Resources File
Jump and Jive: Storytimes for Two to Five-Year-Olds
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Week 1
Books
Bauer, C.F. 1993. New Handbook for Storytellers. Chicago. American Library Association.
Bauer, C.F.2000. Leading Kids to Books Through Crafts. Chicago. American Library Association.
California Department of Education. 2006. Infant/Toddler Learning and Development: Program Guidelines. Sacramento. California Department of Education.
California Department of Education. 2000. Prekindergarten Learning: Development Guidelines.. Sacramento. California Department of Education.
California Department of Education. 2008. California Preschool Learning Foundations V.1. Sacramento. California Department of Education.
Ghoting, Saroj Nadkarni and Diaz-Martin, Pamela. Early Literacy Storytimes @ your library: partnering with caregivers for success. Chicago: American Library Association, 2006.
Jones, E. and G. Reynolds. 1992. The Play's the Thing: Teachers' Roles in Children's Play. New York: Teachers College Press.
Parlakian, R. 2001. The power of questions: Building quality relationships with families. Washington, D.C.: ZERO TO THREE.
Powers, S. and Lerner, C. 2000. Learning and growing together tip sheets: Ideas for professionals in programs that serve young children and their families. Washington, D.C. ZERO TO THREE.
Shore, R. 1997. Rethinking the Brain: New Insights into Early Development. New York, Families and Work Institute.
Trelease, J. The Read-Aloud Handbook 6th Edition. Penguin, 2006.
Early Childhood Websites
American Academy of Pediatrics
www.aap.org
Committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. General information related to child health or more specific guidelines concerning a pediatric issue,
Building Baby's Brain: What Parents Can Do
www.fcs.uga.edu/ext/pubs/chfd/FACS01-4.pdf
Informative article by University of Georgia College of Family and Consumer Sciences.
Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement
www.ciera.org/library/index.html
The Center for the improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA) is a national center for research on early reading, representing a consortium of educators from five universities (the University of Michigan and Michigan State University, with the University of Southern California, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Georgia)
Children and Families Commission of Orange County
www.occhildrenandfamilies.com/KidBuilders.aspx
Kid builders is a two-binder set. The first binder is for 0-2 years. The second binder is for 3-5 years. Kid Builder activities are an easy way to help your child grow in six areas: mind, words, body, relationships, safety, and health. All of these areas are important for your child to be healthy and ready to succeed in life.
Children's Home Society of California
www.chs-ca.org
Offers a set of color brochures on assorted child development topics, developmental milestones wheel and growth charts.
www.misterrogers.org
Child development and parenting information. Set of brochures available through website on different development issues.
www.familyplacelibraries.org
Their mission is to increase the capacity of libraries to recognize their full potential as community hubs for healthy child and family development.
www.trelease-on-reading.com
Author of the Read Aloud Handbook. Article: Media effects on infants and toddlers.
www.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=0309064104
Article: Starting Out Right: A Guide to Promoting Children's Reading Success (1999) Division on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education (DBASSE)
National Association for the Education of Young Children
www.naeyc.org
Helps to facilitate professional development and public understanding of early childhood education. Includes article on technology and young children.
National Science Council on the Developing Child
www.developingchild.net
A multi-disciplinary collaboration comprising leading scholars in neuroscience, early childhood development, pediatrics, and economics.
www.pbs.org/wholechild/abc/index.html
The ABC's Of Child Development:Developmental Milestones for Your Child's First Five Years
www.talaris.org
Their mission is to support parents and caregivers in raising socially and emotionally healthy children. Excellent set of articles about oral storytelling and ways to share stories with different ages.
www.walearning.com
Evidence based programs that promote early literacy, language, cognitive, and social development.
www.zerotothree.org
The nation's leading resource on the first years of life.
Early Literacy Websites
www.colorincolorado.org
This site is filled with useful information, strategies, activities, and resources for all teachers of ESL.
ELF Early Learning with Families
elflibraries.org
This blog is designed to share information, insights and resources among California libraries.
