& other tales of a teacher turned librarian
I'm baaaaaaack with another snow-themed storytime plan! Sing: Now It's Time to Say Hello* Welcome/Introduction Sing: Hello, Hello by Nancy Kopman Set Expectations Sing: What's Inside My Story Bag?* Read: Bear and Hare: Snow! by Emily Gravett I love the Bear and Hare books for toddler storytime! After reading the story, we recalled all the… Continue reading Toddler Storytime Spotlight: Snowy Stories
Back in August, my library returned to indoor, in-person storytimes. For more about that, check out this post. I walked into this toddler storytime with the most trepidation. It had been some years since I led a toddler storytime even before the pandemic, and I worried about being out of practice. I also had no idea… Continue reading Toddler Storytime Spotlight: Hoppin’ Boppin’ Bodies
I presented this plan to a toddler group the same morning I shared Night Sounds with our mixed-age family crowd. Like that plan, I love how everything in this storytime revolved around phonological awareness and gave me many messaging opportunities (in case if my planned message moment didn't work out). We started with sounds round… Continue reading Toddler Storytime Spotlight: Sounds All Around
Storytime in the Stacks 