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    Crazy 8s Math Workshop – Math Fun for Everyone!

    We just finished an 8-week session of math classes with Bedtime Math’s Crazy 8s Club for students in 3rd – 5th grades.  I was a little worried that the kids would attend all eight weeks, but we registered 22 kids and had between 16-22 kids every week. The Bedtime Math…

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    Toddler Storytime Theme: Dinosaurs

    This was my last storytime for the session and the kids were so excited by the theme!  They had an awesome time ROARING with Bob Shea’s book and anytime I asked what kind of dinosaur was pictured in Snappy Little Dinosaurs a few of my littlest’s friends would just yell “DINOSAUR!”…

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    Everyday Advocacy – Week of Tuesday, March 8

    Introduce Everyday Advocacy to a colleague. Everyday Advocacy isn’t just a one-person show! This week, introduce Everyday Advocacy to a colleague who’s unfamiliar with the initiative.   Rather than introduce Everyday Advocacy to just one person, I’d love to introduce it to all my readers!  Everyday Advocacy is a grassroots…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 3/7/16

    This week I read Jackaby by William Ritter, which I absolutely LOVED!  The book is described as a cross between Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Who – which I can definitely see.  I loved the mix of mystery and fantastical elements and I’m really looking forward to the next in the series.…

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    Storytime Theme: Cookies

    Although I had a fairly small group this morning, it was a wonderful storytime!  Everyone was very participative (including the grandmas and grandpas).  Of course, how can you not love a storytime based around cookies?  The kids thought a cookie-loving cow was absolutely silly and the adults could tell what…

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    Flannel Friday: The Crazy Traffic Light

    The Crazy Traffic Light by Rob Reid There’s a crazy traffic light On a corner in our town. It has the normal colors, You know, yellow means slow down, And green means go And red means stop. It’s all the other colors That’ll make your mouth drop. Chorus: When you…

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    Everyday Advocacy – Week of Tuesday, March 1

    I’m participating in the Everyday Advocacy Challenge so each week I’ll be posting a challenge to increase advocacy for my personal job and my profession.  So, here it goes: Week of Tuesday, March 1 Write a diversity elevator speech using value-based language. Want to articulate the importance of creating diverse…

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    Women’s History Month

    These are just a few of the many amazing biographies available about women in history!  Take a look at the A Might Girl website for a much more comprehensive list of biographies about strong women in history. Learn about some of the women who made a difference in this world during Women’s…

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    Toddler Storytime Theme: Cookies

    This storytime made me soooo hungry!  Toddler Storytime Theme: Cookies is definitely a storytime hit for just about everyone! The kids really enjoyed all of the books and were quite interested in figuring out who ate all the cookie dough in Karen Beaumont’s book Who Ate All the Cookie Dough? …