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Welcome to the British Columbia Kids’ Summer Reading Club 2012:
Strange…But True? This manual has been created to assist you in planning, promoting, and implementing the BC Kids’ Summer Reading Club (SRC) in your community. It includes program outlines, book lists, and activity sheets corresponding to the seven weekly themes, and sample letters and press releases to assist in promotion. You are free to modify these materials to suit the needs of your library. The manual and other resources are available online at kidssrc.bclibrary.ca/. Why run a summer reading club? Summer reading clubs have been shown to encourage kids to read regularly and thus maintain or improve their reading skills while school is out. The primary goals of SRC are to help kids develop or maintain the habit of regular reading, and to promote public libraries as a community resource for life-long learning. Each library in British Columbia creates its own summer reading club using the SRC materials as the starting point. Overall theme and weekly themes This summer, kids throughout BC will devour facts and fiction about all things surprising, puzzling, wonderful, and weird. The theme of Strange…But True? is a terrific vehicle for promoting non-fiction and also opens the door to all manner of amazing stories. Seven weekly themes have been created to illustrate the scope of the overall theme, and to inspire your programs, events, displays, and contests:
1. Wild Wild Life: Weird creatures and extreme environments 2. Biggest, Fastest, First: World records and incredible feats 3. It Came From Outer Space: Space exploration, astronomy, alien life, and sci-fi 4. Weird Science: Strange physics, cool chemistry, and crazy inventions 5. True Story! Surprising history, amazing biography, and remarkable real-life kids 6. Trick or Truth? Magic tricks, illusions, hoaxes, and mysteries 7. You Don’t Scare Me: Monsters and the unexplained
Artwork Strange but (we’re thrilled to say) true: Mike Deas is the SRC 2012 artist. A native of Saltspring, Mike studied animation in North Vancouver before work in the video game industry took him to England and California. He now lives and works in Victoria. He’s the author and illustrator of the weird-and-wonderful graphic novel Dale and Golen: Scandal in Port Angus. He illustrated Orca’s Graphic Guide Adventures series, written by Liam O’Donnell, as well as Adventures at Camp-Lots-o-Fun, written by Marilyn Helmer. We envy kids who are members of Greater Victoria Public Library, for whom Mike created the multitasking purple octopus that appears on GVPL’s children’s library card. See Mike’s work and contact information online at deasillustration.com/blog. Materials Materials for this year’s SRC include the reading record, stickers, poster, and bookmarks. Funding from Libraries and Literacy, Ministry of Education, allows SRC to provide BC public libraries with a limited quantity of free materials, and to offer additional materials at a low cost.
Reading Record: The reading record is a fun way for kids to track their reading. It was designed so that participants can track the number of days they read—with the goal of reading on 49 days over seven or more weeks—but it could also be used to record the number of books or chapters read. The reading record has seven panels with ruled lines, each with seven black-and-white icons. Each icon corresponds to one of whatever you decide kids will track: days of reading, or books/chapters read. Your library can suggest a reading goal, such as 15 minutes of reading a day, or let kids set their own goal. See the page entitled “I’ve Joined the Summer Reading Club…Now What Do I Do?” for one way to use the reading record. Rubber stamp: Some libraries stamp a completed panel of the reading record to show that the participant has been rewarded with a sticker (or in some other way) for those seven days of reading, or those seven titles read. Use it as you wish!
Stickers: The reading record includes an image that is completed by seven stickers. A sticker can be awarded for each seven days of reading, or when seven books or chapters are read, or simply on a weekly basis.
Bookmarks: Many libraries give kids an SRC bookmark when they register; others use them to reward another milestone or as prizes.
Poster: Display posters in the library and your community, send them to schools in your area, and buy extras for prizes and giveaways.
Medals: Traditionally, these are given to participants who complete the entire reading record or summer reading program. Decide what completion entails in your community and when the medals will be given out. Many libraries have big parties at the end of the summer at which medals are awarded to participants. Often local politicians and RBC Financial Group representatives are invited to thank them for their support and to show the community the importance of literacy and reading promotion.
Promotional items: Branded t-shirts and novelty items that make great prizes are listed on the Librarians’ website and can be ordered using the form available there: kidssrc.bclibrary.ca/.
Websites SRC 2012 Librarians' website: kidssrc.bclibrary.ca (available now)
� Contains the content of this manual as well as the SRC 2012 artwork and logo, images of SRC materials and promotional items, and order forms
SRC 2012 Kids’ website: www.kidssrc.ca (available in June)
� Includes quizzes, colouring pages, links to book lists, tips for parents, and more BCLA SRC Programs: http://www.bcpl.gov.bc.ca/src/
� An archive of websites from years past Sponsors Summer Reading Club is sponsored by the British Columbia Library Association and local public libraries, with funding assistance from Libraries and Literacy, Ministry of Education, The Honourable George Abbott, Minister. The RBC Financial Group (Royal Bank) has generously provided funding toward the completion medals. Please consider sending thank-you notes to your local RBC branch, the Minister of Education, and your library board, letting them know their support is greatly appreciated. Recognize the sponsors in your SRC promotional materials and advertisements — it is with the support of these institutions that public libraries throughout the province are able to provide this unique program to about 85,000 children. SRC 2012 Committee and Coordinators
The provincial Summer Reading Club Committee includes Els Kushner, BC SRC Coordinator; Randi Robin, Chair; and Hilary Russell, Past Chair. We salute those who coordinated the development of materials for the 2012 manual: Book lists: Anne Martin Assistant Manager, Children's Services Vancouver Public Library Activities: Susan McCowan Head of Children's Services, Kamloops Branch Thompson-Nicola Regional District Library System Quizzes: Randi Robin Burnaby Public Library Preschool programs: Allison Knights Children's Librarian Burnaby Public Library
Primary programs: Genevieve Valleau Children’s Librarian Richmond Public Library Tween programs: Hilary Russell Manager, Abbotsford Libraries Fraser Valley Regional Library We are equally grateful to the members of staff in the libraries listed above who worked with the coordinators to produce the content: thank you for your ideas and creativity. We applaud illustrator Mike Deas and graphic designer Roger Handling for their creative brilliance, and Neil Firkins and Jeannette Duguay (Jentekk Web Solutions) for working web wonders. Our special thanks for assistance go to Jacqueline van Dyk, Director, Libraries and Literacy, Ministry of Education, The Honourable George Abbott, Minister. Questions, comments, or ideas? Want to be involved in the creation of SRC 2013? We’d like to hear from you! Please contact Randi Robin, Chair ([email protected]), or Els Kushner, Coordinator (new address: [email protected]). Happy summer reading, everyone!
SRC 2012: Strange… But True?
Booklist Theme 1: Wild wild life [Weird creatures and extreme environments]
Prepared by: Michael McCarthy, Alicia Cheng, and Francesca de Freitas, Vancouver Public
Library
Picture Books for Kids in Preschool – Kindergarten
Bustos, Eduardo. Wild Animals!
Meet some of the most exotic, colourful creatures in the world, from Australia’s koala to South
America’s sloth and Central Asia’s yak.
Carle, Eric. Mister Seahorse
Mister Seahorse meets other kinds of fish fathers caring for their eggs and babies in the most
surprising ways.
Helbrough, Emma. 1001 Bugs to Spot
Fun picture puzzles for kids to find different bugs.
Jenkins, Steve. Actual Size
If you’ve ever wondered about the real size of animals and their body parts, this book is for you.
Milton, Giles. Call Me Gorgeous!
What kind of animal has a porcupine’s spines and a crocodile’s teeth; a flamingo’s neck and a
toucan’s beak; a chameleon’s tail and a rooster’s feet?
Pfister, Marcus. Questions, Questions
In thirteen engaging couplets, Marcus Pfister opens children’s eyes to the wondrous mysteries
all around them.
Books for Primary School Ages 6 – 9
Bonotaux, Gilles. Dirty Rotten Bugs?
Anthropods Unite to Tell Their Side of the Story
Insects, arachnids, centipedes, and millipedes speak out against their reputation as dirty rotten
bugs and explain why they deserve respect from humans.
Cooper, Wade. Polar Animals
This reader includes amazing photos and descriptions of the animals that live at our planet’s
two poles.
Jenkins, Steve. Biggest, Strongest, Fastest
An informative introduction to the "world records" held by fourteen members of the animal
kingdom.
Komiya, Teruyuki. Life‐Size Zoo:
From Tiny Rodents to Gigantic Elephants, an Actual Size Animal Encyclopedia
This large‐format book features stunning life‐size photos and fun facts about some amazing
animals.
Books for 9‐12 Year Olds
Bateman, Robert. Polar Worlds:
Life at the Ends of the Earth
Acclaimed Canadian artist Robert Bateman takes readers on a journey to the ends of the Earth
— both ends!
Becker, Helaine. The Insecto‐files:
Amazing Insect Science & Bug Facts You’ll Never Believe
There’s about a billion billion bugs for every single person on our planet. The Insecto‐files
investigate their hidden lives.
Davies, Nicola. Extreme Animals:
The Toughest Creatures on Earth
Are you ready for the competition? Find out who’s the toughest animal of them all!
Eamer, Claire. Super Crocs & Monster Wings:
Modern Animals’ Ancient Past
If you’re interested in palaeontology, you’ll find this book an appealing next step from
dinosaurs.
Johnson, Jinny. Animal Tracks & Signs
Lots of information about footprints (and tail prints). It also deals with droppings of these
animals but not in a gross way at all.
Juster, Norton. The Phantom Tollbooth
A journey through a land where Milo learns the importance and playfulness of words and
numbers and is cured of his boredom.
If You’re Looking for More Try These Authors [optional category]
Lovett, Sarah. The Extremely Weird Series
Provides physical descriptions and discusses the habits of various unusual animals. Titles in the
series: Micro Monsters, Animal Disguises, Animal Defenses, Fishes, Spiders, Mammals, Bats
Biedrzycki, David. Ace Lacewing, Bug Detective series
Aided by his friends, Ace Lacewing, Bug Detective solves a series of buggy mysteries in the
insect world.
Komiya, Teruyuki. Life‐size series
See life‐size photographs of various animals and fishes, with fold‐out pages and charts of
interesting facts.
SRC 2012: Strange but True
Booklist Theme 2: Biggest, fastest, first [World records and incredible feats]
Prepared by: Francesca de Freitas and Lisa Winkelaar, Vancouver Public Library
Picture Books for Kids in Preschool – Kindergarten
Coffelt, Nancy. Big, Bigger, Biggest!
Different animals make claims to be the biggest, the fastest, and the... slimiest?
Cousins, Lucy. I'm the Best
Dog thinks he is the best at everything, until he competes with his friends, when he discovers
that what he is best at is the best!
Sherry, Kevin. I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean
A giant squid is very confident that he is the biggest thing in the ocean ‐ until a large gulp proves
otherwise.
Shields, Carol Diggory. The Bugliest Bug
Damselfly Dilly uncovers a plot by a group of sinister spiders who hold a "bugliest bug" contest
and secretly plan to consume the credulous contestants.
Books for Primary School Ages 6 – 9
Barrows, Annie. Ivy + Bean Break the Fossil Record
Ivy and Bean decide to become the youngest people ever to discover a dinosaur skeleton.
Gifford, Clive. Atlas of Firsts
Interesting firsts, including sports trivia, world record events, and geographic phenomena,
organised by the place they happened.
Gutman, Dan. Mr. Tony Is Full of Baloney!
When their After School Kids' Care director wants to get into The Guinness Book of World
Records, A.J. and the gang jump in to help him.
Jenkins, Steve. Just a Second
Time visualized as a linear series of illustrations and captions, starting with a second, a minute,
an hour, a month, and a year.
Priceman, Marjorie. Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot‐Air Balloon Ride.
The story of the historic first hot‐air balloon ride in 1783, told from the point of view of the
duck, sheep and rooster who were the first passengers.
Van Allsburg, Chris, Queen of the Falls
In 1901, a poor widow desperate for fame and fortune attempts something no one had done
before – to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel!
Books for 9‐12 Year Olds
Guinness World Records
The big book of world records ‐ amazing human endeavours and wonders of the natural world.
Wearing, Judy. Roberta Bondar:
Canada's First Woman in Space
Not only Canada's first woman astronaut, Roberta Bondar has been a doctor, a scientist, a
professional photographer, and continues to teach people about the wonders of the natural
world.
Wyatt, Valerie. The Kids Book of Canadian Firsts
Technology, nature, transportation, and food ‐ this book explores the many events and
discoveries that are firsts in Canada or the world.
If You’re Looking for More Try These Authors [optional category]
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Series
Expect the unexpected in this classic series of the strange and unusual.
SRC 2012: Strange but True
Booklist Theme 3: It came from outer space
Prepared by: Jessica Gillis, Alicia Cheng, Francesca de Freitas, and Lisa Winkelaar, Vancouver
Public Library
Picture Books for Kids in Preschool – Kindergarten
Arlon, Penelope. Space
Learn about space by lifting the flaps and folding the pages of this book.
Jeffers, Oliver. The Way Back Home
A star spangled, inter‐galactic adventure tale in space featuring a young boy who encounters a
friendly martian when he crashes into the moon. Can the boy find his way back home safely?
Kirk, Daniel. Hush, Little Alien
An extraterrestrial father sings his child a lullaby that is “out of this world.”
Landry, Leo. Space Boy
Nicholas thinks his home is too noisy, so he decides to fly to the moon. He soon realizes that he
misses his home a lot.
Books for Primary School Ages 6 – 9
McNulty, Faith. If You Decide to Go to the Moon
A young astronaut on his trip to the moon shows what to pack, what he’ll see along the way,
and what to expect after landing on the moon.
Rustad, Martha E.H. The Planets
Colour and detail about each planet in our solar system, including demoted Pluto.
Schachner, Judith Byron. Skippyjon Jones, Lost in Spice
Skippyjon Jones is a Siamese cat who thinks he is a Chihuahua dog. In this book he goes on an
adventure to Mars.
Spires, Ashley. Binky the Space Cat (graphic novel series)
Binky’s blast‐off into outer space (outside) to battle aliens (bugs) is delayed when he realizes
he’s left something behind – and it’s not the anti‐gravity kitty litter.
Stilton, Geronimo. Thea Stilton and the Star Castaways
The mouselings are headed on a fabumouse mission – to the moon!
Books for 9‐12 Year Olds
Cole, Joanna. The Magic School Bus:
Lost in the Solar System
The planetarium is closed, so Ms. Frizzle takes her class on a field trip to every planet in the
solar system.
