For Parents & Teachers

No, you don't have to be a parent or teacher to checkout our "Parent-Teacher" books

We all want our children to do well in school and have success in life. It's not always easy though to know just how best to help a child achieve these goals. Of course, there are simple things we can do that we know helps them develop skills they will need when they enter kindergarten--things like regularly reading to young children or giving them crayons and paper so they can draw and "write". But there is so much more we can do to help them learn--not only as preschoolers but throughout all their school years as well.

Where can you find the help you need? If you care for a child, regardless of their age and regardless of whether you are a parent, grandparent, babysitter or other caregiver, you may find just the help you need in our "Parent-Teacher" section at the library. Books in this collection offer easy to follow instructions, ideas and examples to help anyone who spends time with a child. Here, you will find creative learning ideas, easy crafts, age-appropriate booklists, simple inexpensive activities and great tips that can help you help your child learn, beginning in their very early toddler years and right on through their school years.

Where do you find this collection of books? Every Holmes County Library location, including the bookmobile, has a “Parent-Teacher” collection. Why not stop by today and check out a few of these great books. Remember, you don't have to be a parent or teacher...just someone who wants to see that special child in your life learn and be successful.

Helping Books / Helping Families Program The Helping Books/Helping Families Program 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 Helping Books Resources lists programs, web sites, books, videos, and other tools that provide guidelines for the use of children’s literature to generate discussion.

Top 5 Getting Ready for Kindergarten Websites

The following are websites that will provide you with additional resources to help your child "get ready for kindergarten!"

iParenting Preschooler and Child
A partner with DisneyFamily.com, iParenting provides a wide variety of worksheets in the areas of motor, social and academic skills as well as personal information. Worksheets are available in Word '97 and Portable Document Format (PDF).

KidZone Kindergarten
Access worksheets on alphabet recognition and printing practice, math, reading, science, scissor skills and more on the KidZone Kindergarten website.

Enchanted Learning Preschool and Kindergarten Activities
Alphabet, math, scissor skills, nursery rhymes, numbers, coloring activities and more are all at your fingertips to help your child grow in kindergarten readiness.

TLSBOOKS.COM Kindergart en Worksheets
Free downloadable worksheets covering numbers, reading, fine motor skills, science, thinking skills, concepts and basic skills available in PDF format.

Education.com Kindergarten Worksheets and Printables
This website provides a wide variety of worksheets to download and covers all the basic skills your kindergartner needs to master.