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Maker Monday: Squishy Circuits
Our last Maker Monday workshop this summer was all about Squishy Circuits. If you’re not familiar with Squishy Circuits, they were created at the University of St. Thomas as a basic way to teach children about circuitry through (basically) play dough. Two types of dough are created – one is…
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Flannel Friday: Autumn Leaves
Autumn Leaves(to the tune of: London Bridge) Autumn leaves are falling down, falling down, falling down. (arms up high like a tree then lower as song goes on )Autumn leaves are falling down, (lower your voice)Down to the ground, (squat down and continue with this finger play)1 little leaf, 2…
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1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Party
Each year we celebrate all the little ones who have completed our 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten – many are students entering Kindergarten, but others are still little ones who have been reading since they were a few months old. We try to hold our party in August before school starts…
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Maker Monday: Stop Motion Animation
Our program is geared toward children entering 3rd – 6th grade in the fall. We only register 20 kids for the program because we only have 10 iPads and with technology and science programs, less is more. This is our second Maker Monday program of the summer featuring our iPads…
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Storytime Theme: Picnic
Picnics are a fun way to interact with nature! Or if nature won’t cooperate, an indoor picnic on the living room floor works just as well (and you won’t get any ants!) Check out this storytime theme: picnic for a great list of titles to share on your picnic blanket!…
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Storytime Theme: Ice Cream
Who doesn’t love ice cream? This is a perfect storytime to share during the hot summer months when nothing tastes better than cool, creamy ice cream! Enjoy! Check out my extensive list of storytime themes and fun books to share with PreK kids. Opening & Closing Opening: “Put Your Hands…
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Toddler Storytime Theme: Balloons
This was probably the first week this summer that went really well in terms of storytime. We cut our storytime schedule down during summer and I’ve had over 30 kids on average for toddler storytime. I know that for some libraries this is all in a day’s work, but I was frazzled,…
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Toddler Storytime Theme: Spring Animals
Opening: “Put Your Hands Up In the Air” Puppet Meet & Greet: Meet Woolly (monkey puppet) Early Literacy Tip: “Read at least three stories a day: it may be the same story three times. Children need to hear a thousand stories before they can begin to learn to read. Or…
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Yoga Storytime Theme: Frogs & Toads for the Kid Lit Blog Hop
Frogs & Toads Storytime Sun Salutations: Mountain, Reach Up, Touch the Ground, Hands at Knees (flat back), Plank Pose, Cobra Pose, Downward Facing Dog, Walk toward Hands. (Repeat 3x) Early Literacy Tip: Rhyming books are awesome to share with kids, especially when they can start figuring out the rhymes themselves!…
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Yoga Storytime Theme: Poetry
Yoga Storytime Theme: Poetry Sun Salutations: Mountain, Reach Up, Touch the Ground, Hands at Knees (flat back), Plank Pose, Cobra Pose, Downward Facing Dog, Walk toward Hands. (Repeat 3x) Early Literacy Tip: April is National Poetry Month – there are some amazing picture books that are actually poems! Don’t be…