EVERY CHILD READY TO READ @ your library
www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/ecrr/index.cfm
Incorporates the latest research into a series of parent and caregiver workshops to provide public libraries with vital tools to help prepare parents for their critical role as their child's first teacher.
www.getreadytoread.org
Get Ready to Read! (GRTR!) is a national initiative to build the early literacy skills of preschool-age children. GRTR!'s program vision is that all preschool children will have the skills they need to learn to read when they enter school.
The National Center for Family Literacy
www.famlit.org
NCFL's mission is to create a literate nation by leveraging the power of the family. NCFL's work benefits families, teachers, programs, and communities by creating an understanding of low literacy and its impact on families; developing interventions that break the cycle of low literacy; developing effective tools for educators; providing resources for families to help them build literacy into their daily lives; and designing strategic programs for communities to provide literacy services to large numbers of families.
www.multcolib.org/birthtosix/earlyliteracy.html
Excellent example of website ideas for early literacy information.
National Institute for Literacy
www.nifl.gov
The National Institute for Literacy provides leadership on literacy issues, including the improvement of reading instruction for children, youth, and adults. A good source for ordering free literacy brochures.
www.raisingareader.org
Their mission is to foster healthy brain development, parent-child bonding and early literacy skills critical for school success.
www.rif.org
Their mission is to lead in the creation and development of national, regional and local collaborations and to focus on building strong community based children's and family literacy programs.
www.readingrockets.org
A national multimedia project offering information and resources on how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how caring adults can help.
Week 2
Books
Faurot, K.K. 2003. Books in Bloom: Creative Patterns & Props That Bring Stories to Life. Chicago. American Library Association.
Soundy, C.S. 1993. “Let the story begin! Open the box and set out the props.” Childhood Education, 69:3, 146-149.
Puppets and Props
www.bookprops.com
www.cptoys.com
Puppet and prop resource
www.folkmanis.com
Puppet resource
www.lakeshorelearning.com
Puppet and prop resource
www.puppetuniverse.com
Puppet resource
www.wonderbrains.com
Educational games and activities that enrich intelligence in all areas of education including communication, problem solving, math, music, science and creative play.
Puppet Scripts
www.creativityinstitute.com/puppettheaterscriptideas.aspx#anchor299572
www.legendsandlore.com/scripts.html
Using Puppets to Encourage Homeschool Literacy
blissfullydomestic.com/2009/using-puppets-to-encourage-homeschool-literacy
Week 3
Music
www.happalmer.com
Contains lyrics and activities to all of his music.
www.songsforteaching.com
Creative teachers can use music to teach content across the curriculum -- to students of all ages. We offer thousands of song lyrics, sound clips and teaching suggestions.
www.storyblocks.org
Useful Info & Parent Education, Itsy Bitsy Zone
www.pulaki.com/sites/ibz/parents.htm
Jalongo, M.R. 1996. “Using recorded music with young children: A guide for non-musicians.” Young Child, 51(5), 6-11.
Langfit, D. (1994) "Integrating music, reading and writing at the primary level." The Reading Teacher, 47(5), 430-431.
Marino, J. 1994. Sing Us A Story: Using Music in Preschool and Family Storytimes. H.W. Wilson.
McDonald, D.T. 1979. Music in Our Lives: the early years. Washington D.C. NAEYC.
McIntire, Jean M. "Developing Literacy through Music." Teaching Music, August, 2007, vol. 15:1, pp. 44-48.
Vardell,S.M., and J.M. Jacko. 2005. “Folklore for Kids: Exploring the Rhymes, Songs, and Games of Childhood.” Book Links, 14(4), 29-33.
Music CDs
Bean Bag Rock and Roll. CD. 2000.Kimbo Educational.
Berkner, Laurie. Waddaya Think of That? CD. 2001.
Greg & Steve On the Move. CD. 1983. Cypress, CA.
Greg & Steve Ready, Set, Move. CD. 2004. Cypress, CA.
Palmer, Hap. Can A Jumbo Jet Sing the Alphabet? CD. 1998. Northridge, CA.
Palmer, Hap. Can Cockatoos Count by Twos? CD. 1996.
Palmer, Hap. Early Childhood Classics. CD 2000. Hap-Pal Music. Topanga, CA.
Palmer, Hap. Getting to Know Myself. CD. 1972.
Palmer, Hap. Rhythms on Parade. CD. 1988. Topanga, CA.
