This fall I am starting something new with my
storytimes. I have noticed that as I am
selecting books for storytime I often come back to my favorite authors. So about once or month (or so) instead of
doing a “themed” storytime I am going to do an “author” storytime.
Songs, rhymes, fingerplays, flannels, etc. will connect
loosely with one of the books I read. My
first author storytime, featuring Eric Carle, was a great success! Here is my outline to give you a “feel” for
what an author stoytime might look like.
Book—Ten Little Rubber Ducks
Song—Five Little Ducks
(Book) Stretch: From
Head to Toe
Book—The Very Busy Spider
Nursery Rhyme: Little
Miss Muffet
Song: Itsy-bitsy spider
One of play and learn activities was the water “table” with
rubber ducks.
I also created an Eric Carle Toddler Storytime!
This is a great way to introduce parents to a variety of
authors that have many quality children’s books. I have plans to develop a storytime around
these authors: Mo Wilems, Karma Wilson, Anne Rockwell, Margaret Wise Brown, Ed Emberley,
Martin Waddell, Laura Numeroff, and Jane Yolen.
The hardest part about doing author storytimes is choosing just a few of
their books to read aloud!
Here is my Pinterest board with some ideas I have gathered.
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