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Storytime Theme: Airplanes
Transportation themes typically revolve around trucks and cars and even sometimes trains, but what about airplanes? Check out these high-flying picture books and easy readers that make perfect choices for a storytime lesson plan. Whether kids are heading onto an airplane for the first time or are curious about those…
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Storytime Theme: Friendship Adventure
With this year’s summer reading theme being “Adventure Beings at Your Library,” I wanted to make sure we have lots of great suggestions early in the year! Check out the rest of the adventure themes – ocean, outdoors, and travel too! This storytime lesson plan works well for an adventure-theme…
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Storytime Theme: Travel Adventure
With this year’s summer reading theme being “Adventure Beings at Your Library,” I wanted to make sure we have lots of great suggestions early in the year! Check out last week’s adventure themes – ocean and outdoors too! This storytime lesson plan works well for an adventure-theme program but could…
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Wright Brothers’ Day
Today we commemorate the Wright Brothers’ flight at Kitty Hawk, NC in 1903. It’s been 118 years and air travel has become something that the Wright Brothers probably wouldn’t even recognize now! Learn more about how the Wright Brothers’ failures and successes, inspiration, and education helped them become famous in…
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Four on Friday: Airplanes
I’m flying out to my parents’ house today for my sister’s wedding! I’m so excited to see everyone and although air travel is not necessarily my first choice, for this situation it makes the most sense. My sister’s flying in today too, so my parents only have to come down…
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Storytime Theme: Things That Go 2021
So, last week I talked about “intense interests” and how many kids gravitate to learning everything about dinosaurs. But, the most popular “intense interest” is all about Things That Go! Which, I’m honestly not surprised by. We have countless families asking us for books about cars and trucks. Rather than…
