Kimberly Sutherland-Mills

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Childrens Programming Challenge Ideas for
school-age children
Presented by Kimberly Sutherland-Mills kmills_at_kf
pl.ca Helen Kelly Stella Clark HKelly_at_hpl.ca M
ichele McBride-Roach Michele.Mcbride-Roach_at_kpl.org
Alicia Subnaik-Kilgour akilgour_at_collingwood.ca
Linda Kennedy lkennedy_at_tpl.toronto.on.ca
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Kimberly Sutherland-Mills Kingston Frontenac
Public Library
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Library Camp Out

• Setting Up
• Build a fire with wood and red tissue paper.
• Set up a Christmas tree and/or tent for
  atmosphere.
• For extra fun, meet in a different part of the
  library and hike into your camp site.
• Have everyone come dressed in camp gear or
  bring a sleeping bag.

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Library Camp Out

• Campfire Activities
• Read some camping picture books.
• Tell or read spooky stories.
• Sing favourite camp tunes. Dont forget some
  rounds and call-and-response songs.
• Serve smores or other camp snacks.

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1920s Radio Theatre

• Adapting an Old Favourite
• Simple scripts based on folktales.
• Actors make their own costumes and sets.
• Three mornings of rehearsals to prepare.

• Something New for 2005
• Sound effects technicians will create
  appropriate noises using a variety of items from
  the kitchen, workshop, etc.
• Actors may read scripts rather than memorize
  their lines.
• Set up the room as an old-fashioned radio
  studio, and maybe record the show for posterity!

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Cool Blues and All That Jazz

• You will need
• Sound recordings of blues and jazz artists.
• Hands to clap and feet to stomp.
• Rubber bands and a bunch of other noise-makers.
• Biographies of blues and jazz artists for your
  display.
• Picture books about blues and jazz musicians.

Recommended Books The sound that jazz makes by
Carol Boston Weatherford Blues journey by Walter
Dean Myers Charlie Parker played be-bop by Chris
Raschka John Coltranes giant steps by Chris
Raschka
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Cool Blues and All That Jazz
Making Music of their Own Youll need glass
jars, pitchers of water, spoons and forks, wooden
spoons, blocks of wood, plastic ice cream tubs,
large coffee cans, coconut shells, grater,
potato masher, metal hanger, lemon juice bottle,
and any other object that will make noise
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A Tale of Two Book Clubs

• You cant get an A in the book club!
• With no report cards or right and
  wronganswers, children are free to
• Discover some wonderful books.
• Feel comfortable sharing their opinions, and to
  respect other peoples opinions.
• Be a good listener.
• Have fun!

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A Tale of Two Book Clubs

• Our Spring book list
• The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
• A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine LEngle
• Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
• The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

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A Tale of Two Book Clubs
The Book Club with a Difference Theres never any
assigned reading. Thats the difference!

• Then what do you talk about?
• Booktalk a few books youve enjoyed.
• Take turns chatting about books theyve been
  reading
• honest opinions are welcome, as are others
  comments or read alike suggestions.
• With teens, also discuss movies and music.
• Offered weekly for children during the summer.
  Monthly drop-in for teens.

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Realms of Enchantment
Children imagine fantastic worlds, and showcase
their ideas by creating antique-look maps.
Step One Inspire the imagination Read highly
desriptive passages from great fantasy and sci
fi. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Bilbo and his
travelling companions arrive in Rivendell The
Golden Aquarians by Monica Hughes Walt writes in
his journal after arriving on Aqua. The Third
Magic by Welwyn Wilton Katz Description of the
cities of Uffern and Bryn Tyddwl.
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Realms of Enchantment

• Step Two Encourage the imagination
• Get them thinking.
• Ask questions about the landscape, the life
  forms,
• dwellings and travel in their fantasy world.

Step Three Draw the maps!
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Helen Kelly Stella Clark
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Summer Reading Club Pen Pal Program

• What is it?
• Children exchange a package of pictures and
  information with children in a different Canadian
  library system.
• The information is about our city and our
  library.
• In 2002 poster board pictures of whaling and the
  sea from children in Victoria, BC were traded for
  displays about Niagara Falls and the Battle of
  Stoney Creek.

