Enroll your child today for Imagination Library

*Children must live in St. Clair County and be between the ages of 0-5 (not yet 5)

Going beyond the book

Extend your child's learning beyond the book

 

  • On the back of every book is a mailing label with:
  1. The child's name - Children can see their name everyday.  Practice reading and spelling their name before kindergarten.
  2. The child's address - children can learn their address before entering kindergarten
  3. The month the book was sent - children can work on the months of the year, the season the months in and the month of their birthday.
  • Books can be used for:
  1. Stacking all the books the child has received
  2. Counting the books that are stacked
  3. Seeking similarities and differences between all of the books
Activities to promote literacy

Help promote literacy with your child with some of these activities.

  • Talk and Sing
  1. Use rhymes
  2. Repeat sounds the child makes
  3. Tell stories about your childhood
  • Read and Make Books
  1. Read your Imagination Library books
  2. Take books with you when you have to wait
  3. Make a touch and feel book with your child
  • Draw and Write
  1. Encourage your child to use crayons and pencils at a young age
  2. Cut play dough into letters and numbers
  3. Use different forms of letters (blocks, magnets, puzzles, etc)