CHD 120- Environments Project

1. BOOKS AND
LITERACY
ACTIVITY
CENTER
By: Nicole Burns
CH120

2. MATERIALS AVAILABLE IN
THE BOOKS AND LITERACY
ACTIVITY CENTER
12-14 Books and Materials Available
Books and Materials are Rotated Monthly to
maintain interest.
 Books and materials from each category
(Toddlers 3-5 years old and 5-6 Books
available in each category)
 Other Materials in Book Activity Center:
 Flannel Board with Board Stories
 Puppets
 Listening Center with Headphones( Teacher
will monitor and assist with these materials)

3. BOOKS AND LITERACY
ACTIVITY CENTER
This activity center will contain books
and materials that will include these five
categories.
 Fantasy
 Factual Information
 Nature and Science
 Different Races and Cultures
 Different Abilities

4. FANTASY BOOKS AND MATERIALS
These are books and materials where the children
and teachers can create stories and characters
about people and animals.

5. FACTUAL
INFORMATION
 Books with pictures about real life
animals
 Facts about the real life of animals
and plants
 Books about real life experiences

6. NATURAL AND SCIENCE
 Books on the five senses and how they
work.
 Books on the human body
 Books on different type of animals

7. DIFFERENT RACES AND CULTURES AND
ABILITIES
 Books containing information about
past and current people of different
races and cultures
 Books in other languages
 Books on different abilities such as
individuals with disabilities and how
they use aids (eyeglasses, hearing aids,
and wheelchairs

8. BOOKS AND LITERACY ACTIVITY CENTER
Children are read to throughout the day
on a formal and informal basis.
Children’s participation is voluntary and
not required.
Teachers and staff are creating warm
interactions during reading. (Activities
Power Point Part 3 Slide 3)

9. INFANTS/TODDLERS BOOK NEEDS:
Infants and Toddlers need books hard-page,
cloth and sturdy books that show realistic pictures
of
 Transportation
 Animals
 People
 Day to Day Routines
Children with Special Needs need books and
materials that appropriate for their needs. They
may also need large print materials, recorded
stories and books with different textures for
visually impaired children. (ECERS, 15 Books and
Pictures, Section 5.4)

10. SKILLS AND ABILITIES LEARNED FROM
THE BOOKS AND LITERACY CENTER
 Language and Communication Skills (new words , different
languages)
 Feelings and Emotions
 Movement (Intimating actions from a book )
 Logical Thinking Skills (What is happening in their lives and
the world around them, Cause and Effect)
 Love of Reading and Books
 Imagination
 Reading Comprehension (sequence of events)
 Letter Recognition

11. TEACHER’S ROLE IN BOOKS AND
LITERACY CENTER
 Provide a wide variety of books and materials
that makes reading fun.
 Provides a wide of different books on different
cultures and languages. (Children can learn
what words mean in different languages)
 Activities related to stories and books read in
centers and Storytime as a group.
 Promote creativity and imagination by creating
pictures and puppets about stories.
 Provide access to books and materials about
different genders.

12. DOMAIN : LANGUAGE AND LITERACY
Strand 1: Listening and Speaking
A6: Demonstrate increasing ability to attend to, participate in, and understand
language in conversations, stories, songs and poems. (Page 13)
Strategies:
Reading to child daily and using a variety of stories, rhymes, songs and chants.

13. DOMAIN: COGNITION AND GENERAL
KNOWLEDGE
Strand 2: Learning About the World
Sub Strain: Scientific Knowledge
A6: Explore characteristics, basic needs, and life cycles of living things. (Page 28)
Strategies: Reading books and magazines with child containing photographs of different habitats
and landforms.

14. DOMAIN: COGNITION AND GENERAL
KNOWLEDGE
Strain 3: Learning About Families and Communities
Sub Strain D: Families and Communities
D6: Identify personal characteristics , including gender and family composition
(Page 34)
Strategies: Inviting others to share their culture and traditions with child
recognizing similarities and differences.

15. DOMAIN: PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
AND HEALTH
Strand 3: Health and Well-Being
C7: Demonstrate personal health and hygiene skills and understand that those
practices help to maintain good health. (Page 43)
Strategies: Providing time and needed tools for self-help skills.
Modeling and practicing proper hand washing and drying with
child while singing the ABC song.