& other tales of a teacher turned librarian
Still playing catch up with my favorite fun summer storytimes! Led my first ever beach-themed storytimes in July and they were a BLAST. Here's a plan that worked really well with my mixed-age Family Crowd. I had a lot of preschoolers this time, so my activities skewed slightly higher: Welcome & Set Expectations *Sing: Bread… Continue reading Storytime Spotlight: The Big Blue Sea (Family Time)
Inspired by Jbrary's recent post on Storytime Themes vs. Storytime Flow, I've been challenging myself to start with a book and go from there. When you start with a book, it's much easier to include picture books with diverse representation. Plus, it allows me more room to breathe! Creative freedom! More flexibility and spontaneity in… Continue reading Family Storytime Spotlight: Going Places
As mentioned in my earlier toddler post, I try to share an alphabet or color-themed storytime once a month because it's such a great opportunity to ask open-ended questions. I bring in a group of objects for the kids to talk about and compare how they are the same and different. This month we did a… Continue reading Storytime Spotlight: C is for Cake & Cookies (Family Time)
Storytime in the Stacks 