Storytime studio (Ages 3 to 5)

Join us for our Storytime Studio!

September 4 - November 20, 2026

Fridays: 9am to 9:45am
Skill Level: Beginning | Supplies included
Fee (per child/per visit): FREE

Registration Coming Soon

Join us each Friday morning for AGB Storytime Studio! Designed for ages 3 to 5, this preschool program is designed to support early childhood literacy, social-emotional development, creativity, and gross motor movement through a structured and engaging group experience.

The program combines interactive reading, music, movement, and hands-on art activities for preschool-aged children and their caregivers. This Fall we will explore creativity and self expression. Who is an artist, and what does it mean to make art? (Hint: YOU are the artist and art can be anything!) After each storytime, explore the museum galleries with a unique self guided preschool activity designed just for you and your child.

Story Book Selection:

  • September 4 - “What to Do with a Box” by Jane Yolen

  • September 11 - “Anywhere Artist” by Nikki Slade Robinson

  • September 18 - “What Type of Artist are You” by Amy McClave

  • September 25 - “Be a Maker” by Kate Howes

  • October 2 - “The Most Magnificent Thing” by Ashley Spires

  • October 9 - “Hum and Swish” by Matt Myers

Meet the Facilitators:

Adrienne Van der Ploeg holds an Associate of Arts degree in Fine Arts from Bucks County Community College and a Bachelor of Arts in English and History from Penn State University. She has taught art in K–12 schools throughout Hillsborough County and spends her summers in Maine teaching art to children and adults with disabilities. Adrienne is currently a homeschooling mother of two and volunteers with AGB.

Sarah Elms holds a bachelor's degree in Studio Art from Florida State University. She works as a substitute teacher and serves as a math and reading interventionist. She also volunteers as a reading mentor for kindergarten students. A Florida native, she has also spent many years living in Chicago and New York City. 

Questions: Contact Ellen Chastain at echastain@agbmuseum.org or 863-688-7743 ext. 5979