-
Storytime Theme: Fall Leaves
It’s getting to be that time of year when the leaves start turning beautiful shades of yellow, orange, and. Some trees have leaves that are already falling, while others are holding tight to their green leaves as long as possible. We haven’t had a frost yet, so usually once that…
-
12 Fall Picture Books
My 12 Spring Picture Books blog post went over so well, I thought it’d be smart to put together a list of 12 Fall Picture Books that you can use in a classroom setting, for storytime, or at home! I love when the leaves start changing and the squirrels run…
-
Top Ten Tuesday: Picture Books with Fall Covers
This was not an easy post to work, I first started by checking out middle grade and young adult titles with fall-looking covers, but it got too difficult, so I made my life a little easier and went with fall-themed picture books! Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn by Kenard Pak The …
-
Picture Book Month Theme: Fall/Pumpkins
You’ll be seeing a lot of picture books on my blog throughout the month of November as we celebrate Picture Book Month. You’ll definitely want to check out the website as picture book authors and illustrators will be posting an essay each day about the importance of picture books! Check…
-
Flannel Friday: Fall Song
When Jbrary has a new favorite action song, I didn’t stop and pause, I just adapted it to fit what I needed most – a fall action/movement song for my storytime! My kids have been HUGE fans of “Fruit Salad“, “Bubble Bubble Pop” and “Bananas Unite” and I can’t wait…
-
Top Ten Tuesday: 10 Favorite TV Shows
I love TV shows that are entertaining (and usually light-hearted). I tend to lean toward comedies and/or superhero shows filled with action and adventure. None of these are probably new to you, but these are some of the shows I’m enjoying right now! The Big Bang Theory – 30-something year…
-
Flannel Friday: Autumn Leaves
Autumn Leaves(to the tune of: London Bridge) Autumn leaves are falling down, falling down, falling down. (arms up high like a tree then lower as song goes on )Autumn leaves are falling down, (lower your voice)Down to the ground, (squat down and continue with this finger play)1 little leaf, 2…
-
Toddler Storytime Theme: Fun Favorites
The kids were wired for storytime! Because it was Election Day, the kids were out of school because some of the schools in the district act as polling places, so besides the Halloween candy, older siblings came to storytime as well and made it CRAZY! But, the kids by and…
-
Harvest Festival
Tuesday evening we hosted a Harvest Festival for families and with 50 children registered, we ended up with over 70 in attendance (thank goodness we had enough supplies!) and I think everyone had a great time! We had ten different stations for little ones and had some wonderful help from…
-
Storytime Theme: Fall
As I had last week, this week’s crowd was quite large and for the most part, they were all really well behaved! Unfortunately, with that many kids and caregivers, the general room noise is much louder making it difficult to be heard. But, the kids absolutely LOVED Ol’ Mama Squirrel and…
