The books included in these posts will not necessarily be specifically about how to offer a great storytime. BUT they are extraordinarily useful for suggesting how to teach music, how to add rhythm, how to make your programs interesting. Use the tools in these books to make your storytimes sing!
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Jim Trelease’s Read-Aloud Handbook, updated and revised by education specialist Cyndi Giorgis, discusses the benefits, the rewards, and the importance of reading aloud to children of a new generation. Supported by delightful anecdotes as well as the latest research, an updated treasury of book recommendations curated with an eye for diversity, Jim Trelease’s Read-Aloud Handbook offers proven techniques and strategies for helping children of all backgrounds and abilities discover the pleasures of reading and setting them on the road to becoming lifelong readers.
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Librarians, teachers, parents, and caregivers can energize storytimes and curricula with this informative and entertaining resource filled with engaging and creative ways to integrate storytelling and story-related materials into programs for children, ages birth-12.
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- Stories, Songs, and Stretche
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Young children love to move―and that’s a great thing! Because in addition to supporting early learning, storytime can provide young children with opportunities to explore physical movement.
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An underutilized source for storytime programs, quality nonfiction books can help bridge the reading gap between preschool boys and girls; boys enjoy facts and “true stuff,” and including these books in storytime helps boys see that reading can be fun.
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Strike up the band! Come blow your horn or bang your drum with 16 sticker images of popular musical instruments. Young musicians and music fans will want to decorate notebooks, lunch boxes, mirrors, windows, and other flat surfaces with these full-color peel-and-apply designs.
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Thought Provoking Reads 