Author Archives: Melissa

Happy Birthday, Dr Seuss

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Melissa

Go ahead, be jealous that your 14-year-old daughter didn’t make a Cat in the Hat Hat-with-Fish-Bowl out of duct tape for YOU.

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Flannel Friday: Waiting for Winter

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Melissa

Well, once again I do not have a themed contribution to a Flannel Friday Extravaganza day! Maybe some creative thinker can figure out how to make this idea work with Dig into Reading. 🙂 This is an update of the … Continue reading →

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On Finding What You Love (and the Great Peter Brown)

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Melissa

This past September, I had the opportunity to attend the 2012 ALSC Institute in Indianapolis. It was an amazing experience and I learned something new from every program I attended. But I also had some great “aha” moments outside of … Continue reading →

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Quick Tips for Parent Programs

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Melissa

I don’t present quite as many Every Child Ready to Read early literacy programs for parents and caregivers as I used to, and I miss them because they can be a lot of fun! A friend who is putting a … Continue reading →

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Early Literacy Storytime: When They Woke Up

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Melissa

Young children enjoy learning all the sounds that animals make, don’t they? We make a lot of animal noises in baby storytime, that’s for sure. One thing I like to tell the parents is that when we talk about what … Continue reading →

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Board Book Resources

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Melissa

Despite their sturdy pages, board books are kind of ephemeral…they get beat up super fast in the library collection and apart from a core set of classics, they seem to go in and out of print quickly too. Besides your … Continue reading →

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Warming Up for Our 2nd FF Anniversary!

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Melissa

I’m just pointing you to two cool projects today: Flannel Friday will be celebrating our 2nd anniversary in March! SPECIAL ROUND UP MARCH 8 Sharon at Rain Makes Applesauce has a special invitation: write a blog post to answer the … Continue reading →

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Baby Storytime: Another Bedtime

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Melissa

One day I will be brave enough to wear my pajamas to bedtime storytime. Today was not that day! OPENING SONG: Hello Song* OPENING FINGERPLAY: Open Them Shut Them* BOOK: Pajama Time by BOYNTON We read this to our girls … Continue reading →

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Touchstones

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Melissa

When you get discouraged, when your list is too long, when storytime is a disaster, when no one shows up for an awesome program, how do you recharge? There are lots of ways to give yourself a boost, but one … Continue reading →

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Early Literacy Storytime: Point to a Word

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Melissa

Learning to read is a long, complicated cognitive process with many aspects. But we know that a critical early step is when the light bulb goes off and a child understands that all those squiggles on the page MEAN SOMETHING. … Continue reading →

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