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Summer Reading Club Pen Pal Program

• The Program
• Gives children a chance to learn more about
  their home and it promotes reading and writing as
  fun activities.
• Children register for the program in early July
  and put together pictures, maps, bistol board
  displays. They include lists of favourite books,
  places to go etc.
• This is mailed to the participating library and
  vice versa.
• PARTNERSHIP The Canada Post Heritage Club
  covers the cost of postage and has small prizes
  for the children in the program

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Summer Reading School Challenge

• Make school crests and put them on display
• Keep a daily or weekly total of either the number
  of children in the club from each school or the
  number of books read by children in each school
• The winning school receives an award to display
  from September to June

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Dramatizing Lizzys Lion

• Version 1
• Use a lion puppet
• Have the audience practice roaring as suggested
  by the text
• When the robber confronts the lion, pretend to
  eat audience members with the puppet
• Pick one audience member to be the robber and
  mime stuffing him in the garbage

Lizzy's lion by Dennis Lee (Author), Marie-Louise
Gay (Author) Rebound by Sagebrush ISBN 061323331X
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Dramatizing Lizzys Lion

• Version 2
• Get a lion puppet, a mask, some candy and a
  piggy bank
• Select children to play the Lion, Lizzy, the
  Robber
• Give them simple instructions (like practising
  roaring, putting on slippers) and have them act
  out the story as you tell it and the audience
  helps with the roaring

Lizzy's lion by Dennis Lee (Author), Marie-Louise
Gay (Author) Rebound by Sagebrush ISBN 061323331X
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Gross and Disgusting Poetry by Bill Grossman

• Have the audience repeat, but she didnt each
  time
• Very effective story to tell with gummy worms,
  chocolate ants etc
• Linger over the final spread, Oh my goodness,
  what a mess!

My Little Sister Ate One Hareby Bill Grossman
(Author) Dragonfly Books ISBN 051788576X
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Warm Up A Class Visit with a Poem From Timothy
Tunny Swallowed A Bunny
Hannibal Good morning, said Hannibal,
Greeting the cannibal. Im Hannibal. How do you
do? At the moment youre Hannibal, responded
the cannibal, But soon well be calling you
Stew.
Timothy Tunny Swallowed a Bunnyby Bill Grossman
(Author), Kevin Hawkes (Illustrator) Library
Binding (February 2003) Rebound by Sagebrush
ISBN 0613601157
New from Bill Grossman My Little Sister Hugged
An Ape
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Earls Too Cool for Me Rap

• Great for a grade 4 class visit
• Have the children repeat, Earls too cool for
  me, stressing the word cool
• Read the story with a beat and let the audience
  supply the final line each time (cue them with
  your hand)
• Slow down near the end, We smile at each other
  and hes a regular guy, to break the chant for
  the final spread.

Earl's Too Cool for Meby Leah Komaiko (Author),
Laura Cornell (Illustrator) Paperback - 40 pages
(May 1, 2003) HarperCollins Canada / Trophy Jr
Pape ISBN 0060519142
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Michele McBride-Roach
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Pirates are us!
Join KPL sail the Jolly Roger to Skeleton
Island, where salty seadogs, pirate duels,
treasure hunts await you Bake a Pirate
Island You will need poster paints and
brushes Old pasta shells or dried
beans Toothpicks Colored cardboard Tissue
paper Glue Island dough recipe I cup old plain
white flour, 3 ½ oz. salt, tablespoons of cooking
oil, water, mixing bowl. For complete directions
please check out Pirates, by Rachel Wright
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Math Help Club
Numbers not your thing? Need help with your
math homework? Students are invited to drop by
the Homework centre. University Math tutors will
be available to help you with all those math
questions that have you stumped!
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Share the Creative Spark
The Sharing the Creative Spark initiative has
been a great success and many schools have
enjoyed this literacy partnership with the
Kitchener Public Library. This program is made
possible by a generous donation from the K-W
Montessori Endowment Fund for Childrens
Literacy. Our goal is to share the joy of reading
with young students and to promote literacy.
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Share the Creative Spark

• Grade one classes _at_ 8 schools
• 3 visits between November and May
• Schools chosen based on literacy needs
• Each visit includes stories, songs and
  activities
• Each child receives a gift bag filled with a
  book, info for parents and more

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Reading Buddies

• Children who are beginner readers and are in
  grade 1-4
• It will help them gain confidence, become
  comfortable reading aloud and nurture a love of
  reading.
• 8 week session, the children are matched with a
  reading buddy volunteer. During the winter months
  we highlight the Blue Spruce award books and vote
  too!

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Junior Friends of the Library

• Ten things you can do to spread
• the word about the library
• Tell 5 friends about the Kitchener Public
  Library.
• Bring a friend to a Junior Friends meeting.
• Tell your teacher about events that the library
  has for students.
• Ask your parents to sign up for a library card,
  if they dont already have one.
• Invite a friend or brother/sister to join the
  summer reading club.
• Make a poster or bookmark promoting the
  Kitchener Public Library.
• Tell a friend about a great book you have read
  and that you borrowed it from KPL.
• Check out the library website www.kpl.org and
  see what we have for children and teens.
• Tell your class about the KPLs Homework Centre
  for students in Grades 5-12.
• Participate in special events at the Kitchener
  Public Library.
• Follow the Readers Oath and discover the magic
  of books.

