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Storytime Theme: Peekaboo
Peekaboo! I see you! This is a really fun storytime that would work especially well with babies and young toddlers. There are all sorts of great peekaboo books out there to use and I found some really cute songs and a couple of crafts and activities too. This storytime theme…
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Storytime Theme: Building
It’s time for a STEM storytime and I love that building can be included in the STEM field (think engineering) because kids of all ages love to build and this storytime celebrates the fun of building (and throws in some learning too)! Building helps kids with hand-eye coordination and fine…
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2025 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Reflections
I can’t believe it’s May already and that I’ve completed my tenth year of the Blogging A to Z Challenge! My theme this year – Fact Finders Club: Nonfiction for Curious Kids was a lot of fun to put together and I felt more on top of all the posting…
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2025 Blogging A to Z Challenge: You Do It
This was such a fun list to put together! And surprisingly easy for the letter Y! This list includes all sorts of how-to books – science experiments, crafts, cooking, baking, engineering, building, doodling, and so much more! It’s honestly a great list of titles to reference as we move into…
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Storytime Theme: Inventions
This was a little trickier of a storytime lesson plan, but I think it’s worth it! Teaching kids about inventing things encourages creativity, imagination, deduction and reasoning and so much more. Plus, it teaches kids that sometimes failing at something the first or (hundredth) time you try something is okay.…
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2025 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Technology
It’s time to talk technology and while today’s theme could really go in almost any direction, I decided to try and take it in a wide variety of ways so as to gather a little something for everyone! We’ve got robotics, engineering, medical technology, video games, and so much more!…
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12 STEM Titles for PreK Kids
The STEM concept has been all the rage for quite a few years now. In fact, five years ago, I created a massive 60 book reading list full of STEM titles for PreK Kids that you should definitely check out. But, new books are being released every week and I…
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16 Fascinating Middle Grade: STEM
With summer just around the corner for so many kids, I wanted to share a few titles in lots of different genres to help make summer reading that much easier! If you’ve got a voracious reader at home, try setting some fun reading goals this summer by trying different genres.…
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AtoZ Blogging Challenge – Engineering /Building
Program Name: Block Party What: This is a fairly simple program to put together as long as you have the supplies available – we’ve offered it as a passive program open for a few hours in the afternoon and I think that works really well with parents. We provide all sorts…
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#blogbookaday: Franky
Summary: “Sam loves robots. He is certain they live in outer space among the stars. His family laughs at him, and no one seems to understand. No one except for Franky, that is…” (Taken from Goodreads) Review: Sam knows that robots live in outer space, but his family won’t believe him, so he…
