Resources


Board Books

In the Nicholson Library, the Third Floor (Wilson) houses the children's literature section. Specific to our Infant/Toddler semester, Board Books have been purchased for your use and are housed in the ECE Resource Library section. Here is a list of current titles for your convenience:
 
A to Z
Baby FAces
Baby Faces Peekaboo
Baby Food
Black on White
Blue Hat, Green hat
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See
Busy Fingers
But Not the Hippopotamus
Colors, ABC, Numbers
Counting Colors
Doggies: A counting and Barking Book
Down by the Bay
Eat!
First 100 Machines
First 100 Animals
First 100 Words
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
Global Babies
Good Night, Gorilla
Goodnight Moon
Happy Baby Words
Here are My Hands
Hey, Diddle, Diddle and other Favorites
Hickory, Dickory, Dock and Other Favorites
Horns to Toes and in Between
Hugs & Kisses
Jamberry
Miss Mary Mack
Moo, Baa, La La La
"More, More, More", said the Baby
My Big Animal Book
My First Body Board Book
My First Colors Board Book
My First Number Board Book
My First Things that Go Board Book
My Very First Book of Colors
My Very First Book of Numbers
My Very First Book of Shapes
My Very First Book of Words
Opposites
Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See
Peek-a Boo!
Polar Bear, Polar, Bear, What Do You Hear?
Roll Over!: A Counting Song
Shapes
Sleep
Smile!
Spash!
The Cherrios Christmas Play Book
The Cheerios Play Book
The Eensy-Weensy Spider
The Going to Bed Book
The More We Get Together
The Napping House
The Sun Maid Raisins Play Book
The Very Busy Spider
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Lonely Firefly
This Little Piggy: And Other Favorites
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star; And Other Favorites
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Wheels on the Bus
White on Black
You Are My Sunshine
 

ECE iPod

The Early Childhood Education Resource Library has an iPod with preloaded children's songs that you can check out and use during your field experiences. Unlike the other materials, the iPod is supervised by Dr. Reed. In order to check out the iPod, please email Dr. Reed the day and time you wish to check out the iPod. It is your responsibility to charge the iPod in preparation for its use. Please plan accordingly.
 
For your convenience, here is the list of songs currently loaded onto the iPod:
 
Album: And Now It's Time for Silly Songs with Larry (Veggie Tales)
 
The Water Buffalo Song                    The Song of Cebu
Monkey                                           Lance the Turtle
The Dance of the Cucumber              School House Polka
Hopperena                                       Endangered Love
His Cheeseburger                             Pizza Angel
The Biscuit of Zazzamarandabo         Donuts for Benny
Supper Hero                                    I Love My Lips
Belly Button                                     Sneeze if you Need To
Astonishing Wigs                              Happy Tooth Day
Oh Santa!                                        8 Polish Foods of Christmas
The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything    The Yodeling Veterinarian
Larry's Blues                                    Best Friends Forever
Good Night Junior                             Gated Community
Mess Down in Egypt                          Sport Utility Vehicle
Sippy Cup                                        Where Have Staplers Gone?
Pants                                               The Hairbrush Song
Bubble Rap                                       Kilts and Stilts
Larry's High Silk Hat
 
Album: Sesame Street Platinum All-Time Favorites
 
Sesame Street Theme                       ABC-DEF-GHI
People in Your Neighborhood              Rubber Duckie
Elmo's Song                                      Doin' the Pigeon
"C" is for Cookie                                I Don't Want to Live on the Moon
Monster in the Mirror                         Sing
Happy Tappin' with Elmo                    Fuzzy and Blue
Bein' Green                                       Lambaba
What Do I Do When I'm Alone?           One Fine Face
I Love Teeth                                      Little Things
Put Down the Duckie                          We Are All Earthlings
 
Album: Singable Songs with Raffi
 
Going to the Zoo                                My Dreydel
Peanut Butter Sandwich                      Five Little Pumpkins
The Sharing Song                               Mister Sun
Old MacDonald Had a Band                  The More We Get Together
Down By the Bay                                Brush Your Teeth
Robin in the Rain                                Five Little Frogs
I Wonder if I'm Growing                      Aiken Drum
Willoughby Wallaby Woo                      Spider on the Floor
Baa Baa Black Sheep
 
