Resources

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Texshare Online

TexShare Online - Access online academic research databases and other services hosted by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. TexShare Online is free for Sanger Public Library cardholders!  Contact Sanger Public Library to receive a password.

Texshare Card
Sanger Public Library cardholders may also get a TexShare card.  A TexShare card allows you to check out items at any TexShare participating library in Texas (there are more than 1,000 TexShare libraries). Be aware that items checked out using your TexShare card will be subject to the checkout rules of that particular library, not of Sanger Public Library.

To get a TexShare card, please ask at the desk when in the library. You must have had a Sanger Public Library card in good standing for at least 6 months to be eligible.

Local Area Information

Preschool Resources

Songs & Fingerplays


Songs & Fingerplays You Can Try                                                                                                                                          

Helpful Links for Preschoolers

  • Starfall - Starfall activities are research-based and align with state learning objectives for English language arts and mathematics. Its emphasis on phonemic awareness, systematic sequential phonics, and common sight words in conjunction with audiovisual interactivity is especially effective for teaching emergent readers, children of all ages with special needs or learning difficulties, as well as ELL (ESL) students. It is widely used in schools and homeschools.  Starfall offers free content, as well as memberships that support the production of new books, educational games, and movies.
  • Seussville - Find anything and everything having to do with the incredible world of Dr. Seuss in Seussville. You'll find activities, games, and music, and you can even write your own Seuss story.
  • Storyline Online - Story videos read by SAG members, activities, and lesson ideas available for each story. A program of The Screen Actors Guild Foundation.
  • Story Place Preschool Activity Library - Story Place Preschool Activity Library is a preschool library website full of great activities for you to explore.
  • Jbrary - Can't find the song you are looking for? The Jbrary YouTube playlists are here to help. Their songs are organized into thematic lists and featured in alphabetical order!

    

Elementary Resources

Reading Lists

Books in the following lists are chosen to offer quality fiction and nonfiction to be read for pleasure.

Check the catalog to see what is available!

Helpful Links

  • Starfall - Starfall activities are research-based and align with state learning objectives for English language arts and mathematics. Its emphasis on phonemic awareness, systematic sequential phonics, and common sight words in conjunction with audiovisual interactivity is especially effective for teaching emergent readers, children of all ages with special needs or learning difficulties, as well as ELL (ESL) students. It is widely used in schools and homeschools.  Starfall offers free content, as well as memberships that support the production of new books, educational games, and movies..
  • Time for Kids - Time for Kids Magazine, a site for kids that offers homework help, news, games, and articles from current and past issues of the magazine.
  • Khan Academy - With a library of over 3,000 videos covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and 317 practice exercises, Khan Academy is on a mission to help you learn what you want, when you want, at your own pace.
  • Texshare - Try these databases filled with magazine articles, encyclopedia entries, and other materials to help you discover more on any subject, from general interest to business, hobbies, and more. Please see your librarian for a username and password.
  • ABCya - ABCya is the leader in free educational computer games and mobile apps for kids. The innovation of a grade school teacher, ABCya is an award-winning destination for elementary students that offers hundreds of fun, engaging learning activities.