It’s time to celebrate Lunar New Year (or at least create a lesson plan so it’s ready when you need it!). Lunar New Year is celebrated by people in countries around the world including China, Vietnam, Korea, and Malaysia. And while celebrations may vary from one country to another, from one family to another, it’s a time for family and friends to come together and celebrate! This lesson plan gathers stories from a variety of cultures in wonderful picture book read alouds, fun rhymes and...| Literacious
Alright, so we’ve already looked at a few of the more “common” emotions, but our series isn’t over yet! So, after happy, sad, and mad, we’re now focusing on kids feeling shy. I think that shyness often encompasses a few different things for kids including quiet and introverted kids. They might not necessarily be shy, but it may come off as shyness if you’re not familiar with them. I think these books push a little more towards “coming out of your shell” and maybe being a littl...| Literacious
Peekaboo! I see you! This is a really fun storytime that would work especially well with babies and young toddlers. There are all sorts of great peekaboo books out there to use and I found some really cute songs and a couple of crafts and activities too. This storytime theme lends itself to highlight books with flaps or cutouts and has the potential to be very interactive. If you typically offer a storytime for toddlers or preschoolers and haven’t tried a program for babies yet, I’ve got ...| Literacious
Definitely put a note on your calendar for October 7th because there are some amazing new books coming out that day from some big name middle grade authors! Without fully realizing it, the majority of my Fall 2025 TBR List includes books being released on October 7th from some of my favorite middle grade authors. But, there’s also a couple of books written by new-to-me authors that I’m excited to discover as well. And, the best part for me, is that I was able to grab galley copies of ever...| Literacious
It’s time for a STEM storytime and I love that building can be included in the STEM field (think engineering) because kids of all ages love to build and this storytime celebrates the fun of building (and throws in some learning too)! Building helps kids with hand-eye coordination and fine and gross motor skills, but it also helps kid with problem solving skills, spatial awareness and basic math and science concepts. That’s right, building with blocks has math and science benefits! Measure...| Literacious
We’re moving through emotions and I don’t want you to miss the emotions we’ve already covered – happiness and sadness. Today, I’m sharing books about being mad or angry, a feeling that kids can definitely relate to! I think this is such an important emotion for kids to understand. What makes you angry? And maybe more importantly, what do you do when you’re angry? Being angry isn’t necessarily a bad thing, it’s more of how you manage your feelings – are you making other peopl...| Literacious
As I was finishing up this lesson plan on painting, I realized that I had just created a similar storytime lesson plan last year! So, while there are a few books that repeat on each list, there is a lot of brand new suggestions here to take a look at. While this could become a very messy program if you include a craft or activity, I think it’s important to share with parents and caregivers that painting doesn’t always have to result in a “product” rather it can be all about the proces...| Literacious
Today’s Top Ten Tuesday theme was officially “Literary/Bookish Candles I’d Make”, but rather than share ten ideas of candles I’d make, I thought it’d be cool to share some of the amazing bookish candles that already exist in the world (and would make great presents for your own book lover!) I’m not a huge fan of scents like tobacco, coffee, or vanilla, which abound in bookish scented candles. But, I found a lot of really, lovely candles with scents like bergamot, cedarwood, cash...| Literacious
Storytime Theme: Yes and No is a fun, interactive and most importantly - simple storytime about the power of two very small words!| Literacious
Last week we started this series with happiness and I figured that it kind of made sense to do sadness next. What I really like about these books is that while some of them teach kids about how to help a friend who is sad, many others allow the reader to realize that it’s okay to be sad and that it’s not something that needs to be “fixed” right away. I think a lot of people try to bottle up their emotions and it’s not a healthy thing to do, rather feel what you are feeling, acknowle...| Literacious
Little Kids, Big Emotions: Happy is the first in a series of posts filled with picture books about feelings, let's dive in!| Literacious
Top Ten Tuesday: Books Guaranteed to Put an End to Your Book Slump includes a great list of middle grade books for readers of all sorts!| Literacious
Storytime Theme: Thanksgiving is a time to be grateful and this lesson plan is a wonderful place to start!| Literacious
Storytime Theme: Brothers is a sweet storytime about the wonderful relationship between brothers (even when they argue a bit!).| Literacious