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Storytime Theme: What Animals Eat
I love when a storytime theme can be used in so many different ways! This theme could easily focus on silly stories about what animals eat – like dragons and tacos, or caterpillars and just about everything, and can easily be focused on nonfiction books about food chains and food…
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Storytime Theme: Crocs & Gators
This is a fun storytime to put together and while I don’t necessarily know all the differences between crocodiles and alligators, sharing a book that compares the two, like the Nat Geo Kids book Alligators & Crocodiles, is a great way to learn and share some facts! As I’m always…
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Chapter Book Genres: Science Fiction
So, last month I focused on highlighting genres for our picture book readers, this month I’ll be focusing on newly independent readers and offering up some genre suggestions in the chapter book arena. Let’s start with what is a chapter book. While the term gets thrown around for any book…
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Storytime Theme: Small, But Mighty
I decided to focus on bugs for this small, but mighty storytime theme! There are so many little kids afraid of bugs and I’d love to share all the great ways that bugs help the environment and how they are more scared of humans, than we should be of them…
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Storytime Theme: Napping
A quick update to an ever popular storytime – napping! I’ve got a very old lesson plan (with great book suggestions) from ten years ago and a quick book list from five years ago, but I thought I’d update the lesson plan to include music and crafts too. Napping is…
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Chapter Book Genres: Mystery
So, last month I focused on highlighting genres for our picture book readers, this month I’ll be focusing on newly independent readers and offering up some genre suggestions in the chapter book arena. Let’s start with what is a chapter book. While the term gets thrown around for any book…
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Storytime Theme: Messy
This lesson plan might not be for the faint of heart, but it sure is fun! A messy storytime is just that – messy! But, if you prep your families and your space, it’ll be well worth it. First things first, take stock of the space you have – easy…
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Storytime Theme: Hopping
I’ve often talked about how simple animal themed storytimes are to create and offer at your library, preschool, or even at home! But sometimes, it’s nice to find something a little different, and that’s where our Hopping storytime lesson plan comes in. This lesson plan focuses on three animals –…
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Picture Book Genres: Realistic Fiction
While genres become more of an interest as kids become independent readers, I love the idea of sharing picture books that can also fall into genres as well. And maybe your young readers don’t have a strong opinion about the genres they read, I think exposing them to a wide-variety…
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Storytime Theme: Harvest
While we’re still in the thick of summer, I know that fall will be here before we know it! Today’s storytime is a perfect one for the autumnal season – all about harvest! These books mostly take place on farms where kids will see pumpkins, apples, corn, and other vegetables.…
