Story time ideas

Everything you need to know to start a story time program for kids in your community. Book ideas, tips and planning sheets for getting started.

Best Story Time Ideas for Preschoolers Do you have daily story time with a classroom of kids? Do you run story time at your library? Do you just enjoy reading stories and doing book inspired activities and songs with your child? If you answered YES to any of these questions then these ideas are for …

One of the things I love doing with my younger children is reading picture books and doing story-related activities with them to bring the story to life and create fun memories. We have enjoyed doing

Don't worry if your child isn't paying attention! Please Participate! Story time tips to make the most of your library visit.

The Library Adventure uses affiliate links, see our policies for more information. I have a unique perspective of Story Time behavior. I run Story Times for my local library and I bring my 3 1/2 year old to my preschool programs. I have to say I haven’t seen a lot of these problems in my […]

How to create a retell literacy center in kindergarten. Plus a list of 20 famous stories and retell props (with printables) to complete this center.

Storytelling activities not only build imagination and creativity, but they can be a beneficial learning tool too! Great for the classroom.

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To assist you in planning your story times for next month, here are some themes I like to use in October. Pumpkins Suggested Books: Duck and Goose Find a Pumpkin by Tad Hills Pumpkin Heads! by Wendell Minor It's Pumpkin Day, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff Apples and Pumpkins by Anne Rockwell Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman (Audio version with song available here.) This is Not a Pumpkin by Bob Staake The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda D. Williams Extension Activities: Five…

My list for December includes both holiday and non-holiday story time ideas! Enjoy! Christmas Suggested Books: Fa La La by Leslie Patricelli Christmas Parade by Sandra Boynton Christmas Tree! by Florence Minor and Wendell Minor Jingle Bells by Iza Trapani I'm Not Santa! by Jonathan Allen Extension Activities: Rudolph, Rudolph Let's All Do a Little Clapping Christmas Alphabet Five Little Presents Hanukkah Suggested Books: How Do Dinosaurs Say Happy Chanukah? by Jane Yolen On the First Night…