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Happy (Belated) International Literacy Day!
I’m a little behind in the times, I just got back to work from my vacation, so I’m catching up with the news and found this great literacy infographic from Grammarly. Literacy is still a global issue that must be addressed – not only in developing countries, but even in…
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Flannel Friday: 5 Little Leaves
The kids in my toddler storytime adore “5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed” so much so that I get nervous to leave it out of my weekly plan, but this fall I’m going to try for “5 Little Leaves” instead, just to give myself a little break from the…
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Flannel Friday: The Acorn Song
I just came across this adorable acorn song from Jbrary (who else?) and I’m so excited to use during my storytime this fall. I had a few minutes (and just the right felt and puffy paint) to make an adorable acorn for our flannelboard when we sing this song. And…
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Storytime Planning, so much more than just books!
Our fall session for storytime begins at the end of September, but with Labor Day weekend coming up and fall programming beginning soon after, I know I have to get in gear and started planning for my storytimes. This fall I’ll be offering a toddler storytime for children ages 2…
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1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Celebration
Last night we celebrated 26 kids (and their families) who completed the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program. I like to create a program that is extra special for these kids and all they have accomplished. Last night we started off the program with a read aloud of Barry the Fish with…
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1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Update
We’ve had a 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program for about two years now. I created most of our information with great tips and tricks for parents/caregivers to use in their daily lives to encourage early literacy skills. Our original log had 10 different log-in papers (one for each 100 books)…
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Toddler Storytime – Summer Week #6
This was my last storytime of the summer! And I am excited to have a little bit of a break – focus my attention on finishing up all the summer programming and gearing up for the fall. This storytime went really well, the kids loved all the books, especially Hooray for…
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Yoga Storytime – Summer Week #6
My last yoga storytime of the summer went very well! We had a small group in both classes, but the kids had so much fun with the “search and find” theme! They really seemed to like Looking for Moose and couldn’t wait to find chameleon in Hide and Seek. Our last book,…
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Toddler Storytime – Summer Week #5
My storytime was very busy this week – so busy in fact that when I normally sit to read the stories, I had to stand to make sure everyone could see. Families loved Cha-Cha Chimps and helped during the repeated phrase, but I was surprised that Choo Choo Clickety Clack! didn’t go…
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Yoga Storytime – Summer Week #5
The kids didn’t really get The Day the Crayons Quit but they still had fun yelling out the colors and the drawings on each page. This book is very much geared toward an older (elementary school age) audience. They really had a lot of fun with Foxy and kept giggling when…