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Storytime Theme: Cities
Well, we’ve stopped off at the beach, the desert, rivers and streams, the mountains, and now we’re headed to the busy city! I love visiting the big city, I’m not sure if I could ever actually live in one (I like my green grass and trees), but visiting is great.…
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Storytime Theme: Mountains
Well, we’ve stopped off at the beach, the desert, rivers and streams, and now inspired by my vacation plans to Colorado today we’re talking about mountains! There are some absolutely adorable mountain books out there with some great baby animals. There are also some great books about hiking which is…
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Storytime Theme: Rivers & Streams
Well, we’ve stopped off at the beach, the desert, and now we’re hanging out on the banks of a river for storytime this week! This was a fun storytime to pull together and I was surprised by the number of books that were about rivers and streams! I love all…
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Storytime Theme: In the Desert
From the beach to the desert this morning! Today I’m sharing nine picture books for a desert-themed storytime that focuses mainly on the American Southwest (suspiciously missing camels!) with a lot of books about cacti. Pair these great books with a few songs and an activity or two and you’ve…
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Storytime Theme: At the Beach
I love the idea of the beach, but inevitably, the amount of sunscreen and shade needed for me t to enjoy the beach without getting sunburnt negates all the best feelings. I love to hear the ocean waves, wiggle my toes in the sand, and dig in (nice beach pun!)…
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Storytime Theme: Camping
I loved camping when I was little. We had a cute little pop-up camper and we’d all squish inside. My parents would take us to Allegheny National Forest and we’d hike, explore, swim, float, and camp all over the area. We even took the camper all the way out to…
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Storytime Theme: Trains
Whoo whoo! All aboard! My whole plan was to focus on transportation as a whole, but I found some really great train books and decided to pivot and focus solely on trains for this storytime. For some reason, trains are a super popular toddler interest, so this sure to be…
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Storytime Theme: Baseball
It’s officially baseball season and I’m surprised that I’ve never written a storytime lesson plan for baseball! It was much harder than I expected to find baseball geared toward toddlers and preschoolers. I found a lot more for an elementary school-age audience, but I think you’d be able to pull…
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Storytime Theme: Summer
Summer is right around the corner and you’ve got to celebrate with an awesome storytime! These great books share a variety of summertime activities and make great read alouds for toddlers, preschoolers, and even elementary school-age kiddos. Throw in a few songs and activities and you’re all set for at…
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How to Host Baby Storytime @ Your Library
We’ve hosted a baby storytime at our library for years. But, since COVID we’ve had to rearrange a lot of our space and staff and our baby storytime leader decided that after many, many years, she was ready to take a break. A few staff members were a little nervous…
