Korea Many of our communities have residents whose families originally came from Korea. For a craft project, make these simple paper hats: http://4crazykings.blogspot.com/2012/05/korean-paper-hat-craft.html. Hong, Nari. Days with Dad. Dad uses a wheelchair but he and [continue reading]
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Japan Storytime
Japan Over the next several months, we will be updating our Storytime themes on various countries around the world. The 2020 CSLP Reads summer reading theme “Imagine Your Story” will focus on fairy tales and [continue reading]
Earth Day Storytime – Revised
Earth Day (revised) Earth Day (celebrated in April) and environmental concerns in general can be a really informative and fun theme for storytime. Even preschoolers can understand the importance of not polluting or littering, and [continue reading]
Mother Goose for Babies
Mother Goose for Babies Storytimes for babies and toddlers offer an opportunity to model great read-aloud techniques for parents and gives them the confidence to read to their children every day. A baby-toddler storytime can [continue reading]
Vegetable Gardening Storytime – Revised
Vegetable Gardening (revised) Vegetable gardens are a great way to encourage children to eat healthy foods. For those without gardens or yards, they can grow herbs (like parsley or chives) in pots. See if there [continue reading]
Moon for Babies Storytime
Moon for Babies Storytimes for babies and toddlers offer an opportunity to model great read-aloud techniques for parents and gives them the confidence to read to their children every day. A baby-toddler storytime can be [continue reading]
Flannel Boards – Revised
Flannel Boards – Revised Even in the 21st century, when technology has become an integral part of some of our storytimes, flannel boards are still very popular. I find flannel boards to be a [continue reading]
Fathers for Babies Storytime
Fathers for Babies Storytimes for babies and toddlers offer an opportunity to model great read-aloud techniques for parents and gives them the confidence to read to their children every day. A baby-toddler storytime can be [continue reading]