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How to Start a Highly Effective Children's Story Hour at Your Library

This topic describes the basics of setting up a children's story hour in your community. I will share tips on how to organize your program and build successful relationships with your library, church, or...

3 comments    reading community volunteer
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Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes—Children's Book Review and Lesson Helps

Copyright Kevin Henkes The title character of Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes, like Ian Falconer's Olivia, is irrepressible, exuberant, confident, and theatrical. And judging by the situation she...

1 comment    books review reading
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A Basic Story Time Lesson Outline

Here is the basic formula I use for our library's story hour. It's the bones of my story hour program. I use books, music, movement, and transitions in some predictable ways that create the sense of routine that young children crave. This story hour format also helps create a structure for selecting appropriate books and building a theme. Feel free to use it as a place to start and then adapt it to the needs of your story time crowd!

2 comments    teaching library preschool
Let Loose and Have some Fun73

How to keep a Relationship going strong against all odds.

Advice on How to save your marriage and keep your relationship strong In any relationship it takes work and effort. Friendships, Marriages, Dating or just casual get-togethers can go in many directions and...

18 comments    love advice family
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Adventures of Michael and the Time Bandits

Its hard growing up in a small town, but when you don’t have any friends it is that much harder. Little Michael just turned eleven, his mother made him a birthday cake but he had to blow the candles out...

0 comments    fun kids literature
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Preparing and organizing to write

               I have posted several short stories hubs. Lately I have been writing novel length stories. For me, the hardest part is preparing and organizing to write a story. Inspiration hits...

0 comments    how to writing books
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Using Music and Motion to Enhance Storytime Lessons

. You don't have to be Mozart, John Cougar Mellencamp, or Barney the Dinosaur to use music effectively in your preschool story hour presentations. All you really need is a good portable music player, and a...

0 comments    library story hour wiggles
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Story Time:--The little red riding hood and the wicked wolf

Don't you think that you should spend some quality time with your children ,telling them some happenings of your time when you were young and also tell them short stories ,even better if you could read some...

2 comments    children funny girl
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Children's Picture Books for August

August is a back-to-school month for many places in the world. And with the momentous first day of school are a few teary-eyed parents and knee-clutching toddlers. Many preschool and kindergarten teachers are looking for books to help them through first day jitters and the dog days of summer. These theme ideas or book recommendations can help you with your story hour or school class.

2 comments    list themes children's books
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Great Children's Books

Reading aloud to your kids is not only fun and educational, but soothing and can become a hugely enjoyable ritual for kids and parents alike. Here you will find a list of great children's books...

7 comments    childrens books dr seuss i spy
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