Palmer, Hap. So Big. CD. 1994. Topanga, CA.
Palmer, Hap. Sally the Swinging Snake. CD. 2001 Baldwin, NY.
Stewart, Georgiana. Action Songs for Preschoolers. CD. 2003. Kimbo Educational
Wiggles. Yummy Yummy. CD. 2003. Koch Records.
Splish Splash Bathtime Fun. CD. 1995. NY, New York. © Children's Television Network.
Week 4
Dialogic Reading
Zevenberg, Andrea and Whitehurst, J. Grover. Dialogic Reading: A Shared Picture Book Reading Intervention for Preschoolers.
Readers Theater
www.readinga-z.com/book/scripts.php
Readers Theater scripts
www.literacyconnections.com/readerstheater.php
Promotes literacy and a love of reading.
Getting Ready to Read with Readers Theatre
www.teacherideaspress.com/catalog/TIP5015.aspx
Readers Theater scripts
literacytoolbox.wordpress.com/category/readers-theater
Flannels
Sierra, J. 1997. The Flannel Board Storytelling Book.H.W. Wilson.
www.dltk-teach.com/rhymes/littlechick/mfeltboard.htm
Flannel board resource
www.learningwonders.com
Flannel Board Resource
www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-54574_26038_31186---,00.html
The Michigan Reads! program seeks to highlight the importance of reading and sharing books with children, especially toddlers through early elementary, and to recognize the vital role of libraries which provide access to quality books, programs and services to children and families that lay the foundation for reading and school success.
Poetry
Bauer, C.F. 1994. Poetry Break. H.W. Wilson.
Carlson, A. 1999. Flannel Board Stories for Infants and Toddlers. Chicago, American Library Association.
Korbeck, S.1995. “Children's Poetry: Journeying beyond the road less traveled.” School Library Journal. 41 (April), 43-44.
Moran, K. 2006. “Nurturing Emergent Readers Through Reader Theater.” Early Childhood Education Journal. 33 (5), 317-323.
Silverstein, S. 1974. Where the Sidewalk Ends. New York. Harper Collins.
Vardell, S.M. 2006. Poetry Aloud Here: Sharing Poetry With Children in the Library. Chicago. American Library Association.
Prelutsky, J. 1980. Rolling Harvey Down the Hill. New York. Greenwillow Books.
www.gigglepoetry.com/poem.aspx?PoemID=293&CategoryID=1
www.poetryfoundation.org
The Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine, is an independent literary organization committed to a vigorous presence for poetry in our culture. It exists to discover and celebrate the best poetry and to place it before the largest possible audience.
www.poetryteacher.com
Stay and Play
J. W. Santrock, (1994). Child development (6th ed.). Brown and Benchmark Publishers, as cited in Children and Play (ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/5297.html).
Better Brains for Better Babies
www.fcs.uga.edu/ext/bbb/play.php
Informative article by University of Georgia College of Family and Consumer Sciences.
www.cptoys.com
Puppet and prop resource
www.lakeshorelearning.com
Puppet and prop resource
www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/Nature.of.Childs.play.html
Informative article.
What Are Children Learning When They Play?
users.stargate.net/~cokids/Borden.html
Informative article.
How Children Learn Through Play
www.niu.edu/ccc/curriculum/learn_play.shtml
Informative article.
