There are several great picture books about personal names. This would be a great theme for the first week of school, or for a new series of storytimes in late summer when the older children [continue reading]
Snowman Storytime Ideas (2003)
Even though few communities in the Bay Area get snow, a snowman-themed storytime can be a lot of fun. For a craft, you can have the kids glue cotton balls or packing peanuts onto paper [continue reading]
Volcano and Earthquake Storytime Ideas (2003)
A fun but relatively simple science storytime can engage primary graders with stories and facts about Volcanoes and Earthquakes. After reading the stories, we followed this up by making a “Rolling Pin” seismograph, using the [continue reading]
Books Featuring Children with Disabilities Storytime Ideas
The usual format of this monthly column is to suggest a topic for a storytime, like “trucks,” and then list books and art projects that go along with the topic. But this month, I want [continue reading]
Hibernation and Migration Storytime Ideas
HIBERNATION AND MIGRATION: In the Fall, you can introduce the concepts of hibernation and migration to preschoolers, with some of the great picture books on bears and birds. Some address the concept directly, like Sleepy [continue reading]
Vegetable Gardening Storytime Ideas
Midsummer is a great time to get our students to experience vegetable gardening – especially our urban youth who think all food originates at the supermarket. There are several entertaining stories about vegetable gardens, and [continue reading]
Mother’s Day Storytime Ideas (2003)
Even young preschoolers can relate to stories about mothers, even if they are raised by a grandparent or single father, because they probably have an influential female in their lives. There are several picture books [continue reading]
Telling Time Storytime Ideas (2003)
Another popular topic for a storytime for older preschoolers, kindergartners, and first graders, is the concept of telling time. There are several good picture books, along with poems and songs. A simple practice clock can [continue reading]