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Toddler Storytime Theme: Making a Mess
This is one of those lesson plans that I was super excited about! Most small children LOVE making a mess! Then, I had 33 toddlers in my program… and after taking a look at the amount of energy in the room, I realized that my lesson plan wasn’t going to fly.…
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Family Storytime Theme: Noses
Nose Storytime Opening: “Hello” with sign languageHello, friends. (x3)It’s time to say hello. Puppet Meet & Greet: Meet Woolly (monkey puppet) Early Literacy Tip: Rhyming books are awesome to share with kids, especially when they can start figuring out the rhymes themselves! Book 1: Whose Nose is This? by Peg…
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Family Storytime Theme: Supeheroes
Family Storytime Theme: Supeheroes Superheroes are a crowd favorite, but rather than choose DC or Marvel superheroes, I found some really great stories about kids being superheroes. And as we were talking in storytime about what makes someone a superhero, a little boy responded with the best reason of all…
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Maker Monday: Coding
Our first Maker Monday was a lot of fun! 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. I’m always a little…
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Flannel Friday: Balloons
This is a quick and easy flannel I’m putting together for my Balloon themed storytime in a few weeks. In the story Balloons, Balloons, Balloons by Dee Lillegard, the stanza, “balloons, balloons, balloons” is repeated throughout the book, so I’m hoping that by pointing to our flannelboard balloons the kids will…
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Summer Tournament of Books
Our summer book bracket involved a lot of planning, math, tape, and was, in all honesty, a little bit of a headache. But, we finally created something that looks pretty awesome and the kids are excited to vote for some of their favorite books. The Brown Bag Teacher blog helped…
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Flannel Friday: Fruit Salad
I made a very quick “flannel board” for a fun wiggle song that I’ll be doing with the kids during Toddler Storytime this summer. I thought Fruit Salad, from Jbrary would make a perfect song for summertime and then thought that some kids may have never seen what a papaya…
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Family Storytime Theme: Fire-Breathing Dragons
Opening: “Hello” with sign language Hello, friends. (x3) It’s time to say hello. Puppet Meet & Greet: Meet Woolly (monkey puppet) Early Literacy Tip: “Read aloud with animation. Listen to your own voice and don’t be dull, or flat, or boring. Hang loose and be loud, have fun and laugh…
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Flannel Friday: Colorful Butterflies
These butterflies were so easy to make – our Ellison die-cut machine is a wonder with felt, making flannelboards a lot easier when I can find a template for the pieces I need. And I figured out that a little bit of puffy paint can make your flannelboards just a…
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Toddler Storytime: Naps
Kids may despise napping, but when I asked who likes to take naps, every parent raised their hand. This was a fun storytime to do with the kids – they loved learning the Spanish words for colors and giggled as the toddler in No Nap! Yes Nap! ran away from his…