Picture Books (*indicates good title for puppet show)
A Mother for Choco Kasza A Perfect Nose for Ralph* Breskin-Zalben Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing Barret Bark George* Fieffer Barnyard Banter Fleming Barnyard Song Gowler Greene Big Fat Hen Baker Big Red Barn Brown Blue Hat Green Hat Boynton Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See Martin Bubble Gum, Bubble Gum Wheeler Can You Make A Piggy Giggle? Ashman Chugga Chugga Choo Choo Lewis Crictor* Ungerer Dear Zoo Campbell Dinosaur Roar Stickland Do Monkeys Tweet? Walsh Dog's Colorful Day Dodd Duck on a Bike Shannon Each Peach Pear Plum Ahlberg Ella Sarah Gets Dressed Chodos-Irvine Feathers for Lunch Ehlert Five Little Monkeys Jumping On the Bed Christelow Froggy Gets Dressed London Giggle Giggle Quack Cronin Go Away Big Green Monster Emberley Grandma and Me Katz Hi Pizza Man Walters Hide and Snake Baker How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? Yolen How Do I Put It On?* Watanabe I Ain't Gonna Paint No More Beaumont I Love Trains Sturges I Went Walking Williams If You Give a Mouse a Cookie* Numeroff In the Small Small Pond Fleming Is Your Mama a Llama? Guarino It Looked Like Spilt Milk Shaw It's Okay To Be Different Parr Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawbery and the Big Hungry Bear Wood Look Book Hoban Monkey Face* Asch Mouse Count* Walsh Mrs. Honey's Hat Adams Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash Weeks Napping House* Wood Old Hat New Hat* Berenstain One More Thing Dad* Thompson Only Joking* West Peek-a-Moo Cimarusti Please, Baby Please Lee Poppy the Panda* Gackenbach Rattletrap Car Root Sitting In My Box* Lillegard Sometimes I Like to Curl Up in A Ball Churchill Spots, Feathers & Curly Tails Tafuri The Cake that Mack Ate Robart The Lion and the Mouse* Watts The Long Nose Pig Faulkner The Mitten Brett The Monster at the End of This Book Stone The Most Wonderful Egg in the World* Heine The Seals on the Bus Hort The Tail Who Wagged the Dog* Kraus The Wide Mouth Frog* Faulkner Tumble Bumble Bond Very Hungry Catepillar* Carle We're Going on a Leaf Hunt Metzger Where's My Teddy? Alborough What! Cried Granny Lum Who Sank the Boat? * Allen Whose Hat? Miller Whose Mouse Are You? Kraus Wolf's Chicken Stew Kasza
Links to YouTube Videos Shown in This Course
Puppet Song
Horse Song (www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e__gPnfMWw)
Puppet Rhymes
Horse Poem (www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyUG2NLJ_nI)
Little Mice Creeping (www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOx2gfpDMvM)
I Went to the Zoo Today (www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN88RbpoZCY)
One-man Puppet Shows
Tail That Wagged the Dog (www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja2MS52YBmI)
Poppy the Panda (www.youtube.com/watch?v=scq3NAkiCFA)
Perfect Nose for Ralph (www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKlP_A3HLok)
Who Sank the Boat? (www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPdTUH_7VPU)
Two-man Puppet Shows
Lion and the Mouse (Version 1) (www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbUYJcHd11M)
Lion and the Mouse (Version 2) (www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVN6jf1X1S0)
Monkey Face (www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPF9SBnrE-E)
Only Joking (www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNDwfLVcVZI)
Old Hat New Hat (www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9XFb8ghiaY)
One More Thing Dad (www.youtube.com/watch?v=URM3AFCPUDY)
Week 3 Video Demos
Do the Monkey (www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NgRS7fAQ2c)
Rock and Roll Freeze Dance (www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3JrK3OlufU)
Sports Dance (www.youtube.com/watch?v=_29ouhRvN2Y)
Jump Down, Turn Around (www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlIl70bgb7g)
Shoo Fly (www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TDqMfYic3Y)
Wipe Out (www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgbL9LrfLzE)
The Circle Game (www.youtube.com/watch?v=E13rax2zBc0)
Comb Your Face (www.youtube.com/watch?v=szVzkuQ1NSc)
I Know a Chicken (www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVQvHVWKSDs)
Tap Your Sticks (www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQOrBsBJwGY)
Toss It High Let It Fly (www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YZaeyYWp50)
Itsy Bitsy Spider (www.youtube.com/watch?v=11vRuyNTyBY)
Teddy Bear Playtime (www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-6_697iL24)
Week 4 Video Demos
The Long Nosed Pig (www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4IqNan4eXA)
5 Pairs of Dirty Socks (www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFQeaQUFMGw)
This Little Chick (www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yfDXr7QR5k)
Dog's Colorful Day (www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OvcpsT0K7A)
Blue Hat Green Hat (www.youtube.com/watch?v=t72l_EYMNjc)
Great Big Enormous Fish (www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pzr582FzeDM)
I’m Being Eaten by a Boa Constrictor (www.youtube.com/watch?v=FE5wyzlltj0)
My New Pet (www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJIm6vWJzBM)