Bringing Heart and Mind into Storytime
eBook - ePub

Bringing Heart and Mind into Storytime

Using Books and Activities to Teach Empathy, Tenacity, Kindness, and Other Big Ideas

  1. 230 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Bringing Heart and Mind into Storytime

Using Books and Activities to Teach Empathy, Tenacity, Kindness, and Other Big Ideas

About this book

Learn how to use children's books during storytime to approach sensitive topics and increase children's social-emotional wellness-and how to create storytimes that are engaging, participative, and FUN! The emotional challenges many children experience consume the time of teachers, exhaust parents, and sometimes lead children toward behaviors that prohibit social and academic success. Storytime to the rescue! Library storytimes prepare children for kindergarten; storytimes at home and in preschools allow teachers, parents, and children to think and talk about empathy and the importance of honoring your own and others' feelings. In Bringing Heart and Mind into Storytime, Heather McNeil teaches librarians and teachers how to use books to open conversations with children to teach such concepts as patience, tenacity, kindness, and teamwork. McNeil shares research on brain development, social-emotional learning, and the importance of play, but she also emphasizes maintaining the fun of storytime. She recommends songs, action rhymes, games, and crafts that contribute to fun and healthy storytimes. Extensive lists of recommended books will help readers find the right ones for their audience.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. 1. The Research: What’s the Big Deal about SEL?
  7. 2. How It All Works: What the Brain Has to Do with SEL
  8. 3. Playing Is Learning: Songs and Games at Storytime
  9. 4. Let’s Be Friends (Or Not): Storytimes about Empathy, Kindness, and Gratitude
  10. 5. I Can Do It!: Storytimes about Determination, Making Mistakes, and Critical Thinking
  11. 6. Up, Down, and All Around: Storytimes about Feelings, Anger Management, and Courage
  12. 7. Mine! Now!: Storytimes about Sharing and Patience
  13. 8. Go, Team!: Storytimes about Teamwork and the Team of Cs (Competition, Cooperation, Communication, and Compromise)
  14. 9. Here I Am: Storytimes about Self-Acceptance and Self Esteem
  15. 10. Manners Matter: Storytimes about Please, Thank You, Listening, and More
  16. 11. Put It All Together: Storytime Design for Success
  17. Appendix A: Resources for Mindfulness and SEL: Books, Recordings, and Curriculum
  18. Appendix B: Research Resources
  19. Index