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Monthly Archives: March 2010
Baby Storytime: Peekaboo!
Babies love playing peekaboo with the people they love and the faces they know! OPENING SONG: Hello Song* OPENING FINGERPLAY: Open Them Shut Them* BOOK: Peekaboo Morning by ISADORA LITERACY TIP: Phonological Awareness You may get a little bored saying … Continue reading
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Baby Storytime: Opposites
Another day of learning about same & different, to help build Letter Knowledge! OPENING SONG: Hello Song* OPENING FINGERPLAY: Open Them Shut Them* BOOK: Little White Fish Gets Bigger by GUIDO VAN GENECHTEN This is a super cute board book … Continue reading
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At the Jail
For a couple of years now, I have been going over to our county jail every other month or so, to talk to the parents there about the importance of reading to their kids. Our library district has a branch … Continue reading
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Baby Storytime: Dr Seuss
It’s Dr. Seuss’s birthday this week! He’s 106! He is a great way to kick off our “Phonological Awareness” month here at storytime, because listening to rhymes and songs builds the skills kids will need to sound words out when … Continue reading
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