If you are looking for complete, fun and fresh ideas for your story time or circle time, this is the place for you! Full of story and activity suggestions and actual detailed lesson plans, this site will help any librarian or preschool teacher get through those times when creativity is lagging. I am a former children's librarian and preschool teacher myself, and know what it's like to prowl the internet for tidbits for my lesson plans. It is my goal to provide a comprehensive site full of completed, coherent, quality lesson plans, so you won't have to spend hours trying to put bits and pieces together.
In 2003, I was given the opportunity to start a preschool story time at our local Christian Lending Library in NSW, Australia. I'd run secular story hours for my public library, and wanted to be able to use popular books that all children enjoy. I saw no problem using secular children's books to draw on Christian themes. In fact, it was a fun challenge! By combining popular children's books with a particular Christian idea or lesson, and adding preschool finger plays, games, art and craft activities and both Christian and secular children's music, I was able to offer a preschool storytime that was fun, relevant, and effective in teaching basic Christian truths.
If you've never thought about offering a Christian Preschool Storytime, I hope you'll consider doing so! Host a regular story time in your church, Christian library, Christian school, club, or homeschool. Read my storytime plans for ideas on how to organize your own story hours, or use them as they are (each one has been tried, tested, and approved in a storytime setting with real kids!) Good luck!!
StoryTime Lesson Plans List:
3. Themes: Everything Has a Season; Autumn; Ecclesiastes 3:1.
4. Themes: God Made Rainbows; Noah's Ark; Gen. 9:13.
5. Themes: Rain; Storms; Jesus Calms the Storm; God Made the Rain; Matt. 8:27.
6. Themes: Fear; The Lost Sheep; Shelter in God; Halloween; Psalm 91.
7. Themes: Happy Birthday Jesus!; Christmas; Luke 2:11.
8. Themes: Be Satisfied; Contentment; Greed; Phil. 4:11.
