The Teaching Materials Center at SUNY Cortland Memorial Library has everything you need to plan and conduct storytimes for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Storytime helps children develop critical literacy skills and instills a lifelong love of reading and a connection to libraries.
The Children's Reading Area in the back of the room is an ideal space to read a story with kids, with materials that you can browse to find something for your early childhood placements!
Use the links below to see what's available in this area, or navigate through the tabs above for storytime strategies, ideas, and suggested resources.
The following TMC Collections are located in the Children's Reading Area and are perfect for storytimes:
The TMC Nonfiction+ collection also includes many hands-on, non-book items. You can browse through the shelves, or explore for relevant terms in the ONESearch. Use the guide below for more ideas!