Songs and Fingerplay Favorites from the Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern California On November 9, 2018, members of ACL shared their favorite storytime “attention- getters,” which are songs and fingerplays that help focus the [continue reading]
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Boats for Babies
Boats 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]
Trains for Babies Storytime
Trains 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]
Mail Carriers (revised)
Mail Carriers (revised) The person that brings the mail is one of the community helpers every child sees on a regular basis. Enjoy stories of these workers, and make a fun craft out of recycled [continue reading]
Soup Storytime
Soup As the weather grows colder in late autumn, focus a storytime on soup as a way to help children learn about cooking and eating vegetables. Be sure to sing the alphabet song and talk [continue reading]
Play for Babies Storytime
Play 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]
Penguins Storytime
Penguins (revised) There may be more books on penguins than just about any other bird (except chickens), which provides a great opportunity to talk about penguins and Antarctica. For a craft project, make these paper [continue reading]
Alligators and Crocodiles Storytime
Alligators and Crocodiles (revised) A great way to celebrate the alphabet is by focusing on a different animal each week, in alphabetical order, such as alligator, bear, cat, dog, etc. A storytime on alligators and [continue reading]