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Ms. Kelly at the Library: Fizz, Boom, Read!: Catapult Science
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Thursday, August 14, 2014. Fizz, Boom, Read! Next on my list of SRP programs to catch readers up on is the Catapult Science program I did for Grades 3-6. I originally got the idea for this program. From Lisa Mulvenna of Lisa's Libraryland. I knew it would be a fun and easy program to do for this summer's theme and definitely wanted to give it a try. After that, I guided the kids in building their catapults. Some even created mock castle walls after hearing how catapults used to be used in warfare. The se...
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Ms. Kelly at the Library: Counting Ramp: Our new early literacy center
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Tuesday, May 5, 2015. Counting Ramp: Our new early literacy center. My library has a ramp leading into our children's area. The children's area is a few steps down from the center of the library, so the main purpose of the ramp has always been providing accessibility. It is an area of my department I've always had to keep a close eye on because the kids love to run up and down it. Until recently I have never thought of using it to promote early literacy. Our "Counting Ramp" was the result:. The sign deta...
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Ms. Kelly at the Library: Favorite professional resources
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I get my ideas from many places, here are a few:. 1 Kids Library Program Mojo: http:/ kidslibraryprogrammojo.blogspot.com/. 2 Bryce Don't Play (blog): http:/ brycedontplay.blogspot.com/. 3 So Tomorrow: http:/ www.sotomorrowblog.com/. 4 Storytime Katie: http:/ storytimekatie.com/. 5 Lisa's Libraryland: http:/ lisaslibraryland.blogspot.com/. 6 Getting Giggles: http:/ gettinggiggles.wordpress.com/. 1 Perry Public Library: http:/ www.perrypubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/PDFscreen.pdf. Enough time has p...
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Ms. Kelly at the Library: American Girl Club: Meet Isabelle
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Monday, February 24, 2014. American Girl Club: Meet Isabelle. The girls often bring their dolls, but it is definitely not required. The dolls usually end up sitting to the side and watching the rest of the festivities. We start each meeting by talking about the girl's time period and books. I always ask who has read the books, and what they know about the time period. Reading the books is not a requirement by any means, but I usually have a least one girl who has. We played "Pass the Dance" first. In...
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Ms. Kelly at the Library: June 2015
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Saturday, June 27, 2015. Every Hero Has a Story: Who is your hero? Ever since I took an early childhood related webinar through MLA about two months ago, I've been thinking about how to provide literacy building activities on every available library surface. I created our counting ramp. And am planning on adding a Lego board and a flannel board to the sides of our shelves. For summer reading I wanted to come up with a literacy building passive program that kids of all ages could enjoy. I'd love to hear a...
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Ms. Kelly at the Library: Thrive Thursday Roundup for 8/6/15
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Monday, August 3, 2015. Thrive Thursday Roundup for 8/6/15. I am the lucky host of August's Thrive Thursday. The idea behind Thrive Thursday is to compile great ideas from children's librarians who work with school age kids. It was dreamed up by Lisa Shaia of Thrive After Three. Currently assisting in this endeavor will be Meg. And myself. Every month a different blogger hosts the roundup and shares posts about programs and other school age library awesomeness. At Read Sing Play. Angie at Fat Girl Reading.
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Ms. Kelly at the Library: Fizz, Boom, Read!: Candy Science
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Friday, August 1, 2014. Fizz, Boom, Read! This week's program for grades 3-6 was Candy Science. I can't lie; planning this program made me feel a little bit like Willy Wonka. My goal for this program was to increase the kids' understanding of science concepts through experiments involving candy. The kids were understandably excited about this. Here's what we did:. Removing M's from M&Ms:. I found this idea here. I was grateful it happened a little more quickly for the kids. Sink or float candy:. Another ...
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Ms. Kelly at the Library: Flannel Friday Roundup for 7/10/15: Shark Week
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Friday, July 10, 2015. Flannel Friday Roundup for 7/10/15: Shark Week. This week we are keeping up the yearly Flannel Friday tradition of celebrating Shark Week! In case you aren't familiar with it, Flannel Friday. Is a weekly series where librarian bloggers share descriptions of flannel boards and other storytime props. This week we have some great ideas that I am very excited to share with you. The always wonderful Melissa of Mel's Desk. Provides us with an amazing new shark themed rhyme. Thanks for ho...
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Ms. Kelly at the Library: 2015 Summer Reading Finale Party
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Friday, August 14, 2015. 2015 Summer Reading Finale Party. The wonderful chaos of our summer reading program is over, for this year at least. We've had a busy summer with more kids doing reading logs than we've had since I've been here. We had some great programs as well. Overall I would say this summer has been a success. I pretty much kept to the same basic idea as last year's party. Our stations this year:. Dress like a hero:. Build a superhero fortress:. Shoot a bad guy:. We threw balls at pictures o...
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Ms. Kelly at the Library: ATLAS: Halloween Minute to Win It Games
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Friday, October 10, 2014. ATLAS: Halloween Minute to Win It Games. Minute to Win It is a big hit with the tweens at my library. It is also a fun and inexpensive program, which means it is a big hit with me as well. I've done it in a regular format, and in versions tweaked to suit a theme. For instance I've adapted it into Chocolate Olympics. Programs. This is the first time I've done a seasonal Minute to Win It. The total cost this time was under $10. To plan this program, I found this link. The kids had...
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