Tag: phonological awareness

Storytime: Teeth

DOOR 2 DOOR STORYTIME EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY SKILLS:  Phonological Awareness BOOKS TO DISPLAY Pony Brushes His Teeth by Michael Dahl Maisy, Charley, and the Wobbly Tooth by Lucy Cousins No Biting, Louise by Margie Palatini Little Chipmunk’s Wiggly, Wobbly Tooth by Mary Packard Brush, Floss, Rinse by Amanda Doering Tourville Whose Teeth are These? by…

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Storytime: Easter

DOOR 2 DOOR STORYTIME EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY SKILLS: Phonological Awareness BOOKS TO DISPLAY Ollie’s Easter Eggs by Olivier Dunrea Olivia and the Easter Egg Hunt by Cordelia Evans Pete the Cat: Big Easter Adventure by Kimberly and James Dean Here Comes the Easter Cat! by Deborah Underwood Splat the Cat: Where’s the Easter Bunny? by…

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Dr. Seuss EXTRAVAGANZA!

My library held a family friendly Dr. Seuss themed event in honor of Dr. Seuss’ 110th birthday and NEA (National Education Association) Read Across America Day. A donation from the local Kiwanis Club was used to purchase more than one hundred, discounted Dr. Seuss books. Each child who attended the event received a free Dr.…

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Children’s Program: Puppets

For this Monthly Children’s Program, I decided to set up maker stations where parents, caregivers and children could create puppets to promote phonological awareness and narrative skill at home. For this particular craft event, I chose a Three Little Pigs and Big Bad Wolf theme. I used thin cardboard to create a set of templates,…

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Storytime: Colors

DOOR 2 DOOR STORYTIME EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY SKILLS:  Phonological Awareness & Vocabulary BOOKS TO DISPLAY Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh Lemons Are Not Red by Laura Vaccaro Seeger Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger Butterfly, Butterfly by Petr Horacek The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt Where is the Green Sheep by Mem Fox…

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Storytime: Owls

DOOR 2 DOOR STORYTIME EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY SKILLS:  Phonological Awareness & Vocabulary BOOKS TO DISPLAY Little Owl’s Night by Divya Srininvasan I’m Not Scared! by Jonathan Allen I’m Not Cute! by Jonathan Allen Owl Moon by Jane Yolen Little Hoot by Amy Rosenthaal The Littlest Owl by Caroline Pitcher Cock-a-Doodle Hooooooo! by Mick Manning Wow!…

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Storytime: Shapes

DOOR 2 DOOR STORYTIME EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY SKILLS:  Vocabulary & Phonological Awarness BOOKS TO DISPLAY Squarehead by Harriet Ziefert Not a Box by Antoinette Portis Bear in the Square by Stella Blackstone Whoo? Whoo? by David A. Carter It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles G. Shaw Round is a Tortilla by Roseanne Thong My…

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Storytime: Christmas

DOOR 2 DOOR STORYTIME EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY SKILLS:  Letter  Knowledge & Phonological Awareness BOOKS TO DISPLAY Counting to Christmas by Nancy Tafuri I Love Christmas by Anna Walker Bear Stays Up for Christmas by Karma Wilson The Three Bear’s Christmas by Kathy Duval The Smallest Gift of Christmas by Peter H. Reynolds Olivia Claus by…

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Storytime: Sleep

DOOR 2 DOOR STORYTIME EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY SKILLS:  Phonological Awareness & Narrative Skill BOOKS TO DISPLAY Sleep Like a Tiger by Mary Logue The Napping House by Audrey Wood A Book of Sleep by Il Sung Na Nap Time for Kitty by Michael Dahl No Sleep for the Sheep by Karen Beaumont Creak, Said the…

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