Welcome to Cozy Corner Storytime! This innovative read-aloud program combines language and literacy learning with social and emotional development—all tied together with great books, engaging discussions, hands-on play and activities, music and movement, and meaningful family engagement. Within this guide you will find an overview of the program, a description of its components and how to use them, articles by experts from a variety of disciplines, ideas to support English learners, and everything else you need to make storytime an engaging and enriching experience for all children. Cozy Corner features • Engaging books and related activities that enrich popular preschool topics • Targeted focus on key language and literacy skills • Ongoing development of social and emotional skills • Daily music and movement opportunities • Prompts to promote positive, open-ended discussions about the stories • Connections to early childhood research • Content-specific supports for English learners • Family activities to extend theme-related learning at home
Cozy Corner provides the foundational skills and knowledge children need to succeed in kindergarten and beyond!
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