Creating And Coding An Animation
60 Mins+, Chapter 1 Bookish Beasts, Children, Game/Activity, Low Cost, STEAM, Teens
August 24, 2020 0.00 KB 2347 downloads
Using the free online coding program Scratch, teens create an animated cartoon featuring an animal sprite (computer graphic). Teens code instructions to populate their cartoon with words and characters. Scratch is
easy to teach, even for non-coders.
Origami Animal Bookmarks
60 Mins+, Chapter 1 Bookish Beasts, Children, Craft, Low Cost
August 24, 2020 0.00 KB 1965 downloads
Origami bookmarks! This is an easy program to modify for any age group or animal theme. Try combining with Chapter 01: Folded Book Animals for a multigenerational paper-folding party.
Stuffed Animal Sleepover
Chapter 1 Bookish Beasts, Children, 45 - 90 Mins, Game/Activity, Low Cost, Teens
August 24, 2020 0.00 KB 2257 downloads
A fun, low-cost event that is easy to modify to suit your library. Children come for a sleepover-themed storytime, bringing their favorite stuffed animal friends with them. They sign permission slips and name tags, and leave their stuffed animals overnight. After storytime, you might hold a stuffed animal show-and-tell, or have children draw portraits of their stuffed animals. When the children come back the next morning to pick them up, they see pictures of what their animal friends were up while they were gone.
A Tale With Tails
15-30 Mins, Children, Chapter 1 Bookish Beasts, Game/Activity, Low Cost, Passive/Display
August 24, 2020 0.00 KB 2028 downloads
Have children supply the missing nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc. from the stories provided: “A Trip to the Zoo,” “A Backyard Adventure,” and “A Kooky Animal Tale.” Then read the tale(s) out loud. This could be a fun icebreaker before another program, or copies could simply be placed with other library flyers. See Resources for a list of fiction with animal protagonists.
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