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Storytime Theme: Ghosts
As I’ve mentioned over the past few months, I’m trying to create lesson plans early so that they’re actually helpful for this year’s holidays and celebrations. And while I’d prefer to wait to start sharing fall content when it’s not 95+ degrees outside, I’d rather have this information available for…
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Storytime Theme: Football
The football season here in the U.S. will be starting soon and I wanted to make sure we had a great fall storytime lesson plan that was ready to go for a beloved American pastime. Now, personally, I’m not one to watch a lot of sports (except international climbing), but…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Summer 2024 To-Read List
I’ve got a bunch of great romance titles on my summer TBR list this year – all of which have been published in the past couple of months! For many people, summer is a time to spend time reading when they don’t normally. Summer for me is much more of…
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Storytime Theme: Acorns
I know, it’s only June, but I also know that teachers and librarians start prepping fall programs very early! So, to get a jump start on a few fall themed lesson plans, I present to you an acorn storytime. Acorn books are super cute and there are some really great…
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Storytime Theme: Apples
Celebrate apples with this tasty storytime that can lean into STEM activities, crafts, baking, and more! Personally, I love apple pie, specifically my grandma’s! I think I finally figured out her recipe, but it’s not a perfect science because she’s very much a sprinkle this and add that type of…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Wishes 2024
A great big happy birthday goes out to the fearless leader of the Top Ten Tuesday blog posts, Jana! As is tradition, Jana shares her birthday with the rest of us and we get the chance to share some of our bookish wishes with the community. Today, I wanted to…
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Storytime Theme: Outdoors
I love being outdoors in the fresh air! And my niece and nephew are exactly the same way and they’ve both been like that since they were little. They love to play outside, go on walks, and visit playgrounds. And most of the time, they don’t really care about the…
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Storytime Theme: Flowers
A perfectly, sweet storytime all about flowers both in story form and nonfiction books! How is it in 15+ years of storytime programming, I’ve never done a flower-themed storytime? Nevertheless, this is a great storytime to combine STEM ideas with a traditional storytime lesson plan and includes both crafts and…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Had VERY Strong Emotions About
I found this to be a little tricky of a theme this week. While I don’t choose to talk about books that I dislike on my blog, there are plenty that make me feel all the feels. And these middle grade titles made me ugly cry, like whoa. And while…
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Storytime Theme: Rocks
Now, before we you bypass this storytime all together, you might be surprised to find out that there are some really amazing picture books about rocks out there! This is a great (and simple) STEM lesson plan that would be a lot of fun for preschoolers as well as toddlers…
