Storytime Handbook For Daycare Workers

Suggestions for storytime for children.

Become a master of the popular fingerplays technique with this extensively illustrated, step-by-step guide. Contains 25 complete, ready-to-use programs on popular animal and holiday topics, quick-and-easy craft and finger puppet patterns (choose quick Fun Foam or elaborate sewn characters) and easily learned rhyming fingerplays. The book offers advice on combining fingerplays with other storytelling methods and includes several creative activities for classrooms or libraries, simple instructions on how to plan entertaining and enriching programs, and an annotated list of topic-related books, songs and musical resources.

Fresh, fun ideas for children's storytime fill this book. The author, a long-time storytime facilitator, has put together 52 weekly themes plus additional plans for holidays, all with detailed instructions for talking about the theme and choosing the books, crafts, songs, poems, games and snacks. Each storytime idea is illustrated with photographs of a suggested craft and snack for easy reference. Libraries, bookstores, preschools and parents alike can use this book to offer themed storytimes that include discussion, literature, art, music, movement and food. Options are provided for each storytime, so the ideas can be used year after year.

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.

Perfect resources for child care providers, community event planners, parents, home schools, volunteers, teachers and public libraries planning to add story times to their programs. This work is suitable for early childhood and pre-school programs and workers. it includes easy ways to inserting authentic learning into sharing of picture books with children or groups and in making storytime the most anticipated of events. Author Marilyn A. Hudson has been a children's librarian in both elementary school and public libraries. In addition, she has been a college level library administrator and teacher. She is a published author and professional storyteller who lives in Norman, Oklahoma.