for preschool age children.
www.bayviews.org/storytime.html This organization is an association of people interested in library work with children and young adults. Its purpose shall be to strengthen and maintain work with youth in the libraries of Northern and Central California according to the highest standards of professional librarianship by: Reviewing and evaluating children's books and other materials produced for young people; Working actively to further the cause of library work with children; Discussing various phases and problems of this work; Cooperating in the solution of problems of mutual concern; Encouraging and stimulating the personal friendships of its members
www.birthdaypartyideas.com The World's Largest Collection of Birthday Party Ideas. There are over 8,000 different birthday party ideas submitted by parents from around the world all available for you to read, search and incorporate into your birthday celebration -- and all for free! BirthdayPartyIdeas.com is the premier online birthday party ideas site for millions of parents since 1999.
http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems.html Welcome to CanTeach! With hundreds of lesson plans, thousands of links, and tons of other resources, we hope you find something useful to help you out. For those of you who need songs and poems or lesson ideas we are here. Take the time to look through the site.
http://www.cml.lib.oh.us/ Columbus Metropolitan Library website. The kids link at
www.cmlkids.com is a great resource for booklists for different age groups and themed storytime ideas with downloadable craft.
www.everythingpreschool.com Our site contains over 30,000 early childhood education ideas separated into over 100 themes, 26 Alphabet Idea Sections, & Lesson Plans.
http://www.hcpl.net/cgi-bin/ebranch/story_time/browse.pl Harris County Public Library site. Includes craft ideas, storytimes, hand rhymes and more.
http://www.hummingbirded.com a resource site for early childhood-kindergarten educators.
www.kididdles.com a great site for children's song lyrics. You can even listen to the music for some.
www.perpetualpreschool.com over 12,000 free ideas for parents and educators of young children. Includes ideas for daily themes, seasonal themes and holiday themes.
www.preschooleducation.com Preschool Education has many ideas to help with your Winter time theme planning. Whether it is for your kids at home or for your classroom, we can help.
www.preschoolrainbow.org Preschool education activities and early childhood education lesson plans that give preschool children choices. Ideas for pre-k and kindergarten teachers that enrich classroom curriculum are arranged by theme. Plus easy at home fun learning games. There's even a search function and an opportunity to submit your own ideas.
http://www.scoutingbear.com/audience/audpart.htm A whole list of audience participation stories sponsored by the Scouts.
www.showcaseohio.com/zip.cfm Welcome to the Ohio Performer's Showcase! Are you looking for a magician, musician, storyteller or other performer for your library event? Following is a database of over 100 performers willing to present programs at Ohio libraries. Included is a brief description of the type of performance, contact information including telephone number and address, and fees charged (if supplied by the performer).
www.songsforteaching.com The definitive source for educational music. This site contains thousands of pages for you to peruse- many with lyrics, sound clips and teaching suggestions. Downloadable for a fee.
www.sunniebunniezz.com Promotes Storytelling; an Educational Kid Safe Site on the Internet. This site is for adults and kids alike. There are links to poetry, puppetry, clowning, magic, storytelling, puzzles, and activities.
www.surlalunefairytales.com/storytime/index.html by Heidi Anne Heiner. SurLaLane Storytime happens in a real place, once a week during the school year for a large group of friends and acquaintances. Family matters have prevented me from holding a regular job since leaving my position as a children's librarian in California several years ago. The closets in my house and brain are filled with storytime materials. I also have a notebook I compiled of themes while working in California. Instead of letting all of these resources wither away, I've decided to share it on the web in conjunction with my long-lived fairy tales site.
www.teachersandfamilies.com A websource developed by teachers for students and their parents. The site offers free learning resources for pre-K through high school students. Created by the Network for Instructional TV, Inc., a not for profit learning and technologies corporation established in 1979 and appeared on the web in 1998. You may also subscribe to an expanded library of preschool activities and worksheets and other resources for K-12 students.
www.thevirtualvine.com A resource for Early Childhood teachers, preschool through second grade. It's a site filled with ideas and activities to make teaching and learning FUN through themes and units, displays, literacy and math activities.
