Storytime Rocks!

Contra Costa County Library - Resource wiki for Youth Services Librarians

This wiki is a resource for planning storytimes.  Post your favorite storytimes, books, fingerplays, music, tips on child development, and web resources here.  Click on the links below, and add your ideas on the corresponding pages.

Storytimes for Preschoolers: Post successful storytime outlines and ideas for preschoolers.

Storytimes for ages 3 and under:  Post your favorite storytimes for the little ones.

Storytimes for the school age crowd or family storytimes  The motley crew!

Books for Babies: List your favorite books to use during a baby storytime.

Books for Toddlers: List your favorite books for toddlers.

Books for Preschoolers:  Add your favorite picks for preschool storytimes.

Books for School Age:  Great place to post books for family storytimes.

Bounces and Tickles for Lapsits:  A bit different than fingerplays and action rhymes

Crafts for Babies:  Something for those little ones - ideas, patterns and more.

Crafts for Toddlers:  Crafts for tiny hands - ideas, patterns and more.

Crafts for Preschoolers:  Craft ideas, patterns and more.

Crafts for School Age:  Crafts, crafts, crafts - ideas, patterns and more.

Fingerplays & Action Rhymes:  Share your tried and true fingerplays and action rhymes.

Flannelboards - post patterns and more.

Music:  List the CDs you like to use and highlight the songs on the CDs that are most helpful.

Nursery Rhymes Fun activities you do with rhymes.

Songs  Lyrics for the songs you like to use.

Web Resources for Storytime: Useful links for storytimes and crafts. 

Tips and Resources for Early Literacy, Child Development, Parenting, etc.:  Share web sites, books, and more!