by Jennifer Nicholson Rowan Public Library
Tulips are blooming, and birds are singing. T-ball practice and trips to the parks fill
the air on Saturdays. Well, for most
Saturdays. When rainy days hit, many
parents can feel the weather blues. While
the kids have spring fever, remember to keep reading and learning fever going
year round!
When rainy days hit, and one cannot make it
to the library, grab your laptop or your tablet and check out some really
awesome eBooks. Tumble Books is a free
program offered by the Rowan Public Library which parents can access through
their internet browser, by visiting our website at Rowanpubliclibrary.org. Once there, click on the link for Kids’
Space, then access Tumble Books through the link provided.
Tumble Books is an interactive program that
provides Story Books (picture books), Read Alongs (Chapter books), Non-Fiction
books, videos, and games. Parents and
kids can choose to have the narrator read to them, or they can read the book
themselves. If the child chooses to have the auto narrator, the child will see
the section that is being read highlighted on the screen, building word
recognition and sentence structure. The
educational videos provided by Tumble Books are part of the National Geographic
video library. These videos provide
quick educational information to children who, love watching movies! If you have a child who loves puzzles and
games, don’t forget Tumble Books has those as well!
If the rainy weather still has you down, try
visiting the Kids’ Space on the Rowan Public Library, click on the link for
Links, and parents can find more free online resources, such as ABCya.com and
Starfall.com. Both ABCya.com and
Starfall.com offers reading and math building skills for preschoolers and
children up 5th grade. Starfall.com offers, access to a mobile app
which parents can download for free.
Remember parents, when April showers hit,
grab a laptop or tablet and enjoy some rainy day reading and fun interactive
games through the Rowan Public Library.
Jennifer Nicholson
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