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Manual
Summer Reading Club 2010: Reading Rocks!
Summer Reading Club websites:
* SRC 2010 Librarian's website: kidssrc.bclibrary.ca (available now)
* SRC 2010 Kids website: www.kidssrc.ca (available in June)
And… check out old SRC websites at http://src.bclibrary.ca
Introduction:
SRC Rocks Twenty Years!
BC Summer Reading Club is twenty years old! In 1990, Children's Librarians
from Lower Mainland libraries, who had been creating summer reading clubs in
their individual libraries took it to the next level - the Province. They were able to
get financial assistance from the Public Library Services Branch and help with
coordination through the British Columbia Library Association. Twenty years
later, the BC SRC continues to deliver low cost, high quality Summer Reading
Club (SRC) materials such as reading records, bookmarks, posters and stickers
and support via the manual and websites to public libraries throughout BC (and
even into the Yukon!). Last year about 80,000 children signed up for SRC in the
province of BC. Our thanks go out to those librarians who began the BC SRC!
The BC SRC is unique! Every year we promote BC talent by choosing a BCbased illustrator of children's books to create the images for the SRC materials.
We have been thrilled to have had artwork from such illustrators as Ted Harrison,
Kim LaFave, Dianna Bonder, Kirsti Wakelin and many others. The BC SRC,
while keeping the focus on kids, reading and libraries has also been able to
gently tie-in to provincial events such as the 2010 Winter Olympics (SRC 2009:
Follow the Reader). In 2008 the Province held a year-long commemoration of
150th year since the founding of the British crown colony of British Columbia and,
with illustrator Elisa Gutierrez, we created SRC 2008: Read All Over the Map
with a fun focus on BC geography and history. The BC Library Association was
awarded a BC Historical Society Certificate of Merit for helping to bring BC
History to life for children throughout the Province.
Some of the key partners involved in taking the BC SRC through to completion
every year are the BC SRC Committee members, the paid Coordinator, and
creative staff (see the credits); the BC Library Association; funding assistance
from the Public Library Services Branch, Ministry of Education; Public Library
InterLINK who provide support with shipping; public libraries big and small in BC
whose staff sit on the committee and create content for SRC as well as run the
SRC in libraries; every year our images are created by a BC illustrator of
children's books; United Library Service for booklists; and RBC Financial Group
who have been providing financial assistance for the medals. Please look for
more information on how to thank our sponsors further on in the SRC manual.
SRC 2010: Reading Rocks!
Welcome to Reading Rocks!, British Columbia’s province-wide Summer Reading
Club for 2010.
Get ready to enjoy the entertainment of a lifetime! Public Libraries across BC will
rock out to the sound of kids reading, playing and learning all summer long.
SRC 2010 Artwork:
This year's illustrator is Chris Tougas. He currently lives in Victoria, BC. and is a
writer-illustrator who loves dogs, the great outdoors, writing fun stories and
making art. We knew right away that SRC 2010 would rock because of Chris's
zany sense of humour at our first meeting! See more about him at his blog http://christougas.blogspot.com
Materials:
Materials for this year’s Summer Reading Club include the reading record,
posters, bookmarks, stickers, and the ever-popular rubber stamp! Other
promotional items will be for sale - see the Librarians SRC website at
http://www.bcpl.gov.bc.ca/src/ Grants from the Public Library Services
Branch, Ministry of Education allows BC SRC to give a number of free materials
to libraries every year and offer more materials at a low cost.
How do the materials work?
Each public library creates their own individual summer reading club using the
BC SRC materials as the starting point. Summer reading clubs have been shown
to help kids keep reading during the summer months and thus maintain or
improve their reading skills and so one of the primary goals is to help kids
develop a regular habit of reading.
The "reading record" is a fun way for kids to keep track. It has been designed
with the idea of daily reading for 49 days (seven weeks) but it could also be used
to record the number of books or number of pages that participants have read.
The library can suggest a reading goal such as 15 minutes a day or a book a day
or a chapter a day… and/or let the children determine their own reading goal.
The reading record is designed to be completed by seven stickers - these could
be awarded for each seven days of reading or for each seven books or pages.
Bookmarks can be given out as libraries wish and SRC medals are designed to
be awarded when participants "complete" the summer reading club program each library may decide for themselves exactly what completion entails.
Extra fun things like t-shirts or prize items can be bought as prizes or incentives.
It's up to you! See the list of materials and extras available on the SRC
Librarian's website.
SRC 2010 Manual:
The 2010 SRC manual has been designed to assist in the promotion, planning
and preparation of summer reading club in your community. We include program
outlines, activity sheets, sample letters and press releases for each of the seven
core "weeks" of the program. For each week there is a theme and programs and
activities and booklists are created for each theme. Programs are geared
towards preschoolers, primary and tween participants. Please use and modify
manual materials as needed for your library. This manual and other useful
resources are also available online at the SRC Librarian's website at
http://kidssrc.bclibrary.ca/
Seven themes correspond with the seven weeks of reading in the reading record.
These seven themes are:
1. Readers Roar!
Suggested subthemes: humour, jokes, animal stories
2. Rock 'n' Roll Reading
Suggested subthemes: music, road trips, transportation
3. Riddled Readers
Suggested subthemes: mystery, riddles, brain teasers
4. A Rocky Read
Suggested subthemes: rocks and minerals, history, dinosaurs
5. Read a Ruckus!
Suggested subthemes: comedy, parties, dancing, noise
6. Rise up Readers!
Suggested subthemes: science fiction, fantasy, sports, inspirational stories
7. Risky Reads
Suggested subthemes: adventure, heroic figures, extreme sports
Websites:
Besides this print manual, there are also two Summer Reading Club websites:
* SRC 2010 Librarian's website: kidssrc.bclibrary.ca (available now)
* SRC 2010 Kids website: www.kidssrc.ca (available in June)
And… check out old SRC websites at http://www.bcpl.gov.bc.ca/src/
Sponsors:
SRC is created in cooperation with the British Columbia Library Association with
funding assistance from the Public Library Services Branch, BC Ministry of
Education, Minister Margaret McDiarmid.
The Royal Bank Financial Group has generously provided funding toward the
completion medals.
Your local public library. Public libraries, large and small, buy extra SRC
materials and local staff both create and support the BC SRC program.
Please consider sending a thank you to your local RBC branch, the Minister of
Education or your own library board. A note or postcard at the end of the
program to let them know how much we appreciate their support would be
wonderful. Recognize the sponsors in your SRC promotional materials and
adverts. It is with the support of such institutions that we are able to provide
programs such as the Summer Reading Club to over 80,000 youngsters in BC.
See more information in Recognizing Our Sponsors in the manual.
The 2010 Summer Reading Club Planning Committee
Els Kushner - BC SRC 2010 Coordinator
Children's and Teen Librarian
North Vancouver District Library
Hilary Russell – SRC 2010 Committee Chair/Primary Programs
Coordinator
Manager - Abbotsford Libraries
Fraser Valley Regional Library
Jacqueline van Dyk – PLSB liaison
Director
Public Library Services Branch, Ministry of Education
Anne Martin - SRC 2010 Activity Sheets
Assistant Manager - Children's Services
Vancouver Public Library
Allison Taylor McBryde - SRC 2010 Booklists
Coordinator of Children's Services
North Vancouver District Library
Ginny Aho - SRC 2010 Preschool Programs Coordinator
Youth Services Librarian
Surrey Public Library
Ruth Buehler - SRC 2010 Tween Programs Coordinator
Program Coordinator
Prince George Public Library
Kevin Coates - SRC 2010 Webgame
Customer Services Librarian - Children and Youth Services
Vancouver Island Regional Library
The 2010 Summer Reading Club Contributors
We would like to extend our thanks to the following libraries for graciously
contributing staff time to produce materials for this year’s manual:
Burns Lake Public Library
Fraser Valley Regional Library
Prince George Public Library
Vancouver Public Library
Vancouver Island Regional Library
Summer Reading Club is made possible with the cooperation and coordination of
staff from public libraries all across BC who sit on the BC SRC Committee (and
some who don’t!) and bring new and sometimes crazy ideas to the table each
year. Please consider getting involved, either by sharing ideas or being available
to write programs or other content.
Ideas, comments, questions… available? Please feel free to contact us:
* Els Kushner, BC SRC Coordinator at [email protected]
* Hilary Russell (BC SRC Chair) at 604-859-7814 or [email protected]
From Els, Jacqueline, Kevin, Ruth, Allison, Anne, Ginny and Hilary and the rest
of the gang!
Rock on! - Make this the best Summer Reading Club ever!
Week One - Booklist
Theme:
Readers Roar!
Prepared by: Allison Taylor McBryde - North Vancouver District Library
Picture Books for Preschool – Kindergarten.
Arnold, Marsha. Roar of a snore.
Who in the Huffle house has a snore so loud it rocks the floor and shakes the doors?
Base, Graeme. Jungle drums.
Ngiri receives a magical set of drums that takes the spots from leopard and puts them on warthog. Then
the drums mix up elephant’s nose and giraffe’s neck until all the animals are in an uproar!
Hadithi, Mwenye. Lazy Lion
Lion roars: “I am the King of the Beasts, I will order a fine house to be built” but the ants and weaver birds
and honey badgers have a hard time building a house fit for a king.
Munsch, Robert. Roar!
After Isaac and Elena read a book about lions, they ROAR at their mom, they ROAR at their teacher but
they meet their match in a little tiny mouse.
Ormerod, Jan Lion fables
This story is available in many bilingual editions and includes the Lion and the Mouse and The Hare’s
Revenge
Pinkney, Jerry. The Lion and the Mouse.
This is one of many versions, but this brilliant wordless retelling of the Aesop fable is the winner of the
2009 Caldecott award for Illustration.
Books for Primary School:Ages 6-9
Knudson, Michelle. Library Lion. When a lion walks into the local library he’s allowed to stay as long as he
doesn’t break any of the rules, but sometimes a lion just has to ROAR!
Lester, Julius. Sam and the Tigers.
Like the retelling of Little Babaji, Sam tricks the tigers who threaten to eat him up!
Lottridge, Celia. The Name of the Tree
Only the Lion knows the secret name of the tree that bears all the fruit in the world, and can save the
starving animals.
McCall Smith, Alexander. Akimbo and the Lions.
Akimbo accompanies his father on mission to capture a lion that is attacking a farmer’s herd of cattle –
but they end up catching a lion cub instead.
Yaccarino, Dan. Deep in the jungle.
Lured by fame and fortune, Lion joins the circus. When he realizes it’s all about the lion tamer and not the
lion he changes his mind quickly!
Books for 9 – 12 year olds.
Corder, Zizou. Lion boy (series)
Charlie Ashanti is a ‘catspeaker’ and helps a pride of lions escape a circus ship and travel through
Europe back to Africa.
Hiaasen, Carl. Scat
Whether you call it a cougar, puma or Florida panther – there’s a big cat in the Black Vine Swamp.
Kipling,Rudyard. The Jungle Book
Mowgli, the bear Baloo, Shere Khan the tiger and the black panther Bagheera are well known characters
– but have you read the original stories?
Lawson, Julie. Cougar Cove.
Sam becomes obsessed with ‘cougarology’ when she spots a wild cougar and her kittens in the wild.
St. John, Lauren. The Last Leopard (series)
Set in Zimbabwe, Martine uncovers a plot that threatens a magnificent leopard. The series includes the
White Giraffe, Dolphin song and The Elephant’s song.
Smith, Roland. Jaguar (series)
Jacob travels to a jaguar preserve in the Amazon in a series which includes Thunder Cave and The Last
Lobo
Walters, Eric. Tiger by the tail. (series)
Sarah and Nicholas find themselves surrounded by exotic animals – including tigers, lions and leopards –
in this quartet by Canadian author Walters.
Yohalem, Eve. Escape under the forever sky
Lucy, the daughter of the American ambassador to Ethiopia, is kidnapped – but escapes only to find
herself in the African wilderness – and surrounded by a pride of lions.
Informational Books
Amazing animal adventures around the world by Brian Keating
The previous nominee for the Red Cedar awards introduces us to animals from Penguins in Antarctica to
Lions in Zimbabwe with Keating, a zookeeper from Calgary.
Christian the Lion by Anthony Burke and John Rendall.
Adopted and raised as a pet, Christian is released into the wild as a full grown male Lion. Will he
remember his human family when they return to visit?
Face to face with lions by Beverly and Dereck Joubert (series)
The “Face to face with animals” series includes fascinating facts with fabulous photography.
Week Two - Booklist
Theme:
Rock n Roll Reading!
Prepared by:
Jacqueline Beliso - North Vancouver District Library
Picture Books to sing out loud - for Preschool – Kindergarten
Hacking, Norm. When Cat’s go Wrong
Find out what happens once you leave, and your mischievous kitty is left home alone!
Hort, Lenny. Seals on the Bus
On a bus ride through town a variety of animals share their own special sounds.
Kennedy, Jimmy. Teddy’ Bear’s Picnic
Get in disguise and join a group of lovely teddy bears as they gather for their annual
picnic.
Lass, Bonnie. Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar?
A raccoon tries to find out which one of his furry friends is responsible for the missing
cookies.
Paxton, Tom. Marvellous Toy
A Father gives his young son a marvellous gift that was once given to him by his own
Father.
Yarrow, Peter. Puff the Magic Dragon
Join Jackie and his dragon friend Puff as they explore the magical island of Honalee.
Books for Primary School - Ages 6 – 9
Ashman, Linda. Come to the castle! : A visit to a castle in thirteenth century England
Illustrations and rhyming text guide you through medieval life in the Earl of Daftwood’s
castle.
Giovanni, Nikki. The Grasshopper’s Song: an Aesop’s Fable Revisited
When the ants no longer appreciate Jimmy’s music, he decides to sue them for lack of
respect.
Haskins, Lori. Too Many Cats
Beautiful cello music draws a neighbourhood of cats into the musician’s front yard. After
causing a ruckus, the cats begin to play music of their own.
Holm, Jennifer. Babymouse: Rock star (series)
Babymouse works hard and struggles to learn the flute, but all the while she has
dreams of becoming a fabulous and famous rock star!
McNaughton, Colin. Once Upon an Ordinary School Day
An ordinary school day becomes extraordinary when a new teacher plays music for her
students.
Books for 9-12 Year olds
Blume, Lesley. The Rising Star of Rusty Nail
Ten -year-old piano prodigy Franny fears that she has exhausted the abilities of her
small town piano teacher, and is worried that her talent will go to waste. But when a
mysterious lady arrives in town Franny believes that she has found the one person who
may be able to help.
Cowling, Douglas. Vivaldi’s Ring of Mystery
A young orphan arrives in Venice to learn the Violin, and is pleasantly surprised when
she finds that it is Antonio Vivaldi who will be teaching her.
Durkee, Sarah. The Fruit Bowl Project
A rock superstar teaches a class of 8th grade students who are to each tell a story of the
same topic using different creative styles such as rap and poetry.
Miles, Victoria. Magnifico
When Mariangela is told by her parents that she must learn the accordion instead of the
piano she is devastated…and she only feels worse once she hears herself play.
Seidler, Tor. Toes
A stray, seven toed kitten makes his way into the life of a struggling musician.
Non-Fiction
Ardley, Neil. Music
A look at how musical instruments are made, and how they have evolved to what we
use today.
Boynton, Sandra. Blue Moo: 17 Jukebox hits from way back never
An illustrated song book filled with fun and easy to learn tunes.
Dippuchio, Kelly. Sipping Spiders through a Straw: Campfire Songs for Monsters
A compilation of hilarious and creepy songs, perfect for singing around a roaring camp
fire!
Katz, Alan. Smelly Locker
The lyrics to well known songs are switched up to produce hilarious, school related
tunes!
Sierra, Judy. Schoolyard Rhymes: Kids’ own rhymes for rope, skipping, hand clapping,
ball bouncing, and just plain fun
A variety of classic schoolyard rhymes that we all know and love.
