Truck/Cars Story Time

Date:

Books:
I'm Dirty!
Duck In The Truck
Cars
My Truck is stuck!
(more...)

Crafts: Making a stoplight.
I pre-cut black paper for the body of the light. I also pre-cut yellow, red, and green circles. While the children created their Stop lights, I asked them questions about what you do at a stop light when a certain light is turned on.

Songs: The Wheels On The Bus
Shiny Red Car

Bears, Teddy Bears

Bear/Teddy Bear Theme

* = Possibly for groups of older children

* Always Copycub
Baby Bear's Chairs
*Batholomew and the Bug

can i have a hug - debi gliori, board book. good for younger ones
Bedtime for little bears - david bedford
one bear with bees in his hair - jakki wood
Will you still love me
Again! - John Prater
Baby Day - O'Keefe - lapsit age
Always copycub - richard edwards
the teddy bears' picnic - jimmy kennedy

Library/Books Theme

Books/Library

Books
Baby Bear's Books - Jane Yolen

Library
The boy who was raised by Librarians
Library Lion
Library Dragon

Monster Theme

Monsters Theme

Monster Beach

Hugs

Hugs

Can I have a hug? / Debi Gliori

Babies

Baby Theme

Baby Day - Susan Heyboer O'Keefe

Fathers

Fathers

A fathers day thankyou
Goodbye Daddy Brigitte Weninger

Theme Idea List

Spring!
Bunnies
Rain - rain boots
Friends
Family
Boats
Ducks
Farms
Bugs
Trucks
Adventure
Fantasy/Fairytales
Pirates
Being Sick
Mothers
Grandparents
Fathers
Sisters
Brothers

Being Scared

Professional Resources

Professional Materials

Library Story Hour from A to Z
Ellen Habrouck

The Encyclopedia of Infant and Toddler Activities
-For children birth to 3

Toddler Storytime Programs
Diane Briggs

Storytimes for two-year-olds
Judy Nichols

Books by Judy Freeman
(More Books Kids will sit still for)

Shake-it-up tales! : stories to sing, dance, drum, and act out
Margaret Read MacDonald

Stories neverending : a program guide for schools and libraries
Jan Irving ; illustrations by Joni Giarratono

A storytime year (a month to month....)
By Susan M Dailey

Story Hour: 55 preschool programs for Libraries
Jerri Kladder

Do you know the muffin man? : an essential preschool literacy resource
Pam Schiller and Thomas Moore.

Starting with stories : engaging multiple intelligences through children's books
Pam Schiller and Pat Phipps

The complete book of rhymes, songs, poems, fingerplays, and chants / [compiled by] Jackie Silberg, Pam Schiller
Honk, honk, rattle, rattle : 25 songs and over 300 activities for young children
Pam Schiller book and CD / Pam Schiller

Bedtime Story Time

Date: 3/17/09, 7 pm - 3/18/09 10:30 am

Attendance: 7 & 19

Books:
Five little monkies jumpinging on the bed
Llama Llama Red Pajama
Napping house
Sleepy Places
Just go to bed!
There's a Nightmare in my closet
The bunnies are not in their beds
Kiss Good Night

Songs & Finger plays:
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Roll Over! (10 in the bed and the little one said....)

Craft: Sweet Dreams Fairy Pattern from "Library Story Hour from A to Z" by Ellen K. Hasbrouck

Mice

Eek! There's a mouse in the house - wong herbert yee

Bedtime Theme

Books:
Blossom and boo stay up late (4-8)
The napping House
Llama Llama red pajama
The bunnies are not in their beds
There's a nightmare in my closet

Songs/Fingerplays:


Crafts:

Bear Story Time

Bears

Bears bears everywhere - mary bergman, helen craig
baby bear's chairs - jane yolen
Big bear ball - joanne ryder
The bear hug - sean callahan

The bear came over to my house - Walton
Don't Worry Bear - Greg Foley
Kiss goodnight - Amy Hest


Craft: Bear Ears Hat
Need: paper tape crayons stapler
Long strips of paper, decorated as they want. Attach ears to the long strip (tape, glue, stapler), then staple the strip to fit the child's head.