More Story Props!

and more Story Props

Favorite kindergarten read-alouds

These are "best hits" at our schools

Kindergarten Readalouds

Kididdles for Children's Songs & Lyrics

This site has song pages and lyrics for 2,000 children's songs. You can search alphabetically or by subject. Many of the songs have audio files with them, so you can hear the melody, too! Look for the music note next to the song name. There are also printable music sheets of popular children's songs, if you are so inclined! (Regina Hartley)

Kididdles

Mimi's Motifs Stuffed Props

Judy Freeman always recommends Mimi's Motifs for tons of great puppets and props that correspond to favorite stories. Check out the Storytelling Apron ! (Susan Eley)

Mimi's Motifs

Storytime Suggestions

If you don't already follow Elizabeth Bird's A Fuse #8 Production blog on the School Library Journal website, you should go there immediately! Her June 22, 2010, post introduces her

NEW Storytime Suggestion feature:

You can share your suggestions with her and even see her in action (see link at right). Priceless. July 7 post was Rhyming Dust Bunnies. She shares it all--book info, props for the book, related crafts, video of her reading the book, and more. (Note to self: Must procure Rhyming Dust Bunnies, and soon.) June 22, 2010 post

Storytime Suggestions: A Fuse #8 Production

Here is a collection of all of the Fuse #8 Book Reviews

(Regina Hartley)

Questions For Reading

Use these questions while reading a book. Place a post-it in your book as a reminder to ask the questions or make a poster for yourself as a visual reminder to question students during readalouds. These questions were collected by my fabulous 4/5 team at Monarch Academy. One 5th grade teacher uses this on a "Reading at Home" page on her wiki. (Keisa Williams)

Questions for reading

Little Red Riding Hood Finger Puppets

Before or after you read the story, show this short animation of Little Red Riding Hood. Then have students retell the story in small groups. Instead of using the finger holes, I laminated the puppets and placed them on a Popsicle stick. My kids LOVE this activity. Also view more stories here.

(Keisa Williams)

Little Red (PDF)

Goldilocks Story Puppets

Crocodile Puppet

Mrs. Pancake Fairytale Printables

Mrs. Pancake is a great site for all kinds of printables for the classroom. This one has printable masks that can be used during storytime or for reader's theater. These are also great to add to displays or to use as a story sequencing resource. (Keisa Williams)

Fairytales

SurLaLune Storytime

A public children's librarian's personal reference notebook of storytime ideas.

SurLaLune Storytime

Going On a Bear Hunt Printables

This is a FUN SONG to sing with your little ones. Great way to teach prepositions and adjectives too!

Print these and use them on a felt board to help tell the story.

The Michael Rosen version is great, but make sure you have students repeat each line after you. Here an example of someone doing it w/ preschool students:

Lyrics here...alter them as you wish to fit how you want to sing the song with your students.

(Keisa Williams)

Going on a Bear Hunt Printables

Blog about using the printables as well as other ideas

Bear Hung Art Project (Bulletin Board idea)

Emergent Reader Book Printable

Bear Hunt Lap Book

Bear Hunt Story Printables

Brown Bear Puppet Story Retelling Pieces

StoryBlocks

Storyblocks is a project of Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy, working in partnership with Rocky Mountain Public Broadcasting Services. It is a collection of 30-60 second videos designed to model to parents, caregivers, and library staff some songs, rhymes, and fingerplays appropriate for early childhood. Each video clip includes helpful early literacy tips to increase caregivers’ understanding of child development and pre-literacy needs. (Keisa Williams)

PreSchool Express

I just discovered PreSchool Express, by Jean Warren. One of her great areas is Alphabet Station. For those times when your storytime theme is a letter of the alphabet, this site has lots of activities. The individual letter activities (link at right) gives bucketloads of ideas for art, games, activities, movement, language, writing, science, and snacks! The Music & Rhymes Station is also a great resource for storytime rhymes for preschoolers. (Regina Hartley)

PreSchool Express, Alphabet Station

Individual Letter Activities (PDF links)

Vocabulary Activities

From the Free Reading website. These lessons are set up like Text Talk lessons.

Vocabulary Activities

Silly Librarian's Storytime Resources

A variety of book selections, activity ideas, coloring sheets, music, etc. (Keisa Williams)

Storytime Resources

Flannel Friday Pinterest

Lots of great ideas on this Pinterest Board for Flannel Board stories/patterns. (Nancy Alibrandi)

http://pinterest.com/flannelfriday/

The Library Doors

by Tony Buzzeo

Tony Buzzeo's The Library Doors is a wonderful introduction to the library set to the familiar tune of"The Wheels on the Bus." If you can't carry a tune, sing along with our principal, Bill Carozza, and a first grade class: The Library Doors.

The Library Doors

Stories and Rhymes Resources

Resources to use with popular stories and rhymes. (Keisa Williams)

http://www.sparklebox.co.uk/literacy/stories/#.UKG2_79vs-W