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Elementary Education

This guide may be used to help you do research on topics in education, find children's literature and materials for lesson plans.

About the CMC

About the Curriculum Materials Center

The Curriculum Materials Center  (CMC) houses educational materials for grades pre-K to 12 for use by pre or in-service teachers and  counselors.  All academic subjects taught in public schools are covered (Science, Math, English, Social Studies, Spanish, Music, Art, Phys. Ed, Health and ESL)  including electives such as Calculus, Forensics and foreign languages.  Most subjects are represented in all of the following forms:

  • Teacher's Editions of Textbooks
  • Models, Manipulatives and realia
  • Games, including a Psycho/Socio-Educational games collection
  • Software
  • Reference works
  • Journals
  • Children's literature and poetry, including Big  Books and non-fiction
  • Videos and DVDs

The CMC collection is located on the ground floor of Axinn Library.  The CMC has materials primarily to be used by teachers in the classroom. For books to help you with your research or classroom assignments please visit Axinn library. If you are unsure where to find the materials you need you may always ask a librarian.

For the reference desk in Axinn library: 516-463-5962

For the staff office of the CMC: 516-463-5980

Please visit the CMC website here: http://libguides.hofstra.edu/CMC

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