Seasons – Revised Follow up your storytime on the months of the year (Months of the Year – Revised) with one focused on the seasons. For an art project, make one of these suggestions: [continue reading]
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Nocturnal Animals – Revised
Nocturnal Animals – Revised Winter is a great time to celebrate nocturnal animals because it gets dark so early in the evening. For an art project, make these fun owl puppets: Paper Bag Owl [continue reading]
Sing-Along Picture Books for Storytime
Revised January 2025 Sing-along Picture Books Bailey, Jenn. The Twelve Hours of Christmas. Bateman, Donna M. Out on the Prairie. Bates, Ivan. Five Little Ducks. Bates, Katharine Lee. America the Beautiful: United We Stand. Belote, [continue reading]
Social and Emotional Learning
Social and Emotional Learning Storytime Revised January 2025 Unlike other themes, social and emotional learning should be included in all storytimes if possible. I would choose just one or two of these books, and add to [continue reading]
Six Preliteracy Skills
Six Preliteracy Skills and Picture Books That Promote Them Revised January 2025 Storytimes include books that encourage all of the six preliteracy skills important for preschoolers to learn, so that they are ready to [continue reading]
Five Parent Practices
List of Picture Books That Promote the Five Parent Practices Revised January 2025 Many libraries are helping parents to prepare their young children to learn to read, using tips from Every Child Ready to [continue reading]
Dance Party Storytime
Storytime Dance Party Revised January 2025 Dance party programs are one of the latest innovations in storytime, encouraging movement and exercise as well as self-expression and the enjoyment of music. You can think of a [continue reading]
Short Informational Picture Books
Short Informational Picture Books Revised January 2025 Short Informational Picture Books Revised January 2025 Ackerman, Sara Holly. Not Just the Driver! Adler, David A. Magnets Push, Magnets Pull. Illus. by Anna Raff. Holiday House, 2017. [continue reading]