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    Storytime Theme: Rhyming Books

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    Rhyming picture books are so fun to read aloud (as long as the rhyming is spot on!). Sometimes, the rhymes don’t quite work or they need to be pronounced a certain way to get them to rhyme, which always trips me up! But, when a rhyming book works really well,…

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    Storytime Theme: Drums

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    I started this lesson plan focusing on musical instruments and as I began selecting books, I found a lot of drum books, so I switched gears and focused just on drums. This is a great storytime to talk to kids about rhythm and patterns and to practice those ideas with…

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    Dance Party + New Music = More FUN

    We had our BEST dance party yet!  I intermixed some oldies, but goodies into my children’s music playlist and had a number of parents comment about how much they really enjoyed the music selection.  And for anyone who has never done this before… after 45 minutes of dancing the kids…

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    Preschool Dance Party

    I only ended up with six kids for this afternoon’s program (19 were registered), but we had a great time!  The kids were super energetic, ready to dance and didn’t stop for over 30 minutes.  We took one reading break and with only six kids we spent a lot of time…

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    Toddler Dance Party

    We had a lot of fun at our toddler dance party this morning.  It’s so interesting to see what kids do – some come in ready to dance, others take a while to warm up, but end up dancing in the end.  Our program lasted about 45 minutes with some…

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    Story Time Theme: Clap, Tap, & Drum

    This was a new theme for me… Clap, Tap, and Drum and I was hesitant when I began planning this because I tried some new books and I wasn’t quite sure how they’d turn out.  I had a little trouble with my younger kids and the first book.  They did…