[Baynet] Infopeople's new Storytime for Two to Five-Year-Olds workshop

Thu Sep 4 16:19:53 PDT 2008

Since some people who may be interested in participating might not receive
this notice directly, we would appreciate it if you would print and post or
route this announcement to staff and colleagues. Thanks!

Title:  Jump & Jive: Storytimes for Two to Five-Year-Olds

Dates and locations:

Thursday, October 16, San Francisco Public Library

Monday, November 3, Buena Park Library District

Wednesday, December 3, San Diego County Library Headquarters

Monday, December 15, South Natomas Library (Sacramento)

Tuesday, January 13, Los Angeles Public Library

Thursday, January 29, Contra Costa County Library - Pleasant Hill

Friday, February 6, Woodcrest Library (Riverside)

To register for this workshop:  Use the online registration form at

http://infopeople.org/workshop/388

Fee: There is a $75 fee for this workshop.

There will also be a session held as a full day Institute at CLA on Friday,
November 14.  Registration for that session must be done through CLA at
http://www.cla-net.org/included/docs/AdvanceRegistration.pdf

Jump in and have fun with reading! Toddlers and preschoolers are ready to
actively participate in singing, call  and response and music and movement.
Your library can establish itself as a literacy leader in the community by
involving parents & kids in lively and entertaining storytimes.

.         Learn techniques for sharing songs, nursery rhymes, puppet play,
fingerplays and age-appropriate picture books. 

.         Forge strong relationships with parents & children in your
community. 

.         Help parents learn how to explore language with their children. 

.         Build life long readers. 

Workshop Description: In this all day workshop, children's library staff
will learn how to prepare and deliver a literacy-based storytime for two to
five year olds and their parents/caregivers. 

Guided by a dynamic PowerPoint presentation, students will learn to develop
an age-appropriate, literacy-rich program, learn "parent patter," explore
preschool readiness foundations and how to use it during the program.
Students will learn how to incorporate small and large muscle activities,
listening skills and concept understanding to prepare this age group for
when they are physically ready to read. 

In a supportive and entertaining environment, students will share and
perform all storytime components to develop familiarity, confidence and ease
in working with this jump and jiving group of 2 to 5 year olds. 

Students will be armed with puppet shows, song sheets, fingerplays,
booklists, equipment suggestions, and recommended websites that will help
stimulate the exploration of language and literature. 

You've never had so much fun at a library skills workshop! 

Pre-workshop assignments: (Optional) 

1.      Bring one book appropriate for two-five year olds to share with
group. If you need help try one of the following websites:
http://www.bayviews.org/storytime.html or
http://www.readingrockets.org/books/booksbytheme 

2.      Bring a favorite fingerplay for two- five year olds to share with
group. If you need help try one of the following websites:
http://www.thebestkidswebsite.com or http://www.kiddles.com 

3.      Bring one completed model of your favorite craft to share with the
group. If you need help try one of the following websites:
www.craftkitsforkids.com or www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/. Please post
directions and source of craft on the Infopeople Workshops wiki at
http://infopeopleworkshops.pbwiki.com. For a quick introduction to editing
the wiki, watch this screencast:
http://ifpmedia.org/jings/2008-08-19_1353.swf 

Preliminary Course Outline

*	Introduction 

*	Storytime Components 
*	Parent Patter 
*	Music and Movement 
*	Basic Developmental Milestones 
*	Puppet Play 
*	Instructor demonstration of puppet show 
*	Music and Movement 
*	Video Demonstration of Puppet Show 
*	Music and Movement 

*	Early Literacy and Development 

*	Early Literacy Skills 
*	Instructor demonstration of Puppet Show 
*	California Preschool Learning Foundations 
*	Music and Movement 
*	Video Demonstration of Puppet Show 
*	Fingerplays and Nursery Rhymes 
*	Book Selection 

*	Joys of Oral Storytelling 

*	Oral Storytelling 
*	Instructor demonstration of Puppet Show 
*	Instructor supplied scripts 
*	Flannel Stories 
*	Video Demonstration of Puppet Show 
*	Music and Movement 

*	Fun with Props 

*	Instructor demonstration of Puppet Show 
*	Props 
*	Prop Songs 
*	Crafts 
*	Video Demonstration of Puppet Show 
*	Poetry 
*	Technology and Children 
*	Handouts 
*	Music and Movement 

Instructor:  Colleen Willis.  Colleen has happily spent the last eight years
working as a children's librarian for the Anaheim Public Library. She got
her start in storytelling because she happened to make the most fabulous pig
snort that could be heard all the way from the back of the room. After the
undying praise she received for her excellent puppetry she was hooked. Five
years later she was approached by her supervisor who asked if she would be
interested in doing a storytime for babies. Colleen had just had her second
baby and was excited to try something new. Her initial start was slow, but
as word got around the programs became a success. She then turned her
experience into a California Library Association training session and has
been busy ever since training fellow professionals in the art of baby
storytimes.  She has now taught 8 Simply Irresistible workshops.

Who Should Attend: This course in intended for children's library staff who
are involved in the development and implementation of storytimes for
preschoolers and younger. 

Prerequisites: Experience with storytimes for preschoolers and younger
desirable. 

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Other Logistics:

*On-site check-in is from 8:30-9:00 AM;  instruction is from 9:00 AM-4:30
PM.

*Maps, directions, and parking information are available on the Infopeople
Web site at 

http://infopeople.org/WS/workshop/Directions.  Infopeople does not validate
or pay for parking.

*Infopeople does not provide refreshments or lunch.  Since some training
locations do not have in-house or convenient food service.  Infopeople
recommends that participants bring a sack lunch.

To view a complete list of Infopeople workshops and for general information
about Infopeople training opportunities, go to the main Infopeople Workshops
page at http://infopeople.org/WS/workshop

If you have questions about registration or scheduling of workshops, please
contact Linda Rodenspiel, the Infopeople Project Assistant, at
assist at infopeople.org or by phone at 650-578-9685. 

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