The Resource Room is a resource center and toy-lending library  for family-based and center-based child care providers, neighbors and relatives who care for children, parents, and teachers.

Our goal is to improve children’s learning through age appropriate,  hands-on exploration and play.

At the Resource Room, you can borrow:
    □  Infant and Toddler Materials
    □  Dramatic Play and Active Play Materials
    □  Social Studies/Multi-Cultural/Holiday Theme Kits
    □  Science and Math Kits
    □  Literacy Packs (Over 70 are available!)
    □  Puppets and Puzzles
    □  Games, Music, and Art Materials
    □ Teacher and Parenting Books, Magazines, and Videos

You can also use our laminator, die cut machine, and book binder.  Or come talk about curriculum development, how to use materials,  establishing a positive learning atmosphere, etc.

Below is a list of the kits and activties available at our Resource Room.

Science & Discovery Kits
 All About Light
 All About Our Teeth
 Bears
 Bubbles
 Butterflies
 Color
 Creepy Crawlies
 Dinosaurs
 On the Farm
 Frogs
 Magnetism
 My Body
 My Five Senses
 Nature in the Fall
 Nutrition
 Seasons
 Seeds to Plant
 Outer Space
 Springtime
 The Heart Treasure Chest
 Trees
 Under the Sea
 Weather
 WOW Water
 Dinosaurs
 Liquid Measurement
 Wild Animals
 Wild Animal Babies

Creative Arts Kits:
 Learning About Musical Instruments
 Art Kit
 Family Art
Science & Discovery Materials & Equipment:
 Magnetic alphabet blocks
 Magnetic stool
 Magnetic letters
 Mag-neatos, 72 piece set
 Bug story stampers
 Classroom thermometer
 Root-vue farm
 Farm animal puppets
 All About Our Teeth model
 Castle Marble Works
 Magnifiers
 Rain maker tube
 Animal lacing cards
 Soft dinosaurs
 Gardening tools
 View Master
 Kalaidoscope
 Nature/science information cards
 Rocket launcher

Creative Arts Equipment:
 Rhythm sticks
 Wooden drum
 Xylophone
 Scarves
 Animal sponges for printing
 Sponge painting shapes
 Color squares
 Heart stampers
 Crayon maker
 Sand toys
 
Family & Community Kits:
 Career Possibilities
 Farm The Lion King
 Firefighter
 Higglytown Community Helpers
 Play Safe! Be Safe!
 Trains
 Transportation
 New Baby in the Family
 All Kinds of Families
 Happy Birthday Celebration
 Naptime
 I Care Peace Kit
 We All Have Feelings

Family & Community Materials & Equipment
 Career vests
 Community helper puppets
 Community helper floor puzzle
 Community helper flannelboard set
 Community helper tiles (wooden)
 People at work puzzle
 Occupation cards (photographs)
 Friends with diverse abilities: vinyl people
 Special needs puppets
 Self-help dolls
 Crutches
 Transportation floor puzzle
 Road signs
 Small cars and trucks
 Cash register
 Tool kit
 Nuts & bolts/wrench
 Doll house
 Dinner placemats 2/marked utensil settings
 Plastic food
 Let’s Pretend washing machine
 Slice-tastic fruits & vegetables
 Dress-up hats
 Dress me dolls
 Cooking set
 People puppets
 Dress-up costumes
 Dolls
 Animal/ABC puppets

Holidays & World Cultures Kits:
 Chinese New Year
 Cinco de Mayo
 Thanksgiving
 Kwanzaa
 Hanukkah
 Christmas
 Africa
 Around the World
 Bread Around the World
 Madagascar
 Native Americans from the Eastern Woodlands
 Native American from the Plains
 Native Americans from the Southwest
 African Instruments

Math:
 Beginning Math
 Weighted boxes
 Measure and Weigh

Holidays & World Cultures Materials & Equipment:
 Children Around the World puzzle
 Learning About Musical Instruments
 Tepee

Math Materials/Equipment:
 Small unit blocks
 Linking cubes
 Dominoes
 Domino critters
 Baby animal dominoes
 Parquetry blocks and cards
 Bear counters
 Cuisinaire rods
 Number line floor mat
 Measuring tape
 Stringing beads & pattern cards
 Abacus
 Bear counting frame
 Rocker balance
 Tangram set (32 pieces)
 Number sponges
 Spanish/English number bean bags

Building & Manipulative Toys
 Lincoln Logs set
 Stringing beads
 Rectangle snap-togethers
 Flexiblocks
 Sliced circle links
 Stacrobats
 Formation building set
 Fiddlestix (90 piece set)
 Stacking snap circles
 Duplo blocks
 Toddler building blocks
 Horseshoe set
 Croquet set
 Foam building blocks (68 pieces)
 Gear set
 Wooden build-a-police-car

Literacy Packs:

Games:
 Giant pick-up sticks
 Memory
 Candyland

Music CD’s & Tapes:

Story Tapes with Books:

Jigsaw Puzzles:

Flannelboard Story Sets:

Infant/Toddler Toys:

Active Play Equipment:
Playground balls
Playground cones
Parachute
Vinyl stepping stones
World globe inflatable ball
Inflatable 6-ft. wall climber & pump
Tactile curve path
Nylon collapsible tunnel
Animal jumping sacks
Scarves
Hobby horse

See a resource you would like to borrow? To make an appointment, call 267 531 5249 Ext. 100