1 / 19

Presented by Penny Peck Ppeck@ci.san-leandro.ca.us

Presented by Penny Peck Ppeck@ci.san-leandro.ca.us. Seasonal StoryTimes & Tips. Tips on Storytime Innovations Storytime Plans Using a Template Storytime Ideas for the Seasons Door Prizes Continued on the Exhibit Floor right after this workshop.

Faraday
Download Presentation

Presented by Penny Peck Ppeck@ci.san-leandro.ca.us

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Presented byPenny Peck Ppeck@ci.san-leandro.ca.us

  2. Seasonal StoryTimes & Tips • Tips on Storytime Innovations • Storytime Plans Using a Template • Storytime Ideas for the Seasons • Door Prizes • Continued on the Exhibit Floor right after this workshop.

  3. NEW Trends for “ 21st Century ” Library StoryTimes

  4. Top 10 Trends FAQs that came up at my storytime workshops, that can update my book,Crash Course in Storytime Fundamentalsby Penny PeckLibraries Unlimited, 2008

  5. #1 Bilingual Duet Storytime One person reads in English. One in another language, side by side.

  6. #2 Crafts at Preschool Storytime • Draw more attendees • Build Kindergarten Readiness • Helps the child re-tell the story • www.BayViews.org

  7. #3 Dialogic Reading • Ask open-ended questions about the book • Model this dialogue technique for parents

  8. #4 Repetition • Songs • Fingerplays • Books • www.mgol.org

  9. #5 Baby - Infant StoryTime For infant and caregiver Songs, bounces Short books Models reading for or parents

  10. #6 Toddler Time Songs Short books Movement/Dance Toys Networking for Parents “Noisy” activities Boy-friendly

  11. #7 Parenting Skills • Handouts on newsworthy topics of interest to parents of young children • Modeling read-a-loud techniques and book choices • Subtle incorporation of parenting advice

  12. #8 Kindergarten Readiness • “Kindergarten is the new First Grade” • Physical development: hand/eye, motor skills • Factual knowledge • Use of various tools like scissors

  13. #9 No Registration • Avoid registration and nametags to draw Adult Literacy learner families, English Language learners, single parent families, and others who may have difficulty.

  14. #10 Using Volunteers • Using adult volunteers as story readers • Using teen volunteers as “Reading Buddies” • Allows a library to increase the number of storytimes without adding staff • Calls for less elaborate storytimes

  15. StoryTime Sparks! Ideas for Seasonal Storytimes

  16. Use a Template • Repeat Some Songs • Fingerplays and Movement songs • Interactive books with participation • Craft or project

  17. Winter Daze - Snow • Simple books with snow and snowmen. • Crafts: Paper plate snowman. • Snow pictures.

  18. Holiday Lights Around the World • Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Diwali, Christmas • Craft: Bird Feeders, Kinara, Menorah

  19. Next Up, Winter continues . . . • Then Spring, Summer, and Fall • Door prizes • Meet us on the Exhibit Hall Floor in the Youth Services Pavilion

More Related