Artsy toddler storytimes : a year's worth of ready-to-go programming / Carol Garnett Hopkins ; Rosemary Holderby, cover design.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hopkins, Carol Garnett, author.

Contributor:

Holderby, Rosemary, cover designer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children's libraries--Activity programs--United States.

Children's libraries.

Libraries and toddlers--United States.

Libraries and toddlers.

Creative activities and seat work.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois : Neal-Schuman, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Designed for children ages 1 to 3 years old, the book's 52 storytimes promote pre-reading skills such as print motivation, vocabulary, and narrative skills.

Contents:

contents; preface; Part 1: Toddler Art Fundamentals; Part 2: Making the Most of Your Artsy Storytime Program; Part 3: A Year's Worth of Storytimes; Theme 1: Apple Munching; Theme 2: Autumn; Theme 3: Aviation; Theme 4: Bath Time Bubbles; Theme 5: Bears; Theme 6: Berry Delicious; Theme 7: Birds of a Feather; Theme 8: Boats in the Water; Theme 9: Bugs and Other Creepy Crawlies; Theme 10: Cats and Kittens; Theme 11: Chickens; Theme 12: Clothing and Hats; Theme 13: Colors andPatterns; Theme 14: Community Workers; Theme 15: Construction Site; Theme 16: Cool Poolof Water; Theme 17: Counting

Theme 18: DinosaursTheme 19: Dogs and Puppies; Theme 20: Farm Animals; Theme 21: Fire Trucks and Firefighters; Theme 22: Flowers and Gardens; Theme 23: Food, Yummy Food; Theme 24: Frogs and Toads; Theme 25: Garbage and Recycling; Theme 26: Gingerbread and Other Cookies; Theme 27: Green for St. Patrick's Day; Theme 28: Halloween; Theme 29: Lunar New Year; Theme 30: Monsters; Theme 31: Music and Movement; Theme 32: My Body and Me; Theme 33: Nighttime; Theme 34: Nocturnal Animals; Theme 35: Opposites; Theme 36: Pet Parade; Theme 37: Pirate Treasure; Theme 38: Rabbitsand Bunnies

Theme 39: RoyaltyTheme 40: Silly Fun; Theme 41: Spiders; Theme 42: Springtime; Theme 43: Summer in the Sun; Theme 44: Thanksgiving Turkeys; Theme 45: Toys; Theme 46: Trains on the Track; Theme 47: Under the Sea; Theme 48: Valentine Hugs and Kisses; Theme 49: Weather; Theme 50: Wheels on the Road; Theme 51: Wild Animals; Theme 52: Winter Snow; about the author; index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-55570-891-9

1-55570-792-0

OCLC:

881417053