Album: 30 Toddler Songs
Old MacDonald Had a Farm                    I'm H-A-P-P-Y
This Little Pig                                        Jack and Jill
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush     Frere Jacques
Had a Little Rooster                               The Wheels on the Bus
BINGO                                                  Fuzzy Wuzzy
Baa Baa Black Sheep                             Six Little Ducks
Polly Put the Kettle On                           Pat-a Cake, Pat-a Cake
Polly Wolly Doodle                                 Little Miss Muffet
Little Bo Peep                                        Looby Loo
Pop Goes the Weasel                             The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Michael Finnigan                                    Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Humpty Dumpty                                    Hot Cross Buns
Mary Had a Little Lamb                          London Bridge is Falling Down
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star                      Skip to My Loo
The Farmer in the Dell                            Apples and Bananas
 
Album: 30 Toddler Songs Vol. 2
The Muffin Man                                       You Are My Sunshine
Hush Little Baby                                      Hickory Dickory Dock
Six in a Bed                                            Waltzing Matilda
I've Been Working on the Railroad            Yankee Doodle
Rock A By Baby                                       A Tisket a Tasket
For He's a Jolly Good Fellow                     Rub a Dub Dub, 3 Men in a Tub
This Old Man                                           Do Your Ears Hang Low?
On Top of Old Smokey                             Take Me Out to the Ballgame
Three Blind Mice                                      Boys & Girls Come Out to Play
There was a Crooked Man                         I'm a Little Teapot
How Much is that Doggie in the Window     I Saw Three Ships
The Grandfather Clock                              Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone?
Daisy Daisy                                             Simple Simon
The Old Gray Mare                                   Bluetail Fly (Jimmy Crack Corn)
She's Be Comin' Round the Mountain         Little Jack Horner
 
Album: 30 Toddler Songs Vol. 3
Big Rock Candy Mountain                          God Bless the Moon
The Yellow Rose of Texas                           Aiken Drum
Little Bunny Foo-Foo                                 Home on the Range
The Flea Fly Song                                      Alice the Camel
Sing a Song of Sixpence                            See-Saw Margery Daw
Head and Shoulders                                  Little Red Caboose
John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt               Five Little Monkeys
Rain, Rain, Go Away                                 The Big Ship Sails On
Oranges and Lemons                                 Shoo Fly
Arriga Bamboo                                          The Cat Came Back
Skidamarink                                              Down by the Bay
Six Little Ducks                                         Once an Austrian Went Yodeling
O Susanna                                               Where is Thumbkin?
Boom, Boom, Ain't It Great to Be Crazy?     Happy Birthday
There's a Hole in My Bucket                       The Ants Go Marching In
 
Album: World Travels World Music
Like Me and You                                        Che Che Kule
Fiesta Musical                                            Iko Iko
Quasvi Quavi                                             The Silkie Song
Anishanabe                                               Her Come Our Mothers
La Mananita Alegre                                    Down On the Bayou
Three Little Birds                                       El Gallo Pinto
Italian Rhyme                                            Sur Le Pon D'avignon
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
 
Album: My First Classical Album
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, "Pastoral": IV> Thunderstorm: Allegro
21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: Hungarian Dance No. 5
The Nutcracker: Act II Pas de deux: The Sugar Plum Fairy and Prince Orgead
Petrushka : Tableau I: Russian Dance
Short Ride in a Fast Machine
24 Caprices, Op. 1: No. 16 in G Minor
Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan
Carnival of the Animals: V. The Elephant
12 Danzas Espanolas (Spanish Dances), Op 37
Overture (Suite) in A Minor
Concerto for Flute and Harp in C Major
Peter and the Wolf, Op 67: The Cat
Saxophone Concerto in E-Flat Major
Aida, Act II: Triumphant March & Chorus
Tannhauser: Overture
Semper Fidelis
Carnival of the Animals: XII. Fossils
Polka Italienne
 
Albums: Christmas Carols (Various)
White Christmas
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
The Little Drummer Boy
Frosty the Snowman
Jingle Bell Rock
 

Professional Journals

The Nicholson Library carries a number of Early Childhood and related professional journals:
 
American Education Research Journal
Child Development
Educational Leadership
Elementary School Journal Exceptional Children
Gifted Children Today
Instructor
Journal of Special Education
Journal of Teacher Education
Review of Educational Research
Teacher Educator
Young Children
Reading Today
Childhood: A Journal of Global Child Research
Education, Citizenship & Social Justice
Journal of Early Childhood Literacy
Journal of Early Intervention
Topics in Early Childhood and Special Education
Young Exceptional Children
Early Childhood Research & Practice
International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education
Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education
Reading Research Quarterly
 

