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Storytime Theme: Bad Day
I always begin my storytimes going over the rules of our storytime room for any new families joining us, this also includes information to caregivers about stepping outside the storytime room if their kiddo is having a “grumpy pants” kind of day. I also let caregivers know that if things…
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Storytime Theme: Square
Somehow along the way I totally missed the fact that I hadn’t done a lesson plan on squares! I’m over here trying to find books about ovals and rectangles and completely missed out on squares! But the wait is over because here it is, a square storytime lesson plan! There…
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Storytime Theme: Sharing
Sharing is a concept that every child should learn at an early age, but often parents and caregivers don’t fully understand the concept of sharing and how it’s understood by a child’s brain. Did you know that the sharing concept isn’t really fully grasped until kids are between the ages…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books that Bring Me Happy Memories
This was such a fun list to pull together! It was kind of fun to reach back into my childhood, pulling books out that I’ve loved and make me happy. You’ll see a quick not after each title to give you some context to all my happy memories! I read…
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Storytime Theme: Ovals
You can easily find picture books about circles, squares, and triangles, but I had some major trouble with rectangles and it hasn’t gotten any easier with ovals! I will definitely let you know that a number of the books I shared aren’t easily available on Amazon, but you may find…
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Storytime Theme: Chairs
This lesson plan is a little out of left field, but there are a bunch of children’s books about chairs and I thought it would be fun to pull these together, add a few songs, and crafts and boom! – you’ve got a full storytime ready to go! Center the…
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Storytime Theme: Breakfast
You’ll either leave this storytime full of tasty treats (especially if you offer a snack), or you’ll be really craving some pancakes or french toast! This delicious storytime focuses on breakfast foods and I was very excited to include a multicultural title – The Runaway Dosa on the list because…
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Middle Grade Genres: Realistic Fiction
New month, new book list series! This month we’re moving on to middle grade genres! I’ve already shared picture book genres and chapter book genres, so let’s dive into middle grade. Middle grade books is a term used in the book industry to describe titles that are written for an…
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Storytime Theme: Astronauts
While I’ve done a number of space-themed storytime lesson plans, like this outer space lesson plan, the stars, or moon, I haven’t yet down a lesson plan about the brave people who travel to outer space to learn about what it’s like to live off of our planet. So, today’s…
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Storytime Theme: Mermaids
I’m so glad that I continue to find themes that I have yet to explore! Today, that theme is mermaids! How have I never created a mermaid storytime before? Literally insane! So, without further ado, here’s my lesson plan all about mermaids. With this lesson plan, just like my others,…
