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My storytime crowd has been changing lately and getting younger each week it seems. So I’ve been planning for the usual 3’s and 4’s, but trying to make sure I bring books that are good for the toddlers, too. Today… Continue Reading →
Storytime this week was all about owls! I love owls, so I was pretty excited about this! We started with our usual opening song, The More We Get Together with ASL signs and then sang We Clap and Sing Hello, too…. Continue Reading →
Another storytime based on our picturebook neighborhoods – this time it’s ABC/123! Again I had mostly 2’s and one 4 year old, so I am posting what I had planned and noting what I changed. Opening Song – If You’re Happy… Continue Reading →
This session, our Preschool/Toddler storytime themes for each week are drawn from our new picture book neighborhoods. We’ve actually had 4 of our neighborhoods for a while, but we are adding 4 more and wanted to highlight them somehow. My… Continue Reading →
My last storytime for this past session had a Butterflies and Caterpillars theme. I was really excited about this one, but it turned out to be one of our unpredictable attendance days. I had only 3 children show up while I… Continue Reading →
One of my favorite new picture books this past year was I Don’t Want to Be a Frog by Dev Petty, so I decided to use it for a storytime about Frogs. This one turned out to be a lot of fun! The opening song… Continue Reading →
While I was planning for my first outreach storytime, I read Hooray for Hat for the first time. I couldn’t help smiling at the illustrations and I knew the kids would love it, so I planned a Hats theme for this group…. Continue Reading →
Storytime attendance at my library is so up and down! I had more than 20 for my last storytime and then 4 children for this one! We had a great time with just the 7 of us, though (4 children and… Continue Reading →
We started out Easter storytime by singing The More We Get Together with sign language. I really love this song and I go over the signs each time we sing it to reinforce them. Book #1: Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! by… Continue Reading →
Because I’m new to Children’s Services I’ve been trying to read as much children’s literature as I can to broaden my knowledge for both storytime planning and reader advisory. Back in February, I was reading lots of folk and fairy tales… Continue Reading →