WEBSITES TO VISIT
Before
using, please check copyright information at each site
To reach me, Sandra
Wallick, Gere Branch Librarian:
phone: (402) 441-8568
(office) or (402) 441-8560 (Gere Branch Library)
Author
Sites:
Eric Carle: www.eric-carle.com has information on the
author and a section where teachers share ideas on ways to use his books in the
classroom.
Ezra Jack Keats: www.ezra-jack-keats.org is the
site for his foundation which has activities for his books & information on
mini-grants for schools & libraries.
Jan Thomas: www.janthomasbooks.com offers many ways to extend her books &
the tune for the Brave Cowboy’s lullaby.
Mem Fox: Mem is a champion of reading aloud to
children, the sooner the better. Her
site offers insights into her books as well as her 10 commandments for reading
aloud and more. www.memfox.com ****
Mo Willems: www.pigeonpresents.com has stuff for grown-ups & kids with ideas to
use with most of Mo’s books. His
official website is www.mowillems.com where you’ll find his blog and more
information about & ideas to use with his books.
Miscellaneous:
Babies Need Words Everyday: Talk, Read, Sing, Play. Babies Need Words Every Day resources include eight visually
appealing posters that deliver simple, effective rhymes, games and other
suggestions for immediate, enriching ways to communicate with babies. http://www.ala.org/alsc/babiesneedwords
Bridge to Reading: “To provide parents and caregivers
with a selection of quality picture books to read aloud to young children” www.bridgetoreading.com
Center for Early Literacy
Learning: CELL offers Practitioners’ Practice Guides &
Parent Resources along with much more. www.earlyliteracylearning.org
4-H Stem Reading Connections: STEM resources related to Summer Reading
themes since 2015. http://go.unl.edu/whtb
Nebraska State Reading Association: They have great pamphlets for parents on
reading development in both English and Spanish. These are wonderful to have available for
baby, toddler, & preschool programs.
www.nereads.org ****
Nerdy Book Club: “If you
love books, especially those written for children and young adults, then you
are an honorary member of the Nerdy Book Club.”
Read Aloud 15 Minutes: Brings together partners nationwide to make
reading aloud 15 minutes a day the new parenting standard. www.readaloud.org
Read Aloud Nebraska: This group promotes reading aloud through
many avenues. www.readaloudnebraska.org
Views2: Valuable Initiatives in
Early Learning that Work Successfully from the University of Washington
Information School. http://views2.ischool.uw.edu/resources
Diversity/Multicultural
Sites:
www.pragmaticmom.com/2010/10/top-10-best-native-american-picture-books-from-debbie-reese-the-pre-eminent-scholar
Storytime
Resources:
Book
to Boogie: Part of
the Library as Incubator project, this monthly post ties a picture book title
into dance & movement activities. http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?tag=book-to-boogie
Cape May County Library Children’s Department Blog: Lots of good stuff but if you
go to page 3 you’ll start to find free printable movement cards. https://kids.cmclibrary.org/blog.html
Child
Care Land: Early
learning activities for Pre-K & kindergarten. http://www.childcareland.com/free.html ****
Children’s
Music by Nancy Stewart: www.nancymusic.com Check out her section on Homemade Instruments
for ideas of easy instruments you can make.
Colorado Libraries for
Early Literacy Bell Awards: http://www.clel.org/#!clelbellawards/c8k2 This award, which began in 2014, selects one title each for the five parts of
Every Child Ready To Read. An activity
sheet for each winner is available for you to use.
Create a Storytime: This has links to various
resources from Indianhead Federated Library
http://www.iflsweb.org/storytime
The Daycare Resource
Connection: described as a resource for parents &
providers, they offer a variety of options including flannel board printables
at http://daycareresource.com
Early Childhood
Investigation Weninars: http://www.earlychildhoodwebinars.com Free conference quality
webinars for early childhood educators.
First School: Offers themes, crafts & coloring pages to
support preschool activities. http://www.first-school.ws
Flannel Friday: on the web: http://flannelfridaystorytime.blogspot.com/ & on Pinterest:
http://pinterest.com/flannelfriday
The Holiday Zone: The Holiday Zone offers free educational
resources on holidays and seasons for use in early childhood and elementary
educational settings. Holidays include those that are less well known. www.theholidayzone.com
Jbrary Channel @ www.youtube.com/user/Jbrary/featured Children’s librarians host
a video collection that demonstrates dozens of songs, rhymes & fingerplays
King County Library System: Here is the section of their site called
“Tell Me a Story” https://kcls.org/content/
Kizclub: A fun site with great printouts for
flannelboards just click on Stories & Props. www.kizclub.com
My Cute Graphics: Free graphics to print for flannel boards,
bulletin boards, etc. www.mycutegraphics.com
Printable Puppets: primarily stick puppets but quite
colorful. http://picklebums.com/printable-puppets
Storytime to Go: A Reading Readiness Guide
for Parent and Preschools by Lexington Public Library http://www.lexpublib.org/storytime-go
Teaching Mama: She has free printables available through her
printables button @ http://teachingmama.org
Blogs I
have found useful:
Mel’s Desk: http://melissa.depperfamily.net/blog Mel started Flannel Friday which is now being
hosted & added to by several different bloggers.
Science In Storytime: A place to share
cool science ideas for storytime https://scienceinstorytime.wordpress.com/ This is maintained by 3 Lincoln City
Libraries’ staff members/storytellers. ****
My blog is called Storytime Sparks, http://www.storytimesparks.blogspot.com –I’m primarily
posting flannel board ideas right now.
If you would like to see me post something specific (such as a Color
Flannelboard or storytime suggestions on a specific topic, e-mail me with
Storytime Request in the subject line)
Super
Storytime Extensions:
Pete the Cat: I Love My
White Shoes by Eric Litwin. Free song
download at: http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/feature/petethecat/
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Flannel board pieces at: http://kizclub.com/storypatterns/caterpillar(C).pdf
What Will Fat Cat Sit On? by Jan Thomas. Fat Cat play at: http://www.janthomasbooks.com/thingstodo.html
White Rabbit’s Color Book by Alan Baker. Idea source & adapted script at: http://sunflowerstorytime.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/white-rabbits-color-book-for-web1.pdf
Storytelling
with Props
Teddy
Bear (or puppet):
TEDDY BEAR, TEDDY BEAR, A CLASSIC ACTION RHYME. By Michael Hague.
Gingerbread
Man puppet: THE
GINGERBREAD MAN, THE GINGERBREAD BOY.
No-sew gingerbread man puppet at http://www.thingsforboys.com/2012/11/no-sew-gingerbread-man-puppet.html
Play
Food:
The
first is for the sandwich made with a sponge & the second has a collection
of no sew ideas!
Stick
Puppets:
www.janthomasbooks.com
(things to do) “Have a Fat Cat
Play”—WHAT WILL FAT CAT SIT ON? Print,
color & attach to paint stick.
http://picklebums.com/elephants-balancing-free-printable-puppets/ Find the rhyme for Elephants Balancing
& her free printable.
Finger
puppets:
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