First Preschool Storytime: Puppies

I started my first preschool storytime by borrowing the formula my friend Kristine uses at the Phoenix Public Library where I got my start.  Her basic structure is:

1. Hello Song: Glad to See You by Peter and Ellen Allard
2. Letter of the Day presentation: Show six pictures and have them guess the letter of the day
3. Read a Long Book
4. Sing a song with props (bells, bean bags, scarves etc)
5. Fingerplay/Feltboard
6. Sing an action song
7. Read a simple book
8. Sing either "The Wheels on the Bus" or "If You're Happy and You Know It"
9. Blow Bubbles to Ten Little Bubbles by Sara Hickman
10. Sing a Goodbye Song (example Goodbye by Old Town Folk Music)
11. End with handing out each kid a die-cut letter of the day, coloring page and stamping  their hands with the letter.

With this in mind, I organized my storytime around the theme "Puppies".

New Adventures

About a month ago, I started my first job as a Youth Services Librarian in a small town in California.  I'm writing this blog to chronicle my successes and failures.  I hope to learn a lot along the way!