Cooking Up A Storytime (book)

Snderson-Newham, S. (2014). Cooking Up A Storytime: mix-and-March Menus for Easy Programming. Chicago, IL: ALA Editions. 978-0-8389-1203-4.

Tired of leftovers? Ready to cook up some new storytimes, ones that integrate books and games with math, science, and early literacy activities? These mix-and-match menus featuring kids' favorite topics, like animals, families, farms, and food, will engage young ones while easing their transition to school. Whether you’re hungry for a full-course feast or prefer to order à la carte, this flexible resource dishes up

• Practical, up-to-date early literacy information that helps storytime organizers understand how children grow and learn
• Detailed program menus to enable storytime planners to establish uniformity in content, important for early literacy
• Original flannelboard activities, poems, games, and fingerplays incorporating science, math, and poetry
• A varied selection of mix-and-match books to help create appealing, perfectly seasoned menus

With the guidance provided by this resource, the storytimes you cook up will be delicious and nutritious!

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