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Alicia Subnaik-Kilgour
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Animals Made from Recycled Materials

• This is a great craft for school age children.
  We set an age limit of 8 years old and up.
• The programme was 2 hours long.
• We asked patrons to drop off recycled materials
  such as string, containers, toilet paper rolls,
  paper towel rolls, buttons and beads.
• The children scanned library books with pictures
  of animals to come up with ideas.

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Animals Made from Recycled Materials

• We hired a local artisan, Lynda Smith to help
  facilitate the programme. She came up with
  wonderful ideas. However, most children used
  their imagination and produced some really cool
  crafts.
• Hints
• You need a lot of space to spread out all the
  recycled material. The children also need space
  to spread out and work.
• This is VERY messy. We covered all the tables and
  used paper towel placemats.

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Painted Rock Animals

• This was a lot of fun! We used books by Lin
  Wellford for inspiration.
• Most children used their imagination to create
  their animal.
• Give children time to select a rock and study
  the shape. Tell them to think of possible
  animals.
• Remind them the goal is to create an animal from
  the whole rock, not to paint an animal on a
  portion of the rock.
• We set an age limit of 6 years old and up and
  the programme was 1 1 1/2 hours long.

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Painted Rock Animals

• Depending on the size of the rock, most kids
  completed 2 rock animals.
• Hints
• This is also VERY messy. Cover tables and have
  lots of paper towels on hand.
• A couple of hair dyers will speed the drying
  process. Many children will have to dry a
  portion of their rock if they wish to add another
  colour on top.

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Terrific Tuesdays

• Heres a great partnership opportunity! We
  partnered with Good for Life, to provide a
  healthy snack for children after school. Good
  for Life has become a great source for funding
  and freebies.
• This after school craft programme is run by our
  dedicated high school volunteers. The high
  school volunteers receive their community service
  hours for executing the programme. The programme
  is about 1 hour long we read a story, do a craft
  and have a snack.
• Hints
• Make sure to ask parents about allergies, when
  they register their child(ren).
• Volunteers may need help selecting crafts and
  appropriate books to read.
• Have the volunteers prepare next weeks crafts
  the week before. This will give you an
  opportunity to select books and buy supplies
  ahead of time.

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Make a Poetree

• It is a great way to celebrate Poetry Month in
  April. This was an idea that a colleague brought
  back from one conference.
• Several staff members formed a committee and
  discussed the logistics of building a tree. It
  was a lot of fun and a good opportunity for team
  building.
• We sent invitations to all our local elementary
  schools to add the leaves to the tree. Now, we
  also accept poems by e-mail and post them to our
  website (http//www.collingwood.ca/clib/poetry2004
  .htm).

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Make a Poetree

• Many parents and family members visit the library
  to read the poems.
• In addition, we can use the tree throughout the
  year for thematic programming. The tree has
  become a great inspiration for programming.
• Hints
• The tree is made of a Sono tube, chicken wire,
  Paper Maché, paint and branches (various sizes).
• The tree had to be constructed in the Childrens
  Department because it was too tall and cumbersome
  to move, especially once the branches were
  attached.
• You may have to secure the tree for stability.
  Our tree is wired to prevent it from tipping
  over.
• Watch for falling branches!

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Art Week

• 10 free workshops for children over the period
  of one week.
• There were very few submissions to the Great
  Northern Exhibition (our local fair) the previous
  year. We wanted to encourage children to submit
  their work to the fair.
• We approached artists and asked if they would be
  willing to donate their time if we paid for all
  their supplies. We explained that our goal was
  to offer this program for free, as we felt there
  were a lot of children in our community who could
  not afford a camp experience. This would give
  many children the opportunity to be a part of
  something special.
• We paid all the submission fees for the children
  to enter their work in the local fair. We
  received a discount from the local fair board
  (20 for the whole group).
• The childrens art was displayed and judged at
  the local fall fair. Many children won ribbons
  and monetary prizes.

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Art Week
Hints You have to be organized. Keep accurate
records about the children, the categories and
items entered. Make tags to place on each item
to be entered. Place the tag on the item
immediately and make sure it is secure to avoid
mix-ups. You will need space to store the
items until they can be transported to the fair.
Transporting the items may be a challenge,
storage bins are great way to keep items together.
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Linda Kennedy Malvern District Library, Toronto
Public Library
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Folktales Stories to Solve

• Stories to solve Folktales from around the world
  by George Shannon. New York Greenwillow Books,
  1985.
• Still more stories to solve Folktales from
  around the world by George Shannon. New York
  Greenwillow Books, 1994.
• True lies 8 tales for you to judge by George
  Shannon. New York Beech Tree, 1998.
• More true lies 18 tales for you to judge by
  George Shannon. New York Greenwillow Books,
  2001.
• Too much noise by Ann McGovern. Boston Houghton,
  1967.

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Audience Participation Stories
http//scoutingbear.com/audience/audpart.htm