• Activities

    Storytime Theme: Sharks

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    I’ve made it my focus this year to try and create more storytime themes that I should have done years ago. A perfect example? Sharks! Now, I have a dolphins and sharks lesson plan from a few years ago, but there are far too many shark picture books out there…

  • Lists

    2024 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Aquatics

    2024 A to Z Challenge: Letter A

    It’s the very first day of April, and you know what that means – the beginning of the 2024 Blogging A to Z Challenge! I’m excited to participate in my ninth(!) year of this challenge! This year, my theme is adventurous readers and I’m going to be sharing 26 letter-themed…

  • Activities

    Storytime Theme: Dolphins & Sharks

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    To coincide with the Summer Reading theme: Oceans of Possibilities, I thought I’d share a dolphin storytime theme! Dolphin picture books are harder to come by then I First thought, so I combined dolphins and sharks together. If you need even more great shark books (with shark week coming soon)…

  • Lists

    (Unofficial) Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Titles for Shark Week

    I’ve had a number of kids interested in shark books – everything from picture books (for those who frighten easily) to nonfiction titles that show rows of teeth and talk about sharks as apex predators and an important part of the ecosystem. So while everyone watches Michael Phelps race a…

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    Yoga Storytime – Summer Week #3

    Storytime was a lot of fun today!  The kids in my first group were excellent at paying attention to directions, listening to the stories and interacting.  It was a great way to come back from a long weekend.  My second group was smaller, but the kids enjoyed it just as…