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Sensory Friendly Story Times
I think I’ve finally got my toddler story time plans finished and my yoga plans as well, now it’s on to planning for the sensory friendly storytimes, both here at the library as well as the outreach classrooms. As part of grant for the county, we offered 6 sensory friendly…
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Storytime University
If you’re a children’s librarian looking for some new ways to focus on professional development, look no further than Storytime University, brought to you by the fine librarians of Storytime Underground, a group focused on supporting, promoting, and training each other (as in storytime librarians). Storytime is often not realized…
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Story Time Nursery Rhyme Cube
I’ll say this right up front, I can’t remember where I found this fun idea! If it’s your genius at work, please let me know so that I can give you credit. There is so much research in the story time world about the importance of nursery rhymes and singing…
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Fall Programming Ideas
Although in our area children do not go back to school until after Labor Day, I’m already hard at work finalizing fall programming dates and times as well as beginning to promote events that are upcoming in September. Our summer reading program doesn’t even end until the 29th, so we…
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Story Time Theme: Langauge
This is the last week of our summer story time schedule! YAY!!! We’re crossing things off the summer schedule and I have to say that I’m pretty excited take a little break until the fall session starts. Overall, even though I had a huge crowd signed up for story time…
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Story Time Faces
I just saw this post, “What’s Your ‘Storytime Face?’ ” on Miss Mary Liberry’s blog from last fall and had to laugh out loud, because I have seen pictures of myself doing story time and my facial expressions are ridiculous! I always tend to have a hand up in the air,…
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Story Time Theme: Playing
The answer is bubbles. I think that anyone who offers a storytime program should definitely be aware of the power of bubbles. Our focus this week was on the last of the five early literacy skills: play. I read three books all about play, but hands down our favorite was…
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Story Time Theme: Writing
This week we chose to focus on Writing as an early literacy skill in story time. In both of my classes, the kids were bouncing off the walls and the stories didn’t go as well as I had hoped, but we definitely had fun dancing to Stop & Go by…
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Story Time Theme: Reading
I really enjoy having a three-day weekend, I feel like I can get things accomplished at home, run errands, and still have time to relax and hang out with friends. Fireworks, a great cook-out, some pool time and a trip to Home Depot made for a great weekend (and I…
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Story Time Theme: Singing
As I mentioned last week, I’m focusing on the five early literacy skills during my story times this session. I’m choosing one skill for each week, which is really allowing me to focus on the skill and educate the parents as well as fun with the toddlers. Last week we…
