Full Description
Juice up your library programs with these lively, thematic, book-based activities for children in grades 4-8. Ten chapters focus on popular themes and study areas Welcome to Victorian England, Gross Science, Discovering Family Roots, Is This Goodbye? Endangered Animals, and more, offering an annotated list of select books and two complete programs for each theme. You'll find step-by-step instructions, materials lists, and all the reproducible patterns, scripts, and stories you'll need to make it happen. In each chapter, one program is suited to the needs of school libraries and the other is targeted at public libraries, although both can be adapted to either environment. Through reading, creative dramatics, puzzles, writing exercises, arts and crafts, and more, you can engage young learners while building their literacy and reading skills, and their love of books and reading. Designed for school and public libraries, these activities are great for after-school programs and also fit beautifully into classroom studies. Grades 4-8.
Contents
Introduction Chapter 1: Paintings that Tell Stories Chapter 2: Puns of Fun: Word Play for Kids Chapter 3: Family Roots Chapter 4: Going Dutch: Exploring Holland and its Culture Chapter 5: Welcome to Victorian London Chapter 6: Plagues That Changed History Chapter 7: Gross Science Chapter 8: In the Spotlight: Public Speaking for Kids Chapter 9: Chew on This: Healthy Eating Kids Like Chapter 10: Is This Goodbye? Endangered Animals Indexes
