Terms of Use

1. Resources are only available to Early Years professionals working within St Thomas-Elgin County. They are available on a first come/first serve basis and cannot be reserved in advance.
2. Borrowers will produce government issued ID and confirm workplace and personal number at the time of lending.
3. Resources will be returned after 1 month to circulation, fully intact, clean, and dry, ready for future borrowing.
4. Items will be counted and returned in quantities lent. Any broken/lost items will be replaced by the borrower with a comparable item prior to returning.

Connection and Disconnection

This resource contains materials and items that focus on connection and disconnection. It will be of primary interest to a toddler or preschool age group but has items that may be adapted for use with infants as well as older children.

Construction

This resource is all about designing, making and hands-on exploration with real tools. This is best suited for a preschool or school age group.

Design and Tinker: A Makerspace Resource

This resource is all about inventing and experimenting. Most suitable for preschool and/or school-aged children, though younger children may also enjoy sensorial exploration of the materials.

Do You See What I See? A Reflection and Perception Resource

This resource is all about perception and reflection. It is adaptable for use with both infant and toddler age groups. This resource is ideal for promoting self-identification in infants while allowing older children to engage with scientific thinking and language acquisition.

Everything You Need for a Treehouse: A Story Table Resource

This story tables features “Everything You Need for a Treehouse” by Carter Higgins and Emily Hughes, a story that captures the imagination and adventure of treehouses. This kit engages children in imaginative dramatic play, storytelling & retelling…and much more!

Fraidyzoo: A Story Table Resource

This story table features “FraidyZoo” by Thyra Heder, a story about overcoming fear and the power of imagination. This kit engages children in imaginative play, emotional literacy, storytelling & retelling, letter recognition…and much more!

Living Well: A Well-Being Resource

This resource focuses on encouraging children to experience and explore within their own emotional wellness and support self-regulation development. It is adaptable for use with all age groups. The materials in this resource provide an opportunity for children to explore their own sense of self including their physical, cognitive, and emotional wellbeing. This supports children’s social-emotional skills, emotional wellness, and development of self-regulation.

Mud Kitchen: An Outdoor Learning Space Resource

This resource will provide stimulating sensory experiences for any age group. Children will enjoy playing and exploring with various textures, consistencies, and compositions of natural materials and real tools.

Patterning

This resource is all about exploring patterns through design using loose parts. It is intended for use by a preschool or school age group due to the nature of the small pieces included.

Round and Round and Round…A Rotation Resource

This resource provides an introduction and opportunity for children to explore with rotation, described as the gross and fine motor ability to twist, turn, spin, rotate, and turn in a circular driven motion. While the materials are conducive to any age, it is best suited for use with older toddlers or preschool aged children when the dexterity for rotation expands.

The Order of Things: A Seriation Resource

This resource provides an introduction and opportunity for children to explore with seriation, described as the notion of forming a sequence based on a prescribed order. While the materials are conducive to any age, it is best suited for use with preschool aged children when the understanding of seriation begins. The materials within this resource are ideal for promoting the understanding of sequence in regards to being the same and slightly different at the same time.

Treasure Basket: A Heuristic Play Resource

This resource is focused on providing stimulating exploratory experiences for infants and toddlers while supporting heuristic play. This resource is ideally suited for infants able to sit up independently (6-7 months) to those about 18 months old.