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Storytime Theme: Thanksgiving
It’s time for another holiday storytime! And this time we’re focusing on Thanksgiving. And while I know Thanksgiving is fraught with a difficult past, I wanted to create a storytime that shared both the importance of learning history and also sharing some fun stories that are just silly. I found…
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Nonfiction Storytime Theme: Wild Animals
I’m working on something new by offering a storytime with strictly nonfiction titles for kids to learn all about animals! Animals are easy because kids love them and you can find all sorts of amazing nonfiction books for young kids about animals. But, if you wanted to, you could also…
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Storytime Theme: Stars
Sometimes I’ve created a storytime theme years ago and it’s one that I like a lot, but it needs an update. Usually, it’s because there are always new books coming out about the subject, so while you’ll already find a star storytime theme from 2013 and 2019, it’s time for…
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Storytime Theme: I Can Do It!
Teaching kids perseverance is an important tool for the future as giving up when something is hard is no way to go through life. Teaching kids a growth mindset or to have a “bubble gum” brain is so important and it’s something that can be started early. Seeing characters struggle…
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Storytime Theme: Feelings
Little kids may be small, but they often have big feelings and sometimes don’t quite know what to do with those big feelings. This storytime theme is a great tool to use to help parents and caregivers help kids. The first step is helping kids to understand about all the…
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Storytime Theme: Brothers
Today’s theme holds a special place in my heart because I have two younger brothers of my own! And while we definitely didn’t always get along as kids, we are very close as adults! The stories about brothers are often about managing a new sibling or learning how to share…
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Storytime Theme: Firefighters
If you can believe it, I only just did a fire safety lesson plan this year for storytime! And with so many great books out there, I decided to add another one to the list! Today’s storytime lesson plan is all about firefighters, the heroic people who put out fires,…
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Storytime Theme: Chalk
I love the excitement of opening some new sidewalk chalk and having a large “canvas” to work on! Or when you’re taking a walk and you get to pass some fun sidewalk chalk drawings and messages – it just makes me smile! Today’s storytime is all about the possibilities of…
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Storytime Theme: Día de los Muertos
The next holiday to celebrate this fall is Día de los Muertos, a holiday to remember, celebrate, and pay respect to family and friends who have passed away. This holiday is celebrated on November 1st and 2nd, traditionally by Mexican families. Kids may have some understanding of this holiday because…
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Storytime Theme: Halloween
I promised a bunch of fall holiday storytime lesson plans, and of course I had to include Halloween! I purposely created this book list with recently published titles that you may or may not have used yet. There are some amazing Halloween picture book classics, but I’m always on the…