Week Three - Booklist
Theme:
Riddled Readers
Prepared by:
Alison Campbell - North Vancouver District Library
Books for Preschoolers and Kindergarten Age:
Elting, Mary and Michael Folsom.
Q is for Duck: an Alphabet Guessing Game
Can you figure out why Q is for duck, R is for lion and J is for kangaroo?
Rosenthal , Amy Krouse.
Duck! Rabbit!
Is it a duck or a rabbit? Depends on how you look at it!
Shannon, George.
White is for Blueberry
Is a blueberry blue? Is a crow black? Is fire yellow? Is snow white? If you think you
know, then think -- and look-- again!
Steig, William.
C d C?
To figure out these word puzzles, you need merely read the letters, numbers, and
symbols aloud. If at first the messages are unclear, there’s a clever picture
accompanying each to give you hints.
Williams, Sue.
I went walking
What did you see when you went walking? Can you guess what it is before you turn the
page?
Books for Primary School: Ages 6-9:
Base, Graeme.
The Eleventh Hour: a curious mystery and Enigma: a magical mystery
You’ll need to pay close attention to the words and the pictures if you want to solve
these sneaky mysteries!
Cushman, Doug.
Aunt Eater (series) and Inspector Hopper (series)
Two different series about two very different detectives: an anteater and a grasshopper!
McCall Smith, Alexander.
Harriet Bean (series)
Harriet Bean loves nothing more than a good mystery. And together with her five
extraordinary aunts (Veronica, Harmonica, Majolica, and twins Japonica and
Thessalonika), she is always ready to take on a new case.
Rylant, Cynthia.
The High-Rise Private Eyes (series)
No mystery is too mysterius, no puzzle too puzzling, no crime too criminal, no trouble
too troubling for ace detective and very best friends Bunny Brown and Jack Jones.
Waldman, Debby.
Clever Rachel
Rachel and Jacob both think they’re smarter than each other, but when they need to
solve some tricky riddles, they realize that two heads are better than one.
Books for Intermediate Grades: Ages 10-12:
Berlin, Eric.
The Puzzling World of Winston Breen
Winston Breen finds puzzles everywhere, even on pizzas, and solving them is what he
does best. But when his sister uncovers mysterious wooden strips with words and
letters that even Winston can’t figure out, the entire family is obsessed.
Raskin, Ellen.
The Westing Game
Ellen Raskin has created a remarkable cast of characters in a puzzle-knotted, wordtwisting plot filled with humor, intrigue, and suspense.
Balliett, Blue.
Chasing Vermeer (series)
When seemingly unrelated and strange events start to happen and a precious Vermeer
painting disappears, eleven-year-olds Petra and Calder combine their talents to solve
an international art scandal.
DuPrau, Jeanne.
City of Ember (series)
The city of Ember was built as a last refuge for the human race. Two hundred years
later, the great lamps that light the city are beginning to flicker. When Lina finds part of
an ancient message, she’s sure it holds a secret that will save the city. She and her
friend Doon must decipher the message before the lights go out on Ember forever!
The 39 Clues (series) by various authors
During the reading of their grandmother's will, Dan and Amy Cahill learn that their family
is one of the world's most powerful--and the source of that power is hidden around the
world in the form of 39 Clues.
Non-fiction about real-life riddles, codes and strange happenings:
Laurie Coulter. Secrets in Stone: All About Maya Hieroglyphs
Sands, Emily. The Egyptology Handbook: a Course in the Wonders of Egypt
Giblin, James Cross. Secrets of the Sphinx
Hamilton, Sue. The Bermuda Triangle (Unsolved Mysteries series)
Halls, Kelly Milner. Tales of the Cryptids: Mysterious Creatures that May or May Not
Exist
YES Mag. Science Detectives: How Scientists Solved Six Real-Life Mysteries
Shannon, George. Stories to Solve (series)
Becker, Helaine. Secret Agent Y.O.U.: the Official Guide to Secret Codes, Surveillance
and More
If you’re looking for a more straight ahead mystery, try one of these Canadian
authors, all of whom write mystery series:
Melanie Jackson
Shane Peacock
Linda Bailey
Jennifer Lanthier
Roy MacGregor
Linda DeMeulemeester
L. M. Falcone
Sharon Siamon
Andrea Spalding
Week Four - Booklist
Theme:
A Rocky Read
Prepared by:
Allison Taylor McBryde - North Vancouver District Library
Books about stones, mountains, caves, fossils, gold and other precious gems and
metals!
Picture Books for Preschool - Kindergarten
Baylor, Byrd. Everybody needs a rock
Whether you find it on a mountain, in a stream or in your back alley, a smooth stone to
hold is a precious object. You’ll also enjoy Baylor’s If you are a hunter of fossils.
Brown, Marcia. Stone soup
There are many variants of this classic tale, including Heather Forest’s Stone soup and
Aubrey
Kimmel, Eric A. Anansi and the moss-covered rock.
The trickster Anansi discovers a magical rock in the middle of the jungle and he knows
just how to use it to trick the other animals out of all of their food!
McDermott, Gerald. The Stonecutter: A Japanese folk tale.
What is more powerful - the sun , clouds, a mountain, or a lowly stonecutter tapping
away at the base of the mountain?
Books for Primary Students ages 6 – 9
Briggs, Raymond. Ug: Boy Genius of the Stone Age
When Ug asks why his pants can’t be made of something softer than stone – his Dad
replies because it’s the Stone Age of course! Everything is made of Stone!
Jam, Teddy The Stoneboat. (also in the new collection: How we were)
Mr. Richard’s is big and terrifying, and pluck huge boulders from the earth to load on to
the stoneboat to clear his fields – but will he clear his neighbour’s debt to him after his
boys save his life.
Lobel, Arnold. Ming Lo moves the mountain
Ming Lo and his wife don’t like living in the shade of the mountain, and when the wise
man tells them how to move the mountain he solves all their problems.
Van Allsburg, Chris. The Wretched Stone.
Van Allsburg , famous for his tales Jumanji and Zathura, tells a fable about the
mysterious and devastating power a polished stone has on the crew of a sailing ship.
Novels for Grades 4 - 7
Armstrong, Luanne Pete’s Gold
A summer which includes a freezing plunge into a lake, a search for long lost gold
coins, and a skeleton in an abandoned mine is sure to be pure adventure from start to
finish.
Craddock, Erik
BC Mambo (Stone Rabbit series)
This graphic novel series finds Stone Rabbit thrown back to the days of the cave man.
Crossley-Holland, Kevin. Arthur: The Seeing Stone (series)
It’s 1199 and young Arthur de Caldicot has received a shining black stone from Merlin
in which he can ‘see’ the stories of his namesake: King Arthur.
Ellis, Deborah
Keeley: the Girl from Turtle Mountain (series)
Keeley moves to Frank, Alberta in 1901 in this four part series from Our Canadian Girl.
Living at the foot of Turtle Mountain is dangerous, as anyone who has traveled through
the Crowsnest Pass from B.C. to Alberta well knows!
Fletcher, Susan
Stoneheart (series)
George is between a rock and a hard place after an encounter with a bully - and
although he knows it’s going to hurt, his anger causes him to lash out at a stone carving
of a dragon which causes all the other stone carvings to come to life!
Galloway, Priscilla. Lisa: Overland to the Cariboo (Our Canadian Girl series)
It’s at 1862, and there’s gold in the Cariboo! Lisa goes panning for gold with her cousin
Archie and is determined to find enough gold to support her entire family!
George, Jean Craighead. My side of the Mountain (series)
This classic begins the story of Sam who runs away to live alone on the mountain with
a wild falcon. Sequels include: On the far side of the mountain and Frightful’s mountain.
Korman, Gordon Everest (series)
Four kids are on a quest to conquer the world’s harshest mountain in this trilogy which
includes: The Contest, The Climb and The Summit.
Peacock, Shane. Bone beds of the Badlands (A Dylan Maples Adventure)
Dinosaur Provincial Park doesn’t just have bones – it is also is the hiding spot of a
desperate killer. The Dylan Maples Adventure series also includes The Secret of the
Silver Mines and Monster in the Mountains .
Smith, Roland. Peak
If fourteen-year-old Peak actually reaches the summit of Everest, he’ll be the youngest
climber ever to make it to the top!
White, T.H. The Sword in the Stone
The classic story of Arthur, or Wart, who proves to be the future king by pulling the
sword from the stone.
Withers, Pam
Vertical Limits (Take it to the X-treme series)
This title in the Xtreme series features three mountain climbers determined to conquer
the Bugaboo Mountains.
Information books:
Coulter, Laurie. Secrets in stone: all about Maya Hieroglyphs. Carved in stone, the
Mayan hieroglypics were the written records of the ancient civilizations of Central
America.
Crossingham, John. Extreme climbing The extreme sports: no limits series by Crabtree
introduces young readers to rock climbing!
Donouhue, Carol. The Mystery of the Hieroglyphs: The Story of the Rosetta Stone and
the race to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphs. In 1822 Jean Francois Champollion solved
the mystery of the Rosetta stone which was the clue to deciphering the Egyptian system
of writing!
Rocks and minerals: a gem of a book! If you want to know the differences between
sandstone and granite, slate and agate – this is the book to check out!
Skreslet, Laurie. To the top of Everest Only the most determined climbers tackle
Mount Everest and this book relates Laurie Skreslet’s dangerous climb to the top!
Symes, R.F. and Harding, R.R. Crystal and Gem The eyewitness titles are perennial
favourites and this introduction to crystals and gems includes familiar stones like opals
and topaz and a few less known gems such as tourmalines and beryl.
Week Five - Booklist
Theme:
Read a Ruckus!
Prepared by:
Fran Ashdown-North Vancouver District Library
Books for Preschoolers and Kindergarten age
Bailey, Linda.
Stanley’s Party
Stanley happens to be a dog but that does not stop him from having an awesome party
Ian Falconer.
Olivia Forms a Band
Olivia is one very assured pig with the ability to cause no end of trouble.
Heidbreder, Robert.
Drumheller Dinosaur Dance
Dinosaur bones in Alberta come out at night and dance to the light of the moon.
Howe, James.
Horace and Morris Join the Chorus
Dolores finds a way to become a part of the school chorus even though her singing is
unusual!
Hurd, Thatcher.
Mama Don’t Allow
Swinging lyrics to the well-known song.
James, Simon.
Baby Brains Superstar
Baby Brains, a musical genius, is invited to play at a rock concert!
Krosoczka, Jarrett J.
Punk Farm
While Farmer John gets ready for bed the animals on the farm get ready for a wild
concert featuring an old familiar song.
Lester, Helen.
Tacky the Penguin
Tacky is different and the other penguins come to appreciate his unique talents.
London, Jonathan.
Froggy Plays in the Band
Froggy’s marching band hopes to win a prize in the big parade.
McGovern, Ann.
Too Much Noise
Peter visits the village wise man to get advice on how to cope with the noises that are
bothering him.
Mitton, Tony.
Dinosaurumpus
Rhyming story of how dinosaurs have a big stomping party.
Palatini, Margie.
Earthquack
Chucky Ducky gets his friends into a scary situation when he tells them about an
earthquake.
Reid, Barbara.
The Party
Wonderful plasticene illustrations depict a little girl enjoying a family potluck party.
Richardson, Bill .
The Aunts Come Marching
Relatives, not insects, arrive in droves by ones, twos and more. Rollicking text based on
the famous song.
Sendak, Maurice.
Where the Wild Things Are
Let the wild rumpus begin. Max shows a group of monsters how to party in this classic
of children’s literature.
Wattenberg, Jane.
Henny-Penny
Henny-Penny is one dumb cluck who thinks the sky is falling and tries to tell the world.
Books for primary school (ages 6-9)
Amato, Mary.
Drooling and Dangerous: the Riot Brothers Return
Hilarious antics of two very badly-behaved brothers.
Clements, Andrew.
No Talking
A group of noisy grade 5 boys challenge the noisy girls to a “no talking” contest.
Kerrin, Jessica Scott.
Martin Bridge Sound the Alarm
One title in a series about a boy whose plans often go wrong.
Mahy, Margaret.
The Great Piratical Rumbustification
Two wacky stories involving pirates, robbers and a librarian
Van Allsburg, Chris.
Jumanji
Two children find a strange board game that gives them more excitement than they had
anticipated
Books for intermediate grades (ages 10-12)
Creech, Sharon.
Absolutely Normal Chaos
A thirteen-year old girl keeps a journal of her summer about her experiences with
romance and death
Gantos, Jack.
Joey Pigza Swallows the Key
Joey has an attention deficit disorder and often acts very inappropriately!
Korman, Gordon.
Born to Rock
A high school student learns that his real father is a punk rock legend
Lawson, Julie.
No Safe Harbour: the Halifax Explosion Diary of Charlotte Blackburn
Describes the tragedy of 1917 in Halifax when a munitions ship explodes
Walters, Eric.
I’ve Got an Idea
Two boys and a girl run away to New York City to see a rock concert
Withers, Pam.
Take it to the Extreme (series)
Each title in this series focuses on a different extreme sport.
Wood, Don.
Into the Volcano
A graphic novel about two boys who are taken by their cousin to an island and become
trapped in a erupting volcano.
Non-fiction
Beccia, Carlyn.
The Raucous Royals
Test your wits and solve mysteries about royals through history
Boynton, Sandra.
Philadelphia Chickens
Exuberant songs and lyrics with an accompanying cd
How to hold a crocodile
Finally, a book that explains how to do 188 practical and impractical things such as how
to handle a hamster, build a log cabin or predict a volcanic eruption.
Iggulden, Conn.
The Dangerous Book for Boys
A compendium of useful facts and activities designed specifically for boys
Alan Katz.
Oops
Hilarious and goofy poems about everyday activities and events
King, Bart.
The Pocket Guide to Mischief
The title says it all! One section gives some great ideas for insults.
Kimmel, Erica A.
Anansi’s Party Time
Anansi plays a trick on someone and his victim turns the tables on him.
Richardson, Gillian.
Kaboom! Explosions of All Kinds
Who knew there were so many varieties of explosions!
Simon, Seymour.
Earthquake
Fascinating information about one of nature’s most exciting phenomena. Wonderful
illustrations
Week Six - Booklist
Theme:
Rise Up Readers!
Prepared by:
Els Kushner at North Vancouver District Library
Books for Preschoolers and Kindergarten Age
Brownridge, William Roy
Moccasin Goalie
Even though Danny can’t wear real hockey skates, he just might have a chance
to bring his town’s team to the playoffs.
Funke, Cordelia
The Princess Knight
Princess Violetta, an expert jouster like her three brothers, doesn’t want to be
married off to the winner of a tournament, so she takes action!
Grey, Mini
Traction Man is Here!
Traction Man and his trusty sidekick Scrubbing Brush save a cupcake from the
evil clutches of Doctor Sock and have other exciting adventures in this tribute to
the power of imagination.
Leger, Diane Carmel
Maxine’s Tree
Worried that her favourite tree will be cut down, Maxine finds a creative way to
help save it and inspires others to protect the forest too.
London, Jonathan
Froggy Plays Soccer
"Head it, boot it, knee it, shoot it . . . but DON’T USE YOUR HANDS!" When the
ball comes his way, can Froggy remember?
Munsch, Robert
The Paper Bag Princess
When a dragon burns up her whole castle and all her clothes, Elizabeth doesn’t
need a prince to save her—she can trick the dragon on her own!
Books for Primary School: Ages 6-9
Carrier, Roch
The Hockey Sweater
The wrong team sweater means disaster at the hockey rink for a young boy in
Montreal.
Gannett, Ruth Stiles
My Father’s Dragon
Can Elmer Elevator use his pluck and inventiveness to save the baby dragon
being held prisoner on Wild Island?
Jenkins, Emily
Toys Go Out
Stingray, Buffalo, and Plastic may be only toys, but they need all their courage to
face the dreaded Washing Machine and other adventures. A wonderful readaloud chapter book.
Krull, Kathleeen
Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World’s Fastest Woman
No one expected sickly little Wilma to ever walk—but she grew up to win Olympic
medals for running.
