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Book Discussion: Lulu and the Brontosaurus
I just finished a small book discussion with six 3rd & 4th graders about Judith Viorst’s book, Lulu and the Brontosaurus. The kids overall found the book very good and enjoyed the comedic approach to Lulu’s tendency for tantrums. Structure I structure my third and fourth grade book discussions a…
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Preschool Parachute Storytime – Week #2
We focused a lot on opposites this week, unfortunately I only had six kids join me, so the adults in the room were kind enough to help shake the parachute. Our first book was called Maria Had a Little Llama and I wanted to use something that was a little different…
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Toddler Storytime: Miss Laura's Favorites #2
I had a great storytime this morning! We had so much fun with all of our stories and music! Between this new group of storytime families and doing books and music I love, I can see a complete change from last fall to this session. We yelled out colors with…
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Chocolate Party
Tonight, we’re having a chocolate party for our middle school service group, Junior Friends. We’re actually creating a two-part party, which means more chocolate for everyone! I also think it’s a great time of year to have something like this (with Valentine’s Day right around the corner) and it doesn’t …
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Fun Friday: Homemade Playdough
Program Idea: Our Fun Friday program has been running for the past two years, and I’m beginning to find it difficult to decide on themes or ideas to explore. The wide age-range of the kids (grades 1 – 4) sometimes makes it difficult to plan programs, plus its only 45…
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CLEL Bell Awards
CLEL is short for Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy and offers resources focused on early literacy skills. Each year they announce the CLEL Bell Awards which includes one picture book winner for each of the ECRR 2’s early literacy skills – read, write, talk, sing, and play. This year’s awards…
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Preschool Parachute Storytime – Week #1
This is my first opportunity to offer a storytime for preschoolers! And it’s definitely my first time offering a parachute storytime for this age group. I was excited because this age group allows me to do more with the parachute because they can follow more directions than the toddlers. And…
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Toddler Storytime – Miss Laura's Favorites #1
This is the first six-week session that I’ve ever done that is not theme-centered. After some really rough storytimes this fall, I decided to switch up a few things to try something. I’m focusing on only storytime books that I absolutely love, I figure if I at least really enjoy…
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Black History Month Book Display
As many of you know, this month celebrates Black History and for the occasion, rather than putting up the typical biographies of African Americans, I took the time to create a Coretta Scott King Book Award table display with award winners and honor books galore! I posted information about the…
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Youth Media Awards – Initial Reactions
This is one of my favorite days as a children’s librarian. I know there are those that don’t take much stock in the youth media awards, believing that many of the awards are given to quality literature, yet are not as interesting or accessible to the children reading them. But,…
