Storytime Resources
If you’re looking for storytimes by theme, check out our list below or visit our Pinterest boards.
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Planning Resources
Early Literacy
- Being an Early Literacy Cheerleader in Storytime and The Power of Waiting
- Ealry Literacy Messages in Action: Blog Post Round Up
- Early Literacy Messages in Action
- Early Literacy Messages: Using Personal Stories
- Ready, Set, Kindergarten!
- Repetition in Storytime, Part 1
- Repetition in Storytime, Part 2
- Serve and Return Interactions
- Why Singable Books Belong in Every Storytime
Storytime Booklists
- 2013 Favourite Storytime Picture Books
- 2014 Favourite Storytime Picture Books
- 2015 Favourite Storytime Picture Books
- 2016 Favourite Storytime Picture Books
- 2017 Favourite Storytime Picture Books
- 2018 Favourite Storytime Picture Books
- 2019 Favourite Storytime Picture Books
- 2020 Favourite Storytime Picture Books
- 2021 Favourite Storytime Picture Books
- 2022 Favourite Storytime Picture Books
- 2023 Favourite Storytime Picture Books
- 2024 Favourite Storytime Picture Books
- 2025 Favourite Storytime Picture Books
- Favourite Babytime Books
- Favourite Babytime Books, Part 2
- Favourite Toddler Storytime Read Alouds
- Favourite Toddler Storytime Read Alouds, Part 2
- Global Storytime Picture Books
- Nonfiction Storytime Books
- Racially Diverse Storytime Books
- Toddler Storytime Books: Authors to Know
Baby Storytime
- A Beginner's Guide
- Babytime Outline
- Babytime with Play Activities
- Favourite Babytime Books
- Favourite Babytime Books, Part 2
- Favourite Dancing Songs
- Favourite Fingerplays and Tickles
- Favourite Lap Bounces
- Focus on Newborns
- How to Talk to Babies
- Infant Care Songs and Rhymes
- Lifting Songs
- New Songs & Rhymes 2021
- Putting it All Together (Babytime Outline)
- Using a Parachute
- Using Scarves and Egg Shakers
- Welcoming Activities
Toddler Storytime
- Favourite Felt Stories
- Favourite Felt Stories, Part 2
- Favourite Songs and Rhymes
- Favourite Songs and Rhymes, Part 2
- Favourite Toddler Storytime Read Alouds
- Favourite Toddler Storytime Read Alouds, Part 2
- How I Plan Toddler Storytime
- Pacing a Toddler Storytime
- Songs to Get the Wiggles Out
- Songs to Get the Wiggles Out, Part 2
- Toddler Storytime Books: Authors to Know
- Using Puppets
Puppets & Props
- Celebrating Día with Puppet Theatre
- Creative Props for Storytime
- Dear Zoo Puppet Song
- Just Add Rhythm Sticks
- New Prop Songs and Rhymes 2017
- Puppet Song: There's a Dog in School
- Rhyming Dust Bunnies Puppets
- Scarf Songs and Rhymes
- The Three Little Pigs Spoon Puppets
- Using Egg Shakers in Storytime
- Using Mirrors in Storytime
- Using Puppets in Storytime
Languages and Diversity
Flannel Songs and Stories
- 5 Little Pumpkins
- 5 Little Snowbabies
- A Peanut Sat on a Railroad Track
- Baby Shark and Slippery Fish
- Brown Squirrel, Brown Squirrel
- Come Under My Umbrella and Rain is Falling Down
- Dog's Colorful Day
- Food Storytime Felts
- Jamberry
- Ladybug, Ladybug Flannel Game
- Little Mouse, Little Mouse Renditions
- Making Felt Stories with Flannel Board Fun
- May 16th Flannel Friday Round Up
- Please, Mr. Panda
- Pyjama Party
- STEAMy Flannel in Outer Space
- Tickle Monster by Edouard Manceau
- Toot Toot Beep Beep + Extensions
- Two Little Blackbirds
- Zoom, Zoom, Zoom
Themes
- Alligators and Crocodiles
- Bears and Berries
- City Kids
- Earth Day Storytime
- Fall
- Fall Storytime (Updated)
- Halloween Songs and Rhymes
- Hats
- Library
- Making Food
- Numbers and Counting
- Opposites at Storytime
- Pete the Cat Storytime
- Superheroes
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar 50th Anniversary Celebration
- Transportation
- Weather
- Winter