Ms. Laura is missing all of her storytime friends and put together a guide to doing a Sensory Storytime program at home!
The general outline for Sensory Storytime goes something like this:
- Welcome Song – A favorite to use is Hello Hello by Super Simple Songs
- Read Aloud Story – go to www.homewoodpubliclibrary.org to the Kid’s Page Reading tab at the top to access Tumblebooks for lots of great Story Book suggestions!
- Flannel Board or Puppet or any type of prop story – you can make props out of stuffed animals, figurines or even your own socks!
- Action Song (sometimes using bean bags or scarves or egg shakers or any item you have at home to substitute) – We love the Bean Bag Rock and Shake Your Scarves and I Know A Chicken
- Bubble Song (you can make your own bubbles with dishwashing liquid and water and using a circular object such as a hair tie to blow bubbles through) – some favorites to dance to include Popcorn and Pop and the Big Bubble Be Bop
- Playtime! – put out toys you haven’t played with in awhile to inspire creativity
Happy Storytime Everyone!