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Yoga Story Time, Daisy Troop Visit, & Play Practice
… or just another day as a children’s librarian! This is the type of day that makes me absolutely LOVE what I do for a living. I began my afternoon (late shift) with a 45-minute yoga story time. We used the same “sock” theme as yesterday, but incorporated some yoga…
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Story Time Theme: Socks
Our next story time session has begun and with it, a new schedule which means I’m doing back-to-back toddler story times on Tuesday morning. Because it’s the first day of the month I also had to run statistics reports this morning, so needless to say, I’ve been very busy! The…
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Story Time Theme: Nursery Rhymes
Nursery rhymes seem to have been left by the wayside for the next generation of children. Nursery rhymes have existed for centuries for a very specific reason – they are a great tool to help children learn early literacy skills. So with that in mind, I created a story time…
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Sensory Friendly Story Time Theme: Colors
Our fourth sensory friendly story time was finally a hit! We didn’t have a huge crowd, but we did get 5 kids, 2 of which I know had disabilities. After weeks of not getting much of an audience, let alone kids with disabilities for who the program is focused on, I…
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Story Time Theme – Tools
This week’s story time featured tools! And the kids really enjoyed it! I was looking for something that would be a little more boy oriented, but tools are just as important for girls to know too! And we had a great time learning about hammers, screwdrivers, chisels, and more. Old MacDonald Had a Workshop was a great…
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Storytime Guerrilla of the Month
I had the distinct honor of being named the Storytime Guerrilla of the Month over at Storytime Underground. So head on over, learn a little more about me and check out their blog – they have some amazing resources available for storytellers! You can also follow them on Facebook –…
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Yoga Story Time Programming Ideas
I began yoga story time about two years ago and it’s been one of the most rewarding story time experiences I’ve ever had. The kids respond really well to the movements and love copying the poses as I do them. This also allows children time to be active in between…
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Story Time Theme – Love
I had to offer a Valentine’s Day themed storytime this week for my kids. Some of my favorite picture books are all about love and snuggles and the kids did really well today! This was the first time I got to see my Monday story time group (finally!) and although…
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Story Time Theme: Winter & Snow
I was able to get to work today!!! It probably snowed about 8 inches yesterday with more snow expected tomorrow and a Nor’easter expected to tear through our area on Sunday. I’m tired of the snow, but couldn’t help but have a snow themed story time for my kids in…
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Storytime Theme: Shapes
Identifying shapes is so important to a child’s development, it’s the beginning of understanding letters and words and an important early literacy skill. My first storytime of the session focused on shapes, but in a much more abstract way than identifying squares, circles, triangles, and more. The kids did a…