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Storytime Theme: Ramadan
We’re continuing to celebrate holidays from religions and cultures around the world and today we say, Ramadan Mubarak! Ramadan is celebrate for about a month during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and shifts throughout the year each year. For example, for 2025, Ramadan was celebrated from February 28th…
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Little Kids, Big Emotions: Frustrated
There are so many emotions and happy, sad, mad, shy, and enthusiasm that I’ve already covered, but today I’m looking at frustration. This list was interesting to build because it comes across as almost two different lists completely. The first, is the list of books that could be used just as equally…
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Storytime Theme: Bluey
While I don’t have any little ones of my own, I’ve seen my fair share of Bluey episodes and I absolutely adore the show. It’s so sweet and reminds me a lot of tv shows that were on in the early 90s, simple plots, focused on kids while also providing…
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Storytime Theme: Mice
There’s a mice themed storytime lesson plan on my blog already, but it was published in 2016, almost 10 years ago! I thought it might be time to update the lesson plan with some recently published picture books about mice and some additional songs and crafts to make. This doesn’t…
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Little Kids, Big Emotions: Enthusiasm
There are so many emotions and happy, sad, mad, and shy, I thought it might be fun to look at something a little more difficult to explain, but an emotion that kids feel all the time – enthusiasm/excitement for things they love! Many kids go through the “why?” phase, others become passionate…
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Storytime Theme: Mid-Autumn Festival
I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t know a lot about the Mid-Autumn Festival, but there have been a number of children’s books being published in the past few years about this harvest celebration and I thought it was an important one to include with the special, holiday…
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Storytime Theme: Lunar New Year
It’s time to celebrate Lunar New Year (or at least create a lesson plan so it’s ready when you need it!). Lunar New Year is celebrated by people in countries around the world including China, Vietnam, Korea, and Malaysia. And while celebrations may vary from one country to another, from…
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Little Kids, Big Emotions: Shy
Alright, so we’ve already looked at a few of the more “common” emotions, but our series isn’t over yet! So, after happy, sad, and mad, we’re now focusing on kids feeling shy. I think that shyness often encompasses a few different things for kids including quiet and introverted kids. They…
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Storytime Theme: Peekaboo
Peekaboo! I see you! This is a really fun storytime that would work especially well with babies and young toddlers. There are all sorts of great peekaboo books out there to use and I found some really cute songs and a couple of crafts and activities too. This storytime theme…
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Storytime Theme: Building
It’s time for a STEM storytime and I love that building can be included in the STEM field (think engineering) because kids of all ages love to build and this storytime celebrates the fun of building (and throws in some learning too)! Building helps kids with hand-eye coordination and fine…
