Here is a unique collection of engaging story hour activities to
help school and public librarians spark young children's love of
books and reading as they learn each letter of the alphabet and
letter-sound relationships.
From Alligators for A to Zoo for Z, this resource provides over
100 ready-to-use multisensory activities, games, and patterns based
on innovative themes and favorite fiction and nonfiction books for
beginning readers.
These story hour activities are ideal for integrating library
skills into the early childhood program and include a wide variety
of projects to appeal to the multiple learning styles of any group
of children. For each letter of the alphabet you'll find:
- a motivating Introductory Activity such as an interactive game,
a set of riddles, a drawing story, a message rebus, or a felt-board
story, e.g., For A, you use a roll of paper towels to gradually
reveal seven intriguing facts about Alligators.
- An extensive Annotated Reading List including at least 10
related recommended story books for read-alouds plus nonfiction
sources for extended learning and research, e.g., The Pirate Who
Tried to Capture the Moon and Sunken Treasure for Pirates.
- A fun and easy Recipe related to the theme, e.g., "Swamp Juice"
for Frogs ... "Graham Cracker Houses" for Home ... and "Sunrise on
the Amazon" for Rain Forest
- A Music Activity based on well-known tunes such as "Three Blind
Mice" and "Old MacDonald," with music and related
fingerplays/movements provided, e.g., "We Took a Walk in the Woods"
for Camping ... "The Meatball Counting Song" for Spaghetti ... and
"The Turtle Game" for Turtles
- an Art Activity complete with reproducible patterns,
e.g.,"Bubble Creature" for Bubbles ... "Dinosaur Finger Puppets"
for Dinosaurs ... and "Monster Hat" for Monsters
- a reproducible Research Project to help children build basic
library research skills, e.g., using an encyclopedia with color
illustrations to answer several questions about Frogs and using a
dictionary to find synonyms that rhyme with Love
Plus, you'll find quick proven techniques to generate interest in
each new theme, specific skill objectives for each alphabet
teaching unit, and creative extension activities ideal for small
group collaboration.
And to save you time and work, all materials are printed in a
big 8-1/4" x 11" lay-flat binding for easy photocopying of the
activity sheets and patterns as many times as you need them for use
with individual students, small groups or a whole class.
In short, Library Story Hour From A to Z is packed with exciting
multisensory activities to introduce young children to each letter
of the alphabet while exploring a wide range of interesting fiction
and nonfiction books. These activities not only help you integrate
library and classroom instruction but enliven and enrich the entire
early childhood curriculum!
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