Book Bags
Check out our book bags bag for fun on a rainy day, to use with a group, road trip, or family game night! Promote literacy & math skills! Entertain various ages and provide hours of family fun!
Family Literacy Bags
- Each purple bag has a different theme: bears, trains, bedtime, friends, farms, the zoo, & mice
- books for various reading levels
- storytelling kit
- game or puzzle
- activity sheet to coordinate with theme
Materials generously provided by Thompson School Readiness Council & The Friends of The Library.
Math Bags
- Each green bag contains Mixing in Math activities that introduce and explore math concepts & skills in a fun and interactive way
- Storybooks connecting math & literacy
- Cool games featuring penguins, road races, and colors & shapes
These bags were made possible by Mixing in Math grant funding.
Online Resources
Find a Good Book
- Book Adventure
- Book Hive
- Book Spot
- Guys Read
- Kids Reads
- Nutmeg Book Award
- Read Kiddo Read
- Teens Reads
Finding Reading Levels of Books
Family Fun in CT
- Connecticut Kids & Family
- Connecticut Science Center
- Dinosaur State Park
- Family Activities in CT
- Lake Compounce
- Mashantucket Pequot Museum
- My Connecticut Kids
- Mystic Aquarium
Raising Readers
- Children’s Book-A-Day Almanac
- Day by Day Calendar
- Jim Trelease
- Mem Fox
- Pam Allyn
- Read.gov
- Reading is Fundamental
- Reading Rockets
- Story Blocks
Education
Special Education
Homeschooling
Family Resources
History, Math, & Science
- American History
- Discovery Kids
- Kids dig dinos
- Math for All Ages
- Math for kids
- National Geographic for Kids
- Smithsonian Museum for kids