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    Flannel Friday: Dinosaurs

    “One Dinosaur Went Out to Play” – Compliments of Mel’s Desk One dinosaur went out to play On a giant fern one day She had such enormous fun That she called for another dinosaur to come: (Raise hands to cup mouth, and call loudly) Oh, Diiiiiiiiiinosaur! (Slap hands on thighs…

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    Sensory-Friendly Storytime Theme: Sheep

    This month for outreach I focused on sheep… for no particular reason, except there are some really cute sheep books available! For this group of kids, I end up seeing eight classrooms that are combined into four storytimes with a range of ages and disabilities.  And the group changes throughout…

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    Flannel Friday: The Acorn Song

    I just came across this adorable acorn song from Jbrary (who else?) and I’m so excited to use during my storytime this fall.  I had a few minutes (and just the right felt and puffy paint) to make an adorable acorn for our flannelboard when we sing this song.  And…

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    Flannel Friday

    I use the flannel board for my story time usually for 5 Little Monkeys, and sometimes I’ll use it for other songs like Old McDonald or The Itsy Bitsy Spider, but I haven’t used it very often for storytelling.  I can’t quite figure out how to hold a book, put up…