ECE Resource Materials

The Early Childhood Education (ECE) Resource Library is housed by the Circulation Desk in Nicholson Library. Linda Chapman is the librarian you should utilize in reference to the materials. The materials can be checked out for 3 Days and must be disinfected prior to their return. Materials should be cleaned using a 1:10 (bleach:water) solution. Missing/damaged pieces/materials should be reported to Linda Chapman and Dr. Amber Reed.
 
You are encouraged to view the materials for details and to be familiar with the inventory.
 
But for a quick reference, here is a list of the materials for your convenience:
 
Baby Doll Circle Time
 
The container marked Baby Doll Circle Time contains 12 diverse dolls with 12 washcloths, spoons, and "blankets". This container is ONLY to be used for Baby Doll Circle Time (Infant/Toddler Semester).
 
Infant/Toddler Specific
 
Shape Sorters
Stacking Rings
Soft Blocks
Stacking Cups
Popcorn Pusher
Roll Founds
Crab Mirror
Caterpillar Pop Up
Peg Board
ABC Blocks
Learning Cube
Infant/Animal Puzzle
 
Music
 
iPod (see ECE iPod for song list; see Dr. Reed to check-out)
9 sets of 8" Rhythm Sticks
Rainbow Rhythm Ribbons Activity Set
Gathering Drum
Toddler Jambourines (Set of 6)
Mini Jambourines (Set of 6)
Boomwhackers Activity Set
 
Science
 
Magnet Wands (Set of 6)
Six Mighty Magnets
Light Table Discovery Kit
Table Top Light Box
Color Paddles (Set of 18)
Human X-Rays on Film
Animal X-Rays
Insect X-Ray & Picture Cards
Clear Magnifiers (Set of 6)
Complete Specimen Set
Fun with My Five Senses
Shatterproof Safety Mirrors (Set of 12)
Student Balance with Colored Buckets
4 Stations Sand & Water Play Centers w/Lids (2 tall, 2 short)
Gator Grabber Tweezers
 
Math
 
Large Manipulative Set
Attribute Beads & Pattern Cards
Lacing & Tracing Jumbo Set
Super Sorting Set with Activity Cards
Hands on Learning Patterning Mats
1 cm Interlocking Unit Cubes (Set of 1000)
Flat Activity Trays
Match It Numbers
Inchimals
Beginners Counting Felt Set
Learn to Count to 100 Flannelboard Set
 
Building (STEM)
 
Magic Briks
Gears! Gears! Gears!
Magna-Tiles Clear Colors (100 pcs)
Mega Blocks
Wooden Building Blocks
 
Gross Motor
 
River Stones
Step A Logs
19' Rainbow Parachute with 16 Handles
7' Speed Rope (Set of 6)
Sit & Spin
Soft Soccer Ball
Large Rubber Ball
Bubbles
 
Fine Motor
 
Multicultural Dressing Boards (Set of 6)
Weaving Loom
Fabric Weaving Strips (set of 60)
My First Match It! Puzzle Set (Set of 4)
Heads & Tails Match It
 
Literacy
 
Sounds on the Farm (Listening Lotto)
Outside Sounds (Listening Lotto)
Sounds at Home (Listening Lotto)
Phonemic Awareness Learning Card Set
Storytime Apron
ABC Phonics Felt Set
Four Step Sequencing
Oral Language Builders
Opposites Language Cards
Kaplan Kids Puppets (Set of 7)
Bigmouth Animal Puppets
Mitt & 5 Sets of Characters
Guided Reading Balls
Pocket Chart
Graphic Organizer Flip Chart
Early Literacy Flash Card Set
Dry Erase Board Sets
 
Games
 
Matching Activity Games-Rhyme Time
Twister
Candy Land
Chutes & Ladders
Hi Ho Cherry-O
Twister
Connect 4
Perfection
 
Misc Pretend
 
Pretend & Play Family African-American
Pretend & Play Friends with Diverse Abilities
Pretend & Play Family Caucasian
Pretend & Play Family Asian
Pretend & Play Family Hispanic
Jumbo Animals
Market Baskets w/Food