Tools 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 next [continue reading]
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Blocks Storytime
Building with blocks is often the first time a child explores the concept of building. This theme is good for a wide age range, from babies, to toddlers, to preschoolers. For older children, offer [continue reading]
Architects Storytime
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 next [continue reading]
Vehicles for Babies Storytime
Vehicles 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]
Snow for Babies Storytime Ideas
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 followed by an [continue reading]
Ducks for Babies Storytime Ideas
Ducks for Babies Welcome song: “Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed” Get ready song: “Open, Shut Them” First book: You Are Not a Cat! by Sharon Flake. Duck meows and says he is a cat, but Cat [continue reading]
Spiders for Babies Storytime Ideas
Spiders for Babies Welcome song: “Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed” Mother Goose rhyme: “Isty Bitsy Spider” Get ready song: “Open, Shut Them” First book: The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle. A spider doesn’t answer the [continue reading]
Dogs for Babies Storytime Ideas
Dogs for Babies Welcome song: “Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed” Get ready song: “Open, Shut Them” First book: Old Dog Baby Baby by Julie Fogliano. Short rhymes and repetition highlight this brief tale of a dog [continue reading]