Check out our go-to plan for storytime! We always read two books, find our four directions, and appreciate art. We switch up the songs and fingerplays but also love to focus on repetition. We've included our trustiest intro songs with this template. We present Storytime together.
Katelyn hosts baby storytimes once a week. These are some of the plans she uses. We encourage caregivers to bond with their baby at this program through early literacy practices and by introducing informative resources such as prelinguistic tips and podcasts about raising kind humans.
Olivia hosts Music & Movement storytime once a week. These are some of the plans they use. This format builds fine and large motor movement with lots of dancing and singing. Olivia switches between offering scarves and shakers. One book is read and it has to be one that makes us move!
We use these full sheet or half sheet printouts at every storytime. When we present a breathing exercise, we talk about what it can help us do:
be calmer, be kinder, be braver, be ready, be steady, and more!
Breathing exercises are a great way to prepare to listen to a story or to use in transitions with children in daily life.