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Program goals Saturday program for September Popular chapter book series It seemed like a good idea at the time Stations Craft: Create your own pony Create a hobby horse out of cardboard Supplies Horse heads cut out of cardboard (pattern from my colleague, cut out by volunteers with varying levels of success) Long cardboard tubes Masking tape, markers Yarn Scissors Craft: Create a glitter ring Create and decorate a jeweled ring Supplies Pipe cleaners Jewels glue dots Craft: Create a disguise Decorate both or either of a butterfly mask and a superhero mask Supplies Markers Jewels, feathers, sequins/glitter Glue Large popsicle sticks, tape Craft: Create a scepter Tape together and decorate pasteboard strips to be a monster-fighting scepter Supplies Pasteboard strips Tape, glue Jewels, markers Craft: Create a tiara Decorate and put together a tiara Supplies Printed patterns from online Tape, scissors decorations Craft: Create a monster puppet Make a felt or sock hand puppet Supplies L...

to add - fat cat (danish folktale), three little kittens, cat says fiddle-i-fee Program Goals:  Introduce kids to animal behavior Fun, non-holiday storytime! Distribute interactive handout with program marketing Toddlers (*nonfiction) Cat book by Silvia Borando Preschool and Kindergarten (*nonfiction) Cat wishes by Kalista Brill Long Stories (*nonfiction) Millions of cats by Wanda Gag Movement and Music Opening and Closing songs Flannelboard and Activities Vocabulary/Learning Objectives

While I run the We Explore Art series my colleagues run We Explore Outdoors/Fall/Preschool Adventures. I'm collecting here the resources I put together for them for the spring/planting season. Reading list bookmarks Flannelboards and manipulatives The Red Hen by Rebecca Emberley Rhymes, Songs, and Movement Five fat peas Crafts Vocabulary and Concepts Books for babies and toddlers (*nonfiction, B-boardbook) *Planting a rainbow by Lois Ehlert (big book) * Rah Rah Radishes by April Pulley Sayre Books for preschool (*nonfiction) *Planting the wild garden by Kathryn Galbraith Carrot seed by Ruth Krauss

Program Goals:  Introduce ourselves to the children and teachers Set expectations and a routine for outreach storytimes Practice following directions Show them that storytime will be fun! Kids receive a  Welcome back to school brochure  (adapted from another library) Toddlers (*Nonfiction) (1 copy) Chicken in space by Adam Lehrhaupt (2018) Preschool and Kindergarteners (*Nonfiction) Count the monkeys by Mac Barnett (2018) That's Not Bunny! by Chris Barton Open up, Please! by Silvia Borando (2018) Shapes, Reshape! by Silvia Borando (2018) This is a taco by Andrew Cangelose (2018) My Humongous Hamster and My humongous hamster goes to school by Lorna Freytag Warning: Do not open this book and Please open this book by Adam Lehrhaupt (2018) I will not eat you by Adam Lehrhaupt Long Stories (*Nonfiction) (1 copy) Rules of the house by Mac Barnett (2018) (1 copy) Shark vs. Train by Chris Barton (2018) We don't eat our classmates by Higgins (2018) (1 copy) My crocodile does not b...

Program Goals Meet the needs of kids transitioning out of my Rock 'n' Read book club Encourage both voracious and struggling readers Attendance: 5 (grades 5-6) [In 2017/2018 I ran this with a different genre each month. It was only mildly successful, so I'm switching to a different pop-culture, book-related theme each month] Theme: Pokemon and age-appropriate manga Projects Buttons (discarded Pokemon book to cut up) Pokemon stickers Perler beads Books (Pokemon) Art of Pokemon adventures Pokemon cookbook Pokemon Adventures (1) Pokemon Adventures Black & White (1) Pokemon Adventures Black 2 & White 2 (1) Pokemon Adventures Diamond and Pearl Platinum (1) Pokemon Adventures HeartGold & SoulSilver (1) Pokemon Horizon Sun & Moon (1) Books (manga for younger readers) Baron the cat returns by Hiiragi Beet the Vandel Buster by Sanjo (1) (2 copies) Big adventures of Majoko by Fuji (1) Big Hero 6 by Ueno (1) Boy and the Beast by Hosoda (1) Cardcaptor Sakura by CLAMP (1...

They made a centipede! Program Goals Drop-in program for all ages Experiment with science concepts and materials Build fine motor skills Build STEM skills Attendance: 20 Supplies Marshmallows Toothpicks Dixie cups Sink and cleaning materials How it works Kids use marshmallows and toothpicks to build structures. I talked to them about why they were leaning, how to prop them up, why you need a wide base, which structures are sturdier, etc. (mostly this is an on-your-own one - I reorganized the craft closet and worked out at the desk with my teen aide keeping an eye on things). Evaluation 9-18-18 Attendance: 27 Notes: I still have marshmallows. We actually didn't end up with too many outside the room, which was good, and the kids had fun. I might have some sample pictures of things to make next time, although the kids did pretty well on their own.

Program Goals: Introduce Eric Carle and his art Encourage gross and fine motor skills (ripping, painting) Attendance: 10 Art Project Part 1: Painting (10-10:15) As the kids come in, they get aprons and start painting. I remind everyone to write their names at their spots, not to paint too thickly and pass out paper towels to blot the paintings. I just used a couple colors. Then we blotted them with paper towels and left them to dry. This takes about 15 minutes. I start gathering the kids to the rug for storytime after 15 minutes, but latecomers continue painting.   Supplies Paint (red, blue, green)  8x11 white construction paper  paint brushes, paper towels, aprons  Storytime/Snacktime (10:15-10:40) I start with the Very Hungry Caterpillar puppet and book. After this interactive story, I ask the adults to hand out the snack and we read more Eric Carle books. Depending on the audience, I talk about animal sounds, counting, coloring techniques, imagination, texture, e...

  Program Goals Drop-in program for all ages Experiment with art techniques and supplies Build fine motor skills Attendance: 20 Supplies 8x12 white construction paper, cut into halves Paint cups (tempera and biocolor) and brushes Paper towels, heat tool Cardboard (squares left from a different program) Scissors, glue Aprons Resources I adapted this from Art Workshop for Children by Barbara Rucci How it works Show kids how to fan fold the paper, encourage them to paint lightly. Blot dry with paper towels or use the heat tool (it's basically an extra hot hair-dryer). When their pieces are dry, they can glue them to the cardboard to create collages Evaluation 9-11-18 Attendance: 25ish Notes: Everyone was done by about 5:30. It went well and was crowded but not cramped. I think a narrow table for the supplies would be good - we've got an old wooden one in the basement but it needs to be cleaned/painted/sealed.

As I work on developing outreach, especially pre-summer school visits, I've moved away from hauling tons of books and started using booktalking cards instead. These are little cards with book covers and a brief description. The kids can take as many as they want, it helps them remember what I talked about, and they make great bookmarks! I've recently updated my cards to go with a large outreach/circulation visit I'm doing soon and I reorganized them into sections. I've attached them all in publisher format. Please use them, as I spent a lot of time on these and would like to make it worth the time and effort! Spreadsheet of all titles contained in book talking cards 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade FICTION 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade NONFICTION 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade FICTION 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade NONFICTION 5th and up FICTION 5th and up NONFICTION 8th and up FICTION 8th and up NONFICTION