Establishing A Home Library For Your Children
Expanding your home library for your children does not have to be complicated. There are many ways to acquire children’s books that are both entertaining and educational. It is important to have a wide variety in your home library. Just as adults typically do not enjoy sticking to one specific genre; children also like variety.
You may be wondering how you can achieve a good quality children’s in home library. There are a few easy steps to take to help build that library. The first thing you will need is a book shelf. Let your children help pick out the book shelf. This will get them excited about the books that will be going into it. You can either put up shelves for a simple make shift book shelf or you can even turn crates sideways and stack them for a rustic looking book shelf. You can purchase a new one from a local big box store or furniture store or you can browse garage sales or resale shops. You can even decorate the shelf with some adhesive vinyl to create a completely new look.
Once you have the bookshelf set up you will need to start filling it with books. You will want to fill it with historical books, books about geography and animals but you will also want to fill it with any adventure books for boys and girls. These books can include chapter books or even anime collections. A great resource to find out the most trending series of children’s books is to go to your local book store or search sites such as amazon and even google to find new releases with customer ratings.
Last you will need to acquire the books for your book shelf. You have the shelf and you have researched and kept a running list of the books you would like to add to your home library. Finding the books should not be to hard. You can purchase directly from your local book store or online shopping store. Many big box stores also sell a decent variety of books. If you want your purchase to make a difference then you can purchase directly from the book sale forms that come home in your child’s folder. These usually come home monthly and a percentage of the bulk class purchase is kicked back to your child’s teacher so he or she can purchase more books at a discounted rate for the classroom.
Another fun way to acquire books for your home library is to check out resale shops, garage sales and even library sales. You can usually find books for as low as a dime a piece when you look for used books. This is a great way to build up a library on a discount budget. You can also host a home show book party. There are several companies that provide in home or online based book sales. The host of the show often gets books at a reduced rate and sometimes can even earn free books. Once you have your child’s library stocked you can incorporate family reading time to help build fluency and recognition skills.
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