Preschool Storytime Ideas Dragons Whether it is Chinese New Year or any time of year, Dragons are a fun theme for storytime. For a craft project, make these simple dragon puppets: www.activityvillage.co.uk/chinese-dragon-puppet . Nolan, Jerdine. [continue reading]
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Numbers for Babies Storytime
Numbers 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]
Foxes Storytime (revised)
Foxes are a great animal to focus on at storytime since there are so many great stories featuring them! For a craft, make this fox finger puppet: www.dltk-kids.com/animals/mfox.htm Alborough, Jez. Six Little Chicks. Can five [continue reading]
Circus Storytime (revised)
Although fewer children seem to attend the circus than in the past, it can be a fun storytime theme. Make clown hats as seen here: http://momstown.ca/how-make-clown-hat-and-clown-nose/ Chaud, Benjamin. The Bear’s Surprise. Little Bear wakes up [continue reading]
Cities and Towns Storytime (revised)
Cities and Towns (revised) Have the children design their own building using shoeboxes, cereal boxes, and other recyclables as seen here: www.kidspot.com.au/things-to-do/activities/build-a-box-city Blair, Eric. The City Mouse and the Country Mouse. Bright colors illustrate this [continue reading]
Boxes Storytime (revised)
Boxes (revised) The 2017 summer reading/learning program themes of “Build a Better World,” from CSLP, and “Reading by Design,” from iREAD and the California State Library, both focus on building, construction, and design. Over the [continue reading]
Singing for Babies Storytime
Singing 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]
Habitats Storytime
Habitats (revised) Preserving habitats are part of building and design projects in many communities; for example, we want new housing to coexist with nearby lakes, parks, and other habitats where animals live. For a habitat-related [continue reading]