Best Storytime Ideas for Preschoolers Do you have daily storytime 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 you! Our […]
The Library Adventure uses affiliate links, see our policies for more information.Many children’s librarians are crafty. They happily pull out the glitter and never bat an eyelash at the thought of allowing the kids to paint. Children come marching out of their story times carrying gorgeously decorated projects, and afterward, those librarians set right to […]
When engaging in craft activities, it is important for young children to have adult supervision at ALL times. It is also recommended to use supplies that
A lot of these ideas could also work for a Percy Jackson party!! For us, we decided not to call it that so we could also focus on telling the stories too. The idea behind this program was to repli…
We love book themed crafts and activities so I am so thrilled about today’s post because it is filled with the cutest ideas including Chicka...
Crafts are a great way to visualize stories! In the classroom or homeschool, use these 25+ crafts that were inspired by children's books!
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.
To assist you in planning your story times for next month, here are some themes I like to use in October. Pumpkins Suggested Books: Duck and Goose Find a Pumpkin by Tad Hills Pumpkin Heads! by Wendell Minor It's Pumpkin Day, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff Apples and Pumpkins by Anne Rockwell Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman (Audio version with song available here.) This is Not a Pumpkin by Bob Staake The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda D. Williams Extension Activities: Five Little Pumpkins Sittng on a Gate Five Little Pumpkins Round Mr. Scarecrow's Jack o'Lantern Literacy Activities About Pumpkins Moon Suggested Books: I Want to be an Astronaut by Byron Barton Moonlight by Helen V. Griffith Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes The Mouse Who Ate the Moon by Petr Horacek Higher! Higher! by Leslie Patricelli The Moon by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Tracey Pearson Campbell Owl Moon by Jane Yolen Extension Activities: Aikendrum Climb Aboard the Spaceship Five Astronauts Went Up in Space Here is the World Moon Moon Moon Zoom Zoom Zoom Fall Suggested Books: The Little Yellow Leaf by Carin Berger Kitten's Autumn by Eugenie Fernandes Fall Leaves Fall by Zoe Hall Fall is Not Easy by Marty Kelley When Autumn Falls by Kelli Nidey Leaves by David Ezra Stein Ol' Mama Squirrel by David Ezra Stein The Very Busy Squirrel by Nancy Tafuri Extension Activities: Brown Squirrel Climb a Tree Down Around the Corner by the Big Oak Tree Five Little Leaves Are Hanging on the Tree Raking Leaves Signs of Fall The Trees Are Growing Spiders Suggested Books: The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle The Eensy Weensy Spider Freaks Out Big Time by Troy Cummings Be Nice to Spiders by Margaret Bloy Graham The Eensy Weensy Spider by Mary Ann Hoberman Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti by Gerald McDermott The Itsy Bitsy Spider by Iza Trapani Extension Activities: Four Colorful Flies The Itsy Bitsy Spider/The Giant Spider Little Miss Muffet (song) One Elephant Went Out to Play There's a Spider on the Floor
Make storytime even more fun with these easy book crafts you can do with your kids that pair perfectly with their favorite book.
Book Inspired Kids Crafts Roundup - I Heart Crafty Things A big hello today to all of you lovely Glued to My Crafts fans! My name is Rachel and I blog
One of the things I love doing with my younger children is reading picture books and doing story-related activities with them to bring the story to life and create fun memories. We have enjoyed doing
Introduce young children to the library by hosting a Library Lion story hour. Enhance children's reading experience with the discussion questions, craft projects, and singing activity in this printable event kit.
It’s Story Time again and this month’s story is Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown. January Story Time - Chicka Chicka Boom Boom February Story Time – The Snowy Day March Story Time –
This month's Story Time is one of our family's favorites - Corduroy by Don Freeman. Crafts Button Necklace - simply string random buttons on a piece of string or yarn. Paper Plate Bear Face
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.
The Library Adventure uses affiliate links, see our policies for more information. I have a unique perspective of Story Time behavior. I run Story Times for my local library and I bring my 3 1/2 year old to my preschool programs. I have to say I haven’t seen a lot of these problems in my […]
A blog about children's books, story time, library service, and literacy activities written by a children's librarian turned stay-at-home mom.
These fun and simple Crafts and Read Alouds for Kindergarten will give you a ton of ideas for how to extend story time to center time!