Guibert, Emmanuel. Sardine in Outer Space (graphic novel series)
Sardine is a girl pirate who travels through space on the spaceship Huckleberry, in order to
battle the villain Supermuscleman. Each book in the series contains twelve short stories.
Kerrod, Robin (DK Eyewitness Books). Universe
A detailed look at the universe, including black holes, our local star, and asteroids.
L’Engle, Madeleine. A Wrinkle in Time
Meg and Charles Wallace go on an exciting journey through space and time in order to find
their father, who has been trapped on planet Camazotz.
Stott, Carole. Space
Part of the One Million Things series, this book is a visual science museum, a search engine, and
the world’s biggest planetarium all rolled into one.
If You’re Looking for More Try These Authors [optional category]
Reeve, Philip. Larklight. Arthur and Myrtle, who live in an alternate Victorian England, must save themselves from a spidery invasion from outer space!
Star Wars by various authors
The classic saga of the universe‐controlling Empire at war with the upstart Rebel Alliance.
SRC 2012: Strange… But True?
Booklist Theme 4: Weird science [Strange physics, cool chemistry and crazy inventions]
Prepared by: Francesca de Freitas, Sally Chee, and Lisa Winkelaar, Vancouver Public Library
Picture Books for Kids in Preschool – Kindergarten
Ahlberg, Allan. The Pencil
A lonely pencil draws a boy, a dog, and other items but when his creations begin demanding
changes, trouble begins.
Boothroyd, Jennifer. What is a Gas? First Step Nonfiction Series.
Bright photographs accompany one or two sentences about gas on each page of this book.
Salas, Laura Purdie. Home on the Earth:
A Song About Earth’s Layers.
Information about the Earth’s rock and water cycles has been set to the tune of “Home on the
Range.”
Waring, Geoff. Oscar and the Moth:
A Book About Light and Dark.
Moth teaches Oscar the kitten about light and dark, about different kinds of light, about how
shadows are made and why it gets dark at night.
Books for Primary School Ages 6 – 9
Barnett, Mac. OH NO!
Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World
“I never should have built a robot for the science fair.” When a girl’s first‐place‐winning science
project starts rampaging across the city, there's only one thing to do ‐ and it involves a small
toad.
Barton, Chris. The Day‐Glo Brothers:
The True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer's Bright Ideas and Brand‐new Colors
Two brothers, trying to spice up an amateur magician's act, invent fluorescent paint and colour
their way to fame and fortune!
Boothroyd, Jennifer. Attract and Repel:
A Look at Magnets. Lightning Bolt Books Series.
Interesting facts about magnets, what they stick to and why they are important.
Nez, John A. Cromwell Dixon's Sky‐Cycle
In 1907, 14‐year‐old Cromwell Dixon converted his bicycle into a working flying machine.
Ross, Michael Elsohn. What’s the Matter in Mr. Whiskers’ Room?
Mr. Whiskers and his students explore solids, liquids, and gases. Includes the seven “Big Ideas”
about matter, and recipes to do experiments at home.
VanCleave, Janice. Janice VanCleave's Big Book of Play and Find Out Science Projects
More than fifty hands‐on activities to do at home. Topics covered include air, changes, magnets,
forces, light, sound, and electricity.
Books for 9‐12 Year Olds
Field, Jon Eben. Medicine Cabinet Chemistry
Learn about the chemistry of household items such as medicine, toothpaste, deodorant, and
nail polish. Do some simple experiments and learn about the states of matter.
Fradin, Dennis Brindell. With a Little Luck:
Surprising Stories of Amazing Discoveries
Eleven amazing discoveries that creative and observant people made by accident. This book is
best for slightly older readers.
Hammond, Richard. Blast Lab:
More Than 30 Mind‐Blasting Experiments!
Build a mini‐rocket, mix up some slime, play with your food, or do one of the other fabulous
activities in this fun‐filled book.
Levine, Shar, and Leslie Johnstone. Scary Science:
25 Creepy Experiments
Make your own spider webs, look like a zombie, make your own shrunken head, create an alien
barf bag, and brew bubbling alien blood with simple instructions and easy‐to‐find ingredients.
Oh, and learn some neat science along the way.
McCutcheon, Marc. The Kid Who Named Pluto:
and the Stories of Other Extraordinary Young People in Science
Read about the important scientific discoveries of children and teens. It’s amazing what young
people can achieve through creativity, imagination and hard work.
Newcomb, Rain, and Bobby Mercer. Smash It! Crash It! Launch It!
50 Mind‐Blowing, Eye‐Popping Science Experiments
Fifty fun, cool, exciting, and sometimes messy experiments!
SRC 2012: Strange… But True?
Booklist Theme 5: True story! [Surprising history, amazing biography and remarkable real‐life
kids]
Prepared by: Francesca de Freitas, Alicia Cheng, and Lisa Winkelaar, Vancouver Public Library
Picture Books for Kids in Preschool – Kindergarten
Flatt, Lizann. Let’s Go:
The Story of Getting From There to Here
From the Stone Age to today young readers get a glimpse into what it was like to travel across
the country.
Fletcher, Susan. Dadblamed Union Army Cow
During the Civil War, a devoted cow follows her owner who joins the Union Army. Based on a
true story.
McDonnell, Patrick. Me. Jane
As a young child, Jane Goodall (and her stuffed chimpanzee) loved looking at nature, and
dreamed of going to live with animals in the wild.
Pinkwater, Daniel Manus. Beautiful Yetta:
The Yiddish Chicken
Yetta, the beautiful chicken, breaks free from the truck that is carrying her to market. She
quickly realizes the big city is nothing like the chicken farm ‐ but she is brave as well as beautiful.
Priceman, Majorie. Hot Air:
The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot‐Air Balloon Ride
The story of the historic first hot‐air balloon flight in 1783, told from the point of view of the
duck, sheep, and rooster who were the first passengers.
Spinelli, Eileen.
A light‐hearted jaunt through the headgear worn by famous people throughout history.
Books for Primary School Ages 6 – 9
Bradford, Wade. Why Do I Have to Make My Bed?
Or, A History of Messy RoomsWhen a boy asks his mother why he must make his bed, she tells
him a story about his ancestors who posed the same question through the centuries, going all
the way back to a caveboy and his mother.
Krull, Kathleen. Fartiste
In nineteenth‐century France a little boy who can control his farts grows up to become a
famous entertainer ‐ performing songs, animal noises and other soniferous tricks.
Morris, Gerald. The Adventures of Sir Gawain the True
The adventure of Sir Gawain, the only undefeated knight in King Arthur’s court, who learns the
value of friendship, courtliness, and courtesy after a challenge from the Green Knight. Part of
the Knight’s Tales series, but can be read as a standalone.
Ray, Deborah Kogan. Wanda Gág:
The Girl Who Lived to Draw
Gag is best known for her book Millions of Cats. From the first moment she learned to draw,
she knew she had to be an artist ‐ young Gag was determined to go to art school, even if she
had five younger brothers and sisters to look after.
Winter, Jeanette. Biblioburro:
A True Story from Colombia
A Colombian schoolteacher with a passion for reading spends the weekends traveling by burro,
bringing books to remote mountain villages.
Books for 9‐12 Year Olds
Albee, Sarah. Poop Happened!
A History of the World from the Bottom Up
The "Number one book on Number two!" looks at the history of human waste ‐ from
prehistoric humans to astronauts on the space shuttle.
Gifford, Clive. The Book of Bad Things (a Sinister Guide to History's Dark Side)
This puzzle book tells the story of a mysterious book, rumoured to show up at unpleasant
moments in history.
Nelson, Kadir. We Are the Ship:
The Story of Negro League Baseball
Barred from the major baseball league, from the 1920‐40s African American players played
anyone willing, performed vaudeville acts in the outfield, perfected dirty pitching, and beat
major league records again and again.
Phelan, Matt. Around the World
Three adventurers, three trips around the world. Can any of them make it in less than 80 days?
Steam ships, sail boats, trains and bicycles all feature as the travelers head for adventure.
Stanbridge, Joanne. Famous Dead Canadians:
An Upbeat and Hilarious Approach to Canadian History (1 and 2)
Read amazing life stories of over a dozen famous Canadians explorers, inventors, scientists,
adventurers and more.
Tibballs, Geoff. Ripley's Believe It or Not! Enter If You Dare
Full of eye‐popping, fact‐filled oddities, Ripley's encyclopedic compendium includes "Extreme
Sports," "Bizarre Mysteries," "Body Oddity," "Fantastic Food," and "Amazing Science."
If You’re Looking for More Try These Authors [optional category]
‘I am Canada’ series. Various authors. Get taken prisoner at Dieppe in World War II or
experience the sinking of the Titanic in just a few of these books that make history come to life
in a mix of fact and fiction.
Weird but True series. Various authors
A collection of fun and surprising facts about our world.
Deary, Terry. Horrible Histories series
If you think history is boring, this series is for you! Crazy facts and fun quizzes and games make
history interesting.
Scieszka, Jon. The Time Warp Trio series
A trio of friends learn about by history by time‐travelling, and have good fun along the way!
SRC 2012: Strange… But True?
Booklist Theme 6: Trick or Truth?: [Magic tricks, illusions, hoaxes and mysteries]
Prepared by: Alicia Cheng, Francesca de Freitas, and Lisa Winkelaar, Vancouver Public Library
Picture Books for Kids in Preschool – Kindergarten
Donaldson, Julia. The Magic Paintbrush
Shen can feed her village with her magic paintbrush. An evil emperor wants her to paint for
him, but she is determined to keep her promise to only paint for the poor.
Fox, Mem. The Magic Hat
A wizard’s hat blows into town and changes people into different animals when it lands on their
heads.
Gravett, Emily. Spells
A frog who wants to be a pirate, a prince, or anything but a frog, discovers a book of spells.
Magic spells are tricky though. Can frog reach his fairy tale ending?
Hao, K.T. The Magic Book
A wise monkey gives baby elephant Ellie a book with magic powers to cure her insomnia and
help her fall asleep.
Inkpen, Chloe. The Magic Hoop
When Beans jumps through Zoe’s hoop, he magically transforms into …!
Books for Primary School Ages 6 – 9
Angleberger, Tom. The Strange Case of Origami Yoda, Darth Paper Strikes Back
Everyone has a story about Origami Yoda ‐ a mystical finger puppet that has been dispensing
social guidance to the 6th grade. Tommy has girl trouble, and he has to decide if Origami Yoda's
advice is to be trusted. In the sequel, Origami Yoda acquires a nemesis.
Barnhart, Norm. Amazing Magic Tricks
Clear photos and instructions teach children how to perform magic tricks. There are three
more levels after this book: apprentice, expert, and master.
Becker, Helaine. Magic Up Your Sleeve:
Amazing Illusions, Tricks, and Science Facts You’ll Never Believe
Learn to use common household items to perform magic tricks and get the inside scoop on
staging a show.
Edwards, Wallace. The Painted Circus:
P.T. Vermin Presents a Mesmerizing Menagerie of Trickery and Illusion Guaranteed to Beguile
and Bamboozle the Beholder!
The eye is tricked, bamboozled and hoodwinked by the artistry of magic until all mysteries are
revealed after the grand finale!
Goldsmith, Mike. Science Detectives:
How Scientists Solved Six Real‐Life Mysteries
Science detectives follows fearless and dedicated science sleuths tracking down leads and
solving cases all over the world, in cities and in deserts, deep underground, high in the sky and
even in your DNA.
Books for 9‐12 Year Olds
Almond, David. Skellig
Unhappy about his baby sister's illness and the chaos of moving into a dilapidated old house,
Michael retreats to the garage and finds a mysterious stranger who is something like a bird and
something like an angel.
Bosch, Pseudonymous. You Have to Stop This
A mummy disappears from the local history museum, and Cass and her friends Max‐Ernest and
Yo‐Yoji need to solve the case to clear their names and discover the secret. Part of The Secret
series.
Nicholls, Sally. Season of Secrets
Molly and Hannah have just lost their mother, and are sent to stay with their grandparents in a
quiet country town. Molly comes to the rescue of an injured man with something magical about
him. She desperately wants to find out how much power he has because if he can make the
trees come alive again, maybe there's still hope for her mother.
Pascoe, Elaine. Fooled You!
Fakes and Hoaxes Through the Years
Discover the stories behind 11 infamous hoaxes from the 1800s to the present.
Schroeder, Andreas. Duped! True Stories of the World’s Best Swindlers
Eight true tales presented in a lively fashion and with graphic artwork exposing outrageous
swindlers of their time. Part of the It Actually Happened series.
Sobol, Donald. Encyclopedia Brown
Classic whodunit mysteries to be solved alongside super kid sleuth, Encyclopedia Brown.
Stevernmer, Caroline. Magic Below Stairs
10 year old Frederick becomes the servant of a wizard and eventually the wizard’s apprentice.
If You’re Looking for More Try These Authors [optional category]
DeMeulemeester, Linda.
Grim Hill series
Cat Peters and her soccer team battle evil fairies that lurk in nearby Grim Hill.
LaFevers, R.L. Theodosia series
Theodosia Throckmorton has her hands full at the Museum of Legends and Antiquities in
London. Her father may be head curator, but it is only Theo who is able to see all the black
magic and ancient curses that still cling to the artifacts in the museum.
Osborne, Mary Pope. The Magic Tree House series
A brother and sister solve ancient mysteries through time in this delightful series.
Prineas, Sarah. The Magic Thief series.
Harry Potter fans will delight in this series about a wizard’s apprentice and his adventures in the
magical city of Wellmet.
SRC 2012: Strange… But True?
Booklist Theme 7: You don’t scare me! [Monsters and the unexplained]
Prepared by: Francesca de Freitas and Lisa Winkelaar, Vancouver Public Library
Picture Books for Kids in Preschool – Kindergarten
Emberley, Rebecca. Ten Little Beasties
In this singing and counting book beasties appear one by one, and then one by one they are
eaten until only one is left ‐ but not the one you'd expect.
Burfoot, Ella, Darkness Slipped in
Daisy is playing in her bedroom when Darkness creeps in, but Daisy isn't afraid! She grabs him
by the wrist, and soon they are dancing, sharing lemonade and having a wonderful time.
McElligott, Matthew. Even Monsters Need Haircuts
Every full moon, a boy gives haircuts to monsters ‐ but he has to face his scariest customer yet ‐
a human!
Rex, Michael. Goodnight Goon, The Runaway Mummy
A young monster says goodnight to all of the other monsters in his bedroom. A little mummy
who wants to run away tells his mother how he will escape, but no matter what horrible
creature he claims he will become or where he plans to go, she promises to be there with him.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are
When he is sent to his room for misbehaving, Max’s imagination takes him to where the wild
things are. A classic that can be enjoyed by both children and grown‐ups.