Milway, Katie Smith
One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference
Kojo starts with just a few coins to buy a hen and ends up with a poultry farm that
helps many others support their own families.
Winter, Jeanette
Wangari’s Trees of Peace: a True Story from Africa
"The earth was naked. For me the mission was to try to cover it with green."—the
story of Wangari Maathai’s quest to do just that.
Books for Intermediate Grades: Ages 10-12
Alexander, Lloyd
The Book of Three
Taran wishes he could be a hero, instead of an Assistant Pig-Keeper. He just
may get his wish…
Debon, Nicolas
The Strongest Man in the World: Louis Cyr
The story of a real-life strongman, who could lift a horse and started his own
circus. In comic-book format.
DuPrau, Jeanne
The City of Ember
When the electric bulbs that are their city’s only source of light run out, Lina and
Doon travel to the Unknown Regions to save their community.
Ellis, Deborah
The Breadwinner
With her father gone, Parvana must disguise herself as a boy to support her
family in Taliban-era Afghanistan.
Levine, Karen
Hana’s Suitcase
The true story of a group of Japanese students who are determined to solve the
mystery of a child’s suitcase found in a Holocaust museum.
Schwartz, Ellen
Stealing Home
Can baseball help Joey find a real home with his mother’s family in Brooklyn?
Shoveller, Herb
Ryan and Jimmy and the Well in Africa that Brought Them Together
Words and photographs tell the true story of one kid’s determination to help build
wells in Africa, and the harrowing journey of his friend in Uganda.
Week Seven - Booklist
Theme:
Risky Reads!
Prepared by:
Allison Taylor McBryde - North Vancouver District Library
Books for Preschool - Kindergarten
Bailey, Linda. Stanley’s Wild Ride
Tired of staying in the yard all the time, Stanley finds a secret way out and heads out for
a night on the town where he takes the ride of his life on a skateboard!
Cuyler, Margery. That's Good! That's Bad!
A little boy has a series of adventures and misadventures with a bunch of wild animals
both good and bad.
Frazee, Marla. Roller Coaster
Take a ride on a roller coaster as it zips and zooms and dips and dives – Marla Frazee
takes you on the ride of your life!
Isaacs, Anne. Pancakes for Supper
In the backwoods of New England, a young girl cleverly fends off the threats of wild
animals by trading her clothes for her safety.
Oppel, Kenneth. Peg and the Yeti
Peg, a girl who has spent her entire life at sea, has decided she wants to climb Mount
Everest and gets some help from a Yeti.
Watt, Melanie. Scaredy Squirrel
Scaredy Squirrel never leaves his nut tree. It’s way too dangerous out there. One days
Scaredy finds himself in the unknown and at risk of facing killer bees, tarantulas and
green Martians! Will Scaredy make it back to the nut tree alive?
Books for Primary School - Ages 6-9
Applegate, Katherine. Never Race a runaway pumpkin (and others in the Roscoe Riley
Rules series)
If Roscoe guesses the weight of a giant pumpkin, he'll be a winner! But a little black cat
keeps trying to cross his path! Will the bad-luck kitty ruin Roscoe's chance to win?
Brown, Jeff. Flat Stanley
Stanley is a boy like no other! After being flattened by a bulletin board , Stanley has to
find new ways of doing things…being flat does have its advantages!
Sachar, Louis. Marvin Redpost: superfast and out of control
Many have tried to master the slippery slopes of Suicide Hill on their bikes. If Marvin
makes it, he'll be a hero. If not, his friends and family may catch the biggest wipeout in
history!
Van Allsburg, Chris. Jumanji
Left on their own for an afternoon, two kids find more excitement than they bargained
for in a mysterious and mystical jungle adventure board game.
Wishinsky, Frieda. Lost in the snow (and others in the Canadian Flyer Adventures
series)
When their magic sled sends them to New France in 1665, Emily and Matt are invited to
a party at the Seigneur's manor. Read the whole series!
Books for Intermediate Grades - Ages 10-12
Doyle, Roddy. Wilderness
A gripping story of survival unfolds as Johnny and Tom take on impossible risks to save
their mother’s life while on a winter adventure holiday in Finland.
Korman, Gordon. Island series
Follow the adventures of six shipwrecked kids who were in real danger of dying in this
gripping adventure series. Check out the Dive series as well!
Parkinson, Curtis. Storm Blast
The initial fun of sailing in the Caribbean turns to terror when during a sudden storm,
Regan, Matt, and Carol are stranded in a dinghy with no food and little water. StormBlast is a white-knuckle tale full of adventure.
Paulsen, Gary
How Angel Peterson got his name: and other outrageous tales about extreme sports
Author Gary Paulsen relates tales from his youth in a small town in northwestern
Minnesota in the late 1940's and early 1950s, such as skiing behind a souped-up car
and imitating daredevil Evel Knievel.
Petersen, P.J. Wild River
Twelve-year-old Ryan discovers a heroic side of himself when a kayak trip with his older
brother goes horribly wrong.
Salisbury, Graham. Night of the howling dogs
While camping on the Big Island of Hawaii, the boys from Scout Troop # 77 experience
two devastating earthquakes in the middle of the night, followed by a tsunami. This
gripping story of survival is based on a true story.
Withers, Pam. Take it to the X-treme series
Jake Evans and Peter Montpetit are only 15 years old, but already
they've survived whitewater rapids, an avalanche, perilous mountain climbs,
getting lost in the woods and marooned on an isolated Pacific island, and a
run-in with the police. Read about their adventures in the Take it to the X-treme series!
Informational Books
Bledsoe, Lucy Jane. How to survive in Antarctica
If you should find yourself in danger of falling into a crevasse, you should stretch out
your body to avoid dropping farther. This is just one of Lucy Jane Bledsoe’s survival tips
she shares in this true account of her experiences while on exploration in Antarctica.
Butts, Ed. SOS, stories of Survival: true tales of disaster, tragedy and courage.
True stories of survivors of earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, fire and floods!
Iggulden, Conn. The dangerous book for boys
This book is jam packed with things to do including go-cart building, tree house
construction and paper airplane folding. Check out the Daring Book for Girls by the
same author.
Skreslet, Laurie. To the top of Everest
A former Red Cedar Nominee, this book is the thrilling true story of how Laurie Skreslet
became the first Canadian to climb Mount Everest. Along with his team, Laurie was
faced with hidden crevasses, blinding snowstorms, horrible altitude sickness and deadly
avalanches.
Zweig, Eric. Crazy Canucks: the uphill battle of Canada’s downhill ski team
Learn about the trials and triumphs off the Canadian men's alpine ski team of the 1970s
and early 1980s in this behind-the-scenes look at a team that dared to take risks other
skiers were too afraid of.
Week One - Preschool Program
Sub Theme: Readers Roar (animal stories)
Title: Twelve Chinese Zodiac Animals
Age: 3-5 Years Old
Duration: 1 hour
Submitted by: Victor Or, Surrey Public Library
Materials/Supplies:
Toilet paper roll (cardboard core)
Tiger template (you should print out some from this website in advance)
http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/mtiger2.htm
Crayons
Glue sticks
Scissors
Procedure:
Introduction & Welcome: Song: “Good morning/Good afternoon/Good evening how
are you?” (Depending on the time of day of your program)
(tune of “Eyes, nose, cheeky cheeky chin”)
Example:
Good morning, how are you?
How are you today?
Warm-up exercise:
Up, up, up, up to the ceiling
Down, down, down, down to the floor
Left to the window, right to the door (reverse if necessary for room orientation)
This is my left hand, reach up high
This is my right hand, we’ll touch the sky
Left hand, right hand, roll them round and round
Left hand, right hand, roll them round and round and round and round and round and
round…. (speed of recitation gets faster and faster)
Songs and Fingerplays: Song: “Old MacDonald Had a Farm”
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O.
And on his farm he had a mouse, E-I-E-I-O.
With a squeek-squeek here and a squeek-squeek there,
Here a squeek, there a squeek, everywhere a squeek-squeek.
And on his farm he had a cow, E-I-E-I-O…
(Use this opportunity to introduce all (or as many as you like) of the twelve animals in
the Chinese Zodiac. They are mouse, cow (ox), tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse,
sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig.)
Rhyme: Hickory Dickory Dock
Hickery dickory dock,
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck one,
The mouse ran down,
Hickery dickory dock.
Song: Puff, the Magic Dragon
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called {Honah Lee}
Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal Puff,
And brought him strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff. Oh!
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee
Together they would travel on a boat with billowed sail
Jackie kept a lookout perched on Puff’s gigantic tail,
Noble kings and princes would bow whene’er they came,
Pirate ships would lower their flags when Puff roared out his name. Oh!
A dragon lives forever but not so little boys
Painted wings and giant rings make way for other toys.
One grey night it happened, Jackie Paper came no more
And Puff that mighty dragon, he ceased his fearless roar.
He head was bent in sorrow, green scales fell like rain,
Puff no longer went to play along the cherry lane.
Without his life-long friend, Puff could not be brave,
So Puff that mighty dragon sadly slipped into his cave. Oh!
Rhyme: I Saw a Snake Go By One Day
I saw a snake go by one day,
Riding in his Chevrolet.
He was long
And he was thin
And he didn’t have a chin.
He had no chin,
But what the heck
He had lots and lots and lots of neck.
Circle song: The Ponies are Walking
The ponies are walking, they’re walking along,
Walking along, walking along,
The ponies are walking, they’re walking along,
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
The ponies are trotting, they’re trotting along,
Trotting along, trotting along,
The ponies are trotting, they’re trotting along,
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
The ponies are galloping, they’re galloping along,
Galloping along, galloping along,
The ponies are galloping, they’re galloping along,
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
The ponies are walking, they’re walking back home,
Walking back home, walking back home,
The ponies are walking, they’re walking back home.
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
Fingerplay: Five Little Monkeys
Five little monkeys swinging from a tree,
Teasing Mister Crocodile, “Can’t catch me!”
Along came Mister Crocodile, slowly as could be,
SNAP!
Four little monkeys…
Three little monkeys…
Two little monkeys…
One little monkey…
No little monkeys swinging from a tree,
I’d better watch out or he might catch me!
Song: How Much is That Doggie In the Window?
How much is that doggie in the window?
The one with the waggley tail.
How much is that doggie in the window?
I do hope that doggie’s for sale.
I must take a trip to California
And Leave my poor sweetheart alone.
If he has a dog he won’t be lonesome.
And that doggie would have a good home.
I don't want a bunny or a kitty
I don't want a parrot that talks
I don't want a bowl of little fishies
He can't take a goldfish for a walk
How much is that doggie in the window? (arf! arf!)
The one with the waggley tail
How much is that doggie in the window? (arf! arf!)
I do hope that doggie's for sale
I do hope that doggie's for sale
Fingerplay: This Little Piggy
This little piggy went to market.
This little piggy stayed home.
This little piggy had roast beef.
This little piggy had none.
And this little piggy cried,
“Wee! Wee! Wee! Wee!”
All the way home.
Book/Story:
Moo Who? – Margie Palatini
Bob – Tracey Campbell Pearson
Felt: Song: Baa Baa Black Sheep (original idea from Ms. Kathryn Feeney)
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes, sir, yes, sir,
Three bags full.
One for my master,
One for my dame,
And one for the little boy
Who lived down the lane.
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes, sir, yes, sir,
Three bags full.
Baa, Baa, White Sheep…
Baa, Baa, Purple Sheep…
Baa, Baa, White Sheep With Green Stripes…
Baa, Baa, Blue Sheep With Yellow and Purple Dots…
Origami: The Bunny Rabbit Olympics (Refer to Ms. Rachel Katz’s website:
http://www.origamiwithrachelkatz.com/stories/bunny.htm)
Craft: Tiger Toilet Paper Roll Craft
Print out the template at http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/mtiger2.htm. The children
can first colour the paper and then cut out the template pieces. Glue the large
rectangular piece on first to cover the tube. Glue on the head and arms. Fold the feet
tabs and glue to the inside, bottom of the toilet paper roll (cardboard core). Fold the tail
in half and glue so only the coloured part of the paper is showing on each side. Then
fold tab and glue to the roll. Glue the ham into one of the hands.
Resources:
Books:
I’m a Little Teapot!: Presenting Preschool Storytime – Jane Cobb
What’ll I Do With the Baby-o?: Nursery Rhymes, Songs, and Stories for
Babies – Jane Cobb
Mouse Paint – Ellen Stoll Walsh
The Tiger Who Came To Tea – Judith Kerr
Bunny Cakes – Rosemary Wells
Matthew’s Dragon – Susan Cooper
Verdi – Janell Cannon
The Carousel – Liz Rosenberg
Sheep On a Ship – Nancy Shaw
Curious George and the Pizza – Margret Rey
Spot Goes To the Park – Eric Hill
Three Little Pigs – Paul Galdone
SRC 2010: Readers Rock!
Week One - Primary Program
Sub-Theme
Readers Roar
Title:
“Merrily We Roar Along”
Age:
6 – 9 years
Duration:
1 hour
Submitted by:
Linda Madill, Fraser Valley Regional Library
Materials/ Supplies:
12” x 18” construction paper, assorted colours
white copy paper to make assorted heads, wings,
legs, feet, etc.
coloured pencils or crayons
glue stick
Procedure:
Introduction & Welcome:
Welcome to our program today. My name is ______
and I invite you to “Merrily Roar Along” with me. First,
lets play Simon Says. In a minute I will ask you to line
up against the far wall. Then I will play the part of
Simon and give you instructions like “Simon says to
walk like a duck for three steps”, or “Simon says to
bark five times like a dog”. Then you follow Simon’s
instructions. If I don’t say “Simon says”, but just tell
you to walk like a duck for three steps, then anyone
who take those three duck steps will be out and they
sit down. The game is over when someone correctly
follows all the instructions and is standing beside me.
So is everyone ready?
Game:
Simon Says – animal actions and sounds
Introduce “Jack and the Robbers” by asking children
to choose the parts and practice the sounds of the
dog, cat, goat, cow and rooster.
Participation Story:
“Jack and the Robbers”
And now for something completely different…while
everyone catches their breath, please listen to the
poem called “The Average Hippopotamus” by Jack
Prelutsky. It is found in his book of animal poems
called My Dog May Be a Genius.
Poem:
“The Average Hippopotamus” by Jack Prelutsky
In this next story Pelican meets a new animal in the
jungle but can’t remember Hippototamus’ name when
he flies off to tell his friends. Soon the animals think a
monster is on the loose and are afraid until Elephant
says he’s not afraid of the…
Book:
Snarlyhissopus by Alan MacDonald and Louise Voce
Craft:
Invent-a-Creature
Ahead of time,
o photocopy the body part patterns (torsos,
heads, legs, ears) on white paper, enlarge
patterns if desired
o cut body parts out
At the program,
o children choose whatever body part they
wish to Invent-a-Creature
o use coloured pencils or crayons to colour
body parts
o arrange coloured body parts on
construction paper and glue down to Inventa-Creature
Once again, I will need your help telling our final story.
Please repeat each line after me and copy my
actions.
Game:
Let’s Go on a Bear Hunt
Resources:
“Jack and the Robbers”. Twenty Tellable Tales by Margaret Reid MacDonald.
pp. 95 - 103
“The Average Hippopotamus”. My Dog May be a Genius by Jack Prelutsky and
James Stevenson. p. 114.
Snarlyhissopus by Alan MacDonald and Louise Voce.
“Invent-a-Creature”. Storycraft: 50 Theme-Based Programs Combining
Storytelling, Activities and Crafts for Children in Grades 1-3 by Martha Seif
Simpson. pp. 81-83
“Let’s Go on a Bear Hunt” I’m a Little Teapot! By Jane Cobb. p. 25.
Week One - Tween Program
Readers Roar
Sub-theme:
Title:
It’s a Jungle in here!
Age:
10 -12 Years Old
Duration:
1 hour
Submitted by:
Evelyn Lee – Prince George Public Library
Materials/Supplies: odd socks (ask child to bring if possible), buttons, bows, yarn,
material scraps, stapler, craft glue, safety pins, permanent felt pens, felt material, googly
eyes, plastic needles and thread, and pipe cleaners.
