For Parents & Caregivers: Silly songs, rhymes, and chants in storytimes help children hear and play with language. They build phonemic awareness and vocabulary.
Article: Phonemic Activity- Nonsense
Storytime Books
The Little Engine That Could
The Bus for Us
Pigs in the Mud in the Middle of the Road
Bertie and Small and the Fast Bike Ride
The Wheels on the Bus
Rhymes
Music CDs: "The Train" Wee Sing Children's Songs and Fingerplays; "I Like to Ride My Bicycle" Wiggle & Whirl; "The Wheels on the Bus" Raffi's Box of Sunshine
Transportation Storytime Booklist
Bedtime
For Parents & Caregivers: Children learn letters in stages:
1. the names of letters
2. recognize the shapes of different letters
3. match the letters with their sounds
Article: Letter Sounds
Storytime Books
Time for Bed
Little Donkey Close Your Eyes
Asleep, Asleep
When the Moon is High
Rhymes
Music CDs: "Five Little Joeys" Dance Party. "Good Night" & "Sleep, Baby, Sleep" Wee Sing Children's Songs and Fingerplays.
Bedtime Storytime Booklist
1. the names of letters
2. recognize the shapes of different letters
3. match the letters with their sounds
Article: Letter Sounds
Storytime Books
Time for Bed
Little Donkey Close Your Eyes
Asleep, Asleep
When the Moon is High
Rhymes
Music CDs: "Five Little Joeys" Dance Party. "Good Night" & "Sleep, Baby, Sleep" Wee Sing Children's Songs and Fingerplays.
Bedtime Storytime Booklist
Yummy, Yummy in My Tummy!
For Parents & Caregivers: Once children are familiar with a story, let them retell it to you. This improves narrative skills. Developing this early literacy skill helps later with reading comprehension.
Article: Parent Guide to Early Literacy
Storytime Books:
Don't Forget the Bacon
Bread, Bread, Bread
Victor Vito and Freddie Vasco
On Top of Spaghetti
Rhymes
Music CDs: "Peanut Butter and Jelly" A Cathy and Marcy Collection for Kids : "Victor Vito " Victor Vito: "On Top of Spaghetti" Six Little Ducks
Food Storytime Booklist
Article: Parent Guide to Early Literacy
Storytime Books:
Don't Forget the Bacon
Bread, Bread, Bread
Victor Vito and Freddie Vasco
On Top of Spaghetti
Rhymes
Music CDs: "Peanut Butter and Jelly" A Cathy and Marcy Collection for Kids : "Victor Vito " Victor Vito: "On Top of Spaghetti" Six Little Ducks
Food Storytime Booklist
It's a Small World!
For Parents & Caregivers: School readiness skills -- listening, following directions, and getting along with others -- are developed during storytimes.
Storytime Books
Where Did You Get Your Moccasins? Available through Interlibrary Loan
German verision: Drei Ziegenbocke Namens Gruff by Henriette Barkow Available through Interlibrary Loan
Music CD: "Hoch Soll Sie Leben" Teach Me More German
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