Vere, Ed. Bedtime for Monsters!
At bedtime, a monster with a rumbling tummy comes closer and closer, but all he wants is a
monster sized goodnight kiss.
Willems, Mo. Leonardo the Terrible Monster
Leonardo is a terrible monster – he can’t seem to frighten anyone. When he discovers the
perfect nervous little boy, will he scare the lunch out of him? Or will he think of something
better?
Yolen, Jane. Creepy Monsters, Sleepy Monsters:
A Lullaby
On a typical preschool evening, two siblings come home from school, have dinner, a bath, and
after many delays and lots of protests, eventually go to sleep. But the children in this case are
two little, big‐eyed, sharp‐horned monsters.
Books for Primary School Ages 6 – 9
Dahl, Michael. Screaming with Laughter: Jokes about Ghosts, Ghouls, Zombies, Dinosaurs, Bugs,
and Other Scary Creatures
Jokes! About scary things!
Hicks, Barbara Jean . Jitterbug Jam
Bobo is terrified of the BOY who lives under his bed ‐ a boy with horrible pink skin, and orange
fur where his horns should be. Luckily, his grandfather, Boo‐Dad believes him.
Kaplan, Bruce Eric. Monsters Eat Whiny Children
Just as their father warned, monster captures Henry and Eve and brings them home for dinner.
Only the monster and his wife can't decide. Will they have whiny‐child salad, whiny‐child
burgers, or whiny‐child vindaloo?
Lichtenheld Everything I Know About Monsters, Tom.
A collection of made‐up facts, educated guesses, and silly pictures describing monsters.
Weber, Belinda. Fabulous and Monstrous Beasts
A guide to the beasts and monsters of myth and legend, from ancient creatures to modern
monsters. Scary, beautiful, mysterious, or unusual beings from around the world are described
in detail.
Books for 9‐12 Year Olds
La Fevers, R. L. Nathaniel Fludd. Beastologist series
After his parents are lost at sea, Nathaniel becomes a beastologist‐in‐training, responsible for
the well being of the world's mythical creatures. In this series of adventures, he deals with
wyverns, phoenixes, basilisks, and unicorns, all while keeping his pet gremlin out of trouble, and
searching for clues to his parents’ accident.
Gaiman, Neil. Coraline
When Coraline opens a mysterious door in her new house, she is trapped in an alternate reality,
a deeply creepy place where this is an Other Mother and Other Father waiting to take care of
her.
Gaiman, Neil. The Graveyard Book.
Bod is an unusual boy who inhabits an unusual place ‐ he's the only living resident of a
graveyard. Can a boy raised by ghosts face the wonders and terrors of the worlds of both the
living and the dead?
Vernon, Ursula. Dragonbreath series
A young dragon Danny and his best friend Wendell the Iguana attend a school for reptiles and
amphibians, and have to survive classes, tests, and bullies, as well as encounters with giant
squid, ninja‐frogs, and were‐hotdogs.
West, Jacqueline. The Shadows, Spellbound
Olive and her absent‐minded parents move into an old mansion with a mysterious past.
Accompanied by three talking cats, she encounters people trapped in paintings, hauntings, and
a manipulative grimoire.
Wood, Maryrose. The Mysterious Howling, The Hidden Gallery
A young governess is hired to civilize three children who have been living wild in the woods
without language, schooling, or knowing how to behave at grown‐up parties.
If You’re Looking for More Try These Authors [optional category]
Thaler, Mike. Black Lagoon Series (chapter book series and picture book series)
These scary tales have a humorous twist.
Hamilton, Sue L. and various authors. Unsolved Mysteries series
From bizarre creatures on the land and sea to unsolved disappearances of ships, planes and
even cities, this series uses quotes, perspectives from scientists, researchers and historians as
well as everyday people thrown into the midst of these perplexing mysteries.
Various authors. Unexplained series
Aliens, ghosts, crop circles, monsters, and other mysteries are explored in this series, with an
emphasis on taking a scientific approach to the mysterious.
2012 SRC: Strange… But True? Preschool Program Theme 1: Wild wild life Program Title: Not your average animal/We’re not singing about cows today! Prepared by: Jennifer Bradley, Burnaby Public Library Books: Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed by Mo Willems How do you Hug a Porcupine by Laurie Isop Is your Mama a Llama? by Deborah Guarino Bear Wants More by Karma Wilson Hibernation Station by Michelle Meadows Rhymes/Songs: Alice the Camel Alice the camel has 5 humps, Alice the camel has 5 humps, Alice the camel has 5 humps, So Go Alice Go! Boom, Boom, Boom Alice the camel has 4 humps… Alice the camel has 3 humps… Alice the camel has 2 humps… Alice the camel has 1 hump… Alice the camel has no humps, Alice the camel has no humps, Alice the camel has no humps, ‘Cause Alice is a horse!
Do Not Touch the Animals Never pet a porcupine Never poke a skunk Never grab a tiger's tooth Or squeeze an elephant's trunk
Porcupines have prickly spines A skunk's scent smarts and stings Tigers' teeth are razor sharp Elephants remember things
Never punch a crocodile Never pinch a rat Never whack a sleeping bear Or tickle a bob‐tailed cat
Crocodiles have mighty tails Rats have strong, sharp claws Bears don't like to wake up fast Bob‐tailed cats have wicked jaws
A Jungle Walk
Let’s go for a jungle walk (beckon with hand) And listen to the animals talk, (cup hand behind ear) Grab your binoculars and we’re on our way! (hold binoculars up with both hands)
Talk about different animals or use Steve Jenkins Actual size and say this rhyme before turning the page to see the next animal.
The Stars in the Sky The stars in the sky goes twinka, twinka, twinka, Twinka, twinka, twinka, twinka, twinka, twinka, The stars in the sky goes twinka, twinka, twinka Way up oh so high!
The moon at night goes blinka, blinka, blinka, Blinka, blinka, blinka, blinka, blinka, blinka The moon at night goes blinka, blinka, blinka Way up oh so high!
The skunk at night goes stinka, stinka, stinka, stinka, stinka, stinka, stinka, stinka, stinka The skunk at night goes stinka, stinka, stinka, I hope he’ll pass me by!
Must be a Skunk (Tune: Skip to My Lou) There is animal we know well It's black and white, with a terrible smell Once you've smelled it you can tell Must be a skunk you're smelling
Skunk, skunk, must be a skunk… (3x) Must be a skunk you're smelling If you see a skunk, take it from me Watch where you step and watch what he sees Don't scare a skunk or sorry you'll be Sorry you'll be, my darling! Skunk, skunk, must be a skunk… (3x) Must be a skunk you're smelling When you grow up and think you're so sweet Take off your shoes and smell your feet! Smells like a skunk, let me repeat Must be a skunk you're smelling! Skunk, skunk, must be a skunk… (3x) Must be a skunk you're smelling Source: http://storytimepreschooltoddlers.blogspot.com/2006/10/flannels‐songs‐and‐story‐extensions_04.html Prickly Little Porcupine (Tune of Twinkle, Twinkle) Prickly little porcupine Please don't poke me with your spine. Ouch! Source: http://storytimepreschooltoddlers.blogspot.com/2006/10/flannels‐songs‐and‐story‐extensions_04.html The Little Skunk I stuck my head in a little skunk's hole. And the skunk said, "Well, bless my soul!" Take it out clap‐clap Take it out clap‐clap Re‐move it! Well, I didn't take it out, and the little skunk said, "If you don't take it out, you'll wish you had!" Take it out clap‐clap Take it out clap‐clap Psss‐ssst!
P‐ U…I removed it too late! pinch nose with fingers as you say this line
Source: http://storytimepreschooltoddlers.blogspot.com/2006/10/flannels‐songs‐and‐story‐extensions_04.html
Activity: Make an animal dictionary using animals a little out of the ordinary. To help you get started: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/Underground.shtml
SRC 2012 : Strange… But True? Primary Program Theme 1: Wild Wild Life (Weird Creatures & Extreme Environments) Program Title: A Wild Wild Time in the Library Created by Geneviève Valleau, Richmond Public Library Opening Game: Who’s Your Animal? (5 to 10 minutes)
Materials Needed: o Name Tag Holders, Pins, Felt pens, Coloured Paper. Other possible items could be
things like stickers and sparkles.
Instructions: o Write down what Wild Animal you would like to be. o Example: Oscar the Ostrich, Wallace the Wolf, Karen the Kangaroo, Teresa the
Tiger Read a Wild Animal or Extreme Environment themed book (5‐7 minutes)
Alburough, Jez. Watch Out! Big Bro is Coming. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 1998.
Edwards, Pamela Duncan. Roar: A Counting Book. Henry Cole (Illustrator). New York: Harper Collins, 2000.
Murray, Marjorie Dennis. Hippo goes Bananas. Kevin O’Malley (Illustrator). New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2005.
Shields, Carol Diggory. Wombat Walkabout. Sophie Blackall (Illustrator). New York: Dutton Childrens Books, 2009.
Song/ Rhyme (2 minutes)
Who’s Hiding in the Woods (tune: London Bridge) Who’s hiding in the woods today, Woods today, woods today, Who’s hiding in the woods today, (animal sounds: ex meow, meow, meow) (use pictures of the animals with their names spelled out)
Fish in the Sea (tune: Wheels on the Bus, suit motions to words) The fish in the sea go swim, swim, swim, swim, swim, swim, swim, swim, swim, The fish in the sea go swim, swim, swim, All day long. sharks go chomp, lobsters go pinch, octopus go wiggle, clam goes open and shut
Kangaroo Hop (rhyme) Kangaroos have pouches (round your arms together like a pouch in front of you) And big floppy feet (move a foot up and down)
They like to go flying because flying is so neat. (put arms up and make flying motions) Do kangaroos fly? (kids answer No!) What do they do? They hop and hop and hop and hop and hop and hop and hop and stop. (everyone hops)
(repeat 3 times) Start the rhyme again, but change the “flying” to other actions like swimming, driving, running, etc.
Yellow Giraffe (rhyme) The yellow giraffe is tall as can be. (stretch up) His lunch is a bunch of leaves from a tree. (nibble leaves with hands) He has a very long neck, (stretch neck up) And his legs are long too. (up on tippy toes) And he can run faster than his friends at the zoo. (run on the spot)
Game/ Activity: Make a Wild Animal Vest (10‐15 minutes)
Materials Needed: o Paper grocery bag. o Coloured construction paper, felt pens, stickers, other decorations, etc.
How to Make: o To make things easier for yourself and the children, pre‐cut the vests for the kids,
so all they have to do is decorate them. Cut one side of the paper bag down the middle. Cut half circles for the neck hole and arm holes.
Instructions: Decorate the vest like the Wild Animal that the children chose in the Wild Animal Names activities.
o Example: Oscar the Ostrich could draw the feathers of an ostrich, Wallace the Wolf could draw fur, Karen the Kangaroo could add a tail to the vest and a pouch in the front, Teresa the Tiger could decorate the vest with tiger strips.
Idea from The Activity Idea Place ‐ http://123child.com/UBB/showthread.php?7404‐Jungle‐amp‐Rainforest‐preschool‐lesson‐plans
Read a Wild Animal or Extreme Environment Book: (5 minutes)
Carle, Eric. “Slowly, slowly, slowly” said the Sloth. New York: Philomel Books, 2002.
Faulkner, Keith. The Giraffe who Cock‐a‐Doodle‐Doo’d: A Pop‐Up Book. Jonathan Lamber (Illustrator). New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2002.
Murray, Marjorie Dennis. Hippo goes Bananas. Kevin O’Malley (Illustrator). New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2005.
Tafuri, Nancy. The Big Storm: A Very Soggy Counting Book. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2009.
Timmers, Leo. I am the King. New York: Clavis, 2008.
Walsh, Melanie. Do Lions Live on Lillypads? New Yor : Houghton Mifflin, 2006.
Craft: Make a Wild Animal Mask (15‐20 minutes)
Materials Needed: o Paper plate, scissors, string, felt pens, paints pipe cleaners, coloured construction
paper, stickers, etc.
Instructions: o Using the bottom of the paper plate on the front of the mask, cut two eye holes
into the mask. Make one smaller hole on both sides of the mask for the string, so that the children can wear the mask. Alternatively, you could add a popsicle stick at the bottom of the mask so that the children could hold the mask to their faces.
o To save time, you could add the strings or popsicle sticks to each mask. You could also cut the eye‐holes for the masks, and if the eye‐hole wasn’t the right shape, they could be modified.
Let the children decorate their mask to go with the theme of their animal. They could add ears, whiskers, a nose, etc to make it their own.
Example from Activity Village.co.uk http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/bunny_mask_2.htm Now, let those Wild Animals run wild!
SRC 2012: Strange… But True?
TWEEN PROGRAM – theme 1
Wild Wild Life Weird creatures and extreme environments Age: 9 – 12 yrs Duration: 30 minutes Submitted by: Helene Vanderveen and Shirley Anning, Fraser Valley Regional Library WELCOMING ACTIVITY: Have ready tags with animal names and a paper with their collective noun. Assign each participant an animal name. They must find the paper that describes their collective noun. Eg. Mosquito/scourge, ant/army, lion/pride, owl/parliament, elephant/herd, fish/school, kangaroo/troop, etc. This is an activity that they can work on together. BOOK: THE HIPPO‐NOT‐AMUS (Tony Payne) BUILD A CRAZY CREATURE: On a white board draw a basic shape of a creature. Each participant gets one turn to draw one feature on this ‘creature’. See what crazy creature the group can invent. Find a name for this creature and invent a story! Begin story with “Once upon a time there was a ___________. “ Each participant adds a sentence and together they build a story. SING: Down by the Bay BOOK: REALLY WEIRD ANIMALS (Tammy Everts)
ACTIVITY: Dance the “Chicken Dance” (check YouTube if unfamiliar to you)
a. Anyone who’s not chicken, stand in a circle facing each other. b. When the music starts, hold your hands out in front of you and open and close them like
a chicken beak four times. c. Put your thumbs in your armpits and flap your wings four times. d. Place your arms and hands like the tail feathers of a chicken and wiggle down to the
floor four times. e. Clap four times. f. Repeat steps 1‐5 four times. g. After the fourt time take the hands of the people on either side of you and move
everyone in a circle. h. When you get dizzy, switch directions. i. Repeat until the end of the music or until you fall on the floor.
