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2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Garden
Let’s get outside and into the garden with this board book list of garden titles for the 2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge. I think teaching kids about nature and gardening at an early age allows them to appreciate it even more. My niece and nephew have helped with the…
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Storytime Theme: Vegetables
Still working on updating a lot of my previous storytime lesson plans, so today we’re updating Vegetables! It’s been ten year since the last time I shared a vegetable-themed storytime, so let’s dig in! Today, I’ve got ten recently published picture books that make great read alouds for a storytime…
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Storytime Theme: Carrots
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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2025 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Plants
There are some absolutely beautiful nonfiction books about plants, flowers, and trees. I know it’s not hard to create beautiful books about nature, but these will encourage kids to take their time pouring over the details of the illustrations. Whether your kids love getting dirty in the yard or prefer…
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Storytime Theme: Peas & Carrots
I stumbled across this adorable storytime theme as I was trying to think of new ideas to try on my blog and I thought it was too cute to pass up! What’s great about stoytime is that ten different people can host a storytime on the same theme and each…
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Storytime Theme: Big Machines
Things that go is a perennial favorite when it comes to storytime themes. So, make sure you’ve done a car theme, a train theme, a truck theme, a construction theme, and why not try a big machines theme that is very similar to a construction theme but could also include…
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Storytime Theme: Soup
As I type this up, the snow is falling and I’ve already been outside once to clear the driveway, sidewalks, and car. With a few more inches expected before bedtime, I thought today would be the perfect day to make a stew that simmers all afternoon as the smells float…
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Storytime Theme: Letter V
It’s Letter V day! Another tricky letter this week, the Letter V led me to picture books about vacuums, volcanoes, vultures, and more. Some of these letters are tricky to find words that preschoolers are going to recognize and that also show up in picture books. This is a letter…
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Storytime Theme: Gardens (2023 update)
I know, gardening is typically a spring storytime theme, but there are so many great gardening books for kids, that I couldn’t resist doing a quick update for this lesson plan! I offered a few more nonfiction books than I usually do because they’re so cool! Especially the Smithsonian/DK Publishing…
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#blogbookaday: Anywhere Farm
Summary: “For any anywhere farm, here’s all that you need: soil and sunshine, some water, a seed. You might think a farm means fields, tractors, and a barnyard full of animals. But you can plant a farm anywhere you like! A box or a bucket, a boot or a pan almost…
