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Storytime Theme: Pi Day
Somehow, in the midst of writing up lesson plans all lat year for holidays, I somehow missed this nerdy, math-focused (and delicious!) holiday – Pi Day! Create a super, simple STEM storytime lesson plan with some fun picture book read alouds, a few songs, and a craft too. It doesn’t…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Most Recent Additions to My Bookshelf
This list is full of picture books that I was able to pick up while I was at the ALA conference this summer. Uncorrected proofs of picture books are some of the most fun because they still feel “not” real because there really isn’t any binding and the book is…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Hope to Read Over Winter Break
I know that today’s theme is actually “Books I Hope Santa Brings”, but I already have half of these titles on my bookshelf at home and I just haven’t gotten a chance to read them yet! And I know, I’ve got about a week before the end of the year,…
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Storytime Theme: Earth Day
It’s time to celebrate this beautiful planet we live on with an Earth Day storytime lesson plan! This lesson plan includes nine (recently) published picture books that make great read alouds. One of which is a nonfiction title. Remember, you are never required to read an entire book cover-to-cover. Sometimes,…
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Top Ten Tuesday: YA Books Set In Snowy Places
While there are a plethora of wonderful winter/holiday romances out there, I decided to focus my efforts somewhere else for this post. I’ve already done a wintery-themed list for middle grade books, so instead I went with snowy/wintery themed YA books. I don’t think YA books get as much love,…
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Storytime Theme: Easter
I’ve written up a lot of holiday storytime themes this year, and while Christmas is around the corner, I’m focusing on another Christian holiday today, Easter. Like many of the other holiday storytimes I’ve published this year, I focused on providing readers with recently published Easter titles as a way…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Fun, Browsable Nonfiction for Kids
I was excited to see a “Freebie” week for Top Ten Tuesday because I’ve got a host of really great books to share with my readers and I don’t have enough time to write up additional blog posts! This week, I’m sharing Fun, Browsable Nonfiction for Kids. Think about those…
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Storytime Theme: April Fool’s Day
This was a lot trickier than I had originally thought! For one, there aren’t a ton of April Fool’s Day picture books and some are now out of print. I included them on this list anyway because you may be able to find them in your local library. In terms…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Newly Published Thankful & Grateful Picture Books
While the roots of Thanksgiving are difficult, I think it’s important for people to take time not only to spend with family or friends, but to consciously create a attitude of gratitude. And I know, all too well, that not every has had an easy year, and there is something…
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Storytime Theme: Holi
This is the most colorful holiday that I know of and it’s such a great holiday to celebrate at storytime because of all the colors! Come celebrate Holi, a Hindu Festival of Colors, Love, and Spring. Many people celebrate by spreading powdered color on each other and there is music…