CRAFT: Paperbag Creature Mask. Supplies: Large paper bags, scissors, glue, tape, glitter, wool, construction papers, tubes, etc. Have everyone build their own crazy creature mask.
2012 SRC: Strange… But True? See #6 for my name! Activity Page Theme #1: Wild Wild Life Page Title: Who Am I? Prepared by Beverly Westerby, TNRD Library – Kamloops
Directions: Unscramble the words to find the names of these weird creatures! Use the hints provided to help you.
1. palaca ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
I am a domesticated South African species of camel that resembles a sheep though I am larger and have a longer neck.
2. topucos ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
I am a sea creature known for having eight “legs” which are actually four pairs of arms. I can be found in many different ocean environments including around coral reefs and on the ocean floor.
3. ihots ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
I have become well known for hanging from trees and being “lazy.” I live mostly in Central and South America and like to sleep a lot!
4. garona ibbart ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
I am a long haired variety of a common domestic animal who just might eat all the carrots in your house. I am also bred largely for my soft wool which is removed and used for making clothing.
5. madarioll ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
I have a thick protective armor shell that looks like a shield over my body. This armor helps keep me safe but many of my species are still in danger of extinction.
6. yea‐aey ___ ___ ___ ‐ ___ ___ ___
You may never have heard of me as I am extremely rare and only live in areas of Madagascar.I am a nocturnal primate and my name is the same as what you would say to the captain of a ship!
7. suptyalp ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
I lay eggs and am known for my duck‐like bill but I am not a duck! I live mostly in Eastern Australia and I am semi‐aquatic. Resources: 25 Worlds Weirdest Animals. http://divaboo.info/ International Wildlife Encyclopedia.
2012 SRC: Strange... But True? Preschool Program Theme 2: Biggest, fastest, first Program Title: If you’re Big and You Know It Prepared by: Jennifer Bradley, Burnaby Public Library Books: Fastest, Strongest, Biggest by Steve Jenkins Mine’s Bigger than yours by Jeanne Willis I’m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry Ernest, the Moose Who Doesn’t Fit by Catherine Rayner Rhymes/Songs: This is Big (repeat, going faster and faster…) This is big, big, big (stretch hands far to sides) This is small, small, small (cup hands together) This is short, short, short (hold palms close vertically) This is tall, tall, tall (hold palms far apart vertically) This is fast, fast, fast (roll hands quickly) This is slow, slow, slow (roll hands slowly) This is yes, yes, yes (nod head) This is no, no, no (shake head) From: http://storytimekatie.com/2010/10/23/opposites/ Itsy Bitsy Spider (with variation – use a big/deep/loud voice) The great big spider went up the water spout, Down came the rain and washed the spider out Out came the sun and dried up all the rain and The great big spider went up the spout again. Big/Little Song (tune of Twinkle Twinkle little star)
I like to gesture with my arms big and little, and sing the song faster and faster but you could also use big and little objects to demonstrate size. This is big and this is little This is big and this is little Big, little, big, little, big, little, big little, This is big and this is little This is big and this is little Hare and Tortoise Song (Tune of "Farmer in the Dell") The hare ran so fast, The Hare ran so fast. Heigh‐ho, the derry‐oh, The Hare ran so fast. The tortoise crawled so slow, The tortoise crawled so slow. Heigh‐ho, the derry‐oh, The tortoise crawled so slow. The hare stopped to rest, The hare stopped to rest. Heigh‐ho, the derry‐oh, The hare stopped to rest. The tortoise won the race, The tortoise won the race. Heigh‐ho, the derry‐oh, The tortoise won the race. If you’re fast and you know it… Do as I am Doing (use different actions, such as: patting your knees, stomping feet, clapping hands…) Do as I am doing follow follow me, Can you do it really fast? Can you do it really slow? Do as I am doing follow follow me, Can you do it really low? Can you do it really high?
Hello (or Goodbye) Song Bread and butter Marmalade and jam Let’s say Hello as fast as we can, Hello Repeat using slow, high (voice), low (voice), tall, short, mean and nice OLD MACDONALD – extended version. Demonstrate motions: big/little; fat/thin; tall/short Sing trad. verse then: He had big cows little cows little cows big cows big cows little cows little cows big. He had fat cows, thin cows, thin cows, fat cows, fat cows, thin cows, thin cows fat. He had tall cows, short cows, short cows, tall cows, tall cows, short cows short cows, tall.
SRC 2012 : Strange… But True? Primary Program Theme 2: Biggest, Fastest, First (World Records and Incredible Feats): Program Title: What’s your Best Record? Created by Geneviève Valleau, Richmond Public Library Opening Game: What’s Your Record? (5 to 10 minutes)
Materials Needed: o Name tags, cue cards (possibly in different colours). Use 12 cards for each child in
the program.
Instructions: o Before the program, think of a record for each child in your program. Example:
fastest, strongest, longest, shortest, tallest, smallest, etc o Write “Fastest” on twelve cue cards and do the same for each category. o Shuffle the cards and place in them in a big mess on the floor, face down. o Assign each child with a different record and give them a name tag with that
record. o Have the children stand in the circle, behind a line and around the mess of cards.
The race begins and the children have to run into the centre to grab a cue card that says their designated record. They must bring their cue card back across the line, one card at a time. The child who collects all twelve wins.
Read a Biggest, Fastest, First Book: (5‐7 minutes)
Lewis, J. Patrick. A Burst of Firsts: Doers, Shakers, and Record Breakers. Brian Ajhar (Illustrator). New York: Dial, 2001.
McCarthy, Meghan. Seabiscuit: The Wonder Horse. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2008.
Van Allsburg, Chris. Queen of the Falls. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011.
Willis, Jeanne and Tony Ross. Old Dog. London: Anderson Press, 2008. Song/ Rhyme: Pick a couple (2 minutes)
Jump Song (song, sing it for each child, changing the action every time) o Sarah, Sarah, Jump up and Down,
Sarah, Sarah, Jump up and Down, Sarah, Sarah, Jump up and Down, Now sit back down. Other actions: dance all around, spin all around, bend up and down, stretch up and down, etc
Everybody Jumps (rhyme) o Everybody jump, Everybody jump
Everybody jump with me Everybody jump, everybody jump
This is Big (rhyme) o This is big, big, big (stretch arms out to the sides)
This is small, small, small (move hands close together) This is short, short, short (crouch down) This is tall, tall, tall (stretch up) This is fast, fast, fast (roll hands quickly) This is slow, slow, slow (roll hands slowly) This is yes, yes, yes (nod head) This is no, no, no (shake head)
Game/ Activity: Whose Car is the Fastest? (10‐15 minutes)
Materials Needed: o Toy cars or toy trains, round balloons, straws, tape, scissors.
Instructions: o Cut off the lip of the balloon and cut the straw in half. Stick the straw into the
balloon and tape it in place, making sure there is a tight seal. These steps could be done before the program starts.
o Get the children to choose a car and the balloon with the straw. Tape the straw to the top of the car, so that the straw is off of the end of the car.
o Blow the balloon through the straw and pinch the straw together to keep the air in the balloon.
o Break the kids up into smaller groups and get them into a line. Set the cars down to race them and let go off the straw.
o Take the winner from each group and have the winners race each other for the big winner.
Instructions from: Idea from The Activity Idea Place ‐ http://www.123child.com/UBB/showthread.php?6346‐trains‐preschool‐lesson‐plans
Read a Biggest, Fastest, First Book: (5 minutes)
Corwin, Oliver J. Hare and Tortoise Race to the Moon. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2002.
Gerstein, Mordicai. The Man Who Walked Between the Tower. Brookfield, CN: Roaring Brook Press, 2003.
Marlow, Layn. Hurry Up and Slow Down. London: Oxford University Press, 2008.
Zane, Alexander. The Wheels on the Race Car. James Warhola (Illustrator). New York: Orchard Books, 2005.
Craft/ Activity: Whose tower is the Tallest (15‐20 minutes)
Materials Needed: o Tape, Newspaper (or popsicle sticks, recycled materials, etc)
Instructions:
o Give each child a specific amount of tape. They can use as much newspaper as they like to build their tower, but that is all the tape they are allowed to use. Use these materials to build the tallest free standing tower.
o Alternatively, they could also build bridges and see who could build the longest bridge.
2012 SRC: Strange… But True? Tween Program Theme 2 : Biggest, Fastest, First: World Records and Incredible Feats Program Title: Biggest, Fastest, First Prepared by: Wiena Groenewold, Fraser Valley Regional Library Time: 45 ‐60 minutes Age: tweens (9‐12 years old) Icebreaker/intro: (10 min)
Cut up line drawings or a picture into 4 pieces to form puzzles.
Pass out puzzle piece to children as they come in. They must find 3 others with pieces to complete the puzzle. Those 4 become a team.
In teams, children complete word search puzzle of biggest, fastest animals or other theme. First team to complete gets small prize or score towards end of program winning team. Can make up word search puzzle or find one on the web.
Introduce theme: (5 min)
Trivia competition: multiple choice questions, each team answers in turn, score kept for cumulative team score. Read trivia fact with correct answer after answer is given by a team. Use 10 ‐ 15 questions.
Book suggestions for trivia question ideas: 1. Top 10 quiz book (Russell Ash) 2. Guiness world records 3. Scholastic book of lists (James Buckley Jr. and Robert Stremme) 4. Biggest, smallest, fastest, tallest things you’ve ever heard of (Robert Lopshire) 5. Atlas of firsts: A world of amazing record breakers (Clive Gifford) 6. Scholastic book of world records (Jenifer Morse)
Read excerpt from: (can have snack during reading) (15 min)
A whole nother story by Cuthbert Soup (about inventions) OR
Mr. Tony is full of baloney by Dan Gutman (tries to set world record) OR
Melonhead by Katy Kelly (science contest theme, boys) OR Danny Baker, record breaker by Steve Hartley (or any of his other books)
Fastest fun: (10 min)
Team races (eg. pass the ball over/under; dress up relay; 1‐foot hopping; using chopsticks to pick up a set of items of assorted sizes). Keep team scores.
Biggest fun: (10‐15 min)
Teams build a ‘biggest’ structure. Award team points at end of judging. Select one idea such as:
1. Teams build tallest tower using mini marshmallows and toothpicks 2. Teams build tallest tower using newspapers and tape 3. Teams of 2 build foil boats – Give each team a square piece of foil paper. Team
designs a boat. Boats are ‘tested’ in a tub of water to see which boat can hold the most (‘biggest’ amount of) pennies and still float.
Wrap‐up: (5 min)
Present a small prize to team with most points. Can have token participation prizes for others.
Point out display books to borrow
Display books: any books dealing with biggest, fastest, incredible feats. Put out some fiction as well as
nonfiction.
2012 SRC: Strange… But True? Activity Page: Theme 2 Prepared by Beverly Westerby at TNRD Library ‐ Kamloops Source: Guiness Book of World Records 2012 edition See attached for activity sheet
Heaviest apple ever grown 4 lb 1 oz in 2005 in Japan
Fascinating World Records!
Most children reading with an adult in a single location – 3, 234 at the London Muslim Center in March 2010
Youngest captain to win the Stanley Cup – Sidney Crosby at 21 years and 309 days in 2009
If you could choose to set any world record what would you choose? Draw a picture of how you would set the record.
Heaviest house ever pulled – 35.9 tonnes by Kevin Fast in 2010 in Cobourg Ontario
Best selling trading card game is Yu‐Gi‐Oh! Between 1999 and April 2011 a phenomenal 25,175,567,833 cards were sold!!
Youngest gamer to achieve a perfect score on Dance Dance Revolution – Ryota Wada of Japan at age 9 years and 288 days
Youngest published author – Dorothy Straight of Washington, DC published her first book at age four in 1964.
Longest journey by skateboard – 7, 555 miles by Rob Thomson in 2008
2012 SRC: Strange… But True? Preschool Program Theme 3: It Came from Outer Space Program Title: Aliens & Astronauts Prepared by: Allison Knights, Burnaby Public Library BOOKS The Aliens Are Coming by Colin McNaughton Aliens Love Underpants by Claire Freedman Beegu by Alex Deacon I Want to Be an Astronaut by Byron Barton If You Decide To Go to the Moon by Faith McNulty The Jupiter Stone by Paul Owen Lewis On the Launch Pad: A Counting Book about Rockets –by Michael Dahl Roaring Rockets by Tony Mitton Sheep Blast Off by Nancy Shaw The Three Little Aliens and the Big Bad Robot by Margaret McNamara SONGS AND RHYMES Zoom Zoom Zoom Zoom zoom zoom, we're going to the moon Zoom zoom zoom we're going to the moon So if you'd like to take a trip Climb aboard my rocket ship Zoom zoom zoom we're going to the moon 5 4 3 2 1 ‐ BLAST OFF!!!! Climb Aboard the Spaceship (to the tune of Itsy Bitsy Spider) Climb aboard the spaceship We’re going to the moon Hurry and get ready We’re going to blast off soon Put on your helmets And buckle up real tight Here comes the countdown Let’s count with all our migh 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
BLAST OFF!!! Space Stretch Bend and stretch and reach for the stars There goes Jupiter, there goes Mars! Bend and stretch and reach for the sky Stand on your tippy‐toes, oh so high! Ten Astronauts Ten astronauts in a rocket ship (hold out fingers on both hands, then put fingertips together to make a rocket) Flying through space, gonna make a little trip (make the rocket ship fly side to side) Going past Mars and Jupiter too Ten little astronauts, oh what a crew (old out all 10 fingers again) Astronaut Hokey Pokey You put your space glove in, You put your space glove out, You put your space glove in and you shake it all about. You do the astro‐pokey and you turn yourself around, That’s what it’s all about! You put your space boot in, You put your space boot out, You put your space boot in and you shake it all about. You do the astro‐pokey and you turn yourself around, That’s what it’s all about! You put your helmet in, You put your helmet out, You put your helmet in and you shake it all about. You do the astro‐pokey and you turn yourself around, That’s what it’s all about! You put your space suit, You put your space suit out, You put your space suit in and you shake it all about. You do the astro‐pokey and you turn yourself around, That’s what it’s all about!
