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Storytime Theme: Underground
For those using CSLP’s Summer Reading theme – “Unearth a Story” take a look at the lesson plan below for some great fiction and nonfiction picture books all about underground animals, dirt, fund adventures, and subway rides! Along with some great themed songs and rhymes, I’ve also include a couple…
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Storytime Theme: Noses
As I continue to update some of my older themes here on Literacious, today I’m updating my nose storytime lesson plan from way back in 2016. I’ve also done an entire group of storytimes based on senses, so you check out my smelling storytime lesson plan too for even more…
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Storytime Theme: Archaeology
For those using CSLP’s Summer Reading theme – “Unearth a Story” take a look at the lesson plan below for an introduction into archaeology for young people. Archaeology was a difficult lesson plan for toddlers, and I think it works better for a preschool or maybe even a little older…
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Storytime Theme: Nursery Rhymes
Nursery rhymes are a great way to introduce little ones to skills they’ll need in school and when they begin learning how to read. Nursery rhymes help kids understand the smaller parts of words, rhythm, and rhyming concepts. I mean, there’s a reason why they’ve been popular for so long!…
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Storytime Theme: Fossils
My library is following the Collaborative Summer Reading Program theme this year which is “Unearth a Story” and we are leaning heavily into all things dinosaurs and fossils! We’ve got blow-up dino costumes, a bouncy dino that you can sit on, and we created our own summer reading t-shirts with…
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Storytime Theme: Dinosaurs
My library is following the Collaborative Summer Reading Program theme this year which is “Unearth a Story” and we are leaning heavily into the dinosaurs! We’ve got blow-up dino costumes, a bouncy dino that you can sit on, and we created our own summer reading t-shirts with a dino holding…
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2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge: eXplore
Probably the hardest letter of the whole alphabet – the Letter “X”. For this year’s 2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge, I cheated just a little bit and went with the word, eXplore! And with this word, I chose nonfiction board books. And you may be thinking, “Nonfiction, in a…
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Storytime Theme: Rhyming Books
Rhyming picture books are so fun to read aloud (as long as the rhyming is spot on!). Sometimes, the rhymes don’t quite work or they need to be pronounced a certain way to get them to rhyme, which always trips me up! But, when a rhyming book works really well,…
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Storytime Theme: Float or Sink
Have you ever wanted to try something a little bit different in your preschool storytime? Maybe stray from the book and song format? Why not try a STEM-based storytime? I know it sounds scary at first, but this one is pretty easy and could be a lot of fun! Start…
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Storytime Theme: Self-Esteem
Here’s another update lesson plan for kids’ self-esteem! It’s an important aspect of a child’s development to feel self-confident and have a high self-esteem. These traits come easier for some more than others, but you can encourage little ones to feel brave and strong by giving them examples in the…
