How to Get a Busy Toddler to Sit Still for Storytime

What does storytime look like in your house?
If you have an adventurous, daring, and playful little one, they probably struggle to sit still during storytime. But don’t let that stop you, as reading aloud to your child is so important! Reading and practicing listening skills provide the building blocks that will help your toddler grow their vocabulary, and improve their listening and talking skills.
This video was created for optimistic, determined, and fearless parents just like YOU who want to make the most of storytime and reading aloud! Here are 5 tips you can use to read with that busy little toddler!
📗Find what times work for you and your family
📘Keep Books Everywhere!
📙Make it More than Books
📕“Reading” Can Be About the Books!
📒Be Persistent
All it takes is 15 minutes a day! Try working these tips into your routine and visit the resources below for more information!
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// FREE RESOURCE
Scholastic’s Kids & Family Reading Report: bit.ly/44eC6Wy
Raising a Reader: Hearing First's Guide to Listening, Language, and Literacy: bit.ly/3JLNsJb
Dive Into Summer Reading: bit.ly/43Ca2ve
Spring Into Reading: bit.ly/3NYLNS4
Cozy Up with a Book: bit.ly/3PZyUtm
10 Tips to Read to a Toddler Who Won’t Sit Still!: bit.ly/3KnsRvg
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0:00 Intro
1:40 Why is Reading Aloud Important?
3:43 Tip 1: Find What Times Work
4:48 Tip 2: Keep Books Everywhere
5:14 Tip 3: Make It More Than Books
5:57 Tip 4: "Reading" Can Be About More Than Books
6:20 Tip 5: Be Persistent!
6:58 Free Resources!

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Looking for books to use with your little one? Here are some of our favorites: - Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle - Brown Bear by Bill Martin, Jr. - We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen - The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle - Down by the Cool of the Pool by Tony Mitton - When a Dragon Moves in by Jodi Moore - Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle