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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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16 Activity Books for Summer Vacation
There’s still at least a month of summer vacation left and your kiddos might be getting to the point where they are complaining they’re bored or you’ve got a long car ride coming up and need something to distract everyone! Check out these great activity books for all ages! There’s…
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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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15 Picture Books with PreK Math Concepts
You’ll often hear adults exclaim, “I hate math!” or “I’m not good at math!” But, we don’t want preschoolers to think those thoughts before they’ve really gotten to understand basic math concepts. And that’s where this book list comes in, 15 picture books with PreK math concepts is a great…
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12 STEM Titles for PreK Kids
The STEM concept has been all the rage for quite a few years now. In fact, five years ago, I created a massive 60 book reading list full of STEM titles for PreK Kids that you should definitely check out. But, new books are being released every week and I…
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2023 Blogging A to Z: Scientific
For the scientifically-minded kids out there, this is a great list of titles. These books incorporate science and math right into the story. Sometimes the story focuses right on the science. While other times the characters try to use science and math and technology to figure out the world around…
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Like – Picture Book Review
Summary: “Are you like a tin can?Not really. How about a swimming pool?Like a swimming pool, you are filled with water and chemicals and dirt, so you are a little bit like a swimming pool. How about mushrooms, excavators, hyenas . . . Hey, wait a minute! You know what…
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Storytime Theme: Measurement
I’m going to share another STEM theme today for storytime! If you missed last week, we talked about patterns. Today’s storytime theme: measurement can be done in a variety of ways including the very basic “opposites” take which is, really, all about measuring differences. Preschool STEM Introducing STEM and math…
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Storytime Theme: Patterns
Our library struggled this past fall to engage a lot of families to attend our programming. We more often than not have too much interest in programs, so not filling up our programs was really throwing us for a loop! After brainstorming, asking families, and just being willing to try…
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Storytime Theme: Counting
Do you ever wonder how you’ve never posted a theme that’s so simple? I have no idea how I missed a storytime theme: counting! There are honestly, probably hundreds of counting books available. I’ve pulled just a few of my favorites that I think would be fun. I’ve also included…