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Monthly Archives: July 2015
Flannel Friday: 5 Aliens and/or Monsters
I am continuing my Outer Space theme with this alien set! My green alien came from Library Quine’s 5 Little Men in a Flying Saucer, unfortunately she says her pattern source is no longer available. I was able to recreate … Continue reading
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Storytime Kit: Outer Space
This is the companion post to One Theme, Three Storytimes: Outer Space in which I list three (OK five) related plans using various books and activities for different ages and sizes of storytimes. In this post I’m sharing the words … Continue reading
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One Theme, Three Storytimes: Outer Space
Now that I am supervising a team of storytime providers, I have the super fun opportunity to sub a lot more storytimes as I fill in for sick days, vacations, and other times the schedule needs a little help. This … Continue reading
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Flannel Friday: Outer Space Set
This week is the 46th anniversary of the first Moon Landing! I didn’t know that when I planned my Moons and Rockets storytimes for this week, but it was happy coincidence when I found out. I was subbing for Toddler … Continue reading
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Calling All Early Literacy Librarians!
It is such an exciting trajectory to look back to when I was in library school (in the olden days) where we talked about storytime without talking much about learning to read–to the early 2000s when we started to learn … Continue reading
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Flannel Friday: Berries
I am challenging myself to post a Flannel Friday for every week that I serve as Flannel Friday Fairy Godmother this summer! Today I tweaked a flannelboard I made/adapted for my singing storytime on Monday. I made the gooseberry and … Continue reading
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Flannel Friday Round Up for 7/17
Here’s this week’s Flannel Friday Round Up! I’m so happy to be hosting again. Kathryn has two firefighters and a fire engine at Fun with Friends at Storytime. I love the details on the truck: hose, ladder, axes…LOTS to talk … Continue reading
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Baby Storytime: More Songs!
It’s been a long time since I had time to plan out a baby storytime from the ground up. I always like to do an all-singing storytime during our “Sing” month, but it’s been 6 years since I put together … Continue reading
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(Not a) Flannel Friday: Shark Week 2015
Hey all, here is a last-minute entry for the Flannel Friday Shark Week Round Up! Thanks to my teens who helped me develop this idea while we were driving around yesterday. 14yo: I think it’s funny that you’re still using … Continue reading
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