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Storytime Theme: Eid
You can’t very well have an Eid storytime without a Ramadan storytime! But, you’re in luck, because you’ll find both lesson plans on Literacious! Celebrate Eid at storytime with these wonderful picture books, a few songs, and some crafts too! I’ve provided both stories as well as few non-fiction books…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Enjoyed that Were Outside My Comfort Zone
I’ll be the first to admit that I often judge a book by its cover. Covers can tell you a lot about a book, but sometimes they’ll surprise you! So, there’s definitely some truth to the old adage, “Don’t judge a book by its cover!” There’s definitely a cover or…
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Storytime Theme: Days of the Week
I hadn’t realized (until I had basically written up this entire lesson plan) that I had created a Days of the Week storytime lesson plan just a few years ago. But, alas, here we are and I found a few new titles, songs, and activities to do! I think this…
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Storytime Theme: Doors
This storytime, like many, started as one thing and then morphed it’s way into this one. I really wanted to do a knocking on the door/ringing the doorbell storytime, but I was really struggling to come up with books to fit the theme. So, instead, I decided to go with…
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Top Ten Tuesday: New Middle Grade Novels
Today’s official prompt was actually “The First 10 Books I Randomly Grabbed from My Shelf”, and I was totally going to do a deep dive into the books I chose for my new book nook shelving. But, instead, I’m going to share ten middle grade books on my shelf that…
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Storytime Theme: Women’s History Month
This is a little bit of a stretch for a storytime theme, but I thought I’d give it a try. I think in order for this type of lesson plan to be successful, you’ll need to really consider how much of each book you’re going to read and maybe even…
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Storytime Theme: Singalong (2025 Update)
If you’re ever in a rut or have a group of kids at storytime that are just a little more wild than usual, try an (almost) fully singing storytime. I’ll be the first to admit, I can’t carry a tune and I don’t just say that. My partner is a…
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Top Ten Tuesday: New Halloween Picture Books
Can you believe that Halloween is just a few days away? I love sharing books about holidays, but you’ll often see the typical, popular titles on each book list. Today, I’m sharing Halloween picture books that were published this year! Brand new picture books that will make a great addition…
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Storytime Theme: Poetry (2025 Update)
I adore picture books and I love when they become their own work of art whether that’s through art or words, I truly believe that picture books are the artwork that the world most often overlooks. Today’s storytime lesson plan is an update on an older plan that I had…
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Storytime Theme: Love
This beautiful storytime lesson plan can be used at any time of the year and creates a special opportunity for caregivers and kids to share some love! With gorgeous picture books, some fun songs and rhymes, and a couple sweet craft projects this storytime will give all the warm, fuzzy…
