“Libraries of Things” are popping up all around the world, and one is coming to Nixon soon! One young applicant suggested a Library of Things for Nixon as a way to encourage learning – “to introduce kids to something they’ve never done before or have always wanted to try but didn’t have the tools.” Nixon’s Library of Things provides objects to explore new areas of interest and learn new skills. Among the objects to check out you might find a ukulele, a microscope, a tel

These supplemental texts to the reading curriculum are sequenced to progressively incorporate words that are consistent with the letter–sound relationships that emergent readers are learning.