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]
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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]
Houses and Homes Storytime
Houses and Homes (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. [continue reading]
Sleeping for Babies Storytime
Sleeping 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]
LGBTQI Pride or Rainbow Storytime and Programming Resources
LGBTQI Pride or Rainbow Storytime Resources Looking for storytime resources to celebrate Pride Day (usually held in June), or to coincide with your community’s Pride Parade? Below are some great recommendations from Meredith Steiner, Children’s [continue reading]
Rabbits for Babies Storytime
Rabbits for Babies Welcome song: “Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed” Mother Goose rhyme: “Hop Like a Bunny” Get ready song: “Open, Shut Them” First book: 10 Hungry Rabbits by Anita Lobel. Using counting and colors, a [continue reading]