Guerrilla Storytime @ NELA 2014
What is your go-to for when the wiggles get out of control?
Egg shakers ~ shake your sillies out
Do a fingerplay to re-focus attention
Bells—hand them out and do a rhyme or song
Whole body songs, such as Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes
2 little dicky birds
Hello hands, goodbye hands
Dance Your Hands Up (or the fingers version)
Popcorn kernels w/scarves
Do wiggle movement w/loud and soft sounds
While reading, do gestures to make it interactive
What do you do with kids in storytime who are the “wrong age”?
Tell parents let’s see how they do
Don’t turn them away
Use older kids as helpers
For older kids: give them a stuffed animal to play pretend parent and child
Do turn away too young kids—re-direct them to another class
Be clear about age that it’s for, try to re-direct
Strict about ages because of developmental stages
Can still participate, but let younger kids answer questions
What’s your favorite food song or rhyme?
Go Bananas!
Aikendrum
Toast in a Toaster
I’m making purple stew
A peanut sat on a railroad track
Way up high in an apple tree
5 fat peas
What’s your favorite storytime book?
Peek-a-moo
Hi Pizza Man
Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza
Bark, George
Let’s Play in the Forest While the Wolf is not Around
Annie Kubler board books
Stanley books by William Bee
Bear stories by Karma Wilson
Piggy Wiggy series
If You’re a Monster and You Know It
Falling for Rapunzel
Jane Cabrera books
Llama Llama books
Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash
What’s your favorite prop or device?
Add something from the theme to your outfit
Stuffed little old lady who swallowed a fly you can put animals into mouth
Duck puppet
Puppets
Teddy bear
Sensory box
Flannel board
Shadow puppet box
Parachute
Scarves
Shaky eggs
Other ideas that came up:
Are you listening song
Storytime courtesy brochure
Resources for ideas:
Storytime Source Blog: storytimepreschooltoddlers.blogspot.com
Jbrary (web and youtube)
Abby the Librarian blog
Storytime Katie blog
Jamaroo Kids (web and youtube)