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Story Time Theme: Bunny Rabbits
I know many librarians who cringe when they have to work around a “theme” for story time. I find it easier to focus on a theme and find great books surrounding an idea, color, letter, number, or object. Most of my themes this session really focus on spring and what…
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Story Time Theme – PA’s One Book, Every Young Child
Each year, Pennsylvania highlights the importance of early literacy skills for children ages 3 – 6 by choosing a book that is then distributed to libraries, head start programs, child care centers, and preschools. Author visits, a traveling trunk with fun manipulatives and toys and activities and booklists to share with families with…
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Story Time Theme: The Color Green
Story time is back in full swing here at my library and although I didn’t have a packed house on Monday (I’m blaming the holiday weekend), my Yoga Story Time was chock full with 14 out of 15 kids present. I was very excited to hear one 4-year old boy,…
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Story Time Theme: Clap, Tap, & Drum
This was a new theme for me… Clap, Tap, and Drum and I was hesitant when I began planning this because I tried some new books and I wasn’t quite sure how they’d turn out. I had a little trouble with my younger kids and the first book. They did…
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Story Time Theme – Sniffles & Sneezes
It’s that time of year when no matter how much orange juice I drink, if I take my vitamins religiously every day, and wash my hands constantly – I still get a cold. I’ve had a sore throat (turned into a sinus infection) for a few weeks now and it…
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Story Time Theme – Penguins Everywhere!
I absolutely adore penguins – they’re cute, fun to watch and make a great story time theme! I chose to use penguins and focus on letter knowledge, after my first story time this week, I realized my error. The letter “p” can look similar to “b”, “d”, and “q”. I…
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Story Time Theme – Hugs & Kisses
Being that Valentine’s Day is this week, I chose a “Hugs & Kisses” theme with some of my favorite stories about love. I’ve already posted about a couple of these books this week, so to spare you, my story time plan is below. I also gave the kids valentines this…
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Story Time Theme – Eric Carle Celebration
This has been such a great story time theme – Eric Carle is probably one of my favorite children’s author/illustrators of all time and until I can get to The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Massachusetts, this is as close as I can get. I tried to…
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Story Time Theme – Winter Wonderland
This week’s story time theme was so fun! I decided to do a Winter Wonderland story time theme this week because it’s January and so we actually had a little snow on Monday, but by today, it’s 60+ degrees outside, so c’est la vie – we went with it anyway. I’ve…
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Story Time Theme – Grandparents
This was my last week of story times for the fall season and I decided it was high time we celebrated grandparents. My grandparents live half-way across the country and I don’t get to see them as much as I would like. Plus they are getting older and as their…