Other Supplies: small animal pictures (see attached - animal pictures for game are
taken from Microsoft Word ClipArt), tape or safety pins.
Procedure:
Introduction: Do a quick overview of what is planned for the program and then start
with the game.
Game: What am I? Attach pictures of animals on the back of each child using tape or
a safety pin while they are seated for the introduction. They are to move around the
room, asking each person one question, to figure out what animal they are. (They may
receive only yes or no answers.) Loud animal noises are encouraged once they’ve
identified themselves.
Book: Have a display of junior non-fiction as well as best adventure and general fiction
books that involve dangerous animals. Booktalk a few and then choose a book excerpt
to read.
I recommend one of the following: “Ratha’s Creature” (the first of the Book of the
Named series by Clare Bell), a wonderful book for kids who loved Erin Hunter’s Warrior
series; or “Wolf Brother” (first book of the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series by
Michelle Paver). If you choose to read “Wolf Brother”, introduce the story and then read
from page 4 “His father licked the sweat from his lips.” … to the end of the chapter. If
“Ratha’s Creature”, introduce the story and then read from page 64 “The Red Tongue
is no one’s creature. Kill it.” … to the end of the first paragraph on page 68.
Discussion: Ask participants why they think animal stories are so popular and which
ones they liked best.
Craft: Animal Sock Puppets
(Have extra odd socks for children without one). Ask children to pick an animal of which
to create a sock puppet character. If you have volunteer helpers available, provide
more stuff to attach to socks and a station with a hot glue gun. Otherwise use mostly
permanent markers and easily glued on items (craft glue) or with needle and
thread/stapler.
Activity: Pair up for this activity. Give each pair a book or page of animal poems,
riddles or jokes. Ask them to decide on the two funniest and to tell them to the whole
group … using their sock puppets.
Resources:
Books: Any great animal non-fiction, animal series and novels including: bear stories
(Hobbs), Lion Boy (Zizou), Thunder Cave (Smith), Secret Heart (Almond), Touching
Spirit Bear (Mikaelsen), The Last Leopard (St. John), various series by Erin Hunter, the
Redwall series by Brian Jacques, Gentle Ben (Morey), Ratha’s Creature and others in
series (Bell) and Wolf Brother and others in series (Paver).
For animal poems, jokes and riddles: Ha! Ha! Ha! (Thomas), Bear Hugs (Wilson),
My Hippo has the Hiccups (Nesbitt), Unforgettable Elephant Jokes (Kingfisher), King
Henry the Ape (Keller), What a Hoot! (Sidesplitters) and any others that you have in
your collection.
Websites: for Children’s Animal jokes: (cut and paste the appropriate ones onto a
sheet, cut sheets up in to 6 joke sections, and hand out …so no one gets the same
jokes). These are two sites I found but there are many.
www.ahajokes.com/animal_jokes_for_kids.html
www.kidsdomain.com/brain/animals/riddles.html
SRC 2010 Readers Rock! Week One Activity
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Source: http://www.wordsearchfun.com/80584_Jungle_animals_wordsearch.html
SRC 2010 Readers Rock!
Week One Activity – Readers Roar!
Cool Animal Quiz
1. Polar Bears – Which Canadian City is known as the Polar Bear Capital of the World?
Answer: Churchill, Manitoba – hundreds migrate near Churchill in October and November
sometimes walking right up the main street of the town! In fact there is even a “Polar bear jail”
to temporarily house unwanted visitors.
2. Lions – What are Baby Lions called? a) Kittens b) Cubs c) Leos
Answer: b) Cubs
3. Elephant ears keep elephants cool – true or false?
Answer : True
4. Chimps, baboon, gorilla – Which one has a tail?
Answer: Baboon
5. Which huge African animal has a horn or two on its nose?
Answer: Rhinoceros
6. Which Baby reptile squeaks inside its egg? a) Lizard b) Snail c) Crocodile
Answer: c) Crocodile
7. Name the world’s largest lizard.
Answer: Komodo Dragon
8. What is a group of Leopards called? a) Bunch b) Pack c) Leap
Answer: c) Leap
9. Which is larger, an Elephant Seal or a Walrus?
Answer: Elephant Seal – The males weigh a colossal 3,500 kg!
10. Did Tyrannosaurus Rex walk on four legs?
Answer: No. It’s front legs were too tiny and weak to walk on.
Sources: www.quiz.co.uk/kids/animals
www.wildlifedefenseusa.org
www.canadacool.com
Burney, David. The Kingfisher Animal Encyclopaedia. New York: Kingfisher, 2000.
SRC 2010 – READING ROCKS!
Week Two - Preschool Program
Sub-Theme:
Rock 'n' Roll
Title:
Road Builders & Transportation
Age:
Ages 4 – 6 years
Duration:
45 minutes to 1 hour
Submitted by:
Susan Andrews, Surrey Public Library
Procedure:
1. When introducing the storytime, ask the children “how did you get to the library today
- by car, bus, bike, walking, skytrain?” Then read the following book.
2. How Will We Get to the Beach by Brigitte Luciani. (Roxanne is headed for the beach
on a beautiful summer day. She is taking her baby, an umbrella, a book, a ball, and
their turtle. Getting there proves to be quite an adventure. First, the young woman's
car breaks down. Then each alternate form of transportation-a bus, a bicycle, a
skateboard, a kayak, and a hot-air balloon-is unsuitable because one of the five items
doesn't fit. Each time, readers must guess which one it is. Finally, a farmer with his
horse and cart comes along and gives Roxanne and her entourage a lift.)
Or read other favorite books, such as:
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The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
Freight Train by Donald Crews
3. Sing the Song/Rhyme:
HERE IS THE ENGINE
Here is the engine on the track (choo, choo, choo)
Here is the coal car just in back (choo, choo, choo)
Here is the boxcar to carry freight (choo, choo, choo)
Here is the mail car. Don’t be late! (choo, choo, choo)
Way back here at the end of the train (choo, choo, choo)
Rides the caboose through the sun and the rain (choo, choo, choo)
TRAFFIC LIGHT
Twinkle, twinkle, traffic light
Standing on the corner bright
Green means go, we all know
Yellow means wait, even if you're late
Red means stop
Twinkle, twinkle, traffic light
Standing on the corner bright
THIS LITTLE CAR
(Tune: This Old Man)
This little car painted black zooming down the railroad track
With a toot-toot, clack clack, wind behind his back
This little train is rocking on.
- This little car painted blue, has a seat for me & you
- This little car painted yellow, carries a conductor, a mighty fine fellow
- This little car painted green, nicest car you’ve ever seen
- This little car painted gray, will take you places faraway
- This caboose painted red, has 4 seats & one soft bed
WHEELS ON THE TRAIN
(Tune: Wheels on the Bus)
Wheels on the train go round and round
Round and round, round and round
The wheels on the bus go round and round
Early in the morning.
- tracks on the train go click, click, click
- whistle on the train goes whoo, whoo, whoo
- conductor on the train goes all aboard
4. Tell the story, TAKING A TRIP
Props: Bradley Bear, train, boat, airplane, bus, car, hot air balloon, roller skates
Story: On Sunday Bradley Bear told his mother that he wanted to go to Disneyland. “I
want to ride on Space Mountain,” said Bradley. How will you get there? asked his
mother. I'm going to take the train,” he declared. “Have a good time,” called his mother.
On Monday, he told his father he was going to the beach. I want to look for seashells
and fly my kite, said Bradley. “How will you get there?” asked his father. “I’ll sail on a
boat” he explained. “Don't forget your bathing suit”, laughed his father.
On Tuesday he told his mother that he thought he would visit his grandmother because
she was always glad to see him. “How will you get there?” asked his mother. “I’ll zoom
in an airplane in the sky”, he shouted. “Tell her I said hello”, smiled his mother.
On Wednesday Bradley planned a trip to the zoo. “I like to watch the elephants,” he
said. His mother asked how he would get to the zoo. “I’ll wait at the bus stop for the
bus,” he said. “Be home for lunch,” joked his mother.
On Thursday Bradley wanted to go camping in the mountains. “I’ll like to sleep in a tend
with my sleeping bag,” he said. “How will you get there?” asked his father. “I’ll go in a
car and drive to the mountains,” said Bradley. “Drive carefully”, laughed his father.
On Friday he wished for a trip to the moon. “How will you get to the moon?” questioned
his mother. “I’ll float high in the sky in a hot air balloon,” he said. “Sounds like fun,” his
mother told him.
On Saturday he said, “Today I’m going next door to play with my friend.” “How will you
get there?” asked his father. “I’m going on my roller skates,” said Bradley. “Have a
good time, said his father. “I will”, shouted Bradley, “because I’m really going.”
You can also change some of the pieces to add different transportation ideas. I have
used rocket ship, truck, bike and skate board.
5. Sing some more Songs:
OLD MACDONALD HAD A CAR
Old MacDonald had a car E-I-E-I-O
And on this car there was a horn E-I-E-I-O
With a beep beep here (bike horn)
And a beep beep there
Here a beep, there a beep
Everywhere a beep beep
Old MacDonald had a car E-I-E-I-O
steering wheel – spin, spin, spin
tires – roll, roll, roll
wipers - swish swish
breaks – break, break, break
window - up & down
I’M A LITTLE AIRPLANE
(Tune: I’m a Little Teapot)
I’m a little airplane
I can fly
Here’s my throttle
Give me a try.
When I get all revved up,
I can fly,
Off the runway,
To the sky!
I’M A LITTLE GAS PUMP
(Tune: I’m a Little Teapot)
I’m a little gas pump, short and stout.
Here is my handle, here is my spout.
When you squeeze the handle, hear me shout.
Just tip me over and pour me out.
WHEELS ON THE BIKE
The wheels on the bike go round & round,
Round & round, round & round;
The wheels on my bike go round & round,
All day long!
The pedals on the bike go up & down
The horn on the bike goes honk, honk, honk!
The brake on the bike goes romp, romp, romp
BOAT IN THE WATER
(Tune: Wheels on the Bus)
The boat in the water goes row, row, row
Row, row, row, row, row, row.
The boat in the water goes row, row, row,
All around the lake.
The wind in the sail goes swish, swish, swish
The waves on the lake go splish, splish, splash
RACECAR GO SO SLOW
Racecar, racecar, go so slow
Racecar, racecar, go so fast
Racecar, racecar, step on the gas.
6. Tell the felt story:
MR. GUMPY’S OUTING by John Burningham
Mr. Gumpy owned a boat by a river. One day Mr. Gumpy went out in his boat.
Along came some children. “Can we come along with you Mr. Gumpy?” “Yes, if you
don’t squabble,” aaid Mr. Gumpy.
Along came a rabbit. “Can I come along with you Mr. Gumpy?” “Yes, but don’t hop
about,” said Mr. Gumpy.
Along came a cat. “Can I come along with you Mr. Gumpy?” “Very well, but you’re not
to chase the rabbit,” said Mr. Gumpy.
Along came a dog. “Will you take me with you?” Yes, but don’t tease the cat,” said Mr.
Gumpy.
Along came a pig. “Can I come along with you Mr. Gumpy?” “Very well, but don’t make
a mess,” said Mr. Gumpy.
Along came a sheep. “Can I come along with you Mr. Gumpy?” “Yes, but don’t keep
bleating, said Mr. Gumpy.
Along came a chicken. “Can I come along with you Mr. Gumpy?” “Yes, but don’t flap,”
said Mr. Gumpy.
Along came a cow. “Can I come along with you Mr. Gumpy?” Yes, if you don’t trample
about,” Mr. Gumpy.
Along came a goat. Can I come along with you Mr. Gumpy?” Very well, but don’t kick,”
said Mr. Gumpy.
For a little while they all went along happily but then…
The goat kicked
The cow trampled
The chickens flapped
The sheep bleated
The pig messed about
The dog teased the cat
The cat chased the rabbit
The rabbit hopped
The children squabbled
The boat tipped…
And into the water they all fell.
Then Mr. Gumpy and the goat and the calf and the chickens and the sheep and the pig
and the
dog and the cat and the rabbit and the
children all swam to the bank and climbed out
to dry in the hot sun.
Then Mr. Gumpy said, “Goodbye, come for a ride another day.”
7. Other activities to try:
A) Train “Sound Station"
- Kids can blow a wooden train whistle, ring the bells, do the chug-a-lug sound, say
"all abooooooard!", etc.
- Use Train Sounds and Signals when you change activities, line up, walk down the
hall, etc.
B) Snack:
- Train-shaped cookies and make a table train with a line of tables continuing around
the room.
C) Crafts:
- Sponge Painting: with cars or train shapes
- Train Whistle: props: toilet paper tubes, wax paper, rubber band, paint
Decorate a toilet paper tube with paint. Then punch a hole about a half-inch down
the tube. Finally put a circle of wax paper over one end, and secure it with a rubber
band. Now your children can pretend to be a train and make a whistle like noise
9ounds more like a kazoo).
D) Movement Activity:
Make a Child Train – choo-chooing around the meeting room or library. In advance, you
might draw chalk tracks for the train to follow. Teach students the traditional whistle
signals.
E) Train Tickets
Pass out or have kids “buy” tickets at the beginning; kids will need to "board" the group
activities or even get tickets punched at each play “train station” around the room.
F) Costumes:
Have available striped hats, overalls, bandana scarves, construction hats, large toy
cars, trucks, etc.
WEBSITE IDEAS:
- Preschool Construction Theme:
http://www.everythingpreschool.com/themes/construction/
- Transportation Theme: http://www.dltk-kids.com/Crafts/transportation/index.html
- Transportation Theme1: http://www.lindaslearninglinks.com/transportation.html
- Preschool Transportation Songs and Music:
http://www.everythingpreschool.com/themes/transportation/songs.htm
SRC 2010: Reading Rocks
Week Two – Primary Program
Sub Theme:
Rock and Roll!
Title:
It’s all rock and roll to me
Age:
6 – 9 Years Old
Duration:
1 hour
Submitted by:
Shirley Anning, Fraser Valley Regional Library
Materials/Supplies:
Guitar –
Empty Kleenex/tissue box
Empty paper towel roll
Elastic bands of different sizes and width
Glue or tape
Maracas - Toilet paper tube
Beans, macaroni or popcorn kernels
Paper or aluminum foil
Tape
Markers, crayons or paints
Trumpet - Top 1/3 of a plastic bottle (e.g. pop bottle)
Ribbon or string
Tape
Stickers
Procedure:
Introduction and Welcome
Game:
Clump
Everybody mingles, constantly moving until the leader shouts out a
number.
All players must then try to get into groups of that number
Any group that doesn’t succeed is out.
* good ice breaker
Books:
Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp
By Carol Diggory Shields
Shake, Rattle & Roll
By Holly George-Warren
Song:
Play several different rock and roll CDs and
a) Have the children choose a song to sing or
b) You choose a song ahead of time
Craft:
Musical Instruments
Kids will love to make music with these easy, homemade musical
instrument crafts for kids.
Guitar
Supplies Needed:
empty kleenex/tissue box
empty paper towel roll (*optional)
elastic bands of different sizes and widths
glue or tape
Remove the plastic from the kleenex/tissue box opening.
Glue or tape roll to end of box for handle.(*Optional)
Wrap elastic bands of different sizes and widths around the kleenex/tissue box.
You could also use any small box with the lid removed for a guitar.
Maracas
Supplies Needed:
toilet paper tube
beans, macaroni or popcorn kernals
paper or aluminum foil
tape
markers or crayons or paints
Put some beans or macaroni(uncooked) or popcorn kernals
in the toilet paper tube. Cover the ends of the roll with paper or aluminum foil and
secure firmly with tape. Decorate the tube with markers or crayons or paints.
Shake the maracas to music.
Trumpet
Supplies Needed:
Top 1/3 of a plastic bottle
Ribbon or string
Tape
Stickers
Have an adult cut off the top 1/3 of a plastic pop bottle. Apply tape all around the
bottom to cover any rough or sharp areas. Tie a ribbon around the top to use as
a holder. Decorate with stickers.
