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Storytime Theme: I Can Do It!
Teaching kids perseverance is an important tool for the future as giving up when something is hard is no way to go through life. Teaching kids a growth mindset or to have a “bubble gum” brain is so important and it’s something that can be started early. Seeing characters struggle…
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Storytime Theme: Feelings
Little kids may be small, but they often have big feelings and sometimes don’t quite know what to do with those big feelings. This storytime theme is a great tool to use to help parents and caregivers help kids. The first step is helping kids to understand about all the…
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Storytime Theme: Brothers
Today’s theme holds a special place in my heart because I have two younger brothers of my own! And while we definitely didn’t always get along as kids, we are very close as adults! The stories about brothers are often about managing a new sibling or learning how to share…
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Storytime Theme: Firefighters
If you can believe it, I only just did a fire safety lesson plan this year for storytime! And with so many great books out there, I decided to add another one to the list! Today’s storytime lesson plan is all about firefighters, the heroic people who put out fires,…
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Storytime Theme: Chalk
I love the excitement of opening some new sidewalk chalk and having a large “canvas” to work on! Or when you’re taking a walk and you get to pass some fun sidewalk chalk drawings and messages – it just makes me smile! Today’s storytime is all about the possibilities of…
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Storytime Theme: Día de los Muertos
The next holiday to celebrate this fall is Día de los Muertos, a holiday to remember, celebrate, and pay respect to family and friends who have passed away. This holiday is celebrated on November 1st and 2nd, traditionally by Mexican families. Kids may have some understanding of this holiday because…
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Storytime Theme: Halloween
I promised a bunch of fall holiday storytime lesson plans, and of course I had to include Halloween! I purposely created this book list with recently published titles that you may or may not have used yet. There are some amazing Halloween picture book classics, but I’m always on the…
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Storytime Theme: Diwali
The fall is chock full of holidays and I’m going to try to squeeze in as many as possible! Today, I’m highlighting a holiday that is so much fun to celebrate, the Hindu Festival of Lights – Diwali! There is a large Indian population in my community and each year…
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Best Books for 13 & 14 Year Olds
Middle grade books are geared toward 8-12 year olds with most protagonists being about 12 years old. Young adult novels while written for teens from 12-18 years old, often have 16 or 17 year old protagonists who have drastically different lives than a 13 year old. The subject matter and…
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Storytime Theme: Fall
I know it’s still way too early for most people to be thinking about fall! Schools just let out for the summer, vacations have yet to be taken, but I also know that librarians and teachers are notorious for planning early! So, I wanted to make sure this was available…
