Storytime

Rhythm Sticks

My standard storytime activities are scarves and egg shakers. Every once in a while I like to change it up by adding the parachute or rhythm sticks. I’ll be honest, at first the thought of giving a bunch of toddlers & preschoolers sticks scared me. I was envisioning knocked out teeth and poked out eyes.… Read More Rhythm Sticks

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Storytime: Letter M

Books “Mouse’s First Snow” by Lauren Thompson “Go Away, Big Green Monster!” by Ed Emberley “Monkey and Me” by Emily Gravett ABC Magnets I like to start and end the Alphabet program by singing our ABCs. To start I put out all of the letter magnets and have the children tell me what letter is… Read More Storytime: Letter M

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Storytime: Letter L

Books “Caterpillar’s Wish” by Mary Murphy “Is Your Mama a Llama” by Deborah Guarino ABC Magnets I like to start and end the Alphabet program by singing our ABCs. To start I put out all of the letter magnets and have the children tell me what letter is missing, that becomes our letter of the… Read More Storytime: Letter L

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Storytime: Letter K

Books “All Kinds of Kisses” by Nancy Tafuri “Pouch” by David Ezra Stein ABC Magnets I like to start and end the Alphabet program by singing our ABCs. To start I put out all of the letter magnets and have the children tell me what letter is missing, that becomes our letter of the day.… Read More Storytime: Letter K

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Storytime: Letter J

Books “Jazzy in the Jungle” by Lucy Cousins “Sheep in a Jeep” by Nancy Shaw “Jump” by Scott M. Fischer ABC Magnets I like to start and end the Alphabet program by singing our ABCs. To start I put out all of the letter magnets and have the children tell me what letter is missing,… Read More Storytime: Letter J

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Storytime: Letter I

Books “Big Smelly Bear” by Britta Teckentrup “Bunnies on Ice” by Johanna Wright “I Like Ice Cream” by Robin Pickering ABC Magnets I like to start and end the Alphabet program by singing our ABCs. To start I put out all of the letter magnets and have the children tell me what letter is missing,… Read More Storytime: Letter I

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Storytime: Letter H

Books “Whose Hat? by Margaret Miller “Clip-Clop!” by Nicola Smee “Building a House” by Byron Barton While I read “Clip-Clop” I had the parents put their child on their lap and turned the book into a bounce, the parents and kids alike really got into it. ABC Magnets I like to start and end the… Read More Storytime: Letter H

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Storytime: Letter F

Books “Hop Jump” by Ellen Stoll Walsh “I Spy on the Farm” by Edward Gibbs “Firehouse!” by Mark Teague ABC Magnets I like to start and end the Alphabet program by singing our ABCs. To start I put out all of the letter magnets and have the children tell me what letter is missing, that… Read More Storytime: Letter F

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Storytime: Letter E

Books “I Dream of an Elephant” by Ami Rubinger “The Odd Egg” by Emily Gravett “The Ear Book” by Al Perkin ABC Magnets I like to start and end the Alphabet program by singing our ABCs. To start I put out all of the letter magnets and have the children tell me what letter is… Read More Storytime: Letter E

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Storytime: Letter C

Books “Who Ate All the Cookie Dough” by Karen Beaumont “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle “Little Cloud” by Eric Carle “The Wheels on the Race Car” by Alexander Zane ABC Magnets I like to start and end the Alphabet program by singing our ABCs. To start I put out all of the letter… Read More Storytime: Letter C