My favorite themes for January are related to winter weather (snowmen), the new year (calendar/seasons), Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (friendship), and flu season (sickness.) Snowmen Suggested Books: All You Need for a Snowman by Alice Schertle Making a Friend by Alison McGhee Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner Pip and Squeak by Ian Schoenherr Extension Activities: Snowman, Snowman Five Little Snowmen Riding on the Sled Friendly Snowman Friendship Suggested Books: Ribbit! by Rodrigo…

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 …

Storytime Theme: Kindness is all about being kind to those around you and offers kids specific ways to be kind to others!

Themed story times that you will find on this blog: Baking Breakfast Cars and Trucks / Transportation Christmas Clouds Elephant Farm Flow...

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…

Storytime Theme: Blankets is a cozy little lesson plan filled with picture book read alouds, songs, rhymes, crafts, and activities for kids!

Storytime Theme: Sticky & Slimy – Literacious

Storytime Theme: Ice brings together all the best things about cold days - Zamboni, animals, people, and especially ice cream!

If you ask my kids what my favorite animal is, my youngest will answer that my favorite mythical creature is a dragon and my favorite real animal is a rabbit. I love that he makes that distinction and that he knows how much I love dragons! Because of that love, I am sharing a dragon […]

Explore the busy city streets through crafts, songs, and great read alouds with the Storytime Theme: Cities!