At Hippocampus Clubhouse, our SEL-based storytime nurtures a child's love for literacy while promoting social and emotional development. Our programs empower classrooms for ages 3-12 to explore feelings, manage emotions, foster respectful relationships with others and within themselves, and discover how to garner resilience.

We do this by enhancing the storytime experience with cognitive play. Our engaging storytelling, combined with interactive activities, strengthens reading skills through multi-sensory, critical thinking play. As students participate, their comprehension improves, allowing lessons to resonate deeper than traditional read-alouds. They connect with characters, reflect on their feelings, and discuss how to apply stories to their lives, fostering emotional intelligence, self-confidence, and mutual respect.

Our SELiteracy programs—Storytime Live©, Storytivities©, and StorYogis©—are tailored for specific age groups and curricula, ensuring developmentally appropriate material that helps every child thrive. Whether you are a parent wishing to jazz up your playdates, a local library looking to level up storytime, or a camp, daycare, or elementary school needing to integrate more SEL-based development into your curriculum, we have the right program to help your young readers become tomorrow’s strong leaders!