![]() ![]() So these are all the books I tried out over the two-week course of 25+ storytimes, using 2-3 per each: First I will summarize all the books we tried, and in the next one I will present all the songs, flannel boards, and other activities. ![]() ![]() Because this will make for a very long post, I decided to break it into two. I used more books that usual, because I wanted to be sure I used every book at least twice before making a final selection of what to keep in the kit. This is most likely due to the lack of unstructured play time with peers, and the overall decrease in interpersonal engagement because of increased screen time for everyone, resulting in much less opportunity for them to develop social-emotional skills. I decided the "Feelings" theme would be a good one to add as research is starting to show that kids today do not have the same "emotional IQ" as in the past, and have more trouble recognizing, expressing, and controlling their emotions, as well as showing empathy to others. A few of the books had already been purchased, but I added several more to try out, selected songs, made flannel boards and other props, and made decorations to go on the bus. This is the first new theme I have developed for the Storytime-To-Go collection. ![]()
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