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Parachute Storytime Theme: Emotions
I think overall, my books were a little too old for the group I had for parachute storytime. But, they did enjoy telling David, “NO!” and were quick to tell me what all the characters were doing that was wrong and how to act correctly, so I took that as…
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Toddler Storytime Theme: Socks & Shoes
Storytime was a handful yesterday. I have 27 registered and with probably ten nametags not claimed at the end of storytime, I still had 29 kids (plus adults and babies) in the room! The kids did really well, especially with that many – they were attentive, engaged, and excited. The…
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Parachute Storytime Theme: Construction
I had a great sized crowd for my parachute storytime on Monday. The kids were really attentive to the stories and pointed out little details that I hadn’t even noticed. They definitely loved the construction theme and really enjoyed yelling out the colors in It’s an Orange Aardvark. And as for…
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Sensory-Friendly Storytime Theme: Sheep
This month for outreach I focused on sheep… for no particular reason, except there are some really cute sheep books available! For this group of kids, I end up seeing eight classrooms that are combined into four storytimes with a range of ages and disabilities. And the group changes throughout…
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Toddler Storytime Theme: Imagination & Pretend Play
One of my most viewed posts is my Imagination Station storytime theme, so I decided to give the people what they want and did another storytime theme this week about imagination and pretend play. These are some of my most favorite themes because the research shows (and I strongly believe)…
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Parachute Storytime – Alligators and Crocodiles
Storytime is back! This session, I’ll have a parachute storytime for ages 2 – 5 as well as a toddler storytime for ages 2 – 3.5. For my parachute storytime, we use the paracture at every transition between books as well as the opening and closing. The kids do a…
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Sunday Storytime Challenge #2
I’ve done a couple of wordless picture books in my storytime so to varying degrees of success. I think by far my most effective wordless picture book in storytime was Where’s Walrus? by Stephen Savage. The kids adore helping me and the zookeeper find the escaped walrus from the…
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Flannel Friday: 5 Little Leaves
The kids in my toddler storytime adore “5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed” so much so that I get nervous to leave it out of my weekly plan, but this fall I’m going to try for “5 Little Leaves” instead, just to give myself a little break from the…
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Flannel Friday: The Acorn Song
I just came across this adorable acorn song from Jbrary (who else?) and I’m so excited to use during my storytime this fall. I had a few minutes (and just the right felt and puffy paint) to make an adorable acorn for our flannelboard when we sing this song. And…
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Storytime Planning, so much more than just books!
Our fall session for storytime begins at the end of September, but with Labor Day weekend coming up and fall programming beginning soon after, I know I have to get in gear and started planning for my storytimes. This fall I’ll be offering a toddler storytime for children ages 2…
