MAKE WAY FOR BOOKS
Storytime Volunteers

Our Storytime Volunteers are an essential part of the Preschool Program. These special people spend 1-hour each week visiting their assigned sites to share their love of reading with young children (ages 3-5).

MAKE WAY FOR BOOKS centers that are assigned Storytime Volunteers have a majority of children enrolled whose families qualify for Department of Economic Security (DES) assistance.

Volunteer Information and Responsibilities
How to become a MAKE WAY FOR BOOKS Storytime Volunteer
Top Ten Reasons to Be a MAKE WAY FOR BOOKS Volunteer
Tips and Tricks for Sharing Books at Storytime
Storytime Sample
MAKE WAY FOR BOOKS Core Books
MWFB Core Book Teaching Guides
Using Language to Learn: Activities for Preschoolers
Read Aloud Techniques
Happy Book Storytime
Settle Down Poems and Songs
Early Literacy in a Nutshell

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Storytime Volunteer Information and Responsibilities

Time Commitment
Volunteers should be willing to commit approximately 90 minutes each week for book selection, preparation, presentation, and documentation. (This does not include travel time which varies.) Each volunteer receives a regular storytime schedule and may be part of a storytime team.

• have an understanding of child development
• enjoy young children
• be able to communicate with children and teachers
• show enthusiasm
• be reliable

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How to Become a Storytime Volunteer

Interested in becoming a volunteer? Contact the MAKE WAY FOR BOOKS office so a staff person may invite you to our next volunteer orientation.

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Top Ten Reasons to Be a Storytime Volunteer

10. You have songs like, "If You're Happy and You Know It" stuck in your head all day.
9. Sitting in a little chair makes you feel like you have a little bottom.
8. Listening to preschoolers gives a whole new meaning to "Too Much Information."
7. You get to dress up even if it isn't Halloween.
6. You've found that your favorite part of the bookstore is the children's section.
5. Kids don't care if you're having a bad hair day.
4. You get to fill up your car with gas more often.
3. Who needs a paycheck?
2. How else could you pick up so many germs in so little time?
1. You get so many hugs you keep coming back for more!

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MAKE WAY FOR BOOKS Core Books
Core Books Teaching Guides:

How to use these guides

Abuela teaching guide
Angela's Airplane teaching guide
Caps for Sale teaching guide
Cat's Colors teaching guide
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom teaching guide
Corduroy teaching guide
Curious George teaching guide
Goldilocks and the Three Bears teaching guide
Good Night, Gorilla teaching guide
How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? teaching guide
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie teaching guide
I Like Me teaching guide
Jamaica's Find teaching guide
The Little Red Hen teaching guide
Mouse Paint teaching guide
The Napping House teaching guide
No, David! teaching guide
On Mother's Lap teaching guide
Owl Babies teaching guide
Sometimes I'm Bombaloo teaching guide
Two Cool Coyotes teaching guide
The Very Hungry Catepillar teaching guide
Way Out in the Desert teaching guide
What a Wonderful World teaching guide
Where the Wild Things Are teaching guide

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