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Re-energizing Your Preschool Storytime: New Ideas for Busy Children’s Staff

Re-energizing Your Preschool Storytime: New Ideas for Busy Children’s Staff. An. Webinar. Thursday, December 2, 2010 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. Presenter: Colleen Willis colleen_willis@hotmail.com.

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Re-energizing Your Preschool Storytime: New Ideas for Busy Children’s Staff

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  1. Re-energizing Your Preschool Storytime: New Ideas for Busy Children’s Staff An Webinar Thursday, December 2, 2010 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. Presenter: Colleen Willis colleen_willis@hotmail.com Infopeople webinars are supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

  2. Agenda • Introduction • Books • Puppets • Flannel Boards • Music and Fingerplays

  3. Early Literacy Early literacy is what children learn about reading and writing before they actually learn to read and write.

  4. Early Literacy Skills • Print Motivation • Phonological Awareness • Print Awareness • Vocabulary Skills • Narrative Skills • Letter Knowledge

  5. Parent Patter

  6. Reenergize Your Storytime • Choose books kids can relate to. • Reread books. Kids love predictability. • Choose developmentally appropriate activities. • Include rhyme and rhythm. • Be interactive!

  7. Stay and Play Bubbles Playdough Parachute Obstacle Course

  8. Preschool Book Selection • Tell stories. • Make them laugh. • Simple text • About kids that are like them. • Are about going to school and making friends. • Have playful or rhyming language. • Are about real world. (trucks, dinosaurs, insects) • Explore the alphabet, counting and new vocabulary.

  9. 2 Great Read-alouds

  10. Ella Sarah Gets Dressed

  11. What Cried Granny

  12. 2 Fun Participation Stories

  13. Can You Make a Scary Face

  14. Dinosaur Roar

  15. Puppet Show Fun

  16. Puppet Show Tips • Your beginning reader can read books to a puppet. • Your children can retell books by writing a script and using puppets. • You can make a read aloud more engaging with a puppet. • Your children can teach the puppet.

  17. Big Bear Hug

  18. Hey Rabbit

  19. Reader’s Theater

  20. The Doorbell Rang

  21. Flannel Boards

  22. Eight Ballons

  23. Kitten’s Lost Mitten

  24. Music and Movement • Sing with others • Respond rhythmically to music through creative movement and instrumental expression • Play simple instruments that do not require fine motor skills • Develop attentive listening skills

  25. The Freeze Dance

  26. Are You Ready for a Good Time

  27. Weekly Rap

  28. Finger Poppin’

  29. Fingerplays Pair up with a developmental or literacy skill.

  30. A Caterplillar Crawled A caterpillar crawled (extend left arm and crawl right index finger up it like a caterpillar)To the top of a tree."I think I'll take a nap," said he (wiggle right index finger) So under the leaf he began to creep. (move under left hand)He spun a cocoon and he fell asleep. (make fist around index finger)For two long weeks he slept in that cocoon bed,Till spring came along and said,"Wake up! Wake up! You sleepy head." (shake arms)Out of the leaf he did cry. (hook thumbs and spread fingers to make a butterfly)"Look, I am a butterfly."

  31. Bananas Bananas are my favorite fruit (pretend to hold banana)I eat one every day (hold up one finger)I always take one with me (act as if putting one in pocket)When I go out to play (wave goodbye)It gives me lots of energy (make muscle)To jump around and run (move arms as if running)Bananas are my favorite fruit (rub tummy)To me they're so much fun! (point to self and smile)

  32. Blow, Wind, Blow! Blow, wind, blow (move arms back and forth)All through the townBlow wind blow(move arms around)Up and down(move arms up and down)Blow, wind, blowFrom the left to the right,(move arms left to right)Blow, wind, blowAll through the night.(slowly lower arms)

  33. Scary Eyes See my big and scary eyes(circle thumbs and index fingers around eyes)Look out nowA big surprise---Boo!(pull away hands and shout Boo!)

  34. Be Creative !Get Excited !Make Connections !

  35. Q&A • If you have further questions to ask please use our remaining time. • If you think of a question after we’re finished today, feel free to send me an email.

  36. Clap! Shake! Play! Sing! Creating Musical Storytimes to Encourage Emergent Literacy • Coming in February 2011: an Infopeople on-ground workshop • http://www.infopeople.org/

  37. Thank You! Colleen Willis colleen_willis@hotmail.com

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