Resources:
partysupplieshut.com
create-kids-crafts .com
Week Two - Tween Program
Sub-theme:
Rock ‘n Roll
Title:
Soundscape!
Age:
10 -12 Years Old
Duration:
1 hour
Submitted by:
Materials/Supplies: For Activity: Game systems for any or all of the following
games, projector(s), TV(s), Rock Band / Guitar Hero game, game instruments, Dance
Dance Revolution,
2 dance pads, karaoke machine, 2 mics and CDs.
If Electronic music games are not available to you: “Investigate Cool Sounds”
materials: a piece of string (approx. 1 meter long) for each participant, numerous metal
objects: ones with holes or spaces to put string through like metal book ends, hangers,
roasting pan rack, oven rack, cake rack, spoons etc.
For craft: 1 – 11 x 17 sheet of paper for each person, poster paints or water colours,
permanent markers, scissors, scrap paper (especially bright colours), paint brushes,
newspaper for underlay, magazines and pages of clip art for tracers or to glue on, old
toothbrushes, 2 splatter guards, cups or containers for mixed paint and water; and white
glue.
Other Supplies: Face paints, 2 mirrors, 2 small dishes for water, tissues and paper
towel.
For game: A CD player and a variety of recordings of popular and multicultural music.
Procedure:
Introduction:
Do an overview of what is planned and then group participants into 4 – 5 person bands.
Face Painting: At 2 stations have Bands members paint each others faces (have
picture examples available to provide ideas for rock star make-up).
Game: Each group is asked to perform as an Air Band to whatever music is played.
Mix it up so they have to play bagpipes, harp, bongo drums, etc. Start out with all
groups performing to 2 to 3 songs to warm-up. Then ask each group to perform one
song “on stage” to entertain the rest.
Discussion: Ask participants to relate how they felt performing and what they imagine
it would be like to perform for a sold-out concert at BC Place (approx. 50,000 seats).
Give out questionnaire of which singers and bands they like best (top 5?). This will be
useful information for updating your CD collection).
Book: Display your junior/teen fiction and non-fiction about popular music. Booktalk a
few and then choose a book excerpt to read. I recommend: Burning Up: on tour with
the Jonas Brothers by the Jonas Brothers (read chapter “Snapshots from the Road” pg
67 to pg 70) or Miley Cyrus: Unauthorized by Junk Food (read from “Miley takes the
Stage” pg 16 to first half of pg 27).
Activity:
If you are doing the electronic activities: have all musical game systems set up in
advance in different corners of the room and provide chairs for waiting performers.
DDR – 2 dancing, 2 watching; Karaoke – 2 singing, 2 watching; Guitar Hero – 2 playing,
2 watching; Rock Band – 4 playing, 4 watching. Rotate from activity to activity after
each person has performed a minimum of 2 songs. If you have more than 20
participants, have them doing the craft while waiting to be rotated in.
If you are doing the “Investigate Cool Sounds” activity:
go to www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/secret_bells.html for instructions.
Set up 2 – 3 stations with 4 – 6 different metal objects to test. Pair kids up so that at #6
in the instructions they can play on their partner’s metal object with a spoon or chopstick
or other implement, instead of banging the suspended objects against tables or doors.
After everyone has tested their group of objects rotate to the next station. When
everyone is done, discuss “what is going on”. If you want to do more exploring … add a
“bottle organ” station: www.cmste.uregina.ca/Quickstarts/bottleorgan.html
Craft: Make your own Band Poster
Set up two tables with newspaper underlay and paint supplies. Each participant gets a
large sheet of paper to create own poster. Suggest they sketch out their poster with a
pencil and then paint the background. Use magazine cutouts or clip art images to glue
on or use as blockers for toothbrush and splatter guard painting technique. (lay cutout
on poster paper, dip water-dampened toothbrush in watercolour and using splatter
guard, gently rub toothbrush across it, spritzing a fine layer of paint over the area. If you
wish to highlight the image, remove cutout and spritz with yellow or brighter
watercolour.) This works well on cutout letters for titles too. Glue on magazine images
or bright paper bits to create a layered look.
Resources:
Books:
Miley Cyrus: Unauthorized by Junk Food (Scholastic)
Burning Up: on tour with the Jonas Brothers by the Jonas Brothers
Internet-linked Music Theory for Beginners by Emma Danes
Other titles related to music of all kinds
Websites:
http://www.cmste.uregina.ca/Quickstarts/bottleorgan.html
www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/secret_bells.html
WEEK Two - Rock ‘n Roll Reading
Wanna show everyone that you “rock” at telling jokes? Try these ones.
JOKES
What does an astronaut do when he gets dirty?
He takes a meteor shower.
Which dinosaurs sing and dance on MTV?
Rap-tors.
Where do geologists go to relax?
Rock concerts.
Knock-Knock.
Who’s there?
Dinosaur go.
Dinosaur go who?
No, owls go whoo…Dinosaurs go RRROOOAAARRR!
What kind of music do you hear when you throw a
stone into the lake?
Plunk rock.
What would you get if you crossed a bag of cement,
a stone, and a radio?
Hard rock music.
Why are lions holy creatures?
Because they’re always preying.
Why can’t leopards escape from the zoo?
They’re always spotted running away.
What happens when dinosaurs run out of
firecrackers?
They use dino-mite.
What do lions call antelopes?
Fast food.
What’s a T.Rex at the North Pole called?
Iced T.
Why did the lion eat the tightrope walker?
Because he wanted a well-balanced meal!
Jokes are taken and/or adapted from:
Giggle Fit Dinosaur Jokes By Jacqueline Horsfall; Illustrated by Steve Harpster
Kids’ Silliest Riddles By Jacqueline Horsfall; Illustrated by Buck Jones
The Little Giant Book of Side-Splitters By Joseph Rosenbloom; Illustrated by Sanford Hoffman & Joyce Behr
The Usborne Animal Jokes Designed and illustrated by Leonard Le Rolland; Edited by Laura Howell
http://kids.yahoo.com/jokes
SRC 2010: Reading Rocks! Week Two – Rock and Roll Reading
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Week Three - Preschool Program
Sub-Theme:
Title:
Riddled Readers
Can You Guess? A Preschool Program About Riddles and Guessing Games
Age:
3 - 5 years old
Duration:
45 - 60 minutes
Submitted by:
Procedure:
Preschoolers love to play hide and seek, peek-a-boo and other guessing games involving
riddles. This program is filled with lots of stories and ideas to keep your kids guessing and
surprised!
Using the basic storytime format we all know and love, use the following ideas to fill in the
structure of the program:
Introductory Activities
Opening Song / Rhyme
Story #1
Fingerplay / song / or rhyme
Felt Story
Story #2
Story #3 (if time)
Closing song
Craft
Introductory Activities:
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Introduce the theme by playing “peekaboo” while putting name tags on children.
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Bring a touch box to the program and put something familiar to the children inside
(idea: banana). Show them how to reach inside to feel what is there, but remind them
not to pull the object out. When everyone who wants to participate has had a turn,
open the top of the box and let them peek inside to see what’s there.
Book Ideas:
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Duck’s Key, Where Can It Be? By Jez Alborough
Duck is going on a trip but he cannot find the key to his big red truck. As he looks
everywhere for it, a frog reveals to readers that he has it, but he says,"Don't tell Duck!"
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Who Sank the Boat? By Pamela Allen
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Was it the cow or the donkey or the sheep with her knitting? Surely it wasn't the tiny
little mouse? Sure to make children giggle as they guess which animal spoilt a day's
rowing by sinking the boat.
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Moongame by Frank Asch
During a game of hide-and-seek, Moon hides behind a cloud, leaving his friend Bear
very worried.
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What’s Up the Coconut Tree? By A.H. Benjamin
Bump! Bump! Bump!... Suddenly Elephant, Zebra, and the other animals find coconuts
dropping on their heads. So they ask Lion, the King of the Jungle, to help. Can he
discover what's up the coconut tree?
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Whose Nose and Toes by John Butler
See a nose, and some toes - can you guess who they belong to?
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Peek A Moo by Marie Torres Cimarusti (also Peek A Pet and Peek a Zoo)
Readers can play peek-a-boo with a different animal on each page of this flap book,
guessing what each is, and then lifting the flap to find out.
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Five Little Monkeys Play Hide and Seek by Eileen Christelow
The five little monkeys try to avoid going to bed by playing hide and seek with the
babysitter.
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Bark George by Julies Feiffer
Bark, George," says George's mother, and George goes: "Meow," which
definitely isn't right, because George is a dog. What's going on with George?
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Where’s Spot by Eric Hill
A mother dog finds eight other animals hiding around the house before finding her lost
puppy. Flaps conceal the animals.
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Who’s That Scratching at My Door: A Peek a Boo Riddle Book by Amanda Leslie
When a boy wishes for a real friend to play with, a number of inappropriate animals
come to his door before a "just right" puppy appears. A bright and bold book that
doubles as a riotous question-and-answer game.
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Flappy Waggy Wiggly: A Peek a Boo Riddle Book by Amanda Leslie
Simple questions lead the reader to guess what animal can be found when the page is
turned.
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How Will We Get to the Beach?: A Guessing Game Story by Brigitte Luciani
Readers are invited to play a guessing game as a mother tries to go to the beach with
her baby
and four objects: a turtle, an umbrella, a thick book, and a ball.
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Here A Chick, Where A Chick? By Suse MacDonald
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Readers search for chicks under the flaps only to find a cat with a meow, geese with a
honk, a cow with a moo, mice with a squeak, and pigs with an oink. On the last spread,
readers lift the scarecrow’s apron to see "everywhere a chick chick" - with cheeps
galore!
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Shark in the Park by Nick Sharatt
Timothy Pope looks through his telescope and sees "a nasty surprise." A die-cut hole
zeros in
on what he thinks in each case is a fin; a turn of the page gives the big picture.
Readers will
have fun guessing what lurks behind each opening.
Felt Ideas:
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The Cake That Mack Ate by Rose Robart – available from 3H Craftworks
A cumulative tale about the chain of events surrounding the making of a cake by a
farmer's wife, eventually leading to its consumption in surprising circumstances.
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Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell – available from 3H Craftworks
The story starts with a letter to the zoo requesting a pet. But as the felts reveal, most of
the animals are inappropriate--until the perfect one arrives. Kids will have a great time
guessing what’s behind each felt.
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The Surprise by George Shannon – available from 3H Craftworks
Squirrel gives his mother a special surprise on her birthday.
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Little Mouse, Little Mouse – see the following link for words and how to create:
http://readingwithhannah.blogspot.com/2004/01/games-little-mouse-little-mouse.html
Songs, Rhymes and Fingerplays
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Where Are the Baby Mice?
Where are the baby mice? (make a fist)
“squeak, squeak, squeak!”
I cannot see them (peer into fist)
Peek! Peek! Peek!
Here they come from their hole in the wall
1, 2, 3, 4, 5....(point to fingers)
And, that’s all! (point to empty palm)
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Who’s That Knocking? (tune: “Who’s that knocking at my door?”)
Who’s that knocking at my door?
(make knocking motion)
Guess who is out there?
(chant) KNOCK, KNOCK
WHO’S THERE?
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MEOW!
MEOW WHO?
IT’S A CAT!
(repeat with other animals, singing the song between the chants)
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Where is Thumb Kin?
Where is Thumb Kin?
Where is Thumb Kin ?
Here I am! Here I am !
How are you today sir?
Very well I thank you
Run away, run away
Where is Pointer? .....
Where is Middle Man?
Where is Ring Man?
Where is Pinky?
Where is Family?
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Under the Stars
Under the stars there is a tree (stars: hold two hands up high and wiggle fingers)
Under the tree there is a tent(tree: hold up oen hand bent at elbow and other hand at
elbow – sway bent hand like a tree in the wind)
In the tent there is a bed (bed: hold hand out flat)
On the bed there is a blanket (blanket: place one hand on top of the other)
Under the blanket there is me (hold two hands to face and go peek-a-boo)
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Peek A Boo (sung to tune of Frere Jacques)
Peek a boo, peek a boo
I see you! I see you!
I see your button nose,
I see your tiny toes.
Peek a boo, I see you!
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Who Stole the Cookies from the Cookie Jar?
Group: Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar?
(Jimmy) stole the cookies from the cookie jar.
Jimmy: Who me?
Group: Yes, you!
Jimmy: Not me!
Group: Then who?
Jimmy: Linda stole the cookies from the cookie jar.
Linda: Who me?
Group: Yes, you!
And so on.....
Craft:
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Peek A Boo Barn Craft (From: http://www.allkidsnetwork.com/crafts/animals/farm/barnanimals.asp)
What you'll need:
•
Printable templates (attached), construction paper (red, black, green), glue, scissors,
crayons
How to make your Peek-a-boo Barn Craft: Print our barn template and cut out the pieces.
Trace the barn onto red construction paper. Trace the roof and window onto black
construction paper. Cut the pieces out.
1. Cut the doors on the barn so they open. Make a cut down the center of the doors, and
along the top of each door. Make sure you don’t cut the very outer edges of the door
(on the right and left) or your doors will fall off instead of opening!
2. Glue a piece of red construction paper on the back of the barn so that it covers the
doors. Do not glue the piece of construction paper to the doors – you want some red
showing when the doors are open.
3. Glue the barn to a piece of green construction paper.
4. Glue the roof and window onto the barn.
5. Print the animal template and let your child colour the pieces.
6. Cut the animals/scenery pieces out. Glue the pieces onto the barn. Make sure an
animal gets glued inside the barn so your child can open the doors to find it!
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Week Three – Riddled Readers
Sub Theme: Riddled Readers
Title:
Spy School
Age:
6-9 Years Old
Duration:
1 hour
Submitted by:
Rebekah Seller, Fraser Valley Regional Library
Materials/Supplies:
Small container
Toothpicks
Corn syrup
Red and Blue food colouring
Q-tips
White Paper
Felt pen-(sharpie)
Come in disguise!
Suggestions:
Hat
Glasses
Coat
Mustache
When the kids arrive:
1) Choose spy names.
2) Trace the outline of their shoe on a piece of paper. You keep the shoe
outline. Secretly number the outline and record the name of the child
corresponding to that number on a separate piece of paper.
Choose spy names:
Your code name consists of two parts: A and B
For example: if your name is Amanda and you are born on the 13th of the month
then your name is Count The Clever. (Say it with drama.)
If your first name begins with… Then the part A of your code name is…
A
Count
B
Twinkle
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Dr.
The
Velvet
Suede
Night
Day
Midnight
Mr/Ms
Belle
Satin
Silk
Almond
Black
Smee
Watson
Bond
Periwinkle
Merriweather
Twilight
Moon
Star
Invisible
Hidden
Sneaky
If your birthday falls on this day of the month…. Then Part B of your code name
is…
1
Ransome
2
44
3
Framboise
4
The Rabbit
5
The Fox
6
The Blue
7
The Red
8
The Book
9
The Glove
10
The Hand
11
The Shoe
12
The Scrunchie
13
The Clever
14
The Light
15
Pepper
16
Salt
17
Cayenne
18
Curry
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
The Bold
The Bad
The Brave
The Just
The Loyal
The Stinky
The Truly Twisted
The Dolphin
The Squirrel
The Owl
The Gopher
The Mouse
The Rat
Discussion:
Introduce your program by asking what the children know about spies. This is
spy school and you are going to teach them a few essential skills that they need
in order to become a spy like Jigsaw Jones or Harriet the Spy.
Possible topics:
What do they do?
Disguises.
Codes
Secret handshakes
Craft:
Fake blood
This is to help them with their disguises. Fake injuries.
Container
60 mL (1/4 cup) of corn syrup
Food colouring- Red and blue
Toothpicks
Pour 60 ML of corn syrup into container
Add food colouring. 8 drops of red, and two drops of blue for realistic “blood”
Mix with toothpicks.
Apply to exposed skin and allow to dry for 5-10 minutes-it will still be tacky.
