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Sunday, April 03, 2016

Rainy Day Blues for Kids



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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