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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Flannel Friday: Where Is Catkin?
Or, In Which I Go A Little Overboard But Have a Really Good Time! I’m going to try Where Is Catkin? by Janet Lord in my Pets baby storytime this fall, less because I think it’s a great book for … Continue reading
Posted in Flannelboards
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PiBoIdMo
It’s the third year for the Picture Book Idea Month, but I’m just finding out about it now, thanks to Shelftalker. It’s kind of a sister to the big NaNoWriMo, except in PiBoIdMo, participants are challenged to come up with … Continue reading
Posted in Homemade Big Books
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Flannel Friday: Making My Own Patterns
So last week I finished an original pattern for train cars, and shared a rhyme. And I promised THIS week I’d actually MAKE the pattern! Plus I thought I’d talk about the process I use to come up with original … Continue reading
Posted in Flannelboards
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Flannel Friday: Clickety Clack
I had no clue what my post this week would be until I saw an envelope with this rhyme in the workroom on Wednesday! I wanted to develop my own pattern for the train cars and then I couldn’t help … Continue reading
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Flannel Friday: Fall Is Not Easy
Slacker! It’s a nutty week so I’m just showing you my version of Katie’s version of Fall Is Not Easy by Martin Kelley. I was so excited about this flannel that I made this from Katie’s post before I had … Continue reading
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