Baby storytime

Want to offer programming for the youngest patrons? Here's a simple lesson plan for hosting a baby storytime @ your library!

Use My Body laptime theme for your storytime or circle time for toddlers or preschoolers. Works great with an All About Me theme.

After reviewing my baby story time plans, and attending a number of baby story times as a mom, I’ve pulled together my list of the best materials and activities I have found for this age group. Today, I'm sharing my list of the best action songs and rhymes for baby story time. Each song/rhyme title is linked to the corresponding lyrics/words, and notes about my sources are provided in italics. Songs Go In and Out the Window Traditional song. Mama Lisa's World also provides lyrics in English…

One of the most common Google searches that leads readers to my blog is a search for story time planning sheets. Up until now, I haven't had any to share, but after highlighting my best materials for baby story time over the past month, I thought it might be helpful to also provide an outline for planning a story time for babies. The printable document linked below includes spaces to fill in each of the following: Hello Song Opening Rhyme Book #1 Song with Prop Bounce/Tickle Body Parts Song…

Baby storytime came as a complete and utter surprise to me. A week before the storytime session started (and two weeks after I had arrived at my new library), a co-worker had to pass baby storytime…

These Peek A Boo Songs are such great fun! They're great for connecting and communicating with your baby before they can talk.

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If you are using a letter of the week style curriculum or any of our Letter Hh printable packs, this letter H book will compliment your studies well! You can find our Letter H printables by clicking on either of these links below: Learning the Alphabet– Letter H Pack Reading the Alphabet – Letter H ... Read More about Letter H Book List – Read Alouds for the Letter H

After reviewing my baby story time plans, and attending a number of baby story times as a mom, I’ve pulled together my list of the best materials and activities I have found for this age group. Today, I'm sharing my list of the best way to use puppets in baby story time. While puppets are by no means a requirement for a successful baby story time, they can be an opportunity to introduce a little variety and to capture the attention of little ones whose minds have begun to wander. For one…

This storytime was for babies and their caregivers at my library. Opening Songs & Rhymes Hello Song Well Hello Everybody, Can You Touch Your Nose? (from Jbrary) We'll Hit the Floor Together (from Mother Goose on the Loose) We'll hit the floor together Hit the floor together, Hit the floor together, Because it's fun to do. We'll smack our knees... We'll wiggle our fingers... We'll wave our arms... ...etc. Open, Shut Them Open, shut them, open, shut them Give them both a clap, clap, clap Open…