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Flannel Friday: 5 Sea Monsters
I’m hosting Flannel Friday this week so wanted to create something for the round up! Awhile ago I made a set of Aliens to go with my Outer Space Set. I love them and the kids think they are silly, … Continue reading
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Suggest a Book to the Bells!
I’m taking the easy way out and just reposting a CLEL email about the Bell Awards! There’s still time to let the Selection Committee know about great picture books that support early literacy for the 2017 awards! “The CLEL Bell … Continue reading
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Last Night’s Storytime
I had just three families, four kids who were probably 3-6 years old. They were a little active, and a lot talkative, and I was still (am still) struggling with this week’s news, and I wound things up a little … Continue reading
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Flannel Friday Round Up: July 29, 2016
Welcome to Flannel Friday! Liberry Becca has a lovely summer firefly set–fabulous details on her colorful fireflies, and a wonderfully realistic looking jar to catch them in! She includes links to several rhymes and her own fireflies storytime. PLUS she … Continue reading
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Flannel Friday: Things That Go (pt 2)
I couldn’t resist adding more to the Things That Go set I started a couple of months ago! Here’s what I started with: Plane & Sky Rocket & Space Train & Tracks Ship & Ocean Car & Road Tonight I … Continue reading
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Library Cheer
Awhile ago Bryce asked a few people she knew if they’d be willing to make a Summer Reading pep talk video, just for fun, that she could share with the staff at her libraries to cheer them on. Cheer??? Yes, … Continue reading
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Flannel Friday Round Up: Friday, June 3, 2016
Happy June! I hope everyone’s summer is starting SMOOTHLY and GENTLY!!! Here are our fab entries for this week’s roundup: Kathryn has Rainbow Bubbles at Fun with Friends at Storytime. LOVE her idea to use tissue paper, which makes the … Continue reading
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Flannel Friday: In the Garden
I made this set earlier this year and thank goodness I never posted it because now I have something new for the round up I’m hosting this week! A few years ago I bought all three of the McDonald/Gershator board … Continue reading
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Two Years In
Today is my two-year anniversary of becoming a supervisor and working with a team of storytime providers and early literacy staff at my library! Yesterday I posted this to Facebook, and I wanted to share it here too: Thursday is … Continue reading
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Flannel Friday: Things That Go (pt 1)
I didn’t quite get this finished in time–either the set OR this post! But this is what I have so far for a version of the Where Does This Go? matching game that Miss Mary Liberry posted FIVE YEARS AGO … Continue reading
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