Storytime Kits: Have you wanted to offer story-times in your library for babies or toddlers but didn’t know where to start? If you offer baby and toddler story-times now, are you looking to refresh your programs with some new ideas, titles, CDs, and activities? These kits will allow your library to offer baby- and toddler-specific storytimes for the first time, refresh your existing programs, or let you explore new titles and fun resources. The kits were based on Every Child Ready to Read, 2nd edition, and feature books, songs, rhymes, early literacy tips for parents, and hands-on activities that correspond with the critical early literacy activities of reading, talking, singing, writing, and playing.
Re-Imagining School Readiness Kits: (IN DEVELOPMENT) These kits were created by the same State Library staff members who worked on the Growing Readers Together initiative. These kits are designed to build on the storytime kits to offer more ways of engaging crucial school readiness skills. We currently have kits on measurement, fort building, and community helpers.
The Community Helpers Program Kit was created to help public library staff within the state partner with community organizations and plan programming that connects families
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The concept of pre-writing activities for toddlers can be challenging for parents, but with this kit, you can easily model fun, effective pre-writing activities for
This kit is designed for toddlers to play with purpose, as that’s the best way they learn! The four books are interactive, allowing toddlers and
This kit is great for anyone that hasn’t provided a toddler storytime before (or not in a while). Fun books, a parachute, and colorful textured
This kit incorporates lots of rhymes and word play for babies and parents to have fun with language, and break down words so that babies
This kit will help your youngest storytime visitors celebrate all things musical! Music helps young children develop their language skills, and babies—and their parents—will have
This kit is perfect for anyone that has not provided a baby storytime before (or not in a while). Babies and parents will have fun