Ring Around the Rocket Ship (to the tune of “Ring Around the Rosie”) Ring around the rocket ship. Try to grab a star. Stardust, stardust, Fall where you are! 5 Little Aliens (to the tune of 5 Little Ducks) 5 little aliens went out to play Over the moon to the Milky Way. Mama alien said “bleep bleep bleep” And 4 little aliens came floating back. 4 little aliens went out to play Over the moon to the Milky Way. Mama alien said “bleep bleep bleep” And 3 little aliens came floating back. 3 little aliens went out to play Over the moon to the Milky Way. Mama alien said “bleep bleep bleep” And 2 little aliens came floating back. 2 little aliens went out to play Over the moon to the Milky Way. Mama alien said “bleep bleep bleep” And 1 little alien came floating back. 1 little alien went out to play Over the moon to the Milky Way. Mama alien said “bleep bleep bleep” And no little aliens came floating back. As all the children help Mama alien out as loud as they can: Mama alien said “BLEEP BLEEP BLEEP” And all 5 aliens came floating back!
SRC 2012 : Strange… But True? Primary Program Theme 3: It Came from Outer Space (Space Exploration, Astronomy, Alien Life and Science Fiction)
Program Title: It Came from Outer Space Created by Cindy Kloos, Richmond Public Library Opening Name Game: Create an Alien Name! (5‐10 mins)
Materials Needed: o Name tags, felt pens
Instructions: o Take the FIRST THREE letters of your FIRST name, and the LAST THREE letters of
your LAST name, and put it together to make your Alien name! Have the kids write out their names on name tags and then go around and introduce themselves or the person sitting next to them.
Read an Alien/Space themed book (5 minutes):
Anderson, Derek. Romeo and Lou Blast Off. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2007.
Arnold, Tedd. Green Wilma Frog in Space. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2009.
Brett, Jan. Hedgie Blasts Off. New York: Putnam, 2006.
Fearing, Mark. The Three Little Aliens and the Big Bad Robot. New York: Schwarz & Wade Books, 2011.
Parsons, Gary. Krong! Wilton, CN: Tiger Tales, 2006.
Smallcomb, Pam. Earth to Clunk. Joe Berger (Illustrator). New York: Penguin Group, 2011. Song/Rhyme (2 minutes)
One Little Astronaut One little astronaut floating out from base, Hooked to a hose, exploring space. (pretend to float in space) She though it was such an amazing trick, She called another astronaut to join her quick. (beckon with hand) Two little astronauts floating out from base. (hold hands with second astronaut) Hooked to a hose, exploring space. (pretend to float in space) They thought it was such an amazing trick, They called another astronaut to join them quick. (beckon with hand) (Continue until all children are holding hands.)
Or choose another Space themed song/rhyme from: http://clcemissions.org/forms/songsANDplays.pdf
Space Poems for Preschool Children. http://clcemissions.org/forms/songsANDplays.pdf
Game/Activity: Create an Alien (10 minutes)
Materials Needed: o Pencils, blank paper
Instructions: o Give each person a sheet of blank paper and a pencil. Each child draws the head of
an alien, then folds the paper over and indicates where the end of the neck is. Have kids pass the paper to the person sitting on their left. The next person draws the body of the alien and then folds the paper over and indicates where the end of the body is. Have the kids pass the papers one more time to the person on their left. The 3rd person draws the feet and then opens the paper up to reveal what the alien looks like. Have the kids pass the paper back to the original owner. Allow kids to share their aliens to the group.
o If you run out of ideas/things to do, you can also have kids name their alien at the end of the program
Read an Alien/Space themed book (5 minutes):
Anderson, Derek. Romeo and Lou Blast Off. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2007.
Arnold, Tedd. Green Wilma Frog in Space. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2009.
Brett, Jan. Hedgie Blasts Off. New York: Putnam, 2006.
Fearing, Mark. The Three Little Aliens and the Big Bad Robot. New York: Schwarz & Wade Books, 2011.
Parsons, Gary. Krong! Wilton, CN: Tiger Tales, 2006.
Smallcomb, Pam. Earth to Clunk. Joe Berger (Illustrator). New York: Penguin Group, 2011. Craft: Grow A Grass Head Alien Craft (15‐20 minutes)
Materials Needed: o Foot of a nylon sock, grass seed, sawdust, elastic band, old yogurt pot, googly eyes,
paper, buttons, ribbon etc to decorate.
Check out these sites for printables, patterns and templates: o http://www.freekidscrafts.com/index.php?option=com_events&task=view_patter
ns&id=396 o http://www.freekidscrafts.com/grow_a_grass_head_monster‐e396.html#
Instructions: o Fill the toe of your sock with grass seed. Top up with sawdust until you have a ball
shape. Fasten tightly with the elastic band. o Decorate the yogurt pot as the body using, paper, ribbon, and whatever else you
can find in your craft box. o Stand the stocking ball in the pot with the grass seed at the top. Add some eyes
and any other decorative bits you like. o Keep the yogurt pot topped up with water. After a few weeks your head should
grow hair!
This craft reprinted courtesy of ActivityVillage.co.uk.
Alien craft website: http://www.craftjr.com/space‐crafts‐for‐kids/
2012 SRC: Strange… But True?
Tween Program
Theme 3: It Came From Outer Space
Subtheme: Aliens
Program Title: Those Lovable Aliens
Age: 10‐12 yrs
Duration: 1 hour
Prepared by: Joann Pierre, Fraser Valley Regional Library
Procedure:
1. Welcoming Game:
Ice Breaker ‐ Space Themed Crossword
Separate the children into groups and hand each a space themed crossword puzzle. Set a time
limit such as 10 minutes and have the children find as many words as possible. Choose one of
the crossword puzzles from each group. The group with the most found words wins a small
prize.
2. Game: Jeopardy ‐ Alien Style
Separate the children into teams. Place 1 chair per team at the front of the room. Have a
number on each chair that represents the number of points that chair is worth. Ex. 100, 200,
300, etc. Hand each team a set of answers, each answer on an individual strip of paper in no
particular order. The more questions and answers you have the more fun the game. The
answers are the names of famous aliens and the questions give clues to that alien. The aliens
can be from books, movies and TV show. Ex: This alien first appeared in Allan's nose. Answer:
Who is Norbert (From The Nose From Jupiter by Richard Scrimger)
How to play:
Each team decides the order of who brings the answers up to the front. Everyone should get a
chance. Say the clue (question) then give the teams 30 seconds to find the right answer and
race to claim the chair with the highest point. If the answer is correct that team gets the point
that corresponds to the chair they are sitting on. The game can go on for as long as you have
clues or just until everyone has had a chance to participate. Make it fun: Have the points printed
on paper shaped like space ships.
3. Read the Book: We're Off To Look For Aliens by Colin McNaughton
4. Craft: Alien Invasion Masks
Follow the link for the instructions on making these fun glow‐in‐the‐dark alien masks.
http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/alien‐invasion‐masks‐670056/
5. Snacks: Aliens eat the strangest things. Put a variety of snack foods out and see what the
children can come up with.
Suggestions: marshmallows, pretzel sticks, M&Ms, icing or cream cheese, etc.
References:
http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/alien‐invasion‐masks‐670056/
http://familyfun.go.com/parties/space‐party‐704829/
Google famous aliens
Novelist K‐8
2012 SRC: Strange… But True? Activity Page Theme #3 It Came from Outer Space Page Title: a”MAZE”ing Space Exploration and Shuttle Shuffle Prepared by: Beverly Westerby – TNRD Library – Kamloops.
Source: http://funschool.kaboose.com/images/printables/space_shuttleshuffle.pdf
2012 SRC: Strange… But True? Activity Page Theme #3 It Came from Outer Space Page Title: a”MAZE”ing Space Exploration and Shuttle Shuffle Prepared by: Beverly Westerby – TNRD Library – Kamloops.
The astronaut has lost his spaceship and needs help finding it before he runs out of air! Help him through the maze to his spaceship so he can return home to earth.
2012 SRC: Strange… But True?
Preschool Program
Theme 4: Weird Science
Program Title: Wacky Weather
Prepared by: Allison Knights, Burnaby Public Library
Use your preferred storytime template or format, and insert some of these books and songs &
rhymes as you see fit:
BOOKS
And Then it Rained…And Then the Sun Came Out by Crescent Dragonwagon
Elmer in the Snow by David McKee
If Frogs Made Weather by Marion Bauer
Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert
Little Cloud by Eric Carle
Move Over, Rover! by Karen Beaumont
Mrs. Mopple’s Washing Line by Anita Hewitt
Raindrop, Plop by Wendy Lewison
Rainy Day! by Patricia Lakin
Sneeze, Big Bear, Sneeze by Maureen Wright
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Sunny Day by Anne Milbourne
The Wind Blew by Pat Hutchins
SONGS AND RHYMES
What’s the Weather
(to the tune of “Oh My Darling Clementine”)
What’s the weather, what’s the weather,
What’s the weather like today?
Is it rainy? (make raindrops with fingers)
Is it windy? (wave arms back and forth)
Will the sun come out to play? (make sun shine over head)
Whether the Weather
Whether the weather be cold,
Or whether the weather be hot,
We’ll weather the weather whatever the weather,
Whether we like it or not!
Boom, Bang
Boom, bang, boom, bang!
Rumpety, lumpety, bump!
Zoom, zam, zoom, zam!
Clippety, clappety, clump!
Rustles and bustles,
And swishes and zings!
What a wonderful noise
A thunderstorm brings!
Mr. Sun
Oh Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun,
Please shine down on me!
Oh Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun,
Hiding behind the tree
These little children are asking you,
To please come out so we can play with you,
Oh Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun,
Please shine down on,
Please shine down on,
Please shine down on me!
Itsy Bitsy Spider
The Itsy Bitsy Spider climbed up the water spout
Down came the rain and washed the spider out
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
So the Itsy Bitsy Spider climbed up the spout again
Mitten Weather
Thumbs in the thumb place,
Fingers all together
This is what we sing
When it’s time for mitten weather!
Falling Raindrops
Raindrops, raindrops, falling all around
Pitter‐patter, pitter‐patter down to the ground
Here is my umbrella, it will keep me nice and dry
When I go out in the rain I hold it up so high.
The Wind
The wind came out to play one day,
He swept the clouds out of his way. (make sweeping motion with arms)
He blew the leaves and away they flew, (flutter fingers)
The trees bent low, and their branches did too. (lift and lower arms)
He blew the great big ships at sea, (repeat sweeping motion)
And he blew my kite away from me.
Snowflakes Falling
(to the tune of: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”)
Snowflakes falling from the sky,
From the sky, from the sky.
Snowflakes falling from the sky,
Down to the earth below.
Watch them as they dance and whirl,
Dance and whirl, dance and whirl.
Watch them as they dance and whirl,
Soft white winter snow.
SRC 2012: Strange… But True?
Primary Program Theme 4: Weird Science (Strange Physics, Cool Chemistry and Crazy Inventions)
Program title: Weird Science Created by Cindy Kloos, Richmond Public Library Opening Game: Name Game ‐ Snowball Fight (10 minutes)
Materials Needed: o Pencils, scrap paper (blank on one side)
Instructions: o Give everyone a sheet of paper. Along with their name, have them write one thing
they like about science. When they are done, wad it up and have a snowball fight with the papers for 2 minutes. When the time is up have the kids pick up a snowball and read the information. Next, have the kids find out who it belongs to and have them go introduce themselves.
o Variation: Set up 2 targets on the opposite sides of the room, separate kids into 2 teams and have them try to hit the other team’s target. The team with the most “hits” on the opponents target wins.
Read a Weird Science themed book (5 minutes):
Barnett, Mac. Oh No! or, How my Science Project Destroyed the World. Dan Santat (Illustrator). New York: Disney Hyperion Books, 2010.
Edwards, Wallace. The Extinct Files: My Science Project. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2006.
Knudson, Michelle. Argus. Andrea Wesson (Illustrator). Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, 2011.
Poydar, Nancy. No Fair Science Fair. New York: Holiday House, 2011.
Sierra, Judy. The Secret Science Project that Almost Ate My School. Stephen Gammell (Illustrator). New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2007.
Willis, Jeanne and Paul Korky. The Rascally Cake. London: Andersen Press, 2009. Game/ Activity – Weird Science Demos (10 minutes)
Choose some simple yet mystifying tricks such as: suck an egg into a bottle, stick 2 books together, etc. Here are a couple books to try for quick, easy, and great tricks.
o Buttitta, Hope. It's not magic, it's science!: 50 science tricks that mystify, dazzle & astound! New York: Lark Books, 2004.
o Tymony, Cy. Sneaky science tricks: perform sneaky mind‐over‐matter, levitate your
favorite photos, use water to detect your elevation, navigate with sneaky observation tricks, and turn a cereal box into a collapsible robot with everyday things. Kansas City, MO: Andrews McMeel Pub., 2010.
o Gardner, Martin. Smart science tricks. New York: Sterling Pub., 2004.
Read a Weird Science themed book (5 minutes):
Barnett, Mac. Oh No! or, How my Science Project Destroyed the World. Dan Santat (Illustrator). New York: Disney Hyperion Books, 2010.
Edwards, Wallace. The Extinct Files: My Science Project. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2006.
Knudson, Michelle. Argus. Andrea Wesson (Illustrator). Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, 2011.
Poydar, Nancy. No Fair Science Fair. New York: Holiday House, 2011.
Sierra, Judy. The Secret Science Project that Almost Ate My School. Stephen Gammell (Illustrator). New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2007.
Willis, Jeanne and Paul Korky. The Rascally Cake. London: Andersen Press, 2009. Craft: Slime! (15 minutes)
Materials Needed: o Water, white glue (like Elmer’s), borax, food colouring.
Instructions: o Mix 1 teaspoon of borax in 1 cup of water. Stir to dissolve the borax. In a separate
container, mix 1/2 cup of glue (1 bottle) in 1/2 cup of water. You can add food coloring if you like. When you mix the two solutions together, crosslinks will form between the molecules, forming the gelatinous polymer we call slime
Storing the Slime: o The slime is non‐toxic and can be cleaned from surfaces using soap and water. You
can store the slime in a plastic baggie to keep it from drying out.
For other recipes, check out this book: Shores, Lori. How to make slime. Mankato, Minn.: Capstone Press, 2011.
