Our instructional material collection includes over 1,000 resources for teacher reference, assessment, lesson planning and more! In the IMC collection, you'll find:
*We also have a collection of animated DVDs as well as other movies suitable for children in the DVD collection on the first floor of Smith Library. You can check out DVDs from the "animated" section, or look for titles from this list of live action children's films.
Check out our social studies resource boxes and games from Lakeshore Learning. Click here for a list of subjects covered.
Pairing a puppet with a picture book can bring the story to life and make literature fun and engaging for young readers. Below are some puppets in the resource center with several book suggestions for each:
PIG PUPPET
Mercy Watson series by Kate DiCamillo
The three pigs by David Wiesner
Elephant and Piggie series by Mo Willems
BEAR PUPPETS (3)
Goldilocks and the three bears by James Marshall
Rubia and the three osos by Susan Elya
Leola and the honeybears by Melodye Rosales
LION PUPPET
The happy lion by Lousie Fatio
Library lion by Michelle Knudsen
The lion and the mouse by Jerry Pinkney
CAT PUPPET
Yoko by Rosemary Wells
Won Ton by Lee Wardlaw
If you give a cat a cupcake by Laura Numeroff
DOG PUPPET
Henry, the dog with no tail by Kate Feiffer
City dog, country frog by Mo Willems
The desperate dog writes again by Eileen Christelow
WITCH PUPPET
A very witchy spelling bee by George Shannon
Strega nona by Tomie DePaola
Heckedy peg by Audrey Wood