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Storytime Theme: Bathtime
It’s bathtime at storytime this week! Don’t forget to use a bubble machine to fill the whole room with bubbles to really get in the mood of bathtime. There are some adorable and super fun picture books about bathtime that are must-reads. If you haven’t read Have You Seen My…
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Storytime Theme: Letter P
We’re continuing to truck along through the alphabet and we’re already on the letter P! Today’s lesson plan was a really simple plan to pull together because there are so many great letter p words for kids. And they’re really fun words too – like pizza, penguin, pink, pigs, pumpkins,…
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Storytime Theme: Travel
Whether you’re heading on vacation or traveling through your imagination, this storytime lesson plan is filled with wonderful read alouds from classics like Miss Rhumphius to interactive titles like Are We There Yet? And while I don’t get to travel as much as I’d like, this was such a fun…
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Storytime Theme: Letter O
We’re continuing to move through the alphabet and today we’re showcasing the letter O! Today’s letter was a little difficult, but I think I found enough letter O words that will work for a wide-variety of storytimes with words like outside, octopus, one, ovals, and so much more! You could…
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Storytime Theme: Holes
I started this lesson plan with a specific idea of how I wanted it to look and then it went in a completely different direction. My original goal was to create a storytime lesson plan all about holes as in the things you dig in the backyard or on the…
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Storytime Theme: Letter N
I found the Letter N storytime theme to be a little more difficult than some of the others! And of course, I end up finding lots of great stuff after picking out my books and creating my graphic! I love the book Boop! and think it’s the perfect story about…
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Storytime Theme: Pancakes
So, I’ll be honest and say that pancakes aren’t my favorite breakfast food. But, my niece and nephew absolutely LOVE them and often get special chocolate chip pancakes when they stay overnight at my parents’ house. I’m much more of a lemon poppyseed pancake type of girl and if you’ve…
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Storytime Theme: Letter M
We’re halfway through the alphabet with the Letter M storytime lesson plan! The Letter M has been one of the easier letters to create a storytime around – there’s just so many great words – monster, money, money, moon, mail, Mars, mommy, and more. In fact, there were so many…
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October Read Alouds
It’s time for another month’s read alouds to celebrate wacky, silly, important, and historical holidays! 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. I’m not taking all the credit, as the blog…
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Storytime Theme: Blankets
Regardless of the season, you’ll most likely find me wrapped up in a blanket both at home and at work. Typically, the air conditioning is too cold and the heat isn’t warm enough, so I tend to keep a blanket handy. Now that the nights are beginning to cool down,…
