For more information on how I plan and prepare my family storytimes, check out this introduction post. I starred the materials used in the plan. Some activities go unstarred because I only do this program once a week. The Plan Books A Day With No Crayons by Elizabeth Rusch The Day the Crayons Quit by
Flannel Friday: Crayons
Today’s flannelboard is an easy one to make and I got to test my puffy paint skills on it! Flannelboard: “I Have a Crayon” I have a crayon, I’ll give it to you. Here is my crayon, my crayon of blue. I have a crayon, a lovely little fellow. Here is my crayon, my crayon
Crayons!
The Plan Books A Day With No Crayons by Elizabeth Rusch Go to Bed, Monster by Natasha Wing Monsters Love Colors by Mike Austin My Crayons Talk by Patricia Hubbard What Happens at a Crayon Factory? by Lisa M. Guidone Extension Activities Flannelboard: “Harold and the Purple Crayon” Flannelboard: “I Have a Crayon” I have
Flannel Friday: X-Rays!
After a personal vacation, and then work CRAZINESS with other staff members taking their time off as well, things have been pretty quiet on the blog. (Sorry about that!) But I’m back, starting today, and for a long time to come! Today, I give you a super simple flannelboard for use during your doctor storytimes
Flannel Friday: Harold and the Purple Crayon
[I am hosting Flannel Friday this week, so check back later today for the round-up post!] Do you know how hard it is to plan a storytime around the color purple? It’s ridiculous! And to boot, my favorite book about purple — “Harold and the Purple Crayon” naturally — was a wee bit smaller than
Bookgarteners: Karen Beaumont
For an overview of the Bookgarteners program, please visit this post. Karen Beaumont is an author that I think needs to have a larger following. So many of her books are storytime hits, that I wanted to call attention to her as an author for my kiddos. Group Program To begin our program, I explained
Book Bundles: World
For an overview of the Book Bundles and Parenting Packs early literacy kits, please visit the original post. The cost listed is the list price of each item, regardless of whether or not we got it on sale/discount. The activity sheets amount was calculated by cost of binder clip + lamination sheets. Itemized List Can
Book Bundles: Five Senses
For an overview of the Book Bundles and Parenting Packs early literacy kits, please visit the original post. The cost listed is the list price of each item, regardless of whether or not we got it on sale/discount. The activity sheets amount was calculated by cost of binder clip + lamination sheets. Itemized List Five
Baby Bundles: Farm
For an overview of the Baby Bundles early literacy kits, please visit the original post. The cost listed is the list price of each item, regardless of whether or not we got it on sale/discount. The activity sheets amount was calculated by cost of binder clip + lamination sheets. Itemized List Tote Bag ($6.89) —
Preschoolers: Senses
For more information on how I plan and prepare my preschool storytimes, check out this introduction post. I starred the materials used in the plan; multiple stars indicate use for more than one class. The Plan Books Five for a Little One by Chris Raschka Hooray for Hoppy! by Tim Hopgood** I Hear a Pickle