Kids
Summer Reading 2010
Summer Reading is nearing its end! You have until Friday, August 27 to turn in your projects and record your reading. Remember that the library is closed from 8/30 - 9/6!
This year's theme is "Make a Splash, READ!" We experienced lots of "wet" activities: movies, crafts, guest performers (Cap'n Willie, Bubbleman, Paleo Joe, Jania Taylor and the Acting Up Theatre Company) and a Buy One Get One Free Book Fair, check out the pictures below.
Check out the "Wall of Fame" and our Level III Project Gallery below!
updated 8/26/2010
BUY ONE GET ONE FREE BOOK FAIR!
Our annual Buy One Get One Free Book Fair is over!
Sales totaled $1,562.01, $62.00 more than our goal, and earned the library around $750 in "Scholastic Bucks" that I may use to purchase more books!
In additions 16 people purchased books for the library from my "wish list." THANK YOU!
We also received $53.55 in the "One for the Books" and "spare change" donation boxes, which I used immediately to buy 5 books from the fair, plus 5 free for a total of 10 books!
Thank you all, and, watch for next year's fair!
WebSite: bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/petdl
Elementary e-Wall-of-Fame 2010
Make a Splash, READ!
Level 1: 20 Books or 10 Hours
Gabriel Kruger, Hannah Nummer, Sarah Liederbach, Gabriella Rose, Julianna Rose, Joel Struck, Aaliyah Grubaugh, Grant Tripp, Nate Schultz, Jeremiah Bethke, Abigail Johnson, Alexa Holmes, Lizzy Carolan, Sophia Schoenith, Seth Izzard, Amara Adrian, Abigail Dawson, Emily Dawson, Betsy Jorgensen, Dana Jorgensen, Ceara Struck, Alexander Bemben, Clare Frey, Madeline Frey, Genevieve Kromm, Tasha Schupbach, Elaina Schupbach, Amanda FeeleyJosiah Jarvenpaa, Teresa Zowada, Gavyn Hill, Jackson Jonker, Natalia Taylor, Nikolai Taylor, Rayna Tripp, Alex Esterline, J.J. Marshall, Isabelle Joslin, Abigail Caron, Amelia Rothfuss, Abigail Norman, Anika Schupbach, Betsy Jorgensen, Emma Decker, Bryan Daniels, Clara Pater, Jacob Pater, Alexander Oldham, McKenzie Haas, Koreena Hass, Avery Tim , Kalyn Bromley, John Wroblewski, Addison McGuiness, Shane Izzard, Logan Jorgensen, Morgan Fox, Mikey Erickson, Hunter Gutt, Nathaniel Wurster
Level 2: 50 Books or 25 Hours
Sarah Liederbach, Amara Adrian, Alexander Bemben, Amanda Feeley, Aaliyah Grubaugh, Gavyn Hill, Alex Esterline, Betsy Jorgensen, Dana Jorgensen, Jeremiah Bethke, Nate Schultz, Madeline Frey
updated 08/03/2010
Level III Projects
Level III Projects have been turned in and here they are! Stop by the library and look at them "for real." They are pretty neat!
Level II (50 books or 25 hours) had to be completed before projects could be turned in.
updated 8/28/2010
A Reading Fountain!
by Aaliyah Grubaugh,
2nd grade
Ottawa School
"A Soft River in the Woods"
Pencil and marker
by Anika Schupach
2nd grade
Ottawa School
"J.J. Surfing the Atlantic"
by J.J. MArshall1st grade
Lincoln School
"Sunset over the Sea"
watercolor
by Elaina Schupach
grade 5
Ottawa School
"Picture of the Sea"
by Alex Oldham1st grade
Central School
Manatee Mobile
by Madeline Frey3rd grade
Lincoln School
Great White Shark Display
by Abigail Dawson5th grade
Harbor Light Christian School
"We Need Water," Poem and Poster
by Dana Jorgensen
3rd grade
Sheridan School
We Need Water
Water's good for lots of things.
It comes from rain or lakes or springs,
Oceans, rivers, creeks, and fountains.
