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    Top Ten Tuesday: April Showers

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    It’s April and while the weather outside Philadelphia has ranged everywhere from the 30s to 89 degrees, these romance novels featuring umbrellas on the cover are kind of the perfect springtime books to share. Ironically, I don’t often use an umbrella as I hate carrying a wet umbrella that’s dripping…

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    Storytime Theme: Umbrella

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    I’m working my way through some of my older posts and while I posted about umbrellas way back in 2016, I thought it might be a good idea to update the storytime lesson plan. Let it be known that the books I chose back then are still really great choices!…

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    Storytime Theme: Spring Animals

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    While it doesn’t feel like spring is around the corner quite yet, I thought this adorable storytime would be the perfect introduction to spring by using adorable animals! And what’s even better is that this is an updated lesson plan from a previous post, so if you’re looking for even…

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    Storytime Theme: Carrots

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    Surprisingly, my veggie-themed storytime was one of the most popular I had ever done! So, with that in mind, I created a carrot and pea themed storytime as well as this one! I think this can be a great way to introduce new vegetables to kids and then encourage families…

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    Storytime Theme: Pi Day

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    Somehow, in the midst of writing up lesson plans all lat year for holidays, I somehow missed this nerdy, math-focused (and delicious!) holiday – Pi Day! Create a super, simple STEM storytime lesson plan with some fun picture book read alouds, a few songs, and a craft too. It doesn’t…

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    Storytime Theme: Earth Day

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    It’s time to celebrate this beautiful planet we live on with an Earth Day storytime lesson plan! This lesson plan includes nine (recently) published picture books that make great read alouds. One of which is a nonfiction title. Remember, you are never required to read an entire book cover-to-cover. Sometimes,…

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    Storytime Theme: Spring

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    While it’s frigidly cold outside right now, I thought a springtime storytime lesson plan was the perfect way to feel a little warmth and sunshine right now! And like many of the storytimes I’ve pulled together recently, I tried to focus on some newer titles to share. Concepts that can…

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    Storytime Theme: Easter

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    I’ve written up a lot of holiday storytime themes this year, and while Christmas is around the corner, I’m focusing on another Christian holiday today, Easter. Like many of the other holiday storytimes I’ve published this year, I focused on providing readers with recently published Easter titles as a way…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Books With Springy Covers

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    Spring is here and today’s a nice and easy Top Ten Tuesday theme – books with springy covers! I love spring, in fact, I took myself on a little spring trek through the neighborhood and took photos of all the new flowers and buds that were opening up! It’s so…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Springtime Seeds

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    This post may contain affiliate links, which means I’ll receive a commission if you purchase through my links, at no extra cost to you. Please read the full disclosure for more information. Springtime Seeds From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons With simple language and bright illustrations, non-fiction master Gail Gibbons introduces…