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The Wild Robot Read Alikes
The Wild Robot is a story of survival, friendship, and a perfect read aloud for the whole family. It’s the story of Roz, a robot that washes up on a remote island. There, Roz learns to survive among the wild animals, and not only survive, but thrive with her new…
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Storytime Theme: Bunnies
It’s been a minute,12 years since I wrote up a bunny themed storytime lesson plan. So, I figured it was high time that I shared some recently published picture books about bunny rabbits and some fun songs, rhymes and of course, craft projects to round out your lesson plan. Some…
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Storytime Theme: Desert Animals
It’s time to travel across the land to the dusty, sandy desert where animals have grown to adapt to the heat, limited water, and other harsh conditions that exist. Let’s explore desert animals in the this fun, STEM lesson plan for toddlers and preschoolers. The desert may have some of…
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Owl Diaries Read Alikes
I truly believe that finding the “right” reading material for newly independent readers is one of the most difficult tasks. Here’s why. Let’s start with discussing independently reading. To me, this means that a child is reading a full story fluently (with maybe some minor stumbles) and also comprehends what…
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Storytime Theme: Clap, Tap, Drum
As I continue on my quest to update older storytime themes, I came across Clap, Tap, and Drum which I had done way, way back in 2013! If you’ve got an active group for your storytime class, you might want to try feeding into it, maybe a little counterintuitive, but…
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Storytime Theme: Rainbow of Animals
Most animal storytimes are quite easy to plan – there are literally thousands of animal picture books available to choose from! So, rather than focusing on a specific animal or habitat, I thought I’d try something different. Today’s storytime lesson plan is a rainbow of animals which means I”m highlighting…
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Frog & Toad Read Alikes
Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel is a classic in the easy reader format. And while I remember reading these books when I was (much) younger, they were published over a decade before I was even born! I think it’s common for parents and caregivers to share the books they…
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Storytime Theme: Cookies
This is a delicious storytime that has me craving a warm, gooey chocolate chip cookie right now! I updated an older storytime with more recently published books. There is no reason you can’t use backlist titles, in fact, some of my favorite storytime books are older titles! But, I like…
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Storytime Theme: Pigeons
This was such a fun storytime plan to pull together! While I love the Pigeon, I wanted to also provide you with some extra options just to build this lesson plan a little bit more. So, we have nine books (not all Mo Willems titles), plus some fun pigeon songs…
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Storytime Theme: Hugs
This sweet, snuggly storytime can be used any time of year, but would be great around Valentine’s Day or maybe during Mother’s Day or Father’s Day. I tried to provide a wide-variety of books on hugs featuring all sorts of hugs and even what hugs make look like depending on…
