Bears ~ Toddler Storytime

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Our third storytime of the summer session was all about Bears!  Here are the books, songs, rhymes, flannel stories and video we shared for our storytime on Bears! Books We Shared     In Nancy Tafuri’s book, Mama’s Little Bears, we are introduced to Mama Bear and her three baby bears.  They are all out fishing […]

Giraffes: Preschool Storytime

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For our Saturday Preschool storytime we shared stories some tall and quiet friends — giraffes! Books We Shared Having a giraffe friend sounds like fun, right?  Maybe not, as we found out in Giraffes Ruin Everything by Heidi Schulz, illustrated by Chris Robertson.  Birthday parties, the park, ice cream — […]

Transportation ~ Sensory Storytime

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 “By holding the highest vision for your child when they can not see it for themselves, you are lifting them up, elevating them and helping them to soar,” Megan Koufos Sensory Storytime is a fun, interactive, educational storytime designed for preschool age children with autism and/or sensory challenges.  It involves books, […]

Bears: Preschool Storytime

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I recently saw a live bear in the wild, while on a hike up at Lassen Volcanic National Park. It was scary! You have to be very careful and keep your distance from bears in the wild. So for today’s Preschool Storytime, I was in the mood for some books […]

Bugs! ~ Sensory Storytime

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“Autism is part of my child, it’s not everything he is. My child is so much more than a diagnosis.” ―S.L. Coelho, author Sensory Storytime is a fun, interactive, educational storytime designed for preschool age children with autism and/or sensory challenges.  It involves books, songs, movement and therapeutic play that incorporate the five […]

Zoo! ~ Sensory Storytime

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“Autism is part of my child, it’s not everything he is. My child is so much more than a diagnosis.” ―S.L. Coelho, author Sensory Storytime is a fun, interactive, educational storytime designed for preschool age children with autism and/or sensory challenges.  It involves books, songs, movement and therapeutic play that incorporate the five […]

Siblings: Preschool Storytime

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At last Saturday’s Preschool Storytime, we read books about brothers and sisters! Books We Shared Our first story, Squid Kid the Magnificent by Lynne Berry and Luke daMarca, features a young squid magician named Oliver whose sister Stella keeps commenting that his tricks aren’t “really magic.” The argumentative dialogue is fun […]

Ducks ~ Sensory Storytime

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“Autism is part of my child, it’s not everything he is. My child is so much more than a diagnosis.” ―S.L. Coelho, author Sensory Storytime is a fun, interactive, educational storytime designed for preschool age children with autism and/or sensory challenges.  It involves books, songs, movement and therapeutic play that incorporate the five […]

Gulp & Swallow! – Preschool Storytime

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Hmmm…how do you explain a storytime themed “Gulp & Swallow”?  Just take a look at the books, songs, flannel boards and activities we shared – it will all start to make sense. Books We Shared     The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli is all about a crocodile who LOVES watermelon!  He LOVES […]

Gardens ~ Sensory Storytime

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 “By holding the highest vision for your child when they can not see it for themselves, you are lifting them up, elevating them and helping them to soar,” Megan Koufos Sensory Storytime is a fun, interactive, educational storytime designed for preschool age children with autism and/or sensory challenges.  It involves books, […]