Storytime Theme: Sand
This is a perfect summer storytime lesson plan for toddlers and preschoolers and would work just as well in a library storytime as well as a preschool or childcare center. And if you’re a parent or caregiver, these books, songs, rhymes, and activities work just as well for families to do on their own as well! This was a fun storytime theme to pull together and is a little different from the typical beach or ocean theme that you might be used to seeing. I was excited to see the different perspectives that you could take in terms of this theme from sandcastles to STEM coding, to having a beach day with family, you’ll find a little bit of everything you love about the beach in this lesson plan.
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Storytime Theme: Sand
Books
- Day at the Beach by Tom Booth
- A Day for Sandcastles by Jonarno Lawson and Qin Leng
- Grains of Sand by Sibylle Delacroix
- How to Code a Sandcastle by Josh Funk, illustrated by Sara Palacios
- Jules vs. the Ocean by Jessie Sima
- Llama Llama Sun and Sand by Anna Dewdney
- Jump Into Science: Sand by Ellen Prager, illustrated by Nancy Woodman
- The Sandcastle That Lola Built by Megan Maynor, illustrated by Kate Berube
- Turkey’s Sandtastic Beach Day by Wendi Silvano, illustrated by Lee Harper
Songs & Rhymes
- Sand Castle – Jen in the Library
- 5 Little Seashells – Anne’s Library Life
- The Waves at the Beach – Verona Storytime
Crafts & Activities
- Sand Paint – Hi Mama Activities
- Sand Writing – How We Montessori
- Homemade Kinetic Sand – Eating Richly