SRC 2012 : Strange… But True? Tween Program Theme 4: Weird Science Title: "Experiment with Science" Prepared by: Dana Ionson, Fraser Valley Regional Library Materials:
Cornstarch Suspension (groups of 4‐6)
Ice Cream (groups of 2‐3)
Dancing Raisins (groups of 4‐6)
Materials per group;
1 cup cornstarch
Water
Large bowl
Materials per group;
1/2 c half and half
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 tbsp sugar
2 quart sized Ziploc freezer bags
1 gallon sized Ziploc freezer bags
1 pair gloves
4 cups ice
Bowls and spoons for serving
Toppings if desired
Materials per group;
1 tall clear container ‐ 1 L mason jars work well
2 cups vinegar 4 tbsp baking soda 1/4 cup dried beans 1/4 cup rice 1/4 cup lentils 1/4 cup raisins 1 copy of chart
Welcoming Game: Solid or Liquid or Gas? Make sure the room is cleared of all large furniture. Review the different states of matter; liquid, solid and gas. Assign one side of the room to liquid, one to solid and the middle of the room to gas. When you read out the words the kids need to run to the assigned side (or middle) of the room. Words:
Rain
Steam
Ice
Syrup
Milk
Rain
Sand
Air
Helium
Wood
Books
...any words you want to use! Play around and trick them ‐ juice from the freezer, water heated over 100, etc. Experiment: Cornstarch Suspension Break the kids into groups of 4‐6. Preferably each group has an older kid, volunteer, or staff member to be the leader. Put 1 cup of cornstarch into a large bowl. Slowly add 1/2 cup water. Stop when the cornstarch is the consistency of thick pancake batter ‐ don't add too much! Add some food colouring if desired. Let the kids play with it. Ask them; what happens when you squeeze it with your fist? What happens when you relax your hand? What Happens A mixture of cornstarch and water make what is known as a suspension. When you squeeze a cornstarch suspension it feels like a solid because its molecules line up. But it looks like a liquid and acts like a liquid when it is not pressed on because the molecules relax. This is another state of matter, called a suspension (it can act like a liquid, or, when pressed like a solid.). Reading: Picture book: Oh No! (or How My Science Project Destroyed the World) by Mac Barnett. Or the first chapter of; A Whole Nother Story by Cuthbert Soup. Snack: Ice Cream in a Bag from Everything but the Kitchen Sink by Frieda and Elizabeth Macleod pg. 67 Break the group up into groups of 2 or 3.
1. Put 1/2 cup of half and half cream, 1/2 tsp vanilla, & 1 tbsp white sugar into a quart sized Ziploc freezer bag. Seal the bag tightly after pressing out as much air as possible.
2. Put the bag into another bag of the same size (double bagging reduces leaks!). 3. Put the bags into a gallon sized Ziploc freezer bag. Fill the bag with 4 cups ice and
sprinkle it with 1/4 cup salt. Press out the air and seal the bag. 4. Put on some gloves (to help against cold) and shake the bag for at least five minutes.
Make sure the cream is surrounded by the ice. What happens
The ice cools the cream by absorbing energy from it. The salt lowers the temperature at which ice melts. So the ice is colder and better able to freeze the cream. Experiment: Dancing Raisins from Everything but the Kitchen Sink by Frieda and Elizabeth Macleod pg. 62. Split the kids into groups of 4‐6. Distribute supplies and chart to all groups. Explain the experiment. The goal is to have dried goods rise to the top and sink back down continuously in the jar of water with the help of baking soda and vinegar. Experiment with lentils, rice, dried beans and raisins or any other small items. Have the kids hypothesize which will work the best? Will any be too light and just stay on the top? Will any be too heavy and not float? Then have them test their hypothesis. Dancing Raisins ‐ Record Chart
Materials Hypothesis Result
Raisins
Lentils
Dried Beans
Rice
Instructions:
1. Place the dried good at the bottom. 2. Fill the mason jar 1/2 full with water. 3. Stir in 1 tbsp baking soda and then slowly add the vinegar. 4. What happens? Have the kids record their findings.
What happens When vinegar and baking soda mix a chemical reaction takes place that creates carbon dioxide (a gas). The gas floats to the top of the water and takes solids (the food) with it. Resources
Wishinsky, Frieda and Elizabeth Macleod. Everything but the Kitchen Sink: Weird Stuff You Didn't Know about Food. Scholastic. 2008. Websites http://www.kidzone.ws/science/cornstarch.html http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments.html (for more experiments to try)
2012 SRC: Strange… But True?
Activity Page
Theme #4 : Weird Science!
Prepared by: Patty Klohn TNRD Library System
Weird Science True or False?
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then boiled down. It
takes 45 litres of sap to
make 1 litre of sy
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1.
One of the largest flowers in the world is also the stinkiest. When it blooms it smells like rotten meat.
2.
If you could gather all the salt from the earth’s oceans, it would cover all of B.C. with a mountain of salt 3 miles deep.
3.
4.
Your intestines have bacteria in them that create gas. Sometimes as much as one liter a day!
As your skin grows, dead skin cells fall off. About 4 kg of skin flakes off you throughout a year.
5. The yummy syrup you put on your pancakes actually comes from trees!
2012 SRC: Strange… But True?
Preschool Program
Theme 5: True story!
Program Title: Surprising history, amazing biography, and remarkable real life kids
Prepared by: Kathryn Lee, Burnaby Public Library
Below is a list of picture books set in a variety of historical periods, accompanied by rhymes and
songs to do before or after the story. The full text of rhymes and songs is at the end of the
document.
HELLO SONG: It’s Time to Say Hello to all Our Friends
GOODBYE SONG: Goodbye Train
BOOK: Do You Have a Cat? by Eileen Spinelli. Illustrated by Geraldo Valerio.
Cleopatra, Queen Victoria and Florence Nightingale are just a few of the famous cat owners
you’ll meet in this fun‐filled rhyming book.
BOOK: Every‐day Dress‐up by Selina Alko.
A young woman imagines her own future as she puts on costumes and pretends to be great
women from history, including Friday Kahlo and Marie Curie.
BOOK: Do You Have a Hat? by Eileen Spinelli. Illustrated by Geraldo Valerio.
Hats are useful and expressive, as displayed by Carmen Miranda, Johnny Appleseed, Amelia
Earheart and many more historical hat lovers.
ACTION RHYME: My Hat, it Has Three Corners
BOOK: Why do I Have to Make My Bed? or, a History of Messy Rooms, by Wade Bradford..
Illustrated by Johanna van der Sterre.
A hilarious look at historical chores ‐ meet the pioneer, medieval, Greek, Roman and
prehistoric children who hated doing them!
ACTION SONG: This is the Way We Do Our Chores
ACTION SONG: I Dropped My Hat
BOOK: Me Hungry! by Jeremy Tankard.
A brave boy sets out to find supper in this hilarious prehistoric picturebook.
ACTION SONG: Dinosaurs of Long Ago
BOOK: The Bravest Knight, by Mercer Mayer.
A boy dreams of the adventures he would have if he were a knight living a thousand years ago.
RHYME: Who Am I? At the Castle
ACTION SONG: The Grand Old Duke of York
BOOK: In the Castle, by Anna Milbourne and Benji Davies.
A young child imagines what it would be like to live amidst the hustle and bustle of castle life.
RHYME: Key to the Kingdom
BOOK: Over at the Castle, by Boni Ashburn. Illustrated by Kelly Murpy.
A dragon mother and her dragon pup watch and wait as the villagers prepare for a special
evening of fireworks. A variation of the song,“Over in the Meadow”.
RHYME: Creepy Crawly
BOOK: Camels Always Do, by Lynn Manuel. Illustrated by Kasia Charko.
Camels in the Cariboo? It’s true! A fictionalized account of the historic Dromedary Express.
Were camels a good way to take supplies to miners in the gold fields? Read and find out!
ACTION SONG: Alice the Camel
BOOK: She’ll be Coming ‘Round the Mountain, by Jonathan Emmitt and Deborah Allwright.
Take a singing trip to the old west with this favourite folk song.
ACTION: Going Riding
ACTION SONG: I’m a Little Cowboy
SONG: Lucky
SONG: Way Out West
BOOK: Mary Smith, by A. U’Ren.
In early industrial England, “knockers‐up” were hired to wake up the workers. Meet real‐life
Mary Smith, who would shoot dried peas at windows to get people out of bed.
ACTION SONG: London Bridge is Falling Down
SONG: Jobs
BOOK: This Jazz Man, by Karen Ehrhardt. Illustrated by R. G. Roth.
The traditional “This Old Man” gets a swinging makeover. Features Louis Armstrong, Charlie
Parker and other greats of the jazz era.
SONG: This Old Man (Knick‐knack patty‐whack)
Dillon, Leo & Diane. Rap a Tap Tap: Here’s Bojangles – Think of That.
Celebrate the spirit and exuberance of a legendary dancer.
SONG: Three Little Fishes (CD: Swinging in the Rain, by Maria Muldaur)
The Art Room, by Susan, Vande Griek and Pacal Milelli.
Experience what it might have been like to take an art class in the early 1900s with Emily Carr.
CRAFT: Painting or colouring with kids inspired by pictures of Emily Carr, or BC landscapes.
Simmie, Lois. Mister Got to Go: the Cat That Wouldn’t Leave. Illustrated by Cynthia Nugent.
Based on the true story of the cat who moved into Vancouver’s Sylvia Hotel.
Waiting for the Biblioburro, by Monica Brown. Illustrated by John Parra.
A little girl in rural Columbia waits for the librarian and his two burros, or donkeys, to bring
books to her village. Inspired by real‐life librarian Luis Soriano Bohorquez.
SONG: Read, Read, Read a Book
RHYMES AND SONGS – FULL TEXT
It’s Time to Say Hello to all Our Friends
(Tune: She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain)
Well, it’s time to say hello to all our friends, hello!
Well, it’s time to say hello to all our friends, hello!
Well it’s time to say hello, it’s time to say hello,
It’s time to say hello to all our friends, hello!
Now it’s time for lots of stories, songs and rhymes, how fun!
Now it’s time for lots of stories, songs and rhymes, how fun!
Now it’s time for lots of stories, it’s time for lots of stories,
Now it’s time for lots of stories, songs and rhymes, how fun!
Instead of Hello! try: Howdy! Bonjour! etc – whatever fits the theme of the story you are
telling
Goodbye train (Tune: She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain)
Oh the goodbye train is leaving see you soon, choo choo!
Oh the goodbye train is leaving see you soon, choo choo!
Oh the goodbye train is leaving, the goodbye train is leaving,
the goodbye train is leaving, see you soon, choo choo!
And we’ll say goodbye to Justin, See you soon! choo choo!
And we’ll say goodbye to Becky, See you soon! choo choo!
Oh we’ll say goodbye to Samantha, we’ll say goodbye to Matthew,
we’ll say goodbye to Lucy, see you soon, choo choo!
My Hat, it Has Three Corners
My hat, it has three corners
Three corners has my hat
And had it not three corners
It would not be my hat!
___ hat, it has three corners (substitute pointing at self for ‘my’)
Three corners has ___ hat
And had it not three corners
It would not be ___ hat!
___ ___, it has three corners (tap head for ‘hat’)
Three corners has ___ ___
And had it not three corners
It would not be ___ ___!
___ ___, it has ___ corners (hold up three fingers)
___ corners has ___ ___
And had it not ___ corners
It would not be ___ ___!
___ ___, it has ___ ___ (count by touching alternate elbows three times)
___ ___ has ___ ___
And had it not ___ ___
It would not be ___ ___!
Add an extra action and speed up with each verse.
This is the Way We Do Our Chores
(Tune: Here we Go Round the Mulberry Bush)
This is the way we make our beds, make our beds, make our beds,
This is the way we make our beds, so early in the morning.
Kids make up chores, the more historic the better!
Wash the clothes; Sweep the floor; Sew the quilt; Hang up the sheets; Knit the socks; Milk the
cow; Wash the dishes; Swab the deck; Pump the water; Start the fire …..
I Dropped My Hat
Dropped my hat, pick it up, pick it up
Dropped my hat, pick it up, pick it up
Dropped my hat, pick it up, pick it up
And I put it on my head
Pick‐picka‐picka, pick it up, pick it up
Pick‐picka‐picka, pick it up, pick it up
Pick‐picka‐picka, pick it up, pick it up
Add: toys, kite, teddy bear, ball, etc etc
Dickery Dean
(In circle, turn and churn like a washing machine. Kids take turns jumping into the middle)
What’s the matter with Dickery Dean?
He jumped right into the washing machine.
Oh nothing’s the mattery with Dickery Dean
He jumped in dirty and he came out clean.
Dinosaurs of Long Ago The dinosaurs lived long ago, and walked like this, and that.
(slow, heavy walk movement)
Some were large (stretch hands upwards)
and some were small (crouch down)
Some liked water (swimming motions)
and some just walked on land (stomp feet)
Some had wings, that flapped and flapped (flap arms)
Some had long necks, that stretched and stretched
(hand on neck stretching upward)
The meanest, rudest one of all was ferocious Tyrannosaurus Rex.
(feet apart, hands clawlike, scowl and growl)
These were the dinosaurs of long ago.
Goodness gracious, where did they go?
Who am I? At the Castle
1) I live in a castle
I wear a crown
When people see me
They all bow down
I have a long purple cape
And a big gold ring
Who am I?
I am the King!
2) I live in a castle
I wear a crown
When people see me
They all bow down
I have a long purple dress
Of rich velveteen.
Who am I?
I am the Queen!
3) I live in a castle
A suit of armour I wear
To my king and queen
True allegiance I swear
With my horse and my lance
I make a grand sight
Who am I?
I am the Knight!
4) I live in a castle
In a land far away
A castle is where
I ride, joust and play
Sometimes I’m called charming ‐
That’s the last of my hits
Who am I?
I am the prince
5) I live in the castle
With the Queen and the King
The castle’s my home
where I draw, dance and sing.
I have a tiara
And a pretty pink dress
Who am I?
I am the Princess!
The Grand Old Duke of York
(Actions suit words)
Oh, the grand old Duke of York
he had ten thousand men
He marched them up to the
top of the hill and he
marched them down again
And when they were up
they were up
And when they were down
they were down
And when they were only half‐way up
they were neither up nor down.
He marched them to the left
He marched them to the right
He marched them round and round and around
And he marched them out of sight!
Key to the Kingdom
This is the key (hold up index finger)
to the kingdom (hold out arms wide)
And in the kingdom there is a hill (make hill with arms)
And on the hill there is a town (hold hands in front of you about a foot apart)
And in the town there is a street (hold out one arm)
And on the street there is a house (form roof with hand)
And in the house there is room (form square with thumbs and index fingers)
And in the room there is a bed (hold hands out flat in front of you, palms up)
And on the bed there is a basket (cup hands)
And in the basket there is a blanket (fold fingers over thumb)
And under the blanket there is a baby (lift up fingers to reveal thumb)
REVERSE ACTIONS:
Baby under the blanket
Blanket in the basket
Basket in the bed
Bed in the room
Room in the house
House on the street
Street in the town
Town on the hill
Hill in the kingdom
And this is the key to the kingdom!