READER'S ADVISORY/BOOKLISTS
www.thebestkidsbooksite.com An interactive media channel where books, crafts, podcasts, online video, and web sources intersect.
www.dawcl.com "The purpose of this database is to create a tailored reading list of quality children's literature or to find out if a book has won one of the indexed awards."
www.cmlkids.com The Columbus Metropolitan Library's kid's page. The "Discover New Books" link has great lists of books appropriate to all age groups.
www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org "Children's Literature Network provides connection, encouragement, education, camaraderie, and programming for adults who are passionate about encouraging kids to read." Includes booklists, authors birthdays and bios, and will even host author illustrator's pages. Does ask for membership but is not required to use the site.
www.carolhurst.com This is a collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom and collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics.
www.anchoragelibrary.org - The Anchorage Alaska Public Library website. Under Guides, go to Kids. Booklists include 3 Year Olds & Under, 3-5 Year Olds Part II, Battle of the Books 2006/2007, Beginning Chapter Books, Caldecott Awards, Dinosaur Books, Letter Literature, Awards, Titles, Historical, If you like Harry Potter...,Once Upon a Heroine, Picture Books by Themes, Read It, Story Packets
www.literatureplace.com We use the technology of the Internet to make available a variety of literature-based resources and purchase options to teachers, school librarians, parents, and homeschoolers. With our easy-to-use search tools, you have access to the most comprehensive collection of hands-on instructional resources that support the reading of whole books. The database is available for use by visitors, however the resources for program must be purchased. Offers a subscription.
http://nancykeane.com/rl The most comprehensive booklist site available (In my opinion). ATN (All Together Now) reading lists were started in 1996 for librarians not only to use as a resource but to contribute as well.
http://atn-reading-lists.wikispaces.com/ ATN Reading Lists was started in 1996 as part of a librarian collaborative project, All Together Now, begun by Dale Copps. The intention was that librarians could not only use this resource but contribute to it as well. At that time, there were several of us who began web sites and hoped that we could use this fairly new technology as a place to share and collaborate. As well intended as the goal was, it soon became apparent that the vision was really not viable at that time. Dale handed the list over to Nancy Keane in 1999. ATN Book Lists has grown significantly since its birth in 1996 and now there are over 1,300 lists on the site! This has made keeping the index manageable a cumbersome task. Keeping the lists up to date is even harder. Some of the original lists are now very outdated. But we now enter wiki territory. Our original goal of a librarian collaborative is finally reality. By using wikispaces, the lists can be updated, added to, deleted from, corrected, etc. by librarians all over the world. How exciting is that!! The original lists are still on the web at
http://www.nancykeane.com/rl The lists are also included in this wiki. It is hoped that you will feel free to help maintain the ATN reading lists so that they will be valuable to all. ALL TOGETHER NOW!
http://librarygoddesses.pbwiki.com We all have booklists, we all create booklists...So, let's share them...in one place which is easily accessible to anyone and everyone all the time. Collaborate and share your knowledge of books with other librarians from across the US and Canada. We just took the bubble wrap off this wiki...it's brand new and will grow very quickly in the coming weeks. Stop by and contribute what you can, when you can.
www.bookadventure.com Book Adventure is a FREE reading motivation program for children in grades K-8. Children create their own book lists from over 7,000 recommended titles, take multiple choice quizzes on the books they've read, and earn points and prizes for their literary successes. Book Adventure was created by and is maintained by Sylvan Learning. Visit the Teacher's Lounge link to find links to lists including Lists, Awards, and Reviews.
www.bookwink.com Bookwink is devoted to recommending the very best books for kids and teens. Our mission is to connect kids in Grades 3 through 8 with books that will make them excited about reading. Each weekly video booktalk is about a different topic, and additional books on every topic can be found on the Bookwink website.
http://www.earlyliterature.ecsd.net/predictable_books.htm Predictable books make use of rhyme, repetition of words, phrases, sentences and refrains, and such patterns as cumulative structure, repeated scenes, familiar cultural sequences, interlocking structure and turn-around plots. These stories invite children to make predictions or guesses about words, phrases, sentences, events and characters that could come next in the story.
