Picnic Fun!

For Parents & Caregivers: Help your pre-reader become aware of the smaller sounds that make up words.
Article: Activities to Increase Print Awareness and Phonological Awareness

Storytime Books
The Picnic
Picnic Farm
The Stray Dog
Jamberry

Music CD: "Ants Go Marching" Barney's Greatest Hits: The Early Years.

Rhymes

Picnic Booklist

Teddy Bears!

For Parents & Caregivers: Silly songs, rhymes, and chants in storytime help children hear and play with language. They build phonemic awareness and vocabulary.
Article: Literacy Tips

Storytime Books
When the Teddy Bears Came
Where's My Teddy?
If You Love a Bear
Golden Bear

Rhymes

Music CDs: "Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear" Five Little Monkeys and "Bear Went Over the Mountain" Six Little Ducks

Bear Booklist

Wild West

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: Getting Ready to Read

Storytime Books

Giddy Up, Cowgirl

I Want to Be a Cowgirl

With the Wind

One Horse Waiting for Me

The Old Chisholm Trail

Rhymes

Music CDs: "T-E-X-A-S" Happy Trails and "Deep in the Heart of Texas" Best of Children's Favorites.

Booklist

Happy Mothers' Day!

For Parents & Caregivers: School readiness skills-- listening and following directions -- are developed during storytimes.

Article: Kindergarten Skills Development

Storytime Books

Ask Mr. Bear

I Love My Mommy

Mama Cat Has Three Kittens

This Quiet Lady

Rhymes

Music CDs: "Gifts for Mommy" Toddlers on Parade; "Shortnin' Bread" Come and Make a Circle 2; "All My Little Ducklings" Wee Sing Around the World; and "Skidamarink" Wee Sing Children's Songs and Fingerplays.

Mothers' Day Booklist