Reading Ready Time - All About Indiana

with the Indiana State Library

Children 3-6 are invited to a virtual Library visit! Join us from home to sing along, listen to a story, see new places, and meet amazing people. This week, we visit the Indiana State Library and learn all about our state.

Reading Ready Time is a virtual library experience specifically designed to help children 3-6 years old get ready to read and connect with the Library.  We hope this program will help them make a connection, building on their path to becoming lifelong learners. The Indiana Young Readers Center has a giant collection of children’s books written by Indiana authors.  Suzanne Walker, the IYRC librarian, is visiting with us today to share books and information about our state.  Check out All About Indiana on our YouTube page. Learning about Indiana supports Indiana Early Learning Standards for older preschoolers SS3.2 Demonstrate awareness of places and regions. Other Reading Ready Time episodes can be found on our YouTube channel. 

Additional resources:

• Orville Redenbacher, famous popcorn scientist, is an Indiana native.  Play with corn with some fun thematic activities.  Try some silly popcorn songs or fine motor skill building.  
• You say you are from Indiana and people say, “Oh! The Indy 500!”  Check out these racing STEM activities from the National Science Teaching Association. 
• Every year, the State Library hosts the Firefly Awards for children’s literature by Indiana authors.  This is the only award I know of where the voting is done by children.  You can find lists of all previous award winners on the Indiana Young Readers Center website. 

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