Crafts
Every one of our storytimes has a craft attached to it. It is beastly trying to find crafts that are age-appropriate. These are some of the sites that I find myself revisiting:
- All Kids Network
- Busy Bee Kids Crafts
- Crayola Crafts
- Danielle’s Place
- DLTK’s Crafts for Kids
- First School
- Kids Soup *Subscription Required*
- Sprout Online
Flannelboards
Yep, I make a lot of the flannelboards we use. I think I do a pretty decent job and I am always really excited about making them. I am constantly on the look-out for sites that have free flannelboard templates. Some of my favorites:
Fingerplays/Action Rhymes
One of the hardest areas for me — I don’t remember much past “Itsy Bitsy Spider” and nursery rhymes. So, I’ve got a lot of links to help me out:
- The Best Kids Book Site
- Canton Public Library
- Education Oasis
- Kansas City, Kansas Public Library – Growing Readers
- Miami-Dade Public Library Nursery Rhymes
- Preschool Rainbow
- Shirley’s Preschool Activities
Songs
I don’t look up a lot of songs because I have a pretty good memory from childhood. But every now and again, I find I need to refresh my memory on some of the verses. I use these links:
Themes
Most of the time, I come up with themes by spending time in the stacks reading through picture books, but every now and again, I venture online to see what themes are common.