Creepy Crawly
Once there was a creepy crawly (stand up, creep hands up from toes)
Climbing up the castle wall‐y
Weather changed to stormy, squally (arms up, sway side to side)
And the rain began to fall‐y (flutter fingers down)
Down from the castle wall‐y
Fell the little creepy crawly.
Flump! (all fall down)
Alice the Camel
(Tune easily found on YouTube)
Alice the camel has five humps. Alice the camel has five humps. Alice the camel has five humps. So ride, Alice, ride. Boom, boom, boom, boom! Alice the camel has four humps. Alice the camel has four humps. Alice the camel has four humps. So ride, Alice, ride. Boom, boom, boom, boom! Alice the camel has three humps. Alice the camel has three humps. Alice the camel has three humps. So ride, Alice, ride. Boom, boom, boom, boom! Alice the camel has two humps. Alice the camel has two humps. Alice the camel has two humps. So ride, Alice, ride. Boom, boom, boom, boom! Alice the camel has one hump. Alice the camel has one hump. Alice the camel has one hump. So ride, Alice, ride. Boom, boom, boom, boom! Alice the camel has no humps. Alice the camel has no humps. Alice the camel has no humps. 'Cause Alice is a horse, of course.
Going Riding
Get up early at the break of day,(yawn and stretch)
Go and feed my horse some hay (throw hay with a pitchfork)
Put on the saddle (use both hands to lift it and put it on horse)
And cinch it to stay (pull cinch tight)
Jump on his back (jump on horse)
And ride away! (gallop in a circle)
I’m a Little Cowboy
(Tune: “I’m a Little Teapot”)
I’m a little cowboy,
Here’s my hat,(make a pretend hat on head)
Here are my spurs, (point to ankles)
And here are my chaps.(pat thighs)
As soon as I wake up, (stretch to wake up)
I work all day,
I get on my horse,(pretend to mount horse)
And I ride away!(gallop away)
Lucky
(Tune: “ BINGO “)
There was a cowboy had a horse
and LUCKY was his name o.
L‐U‐C‐K‐Y, L‐U‐C‐K‐Y, L‐U‐C‐K‐Y
And LUCKY was name o!
( children could come up with some other 5 letter names for a horse‐Silver, Pinto, Nelly, etc.)
Way Out West
(Tune: “Old MacDonald Had a Farm”)
Way out west are buffaloes, yippie‐yippie‐oh
Way out west are buffaloes, yippie‐yippie‐oh
With a stomp, stomp here, and a stomp, stomp there
Here a stomp, there a stomp,
Everywhere a stomp, stomp,
Way out west are buffaloes, yippie‐yippie‐oh.
Way out west are coyotes, yippie‐yippie‐oh
Way out west are coyotes, yippie‐yippie‐oh
With a howl, howl here, and a howl, howl there,
Here a howl, there a howl,
Everywhere a howl, howl,
Way out west are coyotes, yippie‐yippie‐oh.
Way out west are rattlesnakes, yippie‐yippie‐oh
Way out west are rattlesnakes, yippie‐yippie‐oh
With a hiss, hiss here, and a hiss, hiss there,
Here a hiss, there a hiss,
Everywhere a hiss, hiss,
Way out west are rattlesnakes, yippie‐yippie‐oh.
London Bridge
(Actions: Two children face each other and join their hands above their heads to make an arch.
Kids sing song while walking under arch. When the song reaches the word “lady,” the two arch
players “capture” the player underneath.)
London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, falling down.
London Bridge is falling down,
My fair lady.
Build it up with wood and clay,
Wood and clay, wood and clay,
Build it up with wood and clay,
My fair lady.
Wood and clay will wash away,
Wash away, wash away,
Wood and clay will wash away,
My fair lady.
Build it up with bricks and mortar,
Bricks and mortar, bricks and mortar,
Build it up with bricks and mortar,
My fair lady.
Bricks and mortar will not stay,
Will not stay, will not stay,
Bricks and mortar will not stay,
My fair lady.
Build it up with iron and steel,
Iron and steel, iron and steel,
Build it up with iron and steel,
My fair lady.
Iron and steel will bend and bow,
Bend and bow, bend and bow,
Iron and steel will bend and bow,
My fair lady.
Build it up with silver and gold,
Silver and gold, silver and gold,
Build it up with silver and gold,
My fair lady.
Silver and gold will be stolen away,
Stolen away, stolen away,
Silver and gold will be stolen away,
My fair lady.
Jobs
(Tune: “Do You Know the Muffin Man”)
Oh, do you know the ice cream man,
the ice cream man, the ice cream man.
Do you know the ice cream man,
Who drives the ice cream truck.
Do you know the librarian…who works with all the books.
Do you know the teacher…who teaches kids at school.
Do you know the fireman…who puts out any fires.
Repeat with any other jobs
This Old Man
This old man, he played one, he played knick knack on my thumb.
Chorus: With a knick knack paddywack, give a dog a bone, this old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played two, he played knick knack on my shoe…
This old man, he played three, he played knick knack on my knee…
This old man, he played four, he played knick knack on my door...
This old man, he played five, he played knick knack on my side...
This old man, he played six, he played knick knack with some sticks…
This old man, he played seven, he played knick knack up to heaven…
This old man, he played eight, he played knick knack on my gate…
This old man, he played nine, he played knick knack on my spine…
This old man, he played ten, he played knick knack all over again…
SONG: Three Little Fishes
(CD: Swingin’ in the Rain, by Maria Muldaur)
Down in a meadow In an itty bitty pool Swam three little fishies And a mommy fishie too Swim said the momma fishie, Swim if you can So they swam and they swam Right over the damn Boop Boop diddum daddum waddum choo Boop Boop diddum daddum waddum choo Boop Boop diddum daddum waddum choo And they swam and they swam Right over the damn. Stop cried the mommy fish Or you will get lost But the three little fishies Didn't wanna be bossed The three little fishies Went off on a spree And they swam and they swam Right out to the sea Boop Boop diddum daddum waddum choo Boop Boop diddum daddum waddum choo Boop Boop diddum daddum waddum choo And they swam and they swam Right out to the sea Wee squealed the fishies We're havin some fun We'll swim in the sea
Till the day is done They swam and they swam Until it was dark When all of a sudden They saw shark Boop Boop diddum daddum waddum choo Boop Boop diddum daddum waddum choo Boop Boop diddum daddum waddum choo Till all of a sudden They saw a shark Help cried the fishies Look at the whale And quick as they could They turned on their tail And back to the itty bitty pool they swam And they swam and they swam Back over the damn Boop Boop diddum daddum waddum choo Boop Boop diddum daddum waddum choo Boop Boop diddum daddum waddum choo And they swam and they swam Back over the damn Read, Read, Read a Book
(Tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat)
Read, read, read a book
Travel anywhere.
You can go near or far,
A book will take you there.
Read, read, read a book,
From beginning to the end.
What a way to spend the day,
A book’s a special friend!
SRC 2012: Strange… But True? Primary Program Theme 5: True Story (Surprising History, Amazing Biography and Remarkable Real‐Life Kids): Program Title: True Story! Created by Jan Turner and Melanie Au, Richmond Public Library Opening Game: Choose One (5 to 10 minutes)
True or False Quiz about Kids in History o Quiz based on facts from Kids: The worst behaved children in history by Tony
Robinson; see separate attachment
Telephone o Instructions:
Tell the kids that throughout history, information about people were often passed on by word of mouth. The information could be easily changed so that rumours often started. Have 6‐10 children stand in a line and whisper a sentence about a famous person to the first child. Then have that child whisper that same sentence to the next child and so on. Have the last person say the sentence out loud and see if it is exactly the same as the original sentence
Read a True Story Book: (5‐7 minutes)
Wallace, Ian. The True Story of Trapper Jack’s Left Big Toe. Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre, 2002.
o You can relate this story to the above telephone game. AND/OR:
Book Talk and give some background information and/or stories about Houdini. Mention that Harry began doing magic tricks in streets to earn money when he was 8 years old.
o Some good resources:
Adler, David, et al. A Picture Book of Harry Houdini. New York: Holiday House, 2009.
Krull, Kathleen. Houdini: World's Greatest Mystery Man and Escape King. Eric Velasquez (Illustrator). New York: Walker and Co., 2005.
Laurie Carlson. Harry Houdini for Kids: His Life and Adventures with 21 Magic Tricks and Illusions. Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 2009.
MacCleod, Elizabeth. Harry Houdini: A Magical Life. Toronto: ids Can Press, 2005.
Song: I Want to be Like Harry Houdini (2 minutes)
I Want to be Like Harry Houdini by Kon Kan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zvvz7jCpWmU
Lyrics provided by http://www.kovideo.net/
Source: http://www.kovideo.net/arts‐in‐d‐minor‐harry‐houdini‐lyrics‐kan‐kon‐453831.html
o I wanna be like Harry Houdini
And be the one to make the great escape
I wanna be where no one’ll see me You’ve gotta learn a lesson give and take. I wanna be where lovin’ is easy If I could go it wouldn’t be a dare Cause when you look in my eyes How you can not realize That I could go and couldn’t give a care. I wanna be like Harry Houdini Where there aiint’ nothin’ that’ll keep you in I wanna be where no one’ll see me Can’t finda way to say I can’t begin. And when I’m gone I know how you’ll Miss me How could there every really be a doubt Cause when you look in my eyes How can you not realize That you could never really be without. How much more can I believe in The things they say I’m past the point, I’m leavin’ I gotta get away. Why should you try to change me You never will My past comes back to chase me I won’t be happy till I wanna be like Harry Houdini And be the one to make the great escape I wanna be where no one’ll see me You’ve gotta learn a lesson give and take. I wanna be where lovin’ is easy If I could go it wouldn’t be a dare Cause when you look in my eyes How can you not realize That I could go and couldn’t’ give a care. I wanna be (I’m gonna be) I gotta be (I oughta be) Just like Harry Houdini
Game/ Activity: Choose One or Two (10‐15 minutes)
Step Through the Note Card o Materials Needed:
8.5”x11” paper, scissors o Instructions:
Fold an 8.5”x11” piece of paper lengthwise down the centre. Use scissors to make a series of cuts about 1/8 “ apart, cutting through the
fold and stopping about ¼” from the edge. Make cuts across the entire card. Turn to the other side and make another series of cuts, beginning along the
edge and stopping ¼” from the fold. Make the cuts in between the earlier cuts.
Unfold the card. Expand the card until you can slip it over your head and body.
o Instructions from: Harry Houdini for Kids: his life and adventures with 21 magic tricks and illusions by Laurie Carlson
Linking Paper Rings o Materials Needed:
Paper, scissors, tape. o Instructions:
Cut three long strips of paper, each about 2” wide and 22” long. (you can tape strips together to create longer ones)
Tape the ends to make three rings. When taping the second strip, give the paper a single twist before taping the ends. For the third strip, give the paper two twists.
Cut down the centre of the first ring. This will result in two separate loops. Cut down the centre of the second ring. This will result in one big loop. Cut down the centre of the third ring. This will result in two loops linked
together. o Instructions from: Harry Houdini for Kids: his life and adventures with 21 magic
tricks and illusions by Laurie Carlson
Become an Escapologist like Houdini o Materials Needed:
Assistant, 2 cardboard boxes (big enough for assistant to sit inside), scissors or utility knife, ruler, masking tape, black tempera paint, paintbrush.
o Instructions: Your assistant steps into a large cardboard box and you close it up. You say the magic words, open the box, and tip it forward. Your assistant has disappeared!
o Instructions from: Burgess, Ron. Kids Make Magic! Vermont: Williamson Publishing Co., 2004.
Craft/ Activity: Ladybug Jar (15‐20 minutes)
Materials Needed: o Jar, paint.
Instructions:
o Give some background information on Hannah Taylor and the Ladybug Foundation. (See Courage and Compassion: Ten Canadians who made a difference and http://www.ladybugfoundation.ca/
o Have kids paint their own ladybug jar. Some Other Interesting People Might Be:
Benjamin Franklin
Leonardo Da Vinci
Houdini
Van Gogh
Beethoven
Edgar Allan Poe
Albert Einstein
2012 SRC: Strange… But True? Tween Program Theme 5: True Story! Subtheme: Remarkable real‐life kids Program Title: Kids Helping Kids Age: 9 ‐12 yrs Duration: 1 hour Prepared by: Amber Godfrey, Fraser Valley Regional Library Ice Breaker: Snowball fight
on a 8 ½ x 11” piece of white paper, have the kids write down as many places as they can think of ways water is used in their home (drinking, cooking, washing dishes, washing clothes, toilet, brushing teeth, shower, etc.)
crumple up the piece of paper and have the kids throw them around the room (they can pick up and re‐throw other people’s “snowballs” too).
after a few minutes, have everyone find one paper and read off what is written on it.
make a list on a big piece of paper or white board of all the answers. Ryan’s Well
read excerpts (start page 7) or paraphrase the story from chapter two of Ryan and Jimmy Water Relay Game:
split kids into two teams – they will compete on a relay course
for younger kids, have a cup for each child and a full bucket of water at one end of the course, and empty one at the other. Only one child can be on the course at a time. See who can fill the bucket first.
for older kids, try this harder course (each member has to do all the tasks and set a time limit ‐ first team done wins): o balance basket on their head and walk with it across room, leave it there, then walk back
(if basket falls, they have to stop, balance it again and then keep going) o walk to basket and fill it with pinecones (or something similar size) from a big box or pile,
walk back to team o walk to full basket, take and dump it back in original box, walk back to team o carry one large milk jug full of water across the room, leave it and walk back o walk to the milk jug, pour a glass of water from the milk jug into a cup and add one tsp of
cocoa powder, mix it up and drink the “dirty water”, go back to team
4. Craft: Make Your Own Ludo Game (same as Sorry!)
Ludo is played by children and adults in Uganda and other African countries
http://www.fun‐free‐party‐games.com/traditional‐games/traditional‐board‐games‐free‐game‐board‐backgammon‐ludo.html for rules and game board
provide a dice and four different coloured markers (kids could make these from card stock – have a round piece as a base, colour two circles the same colour, tape them back to back and then tape both to base – make four different coloured pieces).
5. Snacks: have water to drink or fruit juice
Ugandan foods – bananas, pineapple, mangoes cut into small pieces (use toothpicks for eating)
Canadian foods – marshmallows & lemonade Resources: Jimmy & Ryan (book) http://www.ryanswell.ca/about‐us.aspx http://www.ryanswell.ca/media/3708/ryan_and_jimmy_book_lessons_final.pdf Lemonade Stands, Books and Birthday Parties: The Growth of Child Philanthropy http://www.charityvillage.com/cv/archive/acov/acov11/acov1105.asp Plan Youth (Plan Canada) http://planyouth.ca/ Child Philanthropists http://listverse.com/2011/01/27/10‐great‐philanthropists‐who‐are‐kids/ Free The Children http://www.freethechildren.com/getinvolved/youth/craig/
2012 SRC: Strange… But True?
Activity Page
Theme #5: True Story!
