Storytime Theme: Singing
It’s time for storytime series! I’m going to be focusing on key areas that parents and caregivers can focus on to build their child’s early literacy skills. These are simple things that parents and caregivers are probably already doing, now you can encourage them to do these practices with purpose!
Every Child Ready to Read @ your library was developed by the association for Library Services to Children (ALSC) and the Public Library Association (PLA),divisions of the American Library Association (ALA) created by researchers, experts , and educators in the field. There are five practices – Talking, Singing, Reading, Writing, and Playing.
It’s all about singing today! Even if you have a horrible singing voice – use it! Kids love to hear music and singing is a great way to grab their attention. Plus, singing has some amazing benefits when it comes to learning and understanding language. Songs often use different notes for each syllable helping kids learn the sounds of the alphabet, plus singing helps kids pay attention the rhythm and rhyme of how language works. And don’t forget to try clapping along to a song to help kids find those syllables!
The Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy organization or CLEL created the CLEL Bell Awards to promote great books that help caregivers with these five practices. The winner of the annual award (**) and the shortlist (*) are included in the list below to share at storytime. I also included wordless picture books that will force you to talk through, and fun books with speech bubbles as another way to share talking.
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Storytime Theme: Singing
Books
- Adela’s Mariachi Band by Denise Vega, illustrated by Erika Rodriguez Medina**
- The Belly Song by Mother Moon, illustrated by Leah Giles*
- Hush, Little Dozer by Rebecca Colby, illustrated by Katya Longhi
- It’s Time to Hush and Say Good Night by Chitra Soundar, illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat*
- No Bear Anywhere by Leah Gilbert*
- This Pretty Planet by Tom Chapin and John Forster, illustrated by Lee White
- The Rice in the Pot Goes Round and Round by Wendy Wan-Long Shang, illustrated by Lorian Tu
- Sunny Day: A Celebration of the Sesame Street Theme Song
- This Land is a Lullaby by Tonya Simpson, illustrated by Delreé Dumont*
Songs & Rhymes
Crafts & Activities
- Veggie Print Making – Meri Cherry
- Playdough – Children’s Museum of South Dakota
- Stacked Cardboard Sculpture – Art Bar Blog
