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    Top Ten Tuesday: Books with Lightning on the Cover

    Top Ten Tuesday

    Today’s theme was to choose weather-related covers or titles. I wanted to do something fun and interesting, so I chose to find kids’ books with lightning on the cover. This was such a fun list to pull together with titles spanning age groups and genres. I have fun pulling together…

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    Storytime Theme: Rain (2023 update)

    little girl standing in rain with yellow umbrella, coat, and boots

    Although I would typically think to do a rain-themed storytime in the Spring, it’s been raining EVERY weekend this fall and is expected to rain all day today while I finish typing this lesson plan. So, I’ll share with you my (very) old storytime lesson plan about rain and give…

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    Storytime Theme: Weather

    clouds

    I love a storytime theme that can be used during any time of year, anywhere around the world. Weather is always happening every where around us. You’ll find dozens of books about rain and lots of books about snow, but finding books about sunshine and/or wind are not as easy…

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    Storytime Theme: Wind & Clouds

    dandelion

    I love incorporating STEM themes into storytime. I think it’s a natural fit for young kids who often spend the entire day asking questions about how the world works. Today, I’m focusing on Wind & Clouds. This is a perfect weather theme that can be used, really, year around. By…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: April Showers

    Top Ten Tuesday

    It’s a freebie week on Top Ten Tuesday! So with the weather forecast in my area showing rain for the next few days, I thought April Showers was the perfect theme! I’m a girl that needs to see the sun. But, I do love a dark and dreary day if…

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    Storytime Theme: Kites

    kite header

    It’s been really blustery and windy the past few days which made me think of a perfect storytime theme – Kites! I’m always amazed when I see people flying kites at Valley Forge Park or at the beach, they make it look so easy. Today, I’ve also included two different…

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    Storytime Theme: Moose

    snow on pine branch

    When I decided to create a storytime theme around moose, I totally forgot that I had recently created a moose book list just a few months ago! So, this list includes even more moose books for my storytime theme: moose! Make sure to check both lists for lots of great…

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    Storytime Theme: Snow

    snow on pine branch

    It never fails that when I do a snow-themed storytime that it’s either raining or one of the warmest days in winter. This year? It’s both! It started off rainy this morning and will be almost 70 degrees by this afternoon – in December. But as they say in the…

  • Lists

    9 Titles All About Tornadoes

    tornado

    It’s been a little crazy weather-wise in my neck of the woods in the past few weeks. Although we live over two hours from the ocean, we’re getting a lot of rain and tornado watches and warnings. In the past two weeks, we’ve spent a good amount of time in…

  • Lifestyle

    Slice of Life Day 25: Perfect Rainy Day

    rainy day

    Yesterday was one of those dark and stormy days. A day when the alarm clock went off and I peeked out the window to darkness, clouds, and the potential for rain to start pouring. A day when on and off you could hear how hard the rain came down on…