Build literacy skills in children ages 0-5; Vol. 2, Issue 3
Back to School
At home and on-the-go activities for Little Learners
While most school-age children are back in the rhythm of school activities, some little siblings are at home or in daycare and may need activities of their own. PBS Kids has created some amazing reading and interactive learning resources to help parents and caregivers. Explore these sites with reading and learning activities.
Digital and Printable Resources
• PBS KIDS for Parents: Find tips, resources, printables, an Activity Finder and more tools for learning at home with young children, including a special virtual event: Prepping for a Very Different School Year.
To get free resources and activities sent directly to your phone, sign up for Bright by Text by texting “GPB” to 27448.
Talk it up with your baby
Language is free. Parents don’t have to have puzzles, fancy toys, or even be able to read. All parents have to do is talk, interact, and engage with their children in everyday conversations. Here are basic guidelines for talking with your child.
Between the Lions
This digital reading collection can guide you through read-a-long stories and printed material to engage your little one on a grand adventure through many great books. Visit here to start your new great adventure in reading.
E-Read books has a library of audible books that will read aloud to your little one at the touch of the title. Visit here and see what new reading adventure awaits for you.
Talk it up with your baby
Between the Lions
Make reading fun with interactive reading tools
These are interactive reading tools that are easy to use and navigate. They will capture the attention of little learners.
Toddler Time at Home: This calendar of daily activities features weekly themes that encompass five categories: On The Move, Adventures Online, Sensory Time, Story Time, and Arts and Creativity.
Words2Reading: Here you can find easy-to-follow videos, links, downloadable documents, e-books, and audio clips to grow your young reader from birth to age eight. You can customize your age search so that you can go directly to appropriate age resources.
Bright By Text: Bright by Text is a free service that provides activities, games, and resources right to your smartphone. Messages are targeted to your child’s age and include information on child development, language and early literacy, health and safety, behavioral tips, and more. Message and data rates may apply. To get started, text GPB to 274448 or fill out this form. Subscribers can receive texts in English or Spanish.
Read 1,000 Books B4 Kindergarten
The Statesboro Regional Library has a special program for pre-school children and their families. The 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program is free for children ages birth to five-years-old. Visit or call the library today to learn more, register, and pick up a starter pack. You can also register online
Forever Reading 2021
Bulloch County Community Literacy Partners Spotlight Edition
A highlight about our community partners whose
continued support and efforts help improve literacy in Bulloch County.
Altrusa International of Statesboro
Statesboro's Altrusa chapter makes its impact with a variety of service, literacy, fundraising and international projects each year. Their literacy efforts benefit Bulloch County Schools' students and families. The chapter has donated nearly 40,000 free books through classroom donations and by placing books in the free meal packs that Bulloch County Schools' most at risk elementary students receive each weekend through the Backpack Buddies program. If you are interested in becoming an Altrusa member or want to partner with the club's community efforts, contact the club president.
Books for Backpack Buddies and Beyond
Ferst Readers' mission is to strengthen communities by providing quality books and literacy resources for children and their families to use at home during the earliest stages of development.
Free books for 5-year-olds and younger:
Ferst Readers of Bulloch County partners with Bulloch County Schools to supply free books and literacy materials to families. Parents or adults may sign up any child who is five-years-old or younger. Multiple children within a household may participate. This service helps do the following:
- encourage reading
- improve literacy in preschool children
- increase a child’s access to books at home, and
- encourage families to read together
Kids World Learning Center
At Kids World Learning Center, we recognize and support the importance of early language and literacy. Our team is trained on how early language and literacy is a critical part of children's development which supports children's ability to communicate, express and understand feelings, and children's thinking ability. Build a good foundation for your child with reading books to them starting at infancy.
Get Georgia Reading
Get Georgia Reading is a statewide public-private partnership that seeks to bring awareness and resources to Georgians to address the problem of illiteracy in our state's young children. In Georgia, two-thirds of third-grade children are unable to read on grade level. This is due to the growing number of children who lack basic early literacy skills when they enter Pre-K and Kindergarten, a foundation that must be built between birth and five years old to help ensure children learn to read well and meet grade-level milestones. Only 49.8 percent of Bulloch County Schools' third-grade students and 69.6 percent of its eighth-grade students can read on grade level. Get reading in our community to ensure our children are on track to achieve grade-level literacy.
Free books for children ages 0-5
Free books help build a library right in a child's home. These are resources to access books for your home or one you know: