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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Early Literacy Storytime: Asking Questions
Here’s a way to model talking with kids during your storytime! You probably already do this without even thinking about it. Just add a comment to the grownups in your storytime to help them learn how it helps their children … Continue reading
Posted in Early Literacy Storytime
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New Series! Storytime Literacy Ideas
Looking for ideas for incorporating Every Child Ready to Read early literacy messages to parents and caregivers into your storytimes? One of my jobs this year at my library is to provide more early literacy support to our own storytime … Continue reading
Posted in Early Literacy Storytime
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Flannel Friday: Garden Bugs
I made this flannelboard set to go along with the book Lenny in the Garden by one of my all-time favorite illustrators, Ken Wilson-Max. The book is sweet and simple and in each page Lenny looks for a new bug. … Continue reading
Posted in Flannelboards
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Updating the Storytime Resources!
Hi all! It’s been four months since my last update to the Storytime Resources list and the Google Custom Search that goes along with. Please check out the list! If I don’t have your storytime blog, site, or wiki and … Continue reading
Posted in Storytime & Programs
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