Book Choice:
Mystery at the Club Sandwich by Doug Cushman
Discuss what careers the children would like to have. Find out if anyone
knows what “working for peanuts” would mean if the detective was a
human.
Game:
Gumshoe-Shoe Detectives
This is a detective game. Explain that spies are kind of like detectives. They have
to find out the truth. They need to practice their investigative skills.
Have every person that arrives at the party outline their shoes on a piece of
paper. Collect all the papers and give each page a different number (making a
list of the kid’s name and number for future reference). Later pass out a shoe
outline to each kid and give them a few minutes to figure out who the shoes
belong to.
Simple ciphers
Simple substitution
How it works: Write out the alphabet in order from A to Z. Below it, write out the
alphabet in reverse order: from Z to A. Use the letters in the reversed alphabet to
substitute for letters in your code.
Example: A becomes Z, J becomes Q.
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
ZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA
Caesar Code
Named for Julious Ceasar who used this code to communicate with his trusted
associates.
How it works: Encode your chosen message by shifting each letter three
positions to the right. Decode by shifting each letter to the left.
Example: MEET would be encoded to PHHW
XYZABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZABC
Pick one of the ciphers and have the kids write out something in. This way they
can send secret messages to their friends.
Game:
Spy and Detectives
Rules of the game: Everyone sits in a circle (everyone must be able to see
everyone in the circle). You (library staff) are the command giver(CG) and you
are in chare of telling people two basic commands, picking the Spy and telling
the other people (the detectives) if they were right or wrong about who they think
that the Spy is. At the beginning of the game the CG tells everyone to close their
eyes. The CG walks around the circle and chooses someone to be the Spy by
tapping twice on their head (the rest of the people become the detectives). The
CG then tells everyone to wake up and open their eyes. The everyone makes
eye contact with everyone while the person who is the Spy tries to “kill” people by
winking at them. If a certain person is winked at, they must die dramatically. The
game is ended either if someone guesses who the Spy is (and is correct, if they
are wrong they must “die” on the spot), or if the Spy has killed everyone off.
You can play this game several times.
Week Three - Tween Program
Sub-theme:
Title:
Age:
Duration:
Submitted by:
Riddled Readers
Baffle my Brain
10 -12 Years Old
1 hour
Materials/Supplies: For Activity: Scavenger hunt sheet (see attached), pencils, and treats.
For craft: Swap Picture – Approx. 11 x 17” sized thick black paper or thin card, white paper,
regular and white pencil, ruler, scissors, cardboard box card, clear tape, coloring pencils or felts.
Other Supplies:
For game: Shower curtains from Dollar Store (1 for each group of 8 – 12 players), 8-12 pieces for
small puzzle (purchase small baby puzzles from Dollar Store or make your own), tape.
Procedure:
Introduction:
Do an overview of what is planned and then group participants into teams of 8 – 12 for game.
Game: Magic Carpet Puzzle – Set up teams of 8 to 12 players. Each team will be given one
shower curtain (with puzzle pieces taped to the bottom of it) as a magic carpet and all team
members will be standing on it. You start out the game by telling the teams the following: You are
on a magic carpet, up in the sky. You’ve discovered that you’re not going anywhere because your
carpet is upside down. The object is to flip the carpet back upright without anyone stepping off into
the abyss and collecting the puzzle pieces off the bottom as you are turning it over. You may use
your hands. The team that completes the puzzle first, after reversing its carpet without anyone
stepping off, is the winner.
Discussion: Ask each team what their strategy was? What went wrong? What would they do
differently next time?
Book: The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer – do a quick explanation of what
happens up to chapter 5 and then read chapter 6. Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy – after a
quick overview up to this point … read from page 15 “Now can we get started?” to the end of the
chapter.
Activity: Craft: Swap Picture: go to website listed below for directions.
Resources:
Books: The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer, and Skulduggery Pleasant by
Derek Landy
Suggestions for display: Amazement Park, and Mazescapes by Roxie Munro,
The Quest for the Golden Mane by John Speirs, optical illusion books, Ripley’s Believe It or Not!
Art Fraud Detective by Anna Nilsen, Spyology by Spencer Blake, and any mystery series you like.
Websites: Swap Picture www.hitentertainment.com/artattack/swappicture.html
Scavenger Hunt
(example … personalize for your Library):
1. How many graphic novels can you take out from our Library at one time? ____6______
2. Name 6 things that the library loans out:
___magazines__________________
_____CDs_________________________
____DVDs_____________________
_____Books_______________________
____Books on CD_______________
_____Graphic Novels _______________
3. What colour is the biggest fish in the aquarium? _______orange____________________
4. What part of the library has a glass block wall and “people” chairs? __the Teen Section_
5. What colour is the dot on the paperbacks in the Mystery section? __Red____________
6. If a book has numbers on its spine, for example: 759 NIL, is it a fiction or non-fiction
book?
____non-fiction ___________________________________________________
7. Find that book and write down the title and author: _Art Fraud Detective by Anna Nilsen_
8. How many stairs lead up to the Adult floor? _ 28 _______________________________
9. How long can you keep out DVDs? _____14 days _____________________________
10. Nancy Springer writes a junior mystery series about a girl detective:
What is her name? ___Enola Holmes______________________________
Who is her older brother? ___Sherlock Holmes_______________________
11. Who is the author of Half-Moon Investigations? ____Eoin Colfer___________________
What is the name of his popular series? ___Artemis Fowl_______________
12. How many regular books can you take out from our library at one time?
__as many as you can carry_______________
13. What is the name of our pet snake? ___Darth Slitherous_________________________
When you have completed the questions, please hand them in to receive a treat.
Total answers correct
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Scavenger Hunt
(example … personalize for your Library):
3. How many graphic novels can you take out from our Library at one time? __________
4. Name 6 things that the library loans out:
______________________________
_________________________________
______________________________
_________________________________
______________________________
_________________________________
3. What colour is the biggest fish in the aquarium? _______________________________
4. What part of the library has a glass block wall and “people” chairs? ________________
5. What colour is the dot on the paperbacks in the Mystery section? _________________
6. If a book has numbers on its spine, for example: 759 NIL, is it a fiction or non-fiction
book?
_______________________________________________________________
7. Find that book and write down the title and author: _____________________________
8. How many stairs lead up to the Adult floor? ___________________________________
9. How long can you keep out DVDs? _________________________________________
10. Nancy Springer writes a junior mystery series about a girl detective:
What is her name? ____________________________________________
Who is her older brother? _______________________________________
11. Who is the author of Half-Moon Investigations? ______________________
What is the name of his popular series? ___________________________
12. How many regular books can you take out from our library at one time?
_____________________________________
13. What is the name of our pet snake? ________________________________________
When you have completed the questions, please hand them in to receive a treat.
Total answers correct
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Week 3: Riddled Readers
Sudoku Puzzle
SRC 2010: Readers Rock! Week 3: Riddled Readers
Sudoku Puzzle (Solution)
SRC 2010: Readers Rock! Week One - Readers Roar!
Riddled Readers Mystery-Solvers Word Scramble!
Unscramble the names of these characters from mystery books to find the clues to our
mysterious message. If you’re stuck, turn this page upside-down for some hints.
NOIROGEM TINLTSO
.
1
2
NCYAN WERD
.
3
ECENDYPCIOAL NBRWO
.
5
4
TNAE HET ARGET
.
6
ETH DAHRY SOYB
.
8
9
7
MCA AJNNES
.
10
AYSMM YSKEE
.
11
Mysterious Message:
.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Riddled Readers
Mystery-Solvers Word Scramble!
ANSWER KEY
Unscramble the names of these characters from mystery books to find the clues to our
mysterious message.
NOIROGEM TINLTSO
GERON I MO
1
ST I LTON
2
NCYAN WERD
NANCY
DREW
3
ECENDYPCIOAL NBRWO
ENCYCLOPEDI A
5
BROWN
4
TNAE HET ARGET
NATE
THE
GREAT
6
ETH DAHRY SOYB
THE
HARDY
BOYS
8
9
MCA AJNNES
CAM
JANSEN
10
AYSMM YSKEE
SAMMY
KEYES
11
Mysterious Message:
R I DDLES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
ROCK
8
9
10 11
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Week Four: A Rocky Read
Sub-Theme:
A Rocky Read
Title:
A Rocky Read: Preschool Storytime
Age:
3-5 years old
Duration:
30 minutes
Submitted by: Surrey Public Library
This is for ½ hour storytime and if you require a craft: ½ hour craft: paper plate dinosaur
Guess: What’s in the egg (either plastic egg with dinosaur inside or felt egg with a
dinosaur underneath)
Discussion:
What else comes from an egg?
Some people believe that chickens ancestors are dinosaurs.
Did dinosaurs live in Canada?
What is a palaeontologist? What do they do? Did turtles live with
dinosaurs (Yes) Did crocodiles & alligators (Yes)
SONGS & RHYMES
Song/Felt:
1 green, 1 blue, 1 yellow dinosaur
1 orange, 1 red, 1 purple dinosaur
1 brown, 1 black, 1 white dinosaur
9 dinosaurs in all.
(Now take them away)
9 little, 8 little, 7 little dinosaurs
6 little, 5 little, 4 little dinosaurs
3 little, 2 little, 1 little dinosaur
No dinosaurs at all – They’re extinct!
Action Song:
(tune: Head and Shoulders)
Horns and fangs and knees and claws,
Knees and claws, knees and claws.
Horns and fangs and knees and claws,
Eyes, Ears, tail and paws.
Action Song:
Dinosaur, dinosaur turn around
Dinosaur, dinosaur touch the ground
Dinosaur, dinosaur roar, roar, roar
Dinosaur, dinosaur sit on the floor
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Action Song:
Dinosaur Pokey: (paw = hand: claw = foot: horn= head: tail =
backside)
You put your left paw in, you put your left paw out,
You put your left paw in...then you shake it all about
You do the dino pokey and you turn yourself around...that’s what it’s
all about!
You put your right paw in, you put your right paw out,
You put your right paw in...then you shake it all about
You do the dino pokey and you turn yourself around...that’s what it’s
all about!
(Continue with claws, horn and tail)
Hand:
Hold hand up in a fist and leave thumb sticking out
Here’s a little turtle and he lives in a shell
He likes his home very, very well.
He pops his head out when he want to eat and he pops it back in
(pop thumb inside of fist)
When he wants to sleep.
Turtle puppet:
There was a little turtle and she lived in a box
She swam in the puddles and she climbed on the rocks.
She snapped a t a minnow and she snapped a t a flea
She snapped at a mosquito and she snapped at me
She caught the minnow and she caught the flea, she caught the
mosquito, but she didn’t catch me!
Action:
Can you snap (hold two hands together and snap) like a crocodile
Curl up like a snail (curl up)
Stretch like a starfish to the tips of your nails (stretch hands out and
wiggle fingers)
Action:
Alligator, alligator sitting on a log
(hand stretched out pointing downward)
Down in the water he spies a frog
( other hand comes from behind back)
SPLASH! (clap hands) goes the water
Away swims the frog! (frog hand quickly goes behind your back)
BOOKS
Books:
1. Tyrannosaurus Reg by Dan Crisp.
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2. How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague (there are 4 in
this series – all are great)
3. Lizard’s Song by George Shannon (this book has music and words for a lizard song)
4. Encyclopedia Prehistorica Dinosaurs by Robert Sabuda & Matthew Reinhart
5. Time Train by Paul Fleischman
FELTS or PAPER
Felt or cut out paper pictures of different dinosaurs:
(Same as “Brown, Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” )
* T-Rex, T-Rex what do you see...I see stegosaurus looking at me (ankylosaurus,
brontosaurus, pteranodon, etc, (end with I see many girls and boys looking at me.)
Felts: What’s inside the palaeontologist tents? Cut out 6 coloured triangles for the
tents and cut from paper or felt and hide 1 egg, 1 hammer, 1 chisel, dinosaur bone,
map, diary
FINGERPUPPETS
Fingerpuppets: (Little dinosaurs can be fingertips while T-Rex could be a gloved
hand if your don’t have puppets)
5 little dinosaurs sitting by a tree teasing Mr. T-Rex you can’t catch me
Along comes Mr. T-Rex quiet as can be...SNAP! Got You!
4 little dinosaurs sitting by a tree teasing Mr. T-Rex you can’t catch me
Along comes Mr. T-Rex quiet as can be ...SNAP! Got You!
(Continue 3, 2 ,1 and end with No dinosaurs at all!)
DINOSAUR STAMPS & BUBBLES FOR THE END
CRAFT
Paper plate dinosaurs for templates and patterns or make your own. Four examples
are shown below.
Instructions: 1 Dinner Sized Paper Plate per child & 1 sheet of paper with template for 1 head, 4 feet and
1 tail, ready to cut and paste or fasten (this requires more work and a hole punch.) Dots for eyes.
SUPPLIES
Green crayons
Brown crayons
Black crayons
4 Paper Fasteners(optional) glue works just fine but parts are not moveable
Scissors
Glue Sticks
Pieces of string to hang this precious work of art! Enjoy!
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S RC 2010: Reading Rocks!
Week Four – A Rocky Read
SUB THEME:
A Rocky Read
TITLE:
Rockin’ ‘n’ Roarin’ Dinosaurs
AGE:
6-9 Years Old
DURATION:
SUBMITTED BY:
1 hour
Fraser Valley /Regional Library
MATERIALS/SUPPLIES: white paper, pencils or crayons, leaves, toilet paper
rolls, construction paper, glue, chocolate chip cookies, toothpicks, scissors
PROCEDURE:
INTRODUCTION/WELCOME After introductions, explain that we’re all going to
be archaeologists today. We’ll be reading about dinosaurs, playing dinosaur
games, making “fossils”, and digging for “treasure”!
BOOK Can I Have a Stegosaurus, Mom? Can I? Please!? (Lois Grambling)
GAME Dinosaur Basket Upset (also known as ‘Fruit Basket Upset”). Have the
children sit on chairs in a circle. Divide children up into 3 or 4 groups. Give each
group a dinosaur name. For example, while children are sitting in a circle assign
each child a dinosaur name – stegosaurus, t-rex, pterodactyl, repeat. Take one
chair out and put one child (caller) in middle of circle. This child (caller) must call
out a dinosaur name. Each member of that dinosaur group must switch their
seats. The caller tries to get a chair and then there should be one child left
standing who then becomes the new caller. The caller can call a dinosaur group
name (only the group moves) or can call out “dinosaur upset” and then
everybody needs to change their seat. This game can be played as long as you
want. The goal for each player is to avoid being the caller.
BOOK When Dinosaurs Came With Everything (Elise Broach)
CRAFT Make a leaf fossil. Place paper on top of leaf (or leaves) and make a
rubbing of it with pencil or crayon to make a ‘fossil’. This can be done with a
number of different types of leaves.
SNACK Digging for treasure. Give each child a chocolate chip cookie and a
toothpick. With their toothpick they can begin their dig. The goal is to dig or
excavae at least two chocolate chips using the toothpick. The reward for
reaching the goal is to eat the cookie!
BOOK Can I Bring My Pterodactyl to School, Ms. Johnson? (Lois Grambling)
SONG Dino-Pokey
(to the tune of "The Hokey Pokey")
You put your claws in,
You take your claws out,
You put your claws in,
And you scratch 'em all about.
You do the dino pokey,
And you turn yourself around.
That's what it's all about!
Additional Verses:
feet in
feet out
stomp them all about
teeth in
teeth out
chomp them all about
tail in
tail out
wag it all about)
CRAFT: if there’s still time http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/pdinosaur.asp
GOODBYE
Week Four - Tween Program
Sub-theme:
A Rocky Read
Title:
Journey Underground
Age:
10-12 Years Old
Duration:
1 hour and 15 minutes
Submitted by:
Tenille Woskett – Burns Lake Public Library
Materials/Supplies:
Craft (per person) –
• 1 cup hot water
• ¼ cup salt
• 2 teaspoons vinegar
• Food colouring
• Piece of sponge
• Shallow dish
Other Items –
•
Paper & Pens
Procedure
Introduction:
Tell the children you are going on a journey underground and
the journey begins with a stonecutter. You will need 6
volunteers (or 5 + you) to act out The Stonecutter: A folktale
from Japan by Lisa Blau. This reader’s theatre is found at
http://www.timelessteacherstuff.com/readerstheater/TheStonecu
tter.html
Book:
Now that you’ve broken ground, the following books will take
you below. Choose the one you like best!
1. Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins (recommended!).
Pre-read Chapter 1 so you can set the story up for the
children, then read Chapter 2 aloud to them.
2. Tunnels by Roderick Gordon. Read Chapter 1 to the
children.
3. Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne. Read
Chapter 27: Lost in the Bowels of the Earth to the children.
Alternatively, you can booktalk these books.
Discussion:
Q. Ask the children if they can guess what some of the deepest
places on earth are?
A. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extremes_on_Earth
has information about deepest mines, caves, vertical drops,
etc.
Help the children brainstorm ideas about what is found deep
underground and write out their answers on a whiteboard (or
whatever you have that will work!) Things like dinosaur bones,
gold, fossils, oil, crystals, etc might get you started. Let them
come up with crazy ideas too because you can use them as part
of the following game.
Game:
Trapped in a Tunnel!
This is based on the team-building game “Stranded on an
Island”. Form groups of about 5 – 10 people (or if you’re a small
group – do this together as one group!) Give each group paper
and a pen.
Set the scene: “You are exploring a tunnel that winds deep
down into the earth. So deep there’s no cell service. You see
glittering gold…the tooth of a T-Rex…You slip on some sticky
oil… (use the items you brainstormed previously – don’t worry if
it doesn’t make sense!) Suddenly the earth starts shaking and
you hear a loud crashing sound behind you. Various rocks and
boulders have blocked the entrance and you’re trapped in the
tunnel! Each person only has one item with them. What did
you bring? Tell your group what you brought, why you brought
it, and what you plan to do with it. Write down each person’s
item on the piece of paper.” After everyone has shared, ask if
they can come up with a plan using all their “items” together in
creative ways to get out of the tunnel. Allow 10 – 15 minutes for
brainstorming, and then have each group present their ideas.
Does anyone get out of the tunnel?
Craft Activity:
Salt and Vinegar Crystals
With this activity everyone will start to grow their own crystals.
You will see crystal growth overnight or within a day. If children
take their crystals home to watch them grow, make sure they
have crystal growing solution and instructions to keep it up!
Instructions:
1. Stir together the water, salt, and vinegar. Boiling water
works best, but very hot water is okay.
2. Place the piece of sponge on the shallow dish. Pour the
mixture over the sponge so that it soaks up the liquid and
just covers the bottom of the dish.
3. If you want colored crystals, you can dot the sponge with
food coloring.
4. Save the rest of the crystal growing solution.
5. Set the dish in a sunny window or other warm area with
good air circulation. You will see crystal growth overnight or
within a day. Add more crystal growing solution to replace
the liquid that evaporates.
6. Continue growing your crystals as long as you like. The
project is non-toxic so when you are done you can either
save your crystals or else throw them away. You can dump
leftover crystal solution down the drain and wash the dish as
usual.
Resources
Books:
Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
Tunnels by Roderick Gordon
Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne
Websites:
Reader’s Theatrehttp://timelessteacherstuff.com/
Stranded on an Islandhttp://www.group-games.com/team-building/strandedon-a-desert-island.html
Growing Crystalshttp://chemistry.about.com/od/crystalrecipes/a/saltvine
gar.htm
Booktalkshttp://nancykeane.com/booktalks/
SRC 2010: Reading Rocks! Week Four - A Rocky Read
A Rocky Read:
HUNTING FOR DINOSAUR BONES
Unscramble each of the clue words.
Take the letters that appear in boxes and
unscramble them for the final message.
SRC 2010: Reading Rocks! Week Four Answer Key
Hunting For Dinosaur Bones – ANSWER KEY
Rocks
Fossils
Teeth
Dig
Bones
Brush
Hammer
Ribs
Skull
Final Word: Dinosaur
Week 4: A Rocky Read
Dinosaur Maze
Help the dinosaur find his friends.
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Week Five - Preschool Program
Sub-Theme:
Raise a Ruckus!
Title:
READ A RUCKUS, RAISE A RUCKUS!
Age:
3-5 years old
Duration:
40 - 60 minutes
Submitted by: Anne Marie Weiss, Children’s Librarian, Surrey Public Library
Ideas for a very lively storytime.
SOME SUGGESTED PICTURE BOOKS:
Silly Suzy Goose, by Petr Horacek
No, David!, by David Shannon
Mortimer, by Robert Munsch
Wiggle, by Doreen Cronin
Seals on the Bus, by Lenny Hort
SUGGESTED FELT STORIES:
These felts can be ordered through 3H Craftworks in Vancouver.
www.3hcraftworks.com
Too Much Noise. Traditional story.
Gingerbread Man. Traditional story with variation:
I sometimes do the traditional story in which the Gingerbread Man gets eaten by the fox,
but here I would probably have him escape at the last moment, jump to the far bank of
the river, and run up the mountain.
Then everyone can chant and clap...
Ha Ha Ha!
Run, run, as fast as you can
You can’t catch me I’m the gingerbread man!
SUGGESTED SONGS, CHANTS, AND RHYMES:
Intro rhyme with clapping:
Bread and butter, marmalade and jam
Let’s say hello as loudly as we can.
-2Hello!
Continue with...
As softly as we can...
As high as we can...
As low as we can...
As fast as we can...
As slow as we can....[very very slowly]
Song with a dog puppet:
Oh I wish I was a doggy with a bone.
Oh I wish I was a doggy with a bone.
Oh wouldn’t I delight,
I would howl all day and night [everyone howls]
Oh I wish I was a doggy with a bone!
Rhyme with finger puppets:
Five little monkeys jumping on the bed
One fell off and bumped his head
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
“No more monkeys jumping on the bed!”
Four little monkeys....
Three little monkeys...
Two little monkeys...
One little monkey...
No little monkeys jumping on the bed
None fell off and bumped his head
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
“No more monkeys jumping on the bed!”
A classic action song:
Zoom zoom zoom we’re going to the moon
Zoom zoom zoom, we’re going to the moon.
If you want to take a trip, climb aboard the rocket ship.
Zoom zoom zoom, we’re going to the moon.
[everyone crouches down]
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...blast off!
[everyone jumps up]
Action chant:
-3You put the oil in the pot, and you let it get hot.
You put the popcorn in, and you start to spin.
Sizzle, sizzle...sizzle sizzle sizzle [2x] [slowly crouch down to the floor]
Up it pops!
[everyone jumps up and claps their hands to imitate the sound of popcorn popping.]
And another action chant with a bit of dancing:
[Hands overhead] Bananas unite!
We’re going to peel, peel, peel peel banana.
We’re going to mash, mash, mash mash banana.
We’re going to slice....
We’re going to eat...
We’re going to shake...
[Softly] We’re going to go...go, go go
BANANAS! [very loudly with arms out]
CRAFT IDEA:
Make simple rhythm instruments.
When finished, everyone can dance and play their instruments to music. You can play a
recorded song such as...
Shake my Sillies Out, by Raffi. [on his cds: More Singable Songs and Best of Raffi]
Ideas for making instruments:
Shakers:
Take empty containers with lids, such as for nuts or specialty potato chips.
Cardboard or plastic tubes also work if you tape up the ends.
Add beans or macaroni, and tape shut.
To cover sides, glue on coloured paper and decorate with squiggles and glittery star
stickers.
Tambourine shakers:
Take two aluminum or heavy paper plates.
Add beans and tape or staple shut.
Decorate, then add ribbons and a couple of bells.
Shake, shake, shake!
Week Five – Primary Program
Sub-Themes:
Read A Ruckus!
Title:
Funny Books and Party Games
Age:
6 – 9 years
Duration:
1 hour
Submitted by:
Jan McAusland, Fraser Valley Regional Library
Materials/ Supplies:
Laundry Scoops –large or small – 1 per child.
Yarn or String.
Large beads
Masking tape
Decorating materials – stickers, glitter, glue etc!
Goody Bags
Welcome to our program today. My name is
_________ and I invite you to join us for some “Funny
books and party games“. Let’s play our first game.
Game:
Quick Change Artist – (Ice Breaker)
Have everyone sit in a circle and choose one person
to be the quick-change artist
Have the artist go out of sight and change something
on himself or herself that is visible (e.g. put something
on backwards untie a shoelace remove jewelry etc!)
Have artist walk around the circle and have the kids
guess what has changed.
The first person to guess correctly becomes the
quick-change artist next.
Book Intro:
Talk about parties and all the different kinds we go to
throughout the year.
Book:
Stanley’s Party – Linda Bailey
Craft:
Scoop Ball
Instructions:
Cut length of string approx 12” in length.
Tie one end of the string to a bead by looping it
through the hole and tie a knot.
Tape the other end of the string to the bottom of the
outside of the scoop.
Decorate the scoop or leave as is.
Try catching the bead in the scoop.
When everyone has made their scoop have a race to
see how many times they can catch the ball in the
scoop in one minute.
Game:
Play Pass the Parcel (make two parcels covered in
many layers of paper with a prize inside, play music
and when the music stops they are allowed to rip
open the package until the music resumes) in a large
circle (2 Circles if you have a large group)
Book:
Frank Was A Monster Who Wanted To Dance Keith Graves
Movement Activity:
Using the song Monster Mash play the freeze game.
Everyone dances or moves to the music and when
the music stops they have to freeze. For extra fun
keep the music off for a while and walk around trying
to get them to move.
Poem/Songs:
Read/sing a selection of silly poems from Sipping
Spiders Through a Straw by Kelly DiPucchio. (Kids
love these gross poems)
Closing Activity:
Grand Giggler Game
Sit in a circle, choose one person to be the Grand
Giggler. The Grand Giggler will go around the circle
trying to make the other players laugh…when
someone eventually laughs they then become the
new Grand Giggler.
Take Home:
Make small goody bags for each child. Library
freebies and candy treat.
Have book display of fun books and party games for
them to take home.
Resources:
Big Book of Reading, Rhyming and Resources:
Programs for Children Ages 4-8
Week Five - Tween Program
Sub-theme:
Read a Ruckus
Title:
Just Joking!
Age:
10-12 Years Old
Duration:
1 hour
Submitted by:
Tenille Woskett – Burns Lake Public Library
Materials/Supplies:
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Brown Paint
Elmer’s glue
Wax Paper
Coffee stir sticks or any other accessories
Other Supplies
• Beach Ball
• Permanent marker
Procedure
Introduction:
Start with a few riddles like:
Q. Why did the clock in the cafeteria always run slow?
A. Every lunch hour it went back four seconds.
Q. What gets wetter the more it dries?
A. A towel
Game:
Beach Ball Info
Get one or two beach balls. Write questions, funny things to say,
actions
to do, songs to sing, etc. all over the beach ball. Have everyone
stand in a circle and pass the beach ball around the circle by
throwing it into the air. The person who threw the ball will then pick
a finger i.e. left thumb. The person who caught the ball must then
do what is written on the ball nearest their left thumb. Play as long
as you’d like!
Book:
Read a short story from Andy Griffiths’ JUST! series to the children.
These are stories told from the point of view of a young practical
joker.
Some titles in this series that would work are Just Wacky! and Just
Joking!
Discussion:
Ask the children if they’ve ever played pranks on anyone. What did
they do? What was the result?
Talk about practical jokes that could be played. What might the
results be?
Game:
Hodgy Podgy
This game was taken directly from group-games.com. For an
example of a sample round, visit the website in resources.
Instructions: Hodgy Podgy (also known as Hodgey Podgey and the
Hodgy Podgy Word Game) is a simple yet very fun rhythm game.
A group of people stand in a circle, with everyone facing the
center. Choose a person who will start the round. He or she starts
to clap a relatively slow rhythm (slap both legs on the first beat,
then clap hands on second beat, thumbs-up on left hand for third
beat, and thumbs-up on right hand on fourth beat, and repeat the
four beat cycle). Everyone in the circle matches the rhythm set by
the leader. To start each round, the leader says (while clapping to
the rhythm, one beat per word), “Hodgy podgy, hodgy podgy,
hodgy podgy, hodgy podgy!”
The leader starts a sentence by saying any word on the one beat
(for example, he or she could say the word “Big” as he or she slaps
their legs on beat one). The next person in the circle must continue
the story by adding the next word in the sentence by the first beat
of the next rhythm cycle (for example, the 2nd person could say
“dogs,” so the sentence is now “Big dogs...”). The third person in
the circle must continue the story by adding the 3rd word in the
sentence at the right time (for example, the person could say the
word “eat,” making the current sentence “Big dogs eat...”). The
next person in line must continue the sentence. Each word must
make logical and grammatical sense when added to the sentence.
If a person wants to end the sentence, he or she says a
punctuation word, such as “period” or “exclamation point” or
“question mark.” At this point, the next person in the circle starts
the new sentence.
If you want, have someone write out the story as it’s being told.
Craft:
Fake Spill Prank
This is to make a fake coffee spill. If you want you can use different
colours and accessories to make different spills. Be creative!
1. Mix the brown paint and the glue in the paper cup (1/4 – 1/3 full).
2. On a flat surface, put the cup on the wax paper then turn the cup
on its side.
3. Let some of it spill out
4. Add a coffee stir stick, sugar packet, or any other accessories
you want to the spill.
5. Let dry.
6. Peel off wax paper.
7. Put the cup on a table or piece of furniture to fool people into
thinking you spilled coffee on it.
Resources
Book:
Just Wacky! – Andy Griffiths
Just Joking! – Andy Griffiths
Websites:
Beach Ball Info –
http://www.ultimatecampresource.com/site/camp-activity/beachballinfo.html
Hodgy Podgy –
http://www.group-games.com/ice-breakers/hodgy-podgy.html
Riddles & Jokes –
http://www.azkidsnet.com/riddles.htm
Fake Spill –
http://www.craftbits.com/project/fake-coffee-spill
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Partytime!
Unscramble each of the clue words.
Take the letters that appear in boxes and
unscramble them for the final message.
SRC 2010: Reading Rocks! Week 5 Answer Key
Read a Ruckus – Answer Key
Dance
Party
Comedy
Noise
Rock Out
Cake
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Final Word: Ice Cream
Week Six: Preschool Program
Sub-theme: Rise Up Readers!
Title:
Sports Storytime
Age:
Preschool
Duration:
30- 45 minutes
Submitted by: Gayle Harris, Surrey Public Library
Procedure:
1. After your usual opening song/poem, introduce the storytime by asking children
about their favourite sports and games.
2. Book: Rhinos Who Play Baseball by Julie Mammano
3. Song: Take Me Out to the Ballgame
Take me out to the ball game,
Take me out with the crowd;
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack,
I don't care if I never get back.
Let me root, root, root for the home team,
If they don't win, it's a shame.
For it's one, two, three strikes, you're out,
At the old ball game.
4. Action song: This Is the Way You Hit the Ball (Tune: Mulberry Bush)
This is the way you hit the ball,
Hit the ball, hit the ball
This is the way you hit the ball
When you play baseball.
This is the way you throw the ball...
This is the way you catch the ball...
This is the way you run the bases...
5. More action songs/rhymes to choose from, as needed. Feel free to add your own
sports and/or remove others.
If You’re a... (Tune: If you’re happy and you know it)
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If you’re a baseball player and you know it
Swing your bat
Swing your bat
And you really want to show it
Swing your bat.
- If you’re a football player and you know it put on your helmet...
- If you’re a swimmer and you know it, dive right in...
- If you’re a hockey player and you know it, shoot the puck...
- If you’re a soccer player and you know it, kick the ball...
- If you’re a surfer and you know it, ride a wave...
- If you’re a tennis player and you know it, swing your racket...
Jumping Up and Down (Tune: Farmer in the Dell)
Jumping up and down, jumping up and down
Getting lots of exercise, we’re jumping up and down.
- Bend and touch the ground...
- Turn and turn around...