It flows down from tops of mountains.
We use water every day
when we cook or bathe or play,
Scrub our pets, our clothes, our faces
boating, skiing, swimming races.
Many creatures live in water
sharks and sea stars, ducks and otters,
insects, reptiles, fish and plants,
turtles, penguins, cormorants.
Water can be recycled too
From the ocean back to you!
It evaporates in the sun
then rains back on everyone.
We should help keep water clean,
grown-ups, kids and even teens.
Don't put chemicals down your sink
Keep our water safe to drink.
We Need Water!
Water's good for lots of things.
It comes from rain or lakes or springs,
Oceans, rivers, creeks, and fountains.
It flows down from tops of mountains.
We use water every day
when we cook or bathe or play,
Scrub our pets, our clothes, our faces
boating, skiing, swimming races.
Many creatures live in water
sharks and sea stars, ducks and otters,
insects, reptiles, fish and plants,
turtles, penguins, cormorants.
Water can be recycled too
From the ocean back to you!
It evaporates in the sun
then rains back on everyone.
We should help keep water clean,
grown-ups, kids and even teens.
Don't put chemicals down your sink
Keep our water safe to drink.
We Need Water!
"Parts of a Sail Boat"
by Seth Izzard5th grade
St. Francis School
These are 2 boats that he sailed in this summer.
Fact Poster on Whales
by Emily Dawson3rd grade
Harbor Light Christian School
"A Book about My Visit to the Oden Fish Hatchery"
by Bryan Daniels1st grade
Central School
"April and the Water Cycle"
a story by Ceara Struck
6th grade
Home School
"A Painting of Me Jumping off from a Dock in Harbor Springs"
by Hunter Gutt4th grade
St. Francis School
"Pond Life"
Pencil and markerby Tasha Schupach
4th grade
Ottawa School
An Ocean Diorama
by Joel Struck3rd grade
Home School
Water Cycle Mobile
by Clare Freyusing Eric Carle's collage technique
1st grade
Lincoln School
"Dolphin Making a Splash"
Fingerpaint
by Lara Brown
2nd grade
Lincoln School
"SPLASHY" SUMMER ACTIVITIES
Bubbleman, Ron Loyd creates a cube.A Bubble Caterpillar
On Wednesday, June 30, 95 people watched the Bubbleman make a bubble caterpillar!
The "Tightrope"
The Bubbleman and audience member Carrie Crawford assist a bubble in "walking a tight rope."
THURSDAY CRAFTERNOON - JULY 1
We made "Shark - eat - your - head" hats and here is the whole "school!"
Paleo Joe
Paleo Joe is a real paleontologist and he says that this thing is a real live Mastodon tooth. Actually, that would be a real dead Mastodon Tooth. But they lived in Michigan and were browsers, which means that they ate the leaves and twigs of trees.
Joe says that this is a model of the largest T-Rex tooth that we know of!
This is a scale model of the skull of a Velociraptor. They made them much bigger than they really were in Jurassic Park!
THURSDAY CRAFTERNOON - JULY 15
We made some pretty "Fan-cy" fans!
Magician Jania Taylor
Amara checks out her "magic wand."
Amara awaits her balloon animal.
The troll has been found!
THURSDAY CRAFTERNOON - JULY 22
Check out our Hanging Fish!
Acting Up Theatre Company
The Acting Up Theatre Company presents "Fish Tank Follies"
Clownie shares a joke!
WE NOW HAVE CHILDRENS' eAUDIOBOOKS!
That's right! we have a bunch of titles you to listen to (or read along
with if you have a copy of the book!). You may find out all about it
here: Petoskey District Library eAudiobooks
updated 6/16/2010
PAWS TO READ
Our Paws to Read program is on hiatus because we do not have a dog. If you have a dog and you are interested, that's wonderful! It is BEST if the dog certified as a therapy dog. But we'll be happy to give him or her a try if you can provide "references." Please call Ron Fowler at 231-758-3123 or email him at rfowler@petoskeylibrary.org.