www.guysread.com Jon Scieszka's website. He says, "Guysread is a web-based literacy program I've made to help boys find stuff they like to read."
www.hbook.com The Horn Book Magazine and The Horn Book Guide are the most distinguished journals in the field of children's and young adult literature and the core of our company, but we also publish acclaimed books for children's book professionals and create exceptional posters for children's book lovers. And of course we produce this website as well. Visit it often for uncommon insight and timely information. We're always open. You're always welcome.
http://www.hedgehogbooks.com Led by Vanya Jackowski, Hedgehog Online Children's Bookstore is the brainchild of teachers who passionately believe that reading aloud to children will set them on a life-long journey of learning and exploration. Their teacher reviews will help you choose the best books for your children
http://www.helpingbooks.lib.oh.us/ Helping Books Connection is a resource center compiled to assist families and caring adults with finding and using quality children's literature as a tool for individual and group discussion activities. The Literature Database link is a collection of children's literature titles, both fiction and nonfiction, covering topics that focus on ethical and personal issues relevant to young people. These titles have been reviewed and selected by librarians, teachers, and other trained adults working with children's literature. Selection of the titles is based on the guidelines for choosing quality literature. The link to Additional Resources lists programs, web sites, books, videos, and other tools that provide guidelines for the use of children's literature to generate discussion.
www.kdl.org/libcat/whatsnext.asp The What's Next database helps you search series fiction. A series is two or more books linked by character(s), settings, or other common traits.
http://www.kidsreads.com/ Kidsreads is the best place on the web for kids to find info about their favorite books, series and authors. Reviews of the newest titles, interviews with the coolest authors and special features on great books are our specialties. And for even more reading fun we have trivia games, word scrambles and awesome contests! We are a part of The Book Report Network, a group of websites founded in 1996 that share thoughtful book reviews, compelling features, in-depth author profiles and interviews, excerpts of the hottest new releases, literary games and contests, and more with readers every week.
www.literatureplace.com We use the technology of the Internet to make available a variety of literature-based resources and purchase options to teachers, school librarians, parents, and home-schoolers. With our easy-to-use search tools, you have access to the most comprehensive collection of hands-on instructional resources that support the reading of whole books.
www.randomhouse.com/teachers/librarians Random House vendor's website; has some great search tools.
www.waterborolibrary.org/bklistj.htm Booklists for children. A comprehensive list sorted by theme. A great resource for librarians, parents, and children.
MISCELLANEOUS
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/biochildhome.htm Index to Internet Sites: Children's and Young Adults' Authors & Illustrators. Welcome to the Internet School Library Media Center's index to author and illustrator Internet sites. The ISLMC is a meta-site designed to foster easy access to curriculum related sites for teachers, school librarians, parents and students. http://ccb.lis.uiuc.edu/ Good literature promotes literacy. The Center for Children's Books is a crossroads for critical inquiry, professional training, and educational outreach related to literature for youth from birth through adolescence. In partnership with The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books-an authoritative analytic review journal-the Center aims to inspire and inform adults who connect young people with resources in person, in print, and online. An integral part of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois, the Center sponsors activities and hosts interdisciplinary research projects involving both theory and practice. In its dual role as research collection and educational community, the Center has national impact on the future of reading and readers.
www.accesscom.com/~daveh/sean/song/pbsong0.html Boy Scout Song Book. Words to literally 100's of songs.
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html The Children's Literature Web Guide. At this well-organized site you will find a comprehensive set of links to all kinds of Children's Literature related sites.
http://kids.nypl.org/reading/index.cfm ON-LION for Kids page. Includes links to Award winning books, authors and illustrators, children's book publishers, and recommended reading.
http://www.comingsoon.net complete list of upcoming movies. Could be helpful to learn of books made into movies.
http://www.easyfunschool.com/ EasyFunSchool has over 1,500 pages of articles, resource links, a newsletter, and many other features to make home-schooling more enjoyable for both child and parent!
www.educationworld.com The Educator's Best Friend. The surfing is over. Here you will find the best education links and original content the Net has to offer.
www.harpercollins.com A publishers website that lists books by category, author, etc. Also has links to author websites.
