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Storytime Theme: Dinosaurs
I tend to gauge my storytimes on how sweaty I am at the end. The sweatier (usually) the better. But today upped the ante with a hoarse voice (from roaring) and being sweaty. Storytime Theme: Dinosaurs was a great time and hit with kids and adults alike! The group ranges from babies to…
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Flannel Friday: Dinosaurs
“One Dinosaur Went Out to Play” – Compliments of Mel’s Desk One dinosaur went out to play On a giant fern one day She had such enormous fun That she called for another dinosaur to come: (Raise hands to cup mouth, and call loudly) Oh, Diiiiiiiiiinosaur! (Slap hands on thighs…
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Toddler Storytime Theme: Snow
Storytime was interesting, to say the least! I have 25 kids registered with 6+ on the waitlist and ended up with at least 25-30 in storytime yesterday. Considering the number of children in the room, the program went fairly smoothly, although I had a few adults that kept talking while…
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Family Storytime Theme: Snow
My storytime went really well this morning. We’re offering a family storytime on Friday mornings at 10:30am which is something we’ve never done before and it seems to be a BIG hit already! I think I scared the parents a little because most were very attentive and participative. Hopefully, it…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Snow Books
Since we got over two feet of snow, that’s all that is on anyone’s mind! That being said, here are some of my favorite snow books to share in storytime. The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats Snow by Manya Stojic The Mitten by Jan Brett The Story of Snopw:…
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Sensory-Friendly Storytime Theme: Robots
I just finished my fourth storytime of the day and I am beat! Today’s Sensory Friendly Storytime Theme: Robots! These storytimes are provided at classrooms for preschool-age children who have a disability. The disabilities range from vision, language, autism spectrum, learning disabilities, mobility disabilities, and others. It can be exhausting…
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Family Storytime Theme: Say Hello
I don’t know if it’s Adele’s new song, but I decided to try out a Family Storytime Theme: Say Hello this morning and it was awesome! I really liked all the books (and so did the families) as well as all the fun activities I chose as transitions and fillers. The…
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Sensory-Friendly Storytime Theme: Things That Go
I was surprised that I had never done this theme for my sensory storytime as that it’s such a popular theme for storytime. So, without further ado, here’s my transportation theme for my sensory friendly storytime. This storytime is done a little differently than my toddler storytimes, geared toward a smaller…
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Toddler Storytime Theme: Fun Read Alouds
For storytime this week, I tried my hand at a little Spanish with the story, Counting Ovejas, which if you’re like me is a great story for adding a bilingual element that is not too difficult. You just need to know your numbers, colors and the word “ovejas” which is sheep…
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Parachute Storytime Theme: Interactive Books
This was our last week of storytime for the fall! And I had a pretty small group, which really worked with the books I had. The kids loved Shark in the Park, especially when they got to yell, “SHARK!” They, of course, loved Polar Bear’s Underwear as well. Which is not surprising……