Prepared by: Andy Finnen
TNRD Library System
Where do you think you would find the following larger‐than
‐life attractions in British Columbia?
3. The Titan – Parked here after many years of
service to the local m
ine. Restored completely
but the engine has been
removed.
1.
Smokey the Bear was built in
1967
and is 9m high. H
is belt buckle says,
Smokey. He was declared to be the
Guardian sym
bol of our forests.
4. 63m, 33 tonne wooden
hockey stick
that once graced the entrance to
Expo 86 in
Vancouver. The stick now
resides here and is in
the Guinness
World Book of Records as the
World’s Largest Hockey Stick.
2. This ice cream and snack
stand lives in the “Peach City”
where the Peachfest Festival
occurs every year.
5. Mr P.G. st ands
8.138m high and is
the official m
ascot
to welcome visitors
to the area.
STRANGE, BUT TR
UE?
To m
atch the location in
BC to the picture draw a line to the star. Check your answ
ers below!
1. R
evelstoke
2. P
enticton
3. Sparwood
4. D
uncan
5. P
rince George
2012 SRC: Strange… But True?
Preschool Program
Theme 6: Trick or Truth?
Program Title: Magic and Surprises!
Prepared by: Carol Belanger, Burnaby Public Library
Here’s a possible storytime program, followed by additional book possibilities, rhymes and
activities.
Opening
Stars are always magic, so you might want to start with guessing ’what’s in the box’. Any small
box or basket with a lid works. Nesting boxes or bags are even better, as you can repeat the
rhyme while the suspense builds. Tuck a shiny star inside. Hold up the box and say:
Inside this box is a good place to hide
Let’s open the lid, and see what’s inside.
Rhyme
Star light, star bright, first star I’ve seen tonight I wish I may, I wish I might, have the wish I wish tonight.
Having the children think about wishes, leads into:
Book
Sausages by Jessica Souhami
Two fingerplays
There was a little man with 10 pink toes (thumb and forefinger to show small size, hold up 10
fingers, point to toes)
And over the mountain’s where he goes (walk fingers of one hand from shoulder, over top of
head, and down to other shoulder)
With a belly that was fat (show rounded tummy)
And a tall black hat (pat head or outline tall hat)
And a sausage stuck to his nose, nose, nose (attach thumb to nose, then pull off with great
difficulty and noise)
2 fat sausages sizzling in a pan (dance 2 fingertips on open palm of other hand)
One went Pop! (puff cheeks, stick pointer finger in side of mouth and ‘pop’ it out or just clap)
And the other went Bam! (make a LOUD clap)
Book
The Magic Porridge Pot by Paul Galdone
Action rhyme
Pease porridge hot,
Pease porridge cold,
Pease porridge in the pot,
Nine days old
Some like it hot,
Some like it cold,
Some like it in the pot,
Nine days old.
For little ones, clap and mime actions for hot, cold, pot and hold out nine fingers. For older
children, try variant clappings alone or with a partner. Google ‘clapping games’ for some ideas.
Surprising things happen!
Feltboard Song
“The Green Grass Grew All Around” (adapted to end with a surprise)
Make simple felt cut‐outs of a bare tree, a branch, twig, nest, bird, egg, a tiny flea, and a large
elephant. Use a real feather if possible. Make parallel cuts into a strip of green felt to make the
grass. Continue actions throughout. First three lines are call and response. Rest in unison.
There was a tree there was a tree (palms facing each other, outline trunk)
Such a pretty little tree such a pretty little tree (repeat action)
That you ever did see that you ever did see (turn palms up)
And the tree was on the ground (tree action as above; palms down to
make ground)
And the green grass grew all around all around (open and close fingers, moving hands back
and forth at waist level to make grass)
And the green grass grew all around. (repeat action)
And on that tree and on that tree
There was a branch there was a branch (swing arm out to side)
Such a pretty little branch such a pretty little branch
That you ever did see that you ever did see
And the branch was on the tree
And the tree was on the ground
And the green grass grew all around all around
And the green grass grew all around.
Add one line at a time to previous verse
And on that branch there was a twig (flick pointer finger open)
And on that twig there was a nest (cup both hands)
And in that nest there was an egg (thumb, pointer finger make egg)
And on that egg there was a bird (flap elbows like wings)
And on that bird there was a feather (mime extravagant feather)
And on that feather there was a flea (thumb and finger show tiny size)
And on that flea there was an ELEPHANT! (arms wide to show size)
Various versions (minus the elephant) are on the CDs Bob and Larry’s Backyard Party, Richele
Bartkowiak’s Bountiful Earth, Walt Disney’s Children’s Favourite Songs, Vol. 1
Fingerplay (and an idea to take home)
Two little dicky birds sitting on the wall
One named Peter, one named Paul
Fly away Peter, fly away Paul
Come back Peter, come back Paul
Use a round of tape to stick a small bit of paper to each of your index fingers. Hold them up.
When you ‘fly’ them away behind your back, tuck the index fingers down and ‘fly’ back your
centre fingers, magically making Peter and Paul disappear. Continue to fly your empty fingers
behind you and have the children call out the ‘come back….’ line as many times as it takes to
make Peter and Paul reappear. As children, we did this by licking our finger tips and sticking on
tiny bits of tissue.
And while thinking about flying
Book
Some Dogs Do by Jez Alborough
Two Songs
Adapt “If You’re Happy and You Know It”
If you can fly and you know it flap your wings
Or
If you do magic and you know it say “Shazam!” (wave your imaginary wand)
Last night I saw upon the stair
A little man who wasn’t there
He wasn’t there again today
O, how I wish he’d go away.
This is one part of a poem by William Hughes Mearns. It can be sung to a number of familiar
tunes, including “The wheels on the bus”, “Mary had a little lamb” or something you make up!
Ending and possible craft for the children to do
End with a magical transformation
Write a postcard to yourself from your fairy godmother. Show it to the children and tell them
that, according to your fairy godmother, who knows about such things, it can change into a
necklace or a crown. You might want to get them to say the most magical words they know
while you do the cutting. Every bit of magic helps!
Take your postcard (or a piece of posterboard or paper of the same size.) Fold it in half
lengthwise. From the folded edge, make 7 evenly spaced cuts c. ¾ of the way into the card.
Turn and make 6 cuts from the long open edge, cutting between the previous cuts and the same
distance into the card. On the folded edge, leave the fold at each end untouched (this is
important!) but trim away just the fold between those two ends. Open the card and put on your
necklace or crown. I first learned this in a workshop given by Caroline Feller Bauer.
Other book possibilities
Abiyoyo Pete Seeger (illus Michael Hays)
Alexander and the Wind‐up Mouse Leo Lionni
Barn Dance! Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault
(illus. Ted Rand)
Clara and Asha Eric Rohmann
Duck! Rabbit! Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld
Go Away, Big Green Monster! Ed Emberley
Hubert’s Hair‐Raising Adventure Bill Peet
Little Wizard Kazuno Kohara
Magic Box; a Magical Story Katie Cleminson
The Magic Hat Mem Fox (illus by Tricia Tusa)
The Magic Rabbit Annette LeBlanc Cate
Martha Speaks Susan Meddaugh
Meow said the Cow Emma Dodd
The Old Woman who Lived in a Vinegar Bottle Margaret Read MacDonald
(also a good story to tell without the book)
Only a Witch Can Fly Alison McGhee (illus by Taeeun Yoo)
The Paper Crane Molly Bang
Pink Magic Donna Jo Napoli (ill Chad Cameron)
Possum Magic Mem Fox
Stars Mary Lyn Ray and Marlee Frazee
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble William Steig
The Talking Vegetables Won‐Ldy Paye and Margaret Lippert (illus
(works well to re‐tell with kids acting out) Julie Paschkis
Too Much Talk Angela Medearis (illus Stefano Vitale)
Tuesday David Wiesner
Two of Everything: a Chinese Folktale Lily Toy Hong
When the Sky is like Lace Elinor Horwitz (illus Barbara Cooney)
When You Wish upon a Star Ned Washington, lyrics (illus Eric Puybaret)
The Witch’s Walking Stick Susan Meddaugh
Another fingerplay (transformation magic)
“Let’s go to sleep,” the little caterpillars said (palms up, little fingers together)
As they tucked themselves into their tiny beds. (wiggle fingers, tuck into palms and fold
knuckles together to form cocoon)
They will wake up by and by (keep thumbs together, roll palms down)
And they’ll each be a beautiful butterfly. (fingers out and flapping as butterfly wings)
Extra action rhymes and songs
Is there something in my pocket?
Could it be a moose? (hands to sides of head for antlers)
Could it be a train (chug chug) with a bell (ding, ding) and a caboose? (point to back)
Could it be a slippery snake? (palms together, wiggle)
Or some icky, sticky glue? (try to pull palms apart)
Right here in my pocket is...A MAGIC KISS for you! (blow kiss)
Have you seen my magic feet
Tapping down the magic street
Sometimes fast, sometimes slow
Sometimes high, sometimes low
Come and dance along with me
Dance just like my feet you see.
First we’ll slide and then we’ll hop
Then we’ll spin and then we’ll stop.
(Do actions as indicated. From 1001 rhymes and fingerplays by Jean Warren)
(Is it magic if a wooden puppet moves on it’s own?)
My name is Pinocchio
I am in a puppet show
I can move my wooden arm
It goes like this.
This is what my arm can do
See if you can do it too
We can move our wooden arms
They go like this.
Tune: “Polly Put the Kettle On”. Add other arm, leg, other leg, singulary or cumulatively. Can
end with “I can dance around the room, I dance like this.” From Three Tapping Teddies: Musical
Stories and Chants for the Very Young by Kaye Umansky.
Bring your magic wand. Wave it over the children as you say:
Abracadabra, ziggety zee.
Let’s all see what you can be.
Now you’re changed into a ___! (whatever, or whomever, would be fun to act out)
Or, use the wand instead to transport you all to some strange location, and mimic walking on
the different surfaces.
Abracadabra, ziggety zo
Now let’s see where we can go
Whoops! We’re on a cloud (or in deep mud, on a tightrope, on rocks, on hot pavement, at the
bottom of the sea, etc)
Give each child a chance to make a silent wish. Walk around, either waving your wand or
tapping them gently, as they recite with you:
Make a wish, make a wish
Now it’s time to make a wish
The last three activities are adapted from Jackie Silberg’s 500 five minute games: quick and easy
activities for 3 – 6 year olds.
Additional song possibilities
If you’re including stars in your program
“The Stars at Night”
The stars at night go twinka, twinka, twinka (hands up, ‘blink’ fingers)
Twinka, twinka, twinka
Twinka, twinka, twinka
The starts at night go twinka, twinka, twinka
Way up in the sky. (wave arms above head)
The moon at night goes blinka, blinka, blinka (make moon with open palms, open and
shut
Blinka, blinka, blinka hands to ‘blink’)
Blinka, blinka, blinka
The moon at night goes blinka, blinka, blinka
Way up in the sky.
The skunk at night goes stinka, stinka, stinka (hold nose)
Stinka, stinka, stinka
Stinka, stinka, stinka
The skunk at night goes stinka, stinka, stinka
I hope he’ll pass me by.
Tune: “The Old Grey Mare She Ain’t What She Used To Be”
Well‐known and definitely full of surprises
“Down By the Bay”
Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow
Back to my home, I dare not go
For if I do, my mother would say
“Did you ever see a goose, kissing a moose
Down by the bay.”
Versions on many CDs, including Greg & Steve’s Playing Favorites, Wonderkids’ Really Silly
Songs, Raffi’s Singable Songs for the Very Young, and Hap Palmer’s Two Little Sounds.
Also fun to make it into a rhyming game by collecting realia and letting the children choose and
match items as you sing, putting a fish on a dish, hat on a cat, sheep on a jeep, etc.
Add a ‘magic’ verse to some other old favourites
I’m in the Mood for Singing” could be ‘I’m in the mood for magic’
I’m in the mood for magic, hey! how about you?
I’m in the mood for magic, hey! how about you?
I’m in the mood for magic, magic along with you
Hey! hey! Whaddaya say? I’m in the mood for that today.
Hey! hey! Whaddaya say? I’m in the mood for that.
On Raffi’s CD Rise and Shine, among others
Substitute ‘magic’ for ‘singing’ in Kathy Reid‐Naiman’s ‘It’s a Beautiful Day’.
The original is on her CD Reaching for the Stars or on her website
‘It’s a beautiful day, it’s a beautiful day, it’s a beautiful day for magic (x2)
Magic, magic, it’s a beautiful day for magic.
A Tell and Draw Story
“At the End of the Rainbow,” in Richard Thompson’s Draw and Tell is a fun story to do, with a
wizard, gnome, bunyard, magic boots and a search for treasure at a rainbow’s end.
Resource book
Carolyn Feller Bauer’s New Handbook for Storytellers: with Stories, Poems, Magic, and more.
While many of the titles in the booklist are no longer available, the ideas for adding simple
magic in storytimes are useful.
SRC 2012: Strange… But True? Primary Program Theme 6: Trick or Truth? (Magic Tricks, Illusions, Hoaxes and Myseries): Program Title: Dazzling Illusions! Created by Jan Turner, Richmond Public Library Opening Game: Optical Tricks (5 to 10 minutes)
Instructions: o The object is to compare true perceptions (objects as they really exist) with false
perceptions (illusions) to cultivate visual logic skills and sharpen powers of observation. Select random pictures from this book and see if they can guess how the illusions are created. (Solutions are provided at the back.)
Instructions from: Wick, Walter. OpticalTricks. New York, NY: Scholastic Inc., 1998. Game/ Activity: Mind Trick: Change the Arrow (5 to 10 minutes)
Materials Needed: o Glass, Jug of water, Pencil, Table, Thin piece of card
Preparation: o Place card and glass on table o Fold card in half. Draw an arrow on one side of the card. o It should be just shorter than the width of the glass.
Mind Trick: o Stand the folded piece of card on the table with the arrow facing the audience. o Place a glass in front of the arrow, so that it is visible through the glass. o Challenge your audience to make the arrow change direction without touching
the paper or glass. o When they surrender, bring out the hidden jug of water and fill the glass. The
arrow will appear to change