CBeebies Parenting: Making storytime magic
How to supercharge your bedtime stories
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Share stories with your little ones
What are the benefits of reading picture books with toddlers?
It's never too early to share stories with your baby. Picture books are a great way to start.
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Picture playtime
Including pictures in playtime will help your baby to start connecting words and objects.
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Read all about it
Photo books are a great way to introduce babies to some familiar faces and talk to them about their family.
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Take a look at a book
Books are a great way to talk to your toddler about things they wouldn't necessarily come across in everyday life.
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You don't always need a book to share stories
Parent Manual: Why it's important to talk with baby all day
The more they hear, the more they'll understand the world around them.
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Making stories fun!
Is baby talk good for babies?
Find out why talking in baby talk, or 'parentese', is so great for your little ones.
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The benefits of making sounds and talking to your baby from birth
How you can help babies learn early on through sound and speech.
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Play with puppets
Want to bring your stories to life and make your baby smile and laugh? Give sock puppets a go next story time!
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Making sock puppets with kids
Sock puppets can be really useful props to help children use their imagination.
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Early pretend play with toddlers
You can help fire your little one's imagination and encourage them to talk with pretend play.
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Playing with sock puppets
Playing with sock puppets is a fun way to develop your toddler's conversation skills.
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Adding sound effects
Adding sound effects helps children engage with you as you read to them and encourages good listening and interaction.
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Exploring sounds at storytime
Early language researcher Dr Jamie Lingwood talks about getting expressive at storytime.
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Making stories your own
How can rhyming words help children learn?
As children grow, they start to recognise the sounds that make up words and spot similarities between different words.
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Sharing stories with your child
Stories help little ones develop attention skills, learn new words and build imagination.
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Let's make believe
Playing doctors and patients is a common role play enjoyed by toddlers and can help build their imagination.
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Making up stories with kids
Making up stories is a great way to start imaginative conversations with your child.
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Retelling stories together
How do babies and toddlers learn words from repetition?
As a parent, have you ever stopped and wondered why your child likes to hear the same book or sing the same song again?
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Talking about the past
...encourages children to use longer sentences, develops their vocabulary and helps them practise the past tense.
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Using picture books to share and retell stories
Sharing stories is a great way to help expand your child's language...but there's more to it than just reading.
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Memory games for kids
Asking children about the things they saw or did helps them to practise using their memory and improve concentration.
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Resources
World Book Day resources for families
Find out how your family can take part in World Book Day.
World Book Day Poster
Download the BBC Tiny Happy People World Book Day poster.
BBC Teach World Book Day
Go to BBC Teach for audio books and animations of some famous fairytales and stories.
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