Storytime Theme: Sports

With the popularity of little kids’ sports classes like soccer, gymnastics, and more I thought it would be fun to create a sport-themed storytime! I played a lot of different sports growing up and wasn’t particularly great at any of them. I probably played tennis the longest through high school. Through college and graduate school, I ended up at the gym on and off. I’ve done a sprint triathlon as an adult and finally found rock climbing late last year. It’s probably one of my favorite sports I’ve ever tried – I love the physicality of climbing, but also that it’s just as much a mental game too!

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Storytime Theme: Sports

Books

1. Clothesline Clues to Sports People Play by Kathryn Heling and Deborah Hembrook, illustrated by Andy Robert Davies
2. Dino-Soccer by Lisa Wheeler, illustrated by Barry Gotty
3. Don’t Throw It to Mo! by David A. Adler, illustrated by Sam Ricks
4. Hit the Ball Duck by Jez Alborough
5. The Hockey Song by Stompin’ Tom Connors, illustrated by Gary Clement
6. How to Solve a Problem: The Rise (and Falls) of a Rock-Climbing Champion by Ashima Shiraishi, illustrated by Yao Xiao
7. Maisy Learns to Swim by Lucy Cousins
8. She’s Got This by Laurie Hernandez, illustrated by Nina Mata
9. Spot Loves Sports by Eric Hill

Songs

• Take Me Out to the Ballgame – Super Simple Songs
  This classic is a must-listen-to for a sports-themed storytime!
• A Little Ball Fingerplay – LiBrionyian
  I remember this one from the storytime I went to as a kid!
• A Sport for Every Sort – DIY Storytime
  This is a really cute little poem/song with lots of different sports.

Activities

• Painting with Golf Balls – Happy Hooligans
  This would be an easy and fun craft that could use any color of paint!
• Football Lacing Craft – Mom on Timeout
  This looks like a great project for preschoolers!
• Painted Olympic Rings – Apples & ABC’s
  A simple craft with some paint and plastic cups!
  

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