Storytimes for Two-Year-Olds

by Nichols, Judy; Sears, Lori D.

• ISBN13: 9780838904510
• ISBN10: 0838904513
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1987-07-01
• Publisher: Amer Library Assn

Summary

Toddlers-one of the librarian's toughest crowds-can be a wriggling, noisy, and demanding audience. Their fierce loyalty also means they can become the library's biggest champions. More than any other audience, two-year-olds require structures and routines. Storytimes for Two-Year-Olds outlines techniques and programs proven to engage young audiences-ultimately making them lifelong readers. This classic bestseller, first published in 1987 and expanded in 1998, returns in a refreshed third edition.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Planning Considerations	p. 1
Program Elements	p. 11
Program Themes	p. 23
Autumn (Halloween)	p. 24
Babies	p. 27
Bath Time	p. 30
Bears	p. 35
Bedtime	p. 38
Birds	p. 42
Birthdays	p. 46
Boats	p. 50
Bugs and Caterpillars	p. 53
Cats	p. 57
Circus	p. 60
Colors	p. 65
Counting	p. 68
Dancing	p. 72
December	p. 76
Dogs	p. 80
Family	p. 84
Farms	p. 88
Feelings	p. 91
Firefighters	p. 94
Friends	p. 98
Frogs and Turtles	p. 102
Gardens	p. 106
Getting Dressed	p. 110
Growing Up Safe	p. 114
Hats	p. 118
Helping	p. 122
Homes	p. 126
Love (Valentine's Day)	p. 130
Mealtimes (Thanksgiving)	p. 133
Monkeys	p. 137
Morning	p. 140
My Body	p. 144
Parades	p. 147
Peek, Peek...Hide and Seek	p. 151
Picnics	p. 155
Playing	p. 159
Rabbits	p. 162
Rain	p. 165
Read to Me!	p. 168
Sizes and Shapes	p. 173
Sounds	p. 177
Spring (Spring Holidays)	p. 180
Summer	p. 184
Trains and Planes	p. 188
Trucks, Cars, and Buses	p. 192
Walking	p. 196
Wind	p. 200
Winter	p. 203
Zoos	p. 206
Appendixes
Construction of Storytime Materials	p. 211
Clip Art	p. 218
Professional Bibliography	p. 219
Bibliography of Titles Used in the Programs	p. 225
Discography	p. 243
Index	p. 245
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