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Storytime Theme: Bathtime
It’s bathtime at storytime this week! Don’t forget to use a bubble machine to fill the whole room with bubbles to really get in the mood of bathtime. There are some adorable and super fun picture books about bathtime that are must-reads. If you haven’t read Have You Seen My…
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Storytime Theme: Letter P
We’re continuing to truck along through the alphabet and we’re already on the letter P! Today’s lesson plan was a really simple plan to pull together because there are so many great letter p words for kids. And they’re really fun words too – like pizza, penguin, pink, pigs, pumpkins,…
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Artist Biographies for Kids
Here comes another list of biographies (check out Author Bios, Inventor Bios and Athlete Bios) all about artists, hopefully some you might never have heard of before! These books make great inspiration for the kids who don’t stop doodling, drawing, folding paper, creating art with found material, sculpting, and so…
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Storytime Theme: Travel
Whether you’re heading on vacation or traveling through your imagination, this storytime lesson plan is filled with wonderful read alouds from classics like Miss Rhumphius to interactive titles like Are We There Yet? And while I don’t get to travel as much as I’d like, this was such a fun…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Was Assigned In Class
While the books on this list weren’t necessarily my favorite, they left a lasting impression on me and this was an easy list of books to pull together. While I loved to read throughout school, I didn’t really enjoy required reading usually because it got in the way of what…
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Storytime Theme: Letter O
We’re continuing to move through the alphabet and today we’re showcasing the letter O! Today’s letter was a little difficult, but I think I found enough letter O words that will work for a wide-variety of storytimes with words like outside, octopus, one, ovals, and so much more! You could…
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Author Biographies for Kids
Here comes another list of biographies (check out Inventor Bios and Athlete Bios) all about authors and writers! For the kids who are scribbling in their journals and coming up with fun, imaginative stories, these picture books are sure to inspire. From authors like John Newbery who had the Newbery…
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Storytime Theme: Holes
I started this lesson plan with a specific idea of how I wanted it to look and then it went in a completely different direction. My original goal was to create a storytime lesson plan all about holes as in the things you dig in the backyard or on the…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Confessions
Today’s theme started out as a little daunting to me, but after I gave it a few minutes to percolate, I really enjoyed this writing prompt and came up with some really great bookish confessions. So, learn a little bit about my own bookish confessions and maybe share one of…
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Storytime Theme: Letter N
I found the Letter N storytime theme to be a little more difficult than some of the others! And of course, I end up finding lots of great stuff after picking out my books and creating my graphic! I love the book Boop! and think it’s the perfect story about…
