Research Guides: Early Learning & Child Care: Activities

Songs and Fingerplays

Alina Celeste - Children's Entertainer
Playlist of different fingerplay stories and songs.
Best Children's Rhymes, Fingerplays, and Action songs - Preschool and Kindergarten
Child Fingerplays
Words and actions to child finger plays.
Fingerplays and Wordless Books
Created by the Johnson County Library, a playlist of instructional videos for finger play rhymes and stories.
JBrary
Storytime resources made by two children's librarians. Features songs and games for ages 0-5.
The Learning Station
Active, participation-based songs for children and educators. New videos every day! For babies all the way through lower elementary age children.
Maple Leaf Learning
Songs and activities for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, kindergarteners, and English language learners. Fun and silly songs, but with meaningful actions and lessons behind them.
Nursery Rhymes Colouring Pages
Words to common nursery rhymes.
Preschool Printable Songs and Fingerplays
Printable words for songs and fingerplays.
Rhymes and Songs for Babies and Toddlers
Rhymes and Songs for Babies and Toddlers (Winnipeg Public Library)
Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays
Songs and Fingerplays printable cards
Songs and Rhymes for Babies and Toddlers
Songs for Kids and Educators - Alina Celeste
Playlist of songs and fingerplays for parents and early childhood educators.
Toddler Fingerplays and Action Rhymes
Words and actions to poems, fingerplays, and nursery rhymes. Targeted to toddlers specifically.
12 Action Songs for Preschoolers to Get Up and Moving
The best toddler songs with actions (YouTube playlist)
20 awesome movement songs for kids

Body percussion activities

Activities

ABCMouse.com - Crafts and Activities
Activities for early learners. Covers many areas of knowledge.
Arts, Crafts, Games, and Activities
For preschoolers, kindergardeners, and lower elementary.
Bounce Rhymes and Songs for Babies
Physical activities for babies that involve bouncing. There are a few stories too!
Dancing with Preschoolers
Ideas and specific dances for preschoolers.
Early Child Development Kit: A Treasure Box of Activities
Every Day I Learn Through Play! ACTIVITIES TO DO WITH YOUR INFANT OR TODDLER
Free printable preschool worksheets and activities
Let's Play Together: A guide for parents of 4 year olds
From the Government of Nova Scotia.
Music Games
Music games for young children.
Printable activities for school and home
Seasonal Arts and Crafts
From the Early Learning at Home YouTube channel, a playlist full of crafts for different Western/North American holidays and celebrations.
Zoom Games
A list of physical games for young children.

Children's stories and storytellers

8 easy steps to great storytelling
30 Storytelling Tips for Educators
The Art of Storytelling
Tips and activities to help you become a teller of stories.
Different methods for storytelling
Edmonton Public Library - Storytime Station
A playlist of stories from your friends at EPL. Featuring popular stories also read at early literacy programs.
30 Storytelling Tips For Teachers: How To Capture Your Students’ Attention
Kids Story Time with KK
A YouTube channel from a children's storyteller. Features stories for toddlers and preschoolers.
LittleStoryBug
Preschool stories in song form! Features felt board stories, educational songs, and crafts.
Storytelling - benefits and tips
Storytelling with Puppets
Instructional videos on how to tell different children's stories with puppets.
StoryTimeMomShy
A mom reads some of her favourite children's books out loud. A good resource to see how to and practice reading to a group of children.
Storytime with Alina Celeste
Playlist of different children's stories read out loud by Alina Celeste.
Teacher Tips: Storytelling

Beyond the Flannel Board by Carolyn P. Edwards (Foreword by); M. Susan McWilliams
ISBN: 9781605544878

Publication Date: 2017-04-17

Improve young children's language, social-emotional, and number sense development with effective developmentally appropriate teaching strategies in story retelling. This book demystifies the story retelling experience for teachers of young children by identifying effective, intentional teaching and learning practices and providing a variety of examples for integrating story retelling activities across the curriculum for building skills in social-emotional development, numbers, STEM, and more.