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Storytime Theme: Pigeons
This was such a fun storytime plan to pull together! While I love the Pigeon, I wanted to also provide you with some extra options just to build this lesson plan a little bit more. So, we have nine books (not all Mo Willems titles), plus some fun pigeon songs…
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Storytime Theme: Hugs
This sweet, snuggly storytime can be used any time of year, but would be great around Valentine’s Day or maybe during Mother’s Day or Father’s Day. I tried to provide a wide-variety of books on hugs featuring all sorts of hugs and even what hugs make look like depending on…
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Raina Telgemeier Read Alikes
Raina Telgemeier is a crowd favorite in my library with titles like Smile, Drama, and Ghosts, as well as the illustrator of a number of Baby-Sitters Club graphic novel editions. And if you’ve got reader who have read all of her books more than once and are looking for even…
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Storytime Theme: Pollinators
Did you know that June is National Pollinators Month? I was so excited to find this out and knew that I wanted to create a storytime lesson plan around pollinators. Partially, because pollinators are so important to the environment, but also because I love finding new and unique themes to…
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Storytime Theme: Ice Cream
It’s (almost) summer time and that means it’s the perfect time for a sweet frozen treat! This storytime is an update on an older ice cream storytime theme that I did way back in 2016 and a frozen treats theme I did in 2022. Ice cream is probably one of…
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Storytime Theme: Fall Animals
While it’s not quite summer, I know that teachers and librarians are always looking ahead to what’s coming next, so I wanted to make sure I got this lesson plan ready to go for the fall! While I have a bunch of great suggestions for seasonal storytimes, I have never…
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2026 Summer Reading 6th – 8th Grade Guide
While this is a newer project for me, I’ve been having a really great time creating these reading guides for this summer! Its fun sifting through different genres, checking out award winning titles from a variety of places and seeing what kids, teachers, and librarians are saying about these books.…
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Storytime Theme: Fairies
A brand new storytime theme I’ve never done before! It’s all about the magical wee folk that are often very mischievous and can get into a lot of trouble. This fun storytime is filled to the bring with picture book stories, both magical and absolutely silly, rhymes and songs about…
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Storytime Theme: Underground
For those using CSLP’s Summer Reading theme – “Unearth a Story” take a look at the lesson plan below for some great fiction and nonfiction picture books all about underground animals, dirt, fund adventures, and subway rides! Along with some great themed songs and rhymes, I’ve also include a couple…
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2026 Summer Reading 3rd -5th Grade Guide
I’m hoping you all love this summer reading guide! It took me a good amount of time to pull together, but I am so proud of how this one turned out! I think it’s important for kids, especially in the 3rd – 5th grade range to really be excited about…
