Crash course in storytime fundamentals

Summary:

"This manual is a "one-stop shop" on how to present storytimes to suit different audiences including bilingual learners, special needs children, and those in a variety of settings such as Head Start, preschools, and day care situations"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781610697835 (paperback)
ISBN: 1610697839 (paperback)
ISBN: 1610697847
ISBN: 9781610697842
Physical Description: xi, 225 pages ; 29 cm.
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, [2015]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-218) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents ; Introduction to the Second Edition ; Chapter 1-Storytime; What is Storytime? ; Why We Do Storytime ; Research ; Storytime Format ; Physical Environment ; Preparation ; Scheduling ; Lapsit; Toddler Time; Preschool and Family Storytimes; Getting Started ; Marketing Your Storytimes ; Social Media; Free Places to Advertise Storytime; Flyers in Other Languages; Library Tours for Parents and Their Young Children ; Who Can Do Storytime? ; Chapter 2-Storytime for Babies ; Lapsit ; Format; Format for Baby Lapsit Storytime; Sign Language; Scheduling.

RegistrationSongs and Rhymes ; Tickle Rhymes; Bouncing Rhymes; Body Rhymes; Lullabies; Books for Very Young Children ; Board Books; Picture Books; Mother Goose; Resources for Baby Storytimes ; Websites on Baby Storytimes ; Books for Babies; Board Books; Picture Books; Mother Goose; Chapter 3-Toddler Storytime ; Totally Nonstop Toddlers-TNT ; Format; Format for Toddler Time; Scheduling; Registration; Holding the Attention of Your Audience ; Rapport with the Audience; Age-Appropriate Materials; Audience Participation; Choosing the Picture Books ; Different Types of Stories ; Cumulative Stories.

Circular StoriesParticipation Stories; Concept Books; Creative Dramatics; Pop-Up and Flap Books; Use of Apps, iPads, and Other Technology ; Apps; eBooks; Resources for Toddler Storytimes ; Websites on Toddler Storytimes ; Apps for Storytime; Books for Toddlers; Cumulative Stories; Circular Stories; Creative Dramatic Stories; Concept Books; Participation Stories; Pop-Up and Flap Books; Chapter 4-Preschool and Family Storytime ; Family Storytime ; Format for Family Storytime; Family Stay and Play Storytime; Value of Age-Mixed Play; Preschool Storytime ; Format for Preschool Storytime; Themes.

Multicultural ThemesDiversity at All Storytimes; Authenticity; Yoga Storytimes ; Choosing Books for Preschoolers ; Informational Picture Books ; Picture Books Arranged by Topic ; Poetry Breaks ; Kindergarten Readiness ; Behavior Skills; Motor Skills; Factual Knowledge; Reading Readiness Skills; Kindergarten Checklist; Basics of Self-Control; Things They Need to Know; Motor Skills; Reading Readiness; Online Storytime Options ; Resources for Preschool Storytimes ; Websites on Preschool Storytimes ; Kindergarten Readiness Websites; Books for Preschoolers; Information Picture Books for Storytime.

Chapter 5-Music, Songs, and Fingerplays Songs as an Essential Part of Storytime ; Opening Songs; Closing Songs; "Get Ready to Listen" Songs; Stretch Songs; Fingerplays ; Fingerplays for All Ages; Counting Fingerplays; Repetition ; Handouts ; Using Musical Recordings ; Dance Party Programs ; Resources for Songs and Fingerplays ; Resource Books with Songs and Fingerplays; Websites on Songs and Fingerplays ; CDs (Many Also Available in MP3 Format); Songs Done as Picture Books; Chapter 6-Bilingual Storytime ; What is a Bilingual Storytime? ; Need for Bilingual Storytime; Scheduling.