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15 Chapter Book Read Alouds for Five Year Olds
As kids get older and their attention span gets longer, you may find yourself looking for longer stories to share together. While I do mention five years old in the title of this post, that may or may not be the right time for your little one to check out…
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Storytime Theme: Octopuses
Let’s start off with yes, that the correct pluralization of the word octopus! I’ve done a few other book lists about octopuses because I find them absolutely fascinating creatures! They are super smart animals using tools, have camouflage that allows not only a change in color, but also texture, and…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Authors I’d Love a New Book From
For today’s Top Ten Tuesday theme, I was excited to revisit some of my favorite middle grade authors. These are my automatic must-reads when anything new is published. And you may look at this list and think, that author just published a new title last year, and that may be…
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Storytime Theme: Doctors & Nurses
Alright, since we’re finished with all five senses, we’re back to new (and sometimes random) storytime themes! I had realized a while ago that I had a few storytime themes on illness, sneezes, and sniffles, but nothing on the people who helps us feel better! So without further ado, today’s…
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Director’s Thoughts – 5/15/2024
Today I’m going to share about a little known government agency that has a huge impact on public libraries across the country. The government agency is called the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and its mission is to “advance, support, and empower America’s museums, libraries, and related organizations…
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15 Chapter Book Mysteries
For kids who have graduated past the easy reader section of the library and are looking for stories with a little more weight to them, look no further than this fun list of 15 chapter book mysteries. These books are perfect stepping stones for newly minted chapter book readers hovering…
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Storytime Theme: Touch
This is the fifth and final lesson plan in a five-part series for preschoolers to learn more about their five senses! Combining fiction and nonfiction titles, kids will learn about their own sense of touch with interactive stories and fun activities to learn about different textures. This would also make…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Book Quotes
I’m going to caveat this post by saying these might not be my absolute favorite book quotes, but when I was searching for some new quotes to add to my blog, these are the ones that resonated with me the most! I hope you find one that speaks you to…
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Storytime Theme: Taste
This is the fourth lesson plan in a five-part series for preschoolers to learn more about their five senses! Combining fiction and nonfiction titles, kids will learn about taste buds, the different types of flavors, and all about trying new foods. I’m adding a little warning to this post because…
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May Read Alouds
I’m a little behind this month, but I’ve been enjoying these monthly book lists so much and I finally got May’s list pulled together! This list combines not only great fictional read alouds, but some nonfiction and biographies as well to teach kids about fun and interesting facts and people.…