LINKS
ASPCA Animaland Have a new pet hamster and not sure how to care for it, or maybe wonder what manatees eat? Find the answers at this fun children's site that has animal-related games and cartoons and information on various animals, pet care, and some careers working with animals. ASPCA Animaland
Great Web Sites for Kids from the ALA Lots of GREAT sites selected especially for you! ALA Great Web Sites for Kids, RIF Reading Planet
Want to find out how just about anything works? Well, then, go to: HowStuffWorks.com!
Like Astronomy or Outer Space? Then visit: NASA's Space Place
You can access lots of great links for just about anything at the Michigan Electronic Library!
SOME WEB RESOURCES FOR KID'S BOOKS & Kids
- The American Library Association (ALA) and the Association for Library Services to Children (ALSC) main a page called Great Web Sites for Kids.
Link to great sites about: Animals, Arts, History and Biography,
Literature and languages, Reference, Mathematics and computers,
Sciences and Social Sciences are available. - Ask Kids is a nifty site that has links and activities in several different categories called: Schoolhouse, Movies, Games, Videos and Images. Activities, Kid-friendly searching and positive links to relevant site are all here.
- Big Universe.com is a site that features children's books. You can read them, share them, create and publish them. A pretty good preview tool as well.
- The Book Hive is produced by the Public Library of Charlotte-Mecklenburg County. You'll find hundreds of reviews of chldren's books, many with comments for parents, that you can look for by author, title, reading level, interest area, number of pages and illustrator. The reviews are written by librarians.
- Handipoints is a fun way to earn cool Rewards for completing your chores, homework, and simply lending others a hand!
- Just For Kids Who Love Books is a site that is maintained by former teacher/librarian Alan Brown and only lists reviews written by kids. You, too, could be a book reviewer and submit your own reviews!
- At Book Adventure you may obtain your very own personalized reading list at by answering some questions about what interests you and your reading level. Not only that, you may earn points toward free reading prizes (books, children's magazines, CDs and others) redeemable from the site! You may need to obtain the free, downloadable Flash Player in order to fully experience the following interactive stories online.
- Welcome to Dizzywood, an exciting virtual world for kids. There are all kinds of imaginative places to explore, fun Dizzywood secrets and stories to discover, and fun games to play, including puzzles, arcade games, dress-up games, and much more. Dizzywood is safe for kids and free to use.
- The Secret of Elf Island is a site that claims: "We’re about good! So much so that we’ve created an entirely new genre of gaming called Gaming for Good ™.
No other virtual world empowers kids to play an active role in making a difference in the real world – all while having fun through competitive game play and interactive exploring....: - The Story Place site is maintained by the same people who bring you the Book Hive. Preschoolers may have books read to them while those of elementary age can read books and watch animations. There are interactive and printable activities and the books can be read in English or Spanish.
- At The Neverending Tale you will find yourself in the middle of stories where you get to decide what happens next (Like the Choose Your Own Adventure Books). You can enjoy this site at 3 levels: young reader, older reader and teen.
- Mighty Book has more than 45 interactive, read-aloud books. There are books suitable for children ages 2 to 12 and the words are highlighted as they are read.
- MinyanLand is a virtual community designed to engage kids and families in games and interaction that is entertaining and educational.
- Whyville is a virtual world where boys and girls from all over the real world come to chat, play, learn, and have fun together. You design your face, earn clams by playing games, hang out at the beach, and go to town events at the Greek Theater. You can start your own business, buy a car and give your friends a ride, or write for the town newspaper.
- To find more online interactive stories, try using the children's search engine Yahooligans and enter "online interactive stories". Be sure to include the " " (quotation marks) :-).
- ZooKazoo is an online environment of imaginary and adventurous destinations where children can safely hang out, have fun, and make their world a better place.
FUN PBS SITES FOR 9-12 YEAR OLDS
PBS has 5 sites available just for kids 9-12. Check 'em out! There's some FUN stuff there:
plastic fork diaries (They are not what they seem, but they are what they eat)
IT'S MY LIFE; Real Issues, Real Info, Real World
updated 7/01/09
WebSite: www.wcmu.org/tv/fivesitesforkids.html
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