Bounce the Ball
Bounce the ball, bounce the ball
On the ground, against the wall
Bounce it low, bounce it high
Bounce it right up to the sky
(You can do this first verse as a spoken rhyme, or full lyrics and tune visit:
http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/b067.html)
6. Book: Froggy Plays Soccer by Jonathan London
7. Fingerplay: Five Little Soccer Balls
(Count down on fingers or this would make a fairly easy feltboard)
Five little soccer balls trying hard to score.
One makes a goal, hear the crowd roar!
... Count down all 5 fingers/soccer balls
8. Song: It Is Summer (Tune: If You’re Happy and You Know It)
It is summer and it's time to take a swim!
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It is summer that's the season!
We don't need a better reason!
9. Action rhyme: Late Last Night
(This can be a sitting-down rhyme if you just point to your feet and then to “here”
and “there” or you can act out the sports standing up.)
Late last night
When I was asleep
Somebody put running shoes on my feet
I ran here
I ran there
I ran almost everywhere.
...hockey skates (skated)
...roller blades (rolled)
....basketball shoes (jumped or slam-dunked)
....swimming flippers (swam)
10. Book: Dunk Skunk by Michael Rex
11. Craft: Ball Painting
- Place a piece of paper on a shallow (easy-clean!) tray.
- Spoon 2 or 3 teaspoons of thin paint onto the paper.
- Put a golf or ping-pong ball in the tray and tilt tray in different directions.
- The ball will make interesting designs on the paper.
Other sports picture books:
Hit the Ball, Duck by Jez Alborough
Miss Nelson Has a Field Day by Harry Allard
Maisy Goes Swimming by Lucy Cousins
Also… Jonathan London’s Froggy plays other sports, as do Julie Mammano’s Rhinos
Week Six – Rise Up Readers!
Sub-Theme:
Sportsmanship
Title:
Rise up Readers!
Age:
6-9 Years Old
Duration:
45 – 60 minutes
Submitted by:
Erin Atkinson, Fraser Valley Regional Library
Materials/Supplies:
Tape or string
Beanbags (at least one per player)
Procedure:
Welcome to our program today. My name is ____ and
today the focus will be on sportsmanship. Does
anyone know what that means? (Talk about the
meaning of the word and try to get the children to
relate with stories of their own experiences).
Book:
There are many different books available that deal
with the topic of sportsmanship. Depending on the
age of the group the following can be used:
Froggy Plays Soccer – Jonathan London
The Only Boy in Ballet Class – Denise Eliana Gruska
Tumble Bunnies – Kathryn Lasky
Winners Never Quit – Mia Hamm
You’re a Good Sport, Miss Malarkey – Judy Finchler
Game:
Beanbag Throw – Mark two lines six feet apart on the
floor with tape or string. Next have the players take
turns standing at one line and throwing a beanbag
toward the other line. The winner is the player whose
beanbag (or beanbags) comes closest to the line
without crossing it. If there’s a tie, have a play-off
round to determine the winner.
Book:
Anyone of the following:
Game:
My Friend Beanie – Challenge the children to invent
tricky balance positions for the beanbag on their body.
Ask them to predict how many seconds they can hold
the beanbag in place before it drops – then try it. Or
play “pass the package” by passing the beanbag back
and forth with a partner. For example, pass the
beanbag from your foot to your partner’s foot and
back again without dropping it. Try again, using
elbows; holding the beanbag between shoulder and
chin, etc.
Resources:
“My Friend Beanie”. Hop: Healthy Opportunities for Preschoolers by
Viviene Temple and Alison Preece. pp. 50-51.
Summer Reading Club 2010: Readers Rock!
Week Six - Tween Program
Sub-theme:
Rise Up Readers (science fiction, fantasy)
Title:
Radical Realm
Age:
10 -12 Years Old
Duration:
1 hour
Submitted by:
Materials/Supplies:
For Craft: a piece of low tack sticky-backed clear plastic for each participant, black permanent
markers, scissors, white paper, felt markers or pencil crayons.
Other Supplies:
For game: Various obstacle items depending on your course, balls of yarn or string
Procedure:
Introduction:
Do an overview of what is planned and then read excerpts of 1 or 2 books or book-talk a whole
bunch of great fantasy or science fiction reads.
Books: Secret of the Sirens by Julia Golding, read from page 1 to page 4 “…going to be a
disaster.” Incarceron by Catherine Fisher, read from page 2 “Sweat slicked his forehead …” to the
top of page 5 “What’s your name prisoner?”
Discussion: Do you enjoy reading fantasy or science fiction? Why? Does it matter to you if the
protagonist is male or female? Write down your favourite Fantasy / Sci-Fi series.
Game: Don’t Get Caught in the Web Obstacle Course
Start and end the game inside but make part of the course outside if possible.
Find an area that has many obstacles, maybe tables, chairs, doors and other objects. Set up the
area ahead of time by running string throughout the area. Make it so that there are only a couple
ways to get through the web of string. You can attach it to doors, under tables, across chairs but
nothing that would be knocked over that could cause harm to the players or valuable equipment.
Have the players come into the area and they must get from one side to the other without touching
the web. You can do many variations to this by adding more obstacles at the start or finish of the
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Throw a wet sponge at a bulls-eye (you have to hit in the bulls-eye or centre ring to go on)
Bounce a ball to next station (at least 5 times) and then throw into a basket.
Play one hole of golf
Ride a tricycle along a predetermined route.
You can run this like a relay race and have groups split to start at either end of the obstacle course,
so one person goes through the web first and ends by riding the trike over the finish line and the
next person on the team starts with the trike and ends by going through the web.
Activity:
Craft: Creepy Crack (see website for instructions)
http://www.hitentertainment.com/artattack/creepycrack.html
Resources:
Books: Secret of the sirens by Julia Golding, Incarceron by Catherine Fisher, The Dragon’s Eye
by Kaza Kingsley, The Coming of Dragons by A. J. Lake, The Merchant of Death by D. J. Machale,
and Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones. And any other great fantasy fiction or non-fiction for
display.
Websites:
http://www.funattic.com/game_skill.htm
SRC 2010: Readers Rock! Week 6 - Rise up Readers!
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EXPLORE
MOON WALK
SUNS
GALAXY
RINGS
SRC 2010: Readers Rock! Week 6 - Rise Up Readers!
Rise up Readers! Space Word Chop
Directions: The table below contains words that have been chopped in half. Find the pieces that fit
together and write them in the answer area below.
conste
co
llation
gal
or
ipse
mete
black
orite
eor
zen
gra
vity
met
pla
ith
axy
mo
ecl
hole
net
aste
sate
met
roid
llite
on
bit
Answers:
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________________________
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Rise up Readers! Space Word Chop
ANSWERS
Directions: The table below contains words that have been chopped in half. Find the pieces that fit
together and write them in the answer area below.
conste
co
llation
gal
or
ipse
mete
black
orite
eor
zen
gra
vity
met
pla
ith
axy
mo
ecl
hole
net
aste
sate
met
roid
llite
on
bit
Answers:
___constellation _________
_____eclipse____________
___comet______________
_____planet_____________
___galaxy______________
_____moon______________
___meteorite_____________
_____orbit_______________
___black hole____________
_____zenith______________
___meteor_____________
_____gravity_____________
___asteroid_____________
________________________
___satellite______________
________________________
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Week Seven: Preschool Program
Sub-theme: Risky Reads (heroes, adventure, extreme sports)
Age:
3-5 years old
Duration:
One hour
Submitted by: Carmen Merrells, Ginny Aho and Jan Parker, Surrey Public Library
Materials/Supplies: (for “Parachute Guy” craft below)
• Printed Parachute Guy - front and back
• Scissors
• Glue
• String or yarn
• Plastic bag
• Scotch tape
• Hole punch (scissors will work)
Procedure
Introduction & Welcome: Welcome children in your usual way or do the following
“welcome song” using appropriate actions:
Hello Everybody
Hello everybody, how are you?
How are you? How are you?
Hello everybody, how are you?
How are you today?
Hello everybody, clap your hands.
Clap your hands, clap your hands.
Hello everybody, clap your hands.
Clap your hands today!
Hello everybody, stamp your feet.
Etc....
..... touch your nose.
..... touch your toes.
Tell the children today’s story time is about “adventure” and being “risky”. Have they
ever had
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an adventure? Gotten lost? Gone on an exciting trip, etc? The stories and activities
today are all about people and animals who are going on an adventure!
Books:
Rhymes:
Shaw, Nancy. Sheep Take Off! Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2008.
Alborough, Jez. It’s the Bear! Cambridge, Mass.: Candlewick, 1994.
Long, Melinda. How I Became a Pirate. Orlando, FL: Harcourt, 2003.
Mammano, Julie. Rhinos Who Rescue. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle,
2007.
Intersperse these finger plays between story books:
Zoom, Zoom, Zoom
Zoom, zoom, zoom (stand, rub hands upwards)
I’m going to the moon. (zoom hands up)
If you want to take a trip,
Climb aboard my rocket ship. (climb imaginary ladder)
Zoom, zoom, zoom, (repeat hand rubbing)
I’m going to the moon.
Here is the Sea
Here is the sea, the wavy sea. (make wave motion with hands)
Here is my boat, (cup hands like a boat)
And here is me. (point to self)
All of the fishes (wiggle your fingers like fish swimming)
Down below (point downward)
Wiggle their tails, (wiggle your fingers)
And away they go. (wiggle fingers behind your back)
Tightrope Walker
(Pretend you are a tightrope walker, balancing with arms outstretched.)
While the band is playing,
Back and forth I go.
High above the people,
Sitting far below.
While the crowd is cheering,
I sway from side to side.
Now my act is over,
And down the pole I slide. (Mime sliding down a pole.)
Going on a Bear Hunt
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Each line should be repeated by the children. Insert appropriate actions to
go with the words. Start with everyone standing and marching along in
place.
We’re going on a bear hunt. (Children repeat...)
I'm not afraid!
What's that up ahead?
It's a great big tree!
We can’t go under it.
We can’t go through it.
We have to climb over it! [make motions with arms like climbing]
Whoo! That was hard work.[wipe forehead]
We’re going on a bear hunt.
I'm not afraid.
It's a field of tall grass!
We can’t go over it.
We have to walk through it! [move arms like moving thru tall grass, make
swishing sounds]
Whoo! that was hard work.
I'm not afraid.
It's mud!
We have to squish through it! [step high, make squishy sounds]
I'm not afraid.
It's a river!
We have to swim through it! [motion with arms like your swimming]
I'm not afraid.
It's a deep dark cave!
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I think we are going to have to go in it.
Shh! [tip toe]
I feel something furry!!
It has a big nose!!
Turn on your flashlight.
IT IS A BEAR!!!!
[Repeat actions:
Run out of the cave,
Swim back through the river,
Ooh! The mud,
Run through the grass,
Climb back over the tree,
Go into the house,
Slam the door. BAM!!]
I wasn't afraid. Were you?
Craft: Skydiver (see website below for instructions and cut-out forms)
Website: http://www.busybeekidscrafts.com/Parachute-Guy.html
Additional books:
Non-fiction:
Fiction:
Herzog, Brad.
alphabet.
“
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Mitton, Tony.
E is for Extreme: An extreme sports
Mammano, Julie.
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Rhinos Who Surf.
Rhinos Who Skateboard.
Rhinos Who Snowboard.
R is for Race: A stock car alphabet.
Roaring Rockets.
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Howard, Arthur.
Wheeler, Lisa.
Alborough, Jez.
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Bergman, Mara.
Cosmo Zooms.
One Dark Night.
Duck in the Truck.
It’s the Bear!
Oliver Who Would Not Sleep.
Week Seven – Risky Reads
Sub Theme:
Title:
Risky Reads
Jungle Safari
Age:
6-9 years old
Duration:
1 hour
Submitted by :
Dianne Allan, Fraser Valley Regional Library
Craft Supplies:
paper plates, green paint and brushes, scissors, wiggly
eyes, glue, red curly ribbon
Program:
Introduction and Welcome: Hello and welcome everyone. Get Ready! We are
going on a jungle safari!
Opening Activity: Which Animal am I?
(have Joe Scruggs Deep In The Jungle CD playing in the background)
Tape or pin jungle animal pictures on the kids’ backs. They can ask
For clues and try to guess which animal they are. Once they have
guessed their animal correctly they can go and sit down for story time.
Books: Edward in the Jungle McPhail
Slowly, Slowly, Slowly said the sloth Carle
So Say The Little Monkeys Van Laan
Games: Tarzan yell contest - who wouldn’t like to yell like Tarzan?
Tarzan Says: Similar to Simon Says. Lead the kids through an
assortment of animal sounds and gestures.
Pin the Tail on the Monkey – poster sized picture of a monkey
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Craft:
number poster board tails
spin kids around 3 times and point them at the poster
Paper Plate Snake – paint both sides of a paper plate green. Cut
plate starting at outer edge and spiraling toward the center. Stop
cutting when you get 4 or 5 inches from the center. The center of
the plate will be the snake’s head. Glue on wiggly eyes. Glue on
some red curly ribbon for a tongue.
Summer Reading Club 2010: Readers Rock!
Week Seven - Tween Program
Sub-theme:
Risky Reads (adventure, extreme sports)
Title:
Ramp It Up!
Age:
10 -12 Years Old
Duration:
1 hour
Submitted by:
Materials/Supplies:
For Activity: bring in 1 or 2 athletes from Mixed Martial Arts for a demonstration (other athletes of
interest to participants with an adventure or extreme sports slant). Depending on demonstration:
mats, grassy open area outside, etc.
For craft: a photograph of each participant posing or participating in a physical activity, coloured
card or cardboard and paint, pencil, black marker, glue stick, string, stencils of various size
“explosion” stars (see description below), scissors, cardboard mini blocks.
For game: One chair for each participant
Procedure:
Introduction:
Do an overview of what is planned and then start with the game.
Game: Where the Wild Wind Blows: (Group of 10 or more)
1. Participants place their chairs in a circle. Everyone has a chair except one person who volunteers to be in the
centre of the circle. This person does not have a chair.
2. The volunteer in the centre says “The wild wind blows for anyone who…” and then he/she makes a statement
that is true for him/her about sports or adventure experiences they’ve had. For example “The wild wind blows
for anyone who has gone white-water rafting.” Or, a more common / less specific experience: … has ridden a
bicycle… has gone fishing …
3. If this statement is also true for anyone sitting in the circle, those people try to find a new seat (and it can’t be
the one next to them). Sometimes only a few will move and other times everyone will be running around.
4. After a few warm up turns (depending on the number of participants) the facilitator removes one chair every
turn so the person who started in the middle is out and the person who didn’t find a new chair is the new
person in the middle. The activity continues like this until you reach a certain number or until there is only one
person left.
Book: The Devil’s Breath by David Gilman: read from page 2 “Out in the darkness…” to page 4
“…like a heat-seeking missile.”; or Peak by Roland Smith: read chapter 2 “The Hook”.
Discussion: What does it take to be involved in extreme sports or adventure? Why do some
people enjoy these activities and others do not?
Activity: Demonstration of mixed martial arts or other extreme sport.
Craft: Manic Mount: go to www.hitentertainment.com/artattack/manicmount.html
for instructions. Tell participants that they will need to bring a photo the week before.
Resources:
Books: The Devil’s Breath by David Gilman and Peak by Roland Smith
Display books: non-fiction books on extreme sports and adventure like snowboarding, white-water
kayaking, motocross, BMX, rock / ice climbing, skydiving etc.; fiction books including: the RPM
series by Chris Fabry, How Angel Peterson got his name by Gary Paulsen, the Indiana Jones
series, the Jack Sparrow series, and the Alpha Forces series by Chris Ryan.
Websites:
www.hitentertainment.com/artattack/manicmount.html
Week 7 - Risky Reads
Extreme Sports Word Search Puzzle
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SRC 2010: Readers Rock! Week 7- Risky Reads
Amazing Adventure Maze
SRC 2010: Readers Roar Week 7: Risky Reads
Amazing Adventure Maze (solution)

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