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Category Archives: Preschool Storytime
The No-Prop No-Book No-Sweat Storytime
Do you ever have nightmares about storytime? I mean, literal, wake-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night-sweating nightmares? I do. Sometimes in my dream I have a huge group show up for storytime and no matter how much I try, I can’t make them hear me … Continue reading
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Preschool Storytime: Messy and Clean
Yes, I do occasionally get to do Preschool Storytimes! OPENING SONG: Good Morning I adapted this from Greg & Steve’s fabulous “Good Morning Song.” Good morning, good morning, good morning to you Good morning, good morning, good morning to you … Continue reading
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Beyond “5 Little Whatsits”
You know what I’m talking about! Scarecrows, jellybeans, pandas, roses…How many sets of five do you think you have counted in your storytime career? “Five little owls by the old barn door/One flew away, and then there were four.” These … Continue reading
Posted in Flannelboards, Preschool Storytime
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Kindergarten Zoo Storytime
I had a chance to do an outreach storytime visit to a local kindergarten this week. For their silent auction fundraiser every year, this school asks if they can put a storytime on the auction list! Every year we say … Continue reading
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