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Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Week 2 - Cats

 I'm a Little Kitty Cat

(Tune: I’m a Little Teapot)



I'm a little kitty cat

Nice and sweet

Here are my whiskers

and here are my feet

When I go out hunting, mice beware

Or you might just have a scare!








Week 3 - Dogs












Friday, August 16, 2024

How Do You Hug a Porcupine? by Laurie Isop

How Do You Hug a Porcupine? by Laurie Isop.  


Opening Song Idea:

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/XU3A9BudyzERDsYG/



Storytime Ideas:


There are some rhymes and fingerplays here, both hedgehogs and porcupines.  I think anything hedgehog could be adapted for porcupine. :) 






This site has some activity ideas as well as a wide variety of coloring pages and images.  Some are very simple images for toddlers, and others are more detailed for older preschoolers. 


Short Video Clip of Real Porcupine:

https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/comments/ptq8fq/porcupine_wants_to_say_hello/

National Geographic for Kids Info about Porcupines:

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/porcupine#:~:text=Porcupines%20are%20herbivores%2C%20eating%20leaves,inches%20to%20the%20entire%20length.

Meet the Animals:

https://youtu.be/wIHsipWW56o



Porcupine Facts:

https://youtu.be/zKPKciCipHo


Baby Porcupines:

https://youtu.be/bS39qg9AfjE


Real Porcupine Visits:

Contact a local zoo or nature center to see if they have any educational species that you can bring to your library or school.  Currently, as of 8/16/2024, there isn't a known captive porcupine in the state of Kansas at least at Milford Nature Center, in the Kansas Dept. of Wildlife & Parks or any of the larger zoos across the state.  Smaller zoos may have one, but you would have to call and check yours in your vicinity. 


Monday, April 8, 2024

Source of Information

 I've tried to collect storytime resources digitally as much as I can.  I got away from blogging (obviously) because I really didn't have much interest in making my blog as elaborate as I see so many folks do. I just don't have the amount of time available to put into something like that. Oh, I suppose I DO, but I have other things I'd RATHER do. :)  

I discovered this year that it was very helpful, however, to go back and reaccess resources for the alphabet storytimes that I had done several years ago. There was a lot of updating of resources, but it was still very helpful to me. 

I just went through and updated other blog posts, too, deleting sections that had disappeared, primarily pictures. So if something doesn't make sense, that's why. 

I want to try to do some upkeep or maintenance more, and add more helpful storytime information for future use. We'll see! :)


Monday, September 6, 2021

Alphabet - Letter L

 BOOKS

Lion Lessons - Agee
Library Lion - Knudsen
The Lion & the Mouse - Pinkney
How to Be a Lion - Vere
When Your Lion Needs a Bath - Hill
How to Tuck in Your Sleepy Lion - Clarke
I want to be a Lion Tamer - Brown 
Lemonade in Winter - Jenkins
Look Out, Lady Bug - Tickle
The Grouchy Ladybug - Carle
Yoo-Hoo Ladybug - Fox
What the Ladybug Heard - Donaldson
Who Loves the Little Lamb - Evans
Fletcher and the Falling Leaves - Rawlins
Up in the Leaves - Boss
Leave Me Alone - Briesgol
Library Mouse - Kirk
The Library - Stewart
Lola at the Library - McQuinn
Homer the Library Cat - Lindbergh
The Not So Quiet Library - OHora
Maisy Goes to the Library - Cousins
A Library Book for Bear - Becker



lion
lunch
leaf
leaves
lamb
library
ladybug
lightbulb
lemon
ladder

https://preschoolmom.com/preschool-crafts/alphabet-crafts/




Alphabet - Letter K

 BOOKS

Kite Day - Hillenbrand
Stuck (kite) - Jeffers
King Baby - Beaton
King Alice - Cordell
Disney's Lion King
King Jack & the Dragon - Bently
The King's Taster - Oppel
The Koala Who Could - Bright
I Don't Like Koala - Ferrell
Pouch - Stein
A Kitten Tale - Rohmann
Kitten's First Full Moon - Henkes
Mama Cat has 3 Kittens - Fleming



kite
key
king
koala
kangaroo
kittens
kiwi
keyboard

https://preschoolmom.com/preschool-crafts/alphabet-crafts/