A classic nursery rhyme in felt board format, perfect for a toddler or preschool storytime or circle time. Flannel Board Fun gets back to basics.
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Spotlighting Leo Lionni books, who has a lighthearted magical quality to his work and sweet sentiments with wry sense of humor.
Everything you need to know to start a story time program for kids in your community. Book ideas, tips and planning sheets for getting started.
Make beautiful paper amazon orchids for Mother's Day, Valentines' Day, Easter or for a preschool rainforest theme. Cricut template included.
There comes a time in every librarian's summertime themes when the topic of fireflies comes up. I love this theme because fireflies are ...
Have you ever had the vibes of your story figured out but no plot? This post gives you an easy process to find out what actually happens in yor novel
Kindergarten blog for teachers in the classroom. Ideas for homeschooling as well. Free files to your with your students.
We love connecting projects to books, and we're always inspired by the amazing group of bloggers who participate in the Virtual Book Club f...
PreK Library Lessons can be fun and educational. I'll show you how in this blog post!
Years ago at a fall festival, I remember a story teller telling a really cute story about the star that you see when you cut into an apple....
This month's story time is the classic, Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown. *See all Story Time posts here. Crafts Puffy Paint Moon Craft from No Time for Flash Cards Balloon Art Activity from Buggy
We had 14 kiddos today! What fun! Today we focused on fruit. Welcome Songs The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli Music Activity: I changed up "Apples and Bananas." Instead of changing vowel sounds, we did actions with scarves. We pretended the scarves were different kinds of fruit "mine is a blueberry! mine's kiwi!" and sang the song. The actions were: I like to eat eat eat apples and bananas.... I like to shake shake shake apples and bananas.... I like to twist twist twist apples and bananas... I like to wave wave wave apples and bananas... I like to throw throw throw apples and bananas... (doesn't that just sound hilarious!!) I like to sit with apples and bananas. Handa's Surprise by Eileen Browne Hungry Little Monkey by Andy Blackford Using a cut up pool noodle, we told the story Ten Apples Up on Top together. I had two stacks of "apples" going at the same time. Each kid had an "apple" and when it was their turn, they came up and added their apple to the stack. One stack kept falling down after about 7 apples, which caused a RIOT of laughter :) We kept the other stack going (I had a bin of apples next to me so I could finish the story) and ALMOST made it to the end of the book. The apples and book are now available on our playtable for families to play with. We ran out of time for Go Go Grapes! by April Pulley Sayre but many kids chose to look at it after storytime. Goodbye Songs and Bubbles Next week we will do water books and a water activity!
Creating fairy tale story maps are a fun and engaging way to integrate literacy and social studies in kindergarten, first, or second grade.
The activities below are available for free download, and are to be used in educational and/or private settings. They may not be used elsewhere or for other purposes (such as for profit) unless exp…
Check out these awesome Max and a Wild Thing paper toys from Toy-A-Day. Just in time for the movie, you can print out the characters, Moishe (apparently one of the Wild Thing’s names) and Ma…
Introducing a story to officially welcome the summer months~ featured in MaiStoryBook Library Collection: “Jabari Jumps” by Gaia Cornwall Book Synopsis and Review Ready for summer?! In …
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Snow slime holiday gift idea for kids.
Your child can make believe that he's a scuba diver with this DIY scuba diver mask. Color and cut your own scuba mask with this creative worksheet.
First and foremost after years of saying I am going to get to it, I FINALLY made an email list and I can't wait to start sharing some of my favorite books and other content with you all that way. You can sign up for it by clicking HERE! Second, Brooke and I have heard you loud and clear. You wanted Kindergarten Storybook STEM after seeing how well our bundle has worked with first and second graders. We are taking some of your favorite books AND throwing in some new ones.... and coming up with the perfect STEM and Literacy activities for your Kindergartners. We completely understand that your students need clear and easy to manage STEM that ties into your science standards. For example check out a few things from The Napping House and The Mitten: We also took the this opportunity to REALLY hit home those ELA standards in an engaging way. And because once you guys tried one, that you would want more, we completed SEVEN at once! You can grab Volume One Bundle or The Whole Set. Here are links to the books we used in Volume One: AND...if you made it all the way, then you get a reward! Here is one of our units for free in Brooke's store: Thank you all for popping in <3
Keep children on the edge of their seats with felt board stories. These musical stories are a powerful way to teach during circle time or group time!