www.janbrett.com Author Jan Brett's website. 9,868 pages of free activities, coloring pages, and projects
www.ipl.org The Internet Public Library. The IPL was founded by a class at the University of Michigan's School of Information, and Michigan SI students almost exclusively generated its content and managed the Ask a Question reference service. The kidspace link is great and includes booklists, fun stuff, authors, links to all kinds of other sites and more.
http://www.kaboose.com/index.html Kaboose: Where Families Get Going. Links to crafts, holidays, travel, parties, games, clipart and more.
www.kinderart.com KinderArt® was developed in 1997, because we think art should be an important part of any home or school curriculum, and if there are easy-to-follow lessons with readily available materials, it makes the lives of artists, teachers and parents much easier.
www.macscouter.com The Macscouter is dedicated to providing a wide variety of resources to support youth programs throughout the world. While some of these resources are specific to U.S. Scouting the games, songs, and skits will be useful to all youth programs.
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/musicchild.htm National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences National Institutes of Health (NIH) Department of Health and Human Services Everything in your environment may have some impact on your health. Yes, that even includes music -- music is an important part of our "environment". Although NIEHS does not study the effects of music on the body, other scientists have studied its impact on physical and mental functions for many years. Most notably, music can measurably reduce stress and pain levels. For example, research supported by the National Institute of Nursing Research recently found that listening to music reduced patients' pain levels following major abdominal surgery. And Micheal Holton, a 1st Place winner in the Biological Sciences category of an NIEHS sponsored Science Fair also determined that the tempo of music can affect your heart rate. But there is another reason that NIEHS includes this sing-along section for its visitors -- sing along activities are very educational. Please learn more about the educational purpose of the NIEHS Kids' Pages and visit other Research Resources on the Educational Benefits of Music to see how music may help you build a healthier life and brighter future.
www.showcaseohio.com/ Are you looking for a magician, musician, storyteller or other performer for your library event? Following is a database of over 100 performers willing to present programs at Ohio libraries. Included is a brief description of the type of performance, contact information
PUBLIC LIBRARY SITES
www.anchoragelibrary.org The Anchorage Alaska Public Library website. Under Guides, go to Kids. Booklists include 3 Year Olds & Under, 3-5 Year Olds Part II, Battle of the Books 2006/2007, Beginning Chapter Books, Caldecott Awards, Dinosaur Books, Letter Literature, Awards, Titles, Historical, If you like Harry Potter...,Once Upon a Heroine, Picture Books by Themes, Read It, Story Packets
www.cmlkids.com The Columbus Metropolitan Library's kid's page. The "Discover New Books" link has great lists of books appropriate to all age groups.
www.acpl.lib.in.us Allen County Public Library, Ft. Wayne, IN. Children's Services page includes book lists link and a page entitled Children's Literature, which is a compiled list of additional informative websites.
http://www.bpl.org/kids/booklist The kid's page link leads you to many different pages including a great book list, homework help, and Internet fun.
http://www.bpl.org/kids/booksmags.htm This is a library's schedule of their programming. They list the program theme, books to read, rhymes and finger plays. The site is not up-dated but the info listed can be of great benefit for planning.
http://www.hcpl.net/cgi-bin/ebranch/story_time/browse.pl Harris County Public Library site. Includes craft ideas, storytimes, hand rhymes and more.
http://www.hplibrary.org/kids/booklists/super2.html This page is maintained by the Youth Services staff of the Highland Park Public Library, 494 Laurel Avenue, Highland Park, IL 60035
www.lib.muohio.edu/pictbks An academic website which gives teachers, librarians, parents, and students a place for designing literature-based thematic units for all subjects.
http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/ Includes reader's advisory, books with movie tie-ins, series and award winners
www.waterborolibrary.org/bklistj.htm Waterboro Public Library, East Waterboro, Maine. Great booklists for children. A comprehensive list arranged by theme. This site is an awesome resource for librarians, parents, and children.
www.webrary.org/kids/jbibmenu.html - Another comprehensive booklist sponsored by Morton Grove Public Library, Morton Grove, Illinois.
http://www.teachersfirst.com/index.cfm