Author Archives: Melissa

My I-have-an-extra-day-off project this week was installing a new theme and new widgets to Mel’s Desk!

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Posted on May 30, 2011 by Melissa | 10 Comments

Flannel Friday: Summer Clothes

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Melissa

Welcome to Flannel Friday! This week’s round up will be is over at Sharon’s blog Rain Makes Applesauce! I made a set of summer clothes for summer storytimes. You can play a guessing game with pieces like this (“I’m going … Continue reading →

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Why I Like Clip Art for Flannelboards

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Melissa

If you’ve spent any time here at Mel’s Desk, you know I usually use clip art for my storytime flannels. Last week, though, I made a set of felt strawberries for Flannel Friday, and I had a lot of fun … Continue reading →

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Flannel Friday: 5 Strawberries

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Melissa

Flannel Friday is being hosted at Katie’s place this week! Check out her blog Storytime Katie for the Round Up! This idea grew from Abby’s Apple Tree flannelboard. I wanted to make something to go with The Little Mouse, the … Continue reading →

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Welcome Back, Best Books for Babies!

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Melissa

When I saw that the Beginning with Books initiative had closed its doors late last year, I was sad because I thought it was the end of their great “Best Books for Babies” annual lists. But guess what? Best Books … Continue reading →

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Flannel Friday: Spacesuit

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Melissa

I got a request this week for the file for my Spacesuit flannelboard! I mentioned this set in another post, but never shared my file for it. Largely because it doesn’t exist! I use cartoon and photo clip art often … Continue reading →

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Storytime Search Beta Test

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Melissa

I went to Google and created a Custom Search Engine, set up to search all the storytime blogs, wikis, and sites on my Storytime Resource Page. Will you test it and see if this is helpful? If we decide it’s … Continue reading →

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Flannel Friday: Bugs

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Melissa

No pictures today because the week went by too darn fast! I’ll add them when I can. Today I have a new set of clip art for you: Bugs! There’s a green inchworm and a yellow bee and a blue … Continue reading →

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Storytime Overviews

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Melissa

Last week Abby at Abby (the) Librarian posted a great review of her spring storytime session. She described the general outline of each storytime, what was new, what was the same, what went well, all that good stuff. I love … Continue reading →

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Flannel Friday Round Up 5

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Melissa

It’s the fifth Flannel Friday already! It is so fun to have new folks participate from week to week. Welcome aboard! Past Round Ups are here. Hello to these ladies, new to Flannel Friday this week! 15 Animals from Abby … Continue reading →

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