Library storytime

How to create a retell literacy center in kindergarten. Plus a list of 20 famous stories and retell props (with printables) to complete this center.

DON'T worry if your child isn't paying attention to the book, and DO turn off your phone. Essential library story time tips for parents and caregivers.

Now, I recognize that many caregivers who come to storytime are just as uninformed about how to get the most out of storytime as I was when I first started.

A library researcher and mum writes reviews of different baby story times and comments on what works and what works less well.

During the month of April, I’ll be participating in the Blogging From A to Z Challenge. My theme for the month is Storytime Plans From A to Z. Each plan will have eight stories as well as four songs, fingerplays or rhymes to match the theme! As you can see, I’ll try and attribute where I found all of this fun (and often you can find it in multiple places). My goal is to make storytime planning a little easier on myself in the future and to make storytime planning for other librarians easy as…

You could use a song dice to choose what welcome song to sing at the beginning of class

There are a lot of things that go into a successful storytime, but planning is a huge part. Whether you are doing a storytime with kids at a library or in your classroom, having a plan in your mind beforehand will eliminate those engagement killing moments where you putz with a CD player or ponder […]

Best Story Time Ideas for Preschoolers Do you have daily story time with a classroom of kids? Do you run story time at your library? Do you just enjoy reading stories and doing book inspired activities and songs with your child? If you answered YES to any of these questions then these ideas are for …

Sound first - symbol second. Music can have a positive impact on reading skills. Music and reading goes together like PB & J!

Story time books to get kids moving and grooving during the read aloud. Participation required with these fun and playful picture books. #storytime #booksforkids #circletime #GrowingBookbyBook