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Storytime Theme: Balloons
As with many of my storytime lesson plans this year, I’m updating a ten year old plan to give you some additional options for read alouds. Remember, back list titles are still amazing options (as long as you can still find them!), so don’t ignore those older titles, they may…
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Storytime Theme: Rectangles
Sometimes there’s a storytime theme that I’m shocked I haven’t done in 10+ years of this blog… rectangles is one of them! And then when I started looking for books, I realized there aren’t as many rectangles as there are square, circle, and triangle books. So, I pulled together as…
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Storytime Theme: What Animals Eat
I love when a storytime theme can be used in so many different ways! This theme could easily focus on silly stories about what animals eat – like dragons and tacos, or caterpillars and just about everything, and can easily be focused on nonfiction books about food chains and food…
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Storytime Theme: Crocs & Gators
This is a fun storytime to put together and while I don’t necessarily know all the differences between crocodiles and alligators, sharing a book that compares the two, like the Nat Geo Kids book Alligators & Crocodiles, is a great way to learn and share some facts! As I’m always…
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Storytime Theme: Small, But Mighty
I decided to focus on bugs for this small, but mighty storytime theme! There are so many little kids afraid of bugs and I’d love to share all the great ways that bugs help the environment and how they are more scared of humans, than we should be of them…
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Storytime Theme: Napping
A quick update to an ever popular storytime – napping! I’ve got a very old lesson plan (with great book suggestions) from ten years ago and a quick book list from five years ago, but I thought I’d update the lesson plan to include music and crafts too. Napping is…
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Storytime Theme: Napping
A quick update to an ever popular storytime – napping! I’ve got a very old lesson plan (with great book suggestions) from ten years ago and a quick book list from five years ago, but I thought I’d update the lesson plan to include music and crafts too. Napping is…
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Storytime Theme: Messy
This lesson plan might not be for the faint of heart, but it sure is fun! A messy storytime is just that – messy! But, if you prep your families and your space, it’ll be well worth it. First things first, take stock of the space you have – easy…
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Storytime Theme: Hopping
I’ve often talked about how simple animal themed storytimes are to create and offer at your library, preschool, or even at home! But sometimes, it’s nice to find something a little different, and that’s where our Hopping storytime lesson plan comes in. This lesson plan focuses on three animals –…
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Storytime Theme: Harvest
While we’re still in the thick of summer, I know that fall will be here before we know it! Today’s storytime is a perfect one for the autumnal season – all about harvest! These books mostly take place on farms where kids will see pumpkins, apples, corn, and other vegetables.…
