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Thank you to all who submitted answers to the Ask Jbrary post about how to handle little ones tearing down felts during storytime. I so appreciate your thoughtfulness, creativity, and willingness to support others in our community. I have summarized and quoted everyone’s feedback so that this post may act as a reference page. Ask… Continue reading Kids Tearing Down Felts
Thank you to everyone who entered my first felt story giveaway and congratulations to Ashley on being the lucky winner! Ashley says: If you haven’t read all the comments, they are a gold mine of felt activities for storytime. This community is brilliantly talented. I thought this topic is the perfect segue to the second… Continue reading Ask Jbrary: Kids Tearing Down Felts
I love using felts in storytime. I use them to sing, to tell stories, to count, to talk, to get a laugh (ever tried sticking them to your shirt?). And despite their simplicity and age, the kids love them too. If you’re scared to try out felts, read my post New to Storytime: Using Felt… Continue reading Making Felt Stories with Flannel Board Fun + A Giveaway
Dearest gentle Jbrarians*, it is with great pleasure that I share my list of 2024 picture books that I think work extraordinarily well in storytime. What makes a good storytime book? There are many factors, one of which is they should be books you love. And I do love all of these books! Without further… Continue reading 2024 Favourite Storytime Picture Books
Something magical happened to me. I stumbled my way into a ticket to the VERY LAST Eras tour show here in Vancouver. I’m still pinching myself. And making friendship bracelets. And wondering if I’ll freeze to death in my snake tights. And fretting about getting sick at the last minute and not being able to… Continue reading Random December Notes
A welcome or hello song is the first song you sing at storytime. It is your first impression, your introduction, your tool for setting the tone of your program. Repeated every week, it creates a comforting routine for families. By starting with a song families have a chance to settle in and get sorted before… Continue reading Welcome and Hello Song Recommendations
I made it to the end of summer! To keep it 100, it was kinda a rough one. Lots of big work things competing for my time, causing more work stress than I am used to. I should write more about navigating through stress because I know I’m not alone. If this is you too,… Continue reading STEM Toys and Games at the Library
Thank you to everyone who submitted answers to the first ever Ask Jbrary. Boy did you all deliver! I have the best blog community, hands down. I got so many responses in fact (almost 100!) that I am not able to feature them all. I have done my best to summarize, pull out quotes I… Continue reading Caregivers on Devices at Storytime
I’d like to try something new! Over the years we’ve received hundreds of emails with questions about storytime. Sometimes I don’t have the capacity to respond as in depth as I would like, and sometimes I feel the question would be better answered by a group. That’s where you come in: I am so fortunate… Continue reading Ask Jbrary: Caregivers on Devices at Storytime
A few months ago I wrote about my favourite early literacy message and since then a few more excellent resources popped into my blog feed. I love when that happens; it’s like the universe telling me to continue thinking and writing about this topic. First I’ll draw your attention to Why & How to Offer… Continue reading Being an Early Literacy Cheerleader in Storytime and The Power of Waiting