Play with a Purpose
Need a Play date? Mom's Clubs welcome!
We invite all Moms Clubs in our, and neighboring, communities to come and experience our new Play with a Purpose Area for a play date! We have implemented a new infant play area, as well as literacy, art and STEM/tinkering learning centers, in coordination with a new dramatic play area, for toddlers through preschoolers. These new Play with a Purpose areas are all part of the grant we received with the intent to provide opportunities for Kindergarten readiness for everyone. The new play unit in the dramatic play space was built by the cabinetry students of Tri-County Regional Vocational High School who worked with the students in Early Education and Care as well as Visual and Graphic Design to create the manipulatives and graphics for the themes they chose to explore. We will change the themes monthly to engage children in exciting, active, dramatic play.
The Mind in the Making grant is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and administered by the Board of Library Commissioners.
The Mind in the Making grant is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and administered by the Board of Library Commissioners.
Infant Area
Babies are just getting started on self discovery and large motor movement. Our area offers a baby play cube with mirrors, soft mats, activity panels and more to create basic learning opportunities for your child. Located right next to the BIG collection of board books.
What's on the tables?
As part of this grant, Miss Laura is creating three special carts with a rotating cast of activities which will help your child play and learn. Tables in the children's room will feature a varieity of STEAM and Early Literacy activities from the carts so a visit to the library could never the same twice. Always come by to see what's on tap to supplement your child's learning and play.
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from the ART CART
Tempera Paints Finger Paints Watercolor Paints Wikki Sticks Stencils Rubbing Plates Markers Craft Paper Collage Materials |
from the TINKERING CART
Geo Boards Mobilo Shape Sorters / Stackers Gears Geo Block Builder Three Little Pigs Maze Game Build-a-Maze Simple Machines Tube Builders |
from the EARLY LITERACY CART
Alphabet Game Letter Building Blocks Letter Stampers Upper Case Letter Stampers Lower Case Make Letters with Wikki Sticks Preschool Ruled Paper Letter Stencils |
Play with a Purpose Parenting Books:
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The new Play with a Purpose area is federally funded by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
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