nonfiction storytimes
Prairie Dawn has recently begun to introduce nonfiction into her storytimes--we do 3/week: Toddlers, Family, and 4s &5s--and the kids are loving it! She recently did a turtles themed storytime which aside from the "aww!" factor of some of the photos of baby turtles, was great because the kids loved loved loved talking about turtles, sharing what they know, and asking questions. Introducing nonfiction: helps kids connect with their real surroundings broadens vocabulary by introducing new and more challenging words helps build up developing brains--new information gets taken in and stored in developing minds opens a door for great discussions with your young learners According to Susan Canizares, PhD, in "Early Literacy: How to Introduce Nonfiction to Young Children: "Good nonfiction contains the essence of life--pieces of the "story" about who we are, about the animals and plants with which we share our inhabitance of the earth, and about h...