📚 Birth to 3 Literacy Library

Books & Storytelling Activities for Infants & Toddlers

Children explore books, stories, pictures, and conversations while building language skills, imagination, vocabulary, confidence, and a lifelong love for reading.

30+ Literacy Activities
0-3 Age Range
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Children exploring books and storytelling
👶 INFANTS

Book Activities for Infants

Simple literacy experiences designed to encourage listening, bonding, visual exploration, and early communication.

Baby exploring books
0-12 Months

Baby Book Exploration

Babies explore colorful books, pictures, and sounds while building early literacy connections.

👀 Visual Tracking 💬 Communication
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Adult reading and singing with baby
0-12 Months

Read & Sing Together

Combine books, songs, and movement to support bonding and early language development.

🎵 Rhythm ❤️ Bonding
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Texture books for infants
6-12 Months

Texture Story Books

Children explore touch-and-feel books while developing curiosity and sensory awareness.

✋ Sensory 🧠 Curiosity
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👣 TODDLERS

Book Activities for Toddlers

Hands-on storytelling experiences that build vocabulary, imagination, confidence, and early literacy skills.

Children retelling a story
1-3 Years

Story Retelling

Children use pictures, props, and familiar stories to recreate events and build language skills.

💬 Vocabulary 🧠 Memory
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Children using puppets during story time
1-3 Years

Puppet Story Time

Children act out stories using puppets while developing creativity, communication, and social skills.

🎭 Creativity ❤️ Social Skills
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Children exploring letters and pictures
1-3 Years

Letter & Picture Hunt

Children search through books for familiar objects, letters, and pictures while building early literacy awareness.

🔤 Literacy 👀 Observation
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📚 EXPLORE MATERIALS

Literacy Materials Children Love

Simple classroom materials encourage storytelling, communication, imagination, and a love for books.

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Picture Books

Colorful books encourage conversations, observations, and early language development.

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Story Props

Puppets, toys, and objects help children connect stories to real experiences.

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Puppets

Puppets encourage imagination, role play, and expressive language.

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Letters & Symbols

Children explore letters, pictures, and print concepts through play.

🧠 DEVELOPMENT

Learning Through Books & Stories

Books support every area of early childhood development through language, imagination, and meaningful connections.

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Cognitive Development

Children predict, remember, make connections, and develop early thinking skills through stories.

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Language Development

Books expand vocabulary and encourage conversations, questions, and storytelling.

Physical Development

Turning pages, pointing, and handling books strengthen fine motor skills.

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Social Emotional Growth

Stories help children understand feelings, relationships, and different experiences.