Monthly Archives: January 2011

Flannel Friday: Clean and Dirty Pigs

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Melissa

I learned this one from a coworker, but have since found it out on the Internet too. I stole the idea for pigs clean on one side and dirty on the other from Miss Mary Liberry! Five Pigs So Squeaky … Continue reading →

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Baby Storytime: Noisy and Quiet

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Melissa

I know I said I wasn’t posting storytimes lately, but this is one I never wrote up from last year! OPENING SONG: Hello Song* OPENING FINGERPLAY: Open Them Shut Them* BOOK: Baby Goes Beep! by O’CONNELL Fuse #8 says this … Continue reading →

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Flannel Friday: Down Around the Corner

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Melissa

Since I haven’t been posting brand-new storytime plans lately (I’ve been reusing plans I’ve already posted here), I wanted to have a regular way to share some of the flannelboard clip art and patterns I have stored up. Introducing Flannel … Continue reading →

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Literacy-Based Library Programs

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Melissa

I have the great good fortune this quarter to be team-teaching a brand-new class over at the University of Denver LIS program called Early Childhood Materials and Services! For our session this past week, we looked at some websites of … Continue reading →

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Caldecott at the Jail

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Melissa

My district, in conjunction with the sheriff’s office, runs a library at our county jail, and I visit several times a year and talk to the parents about the importance of reading to their kids. But this week and last … Continue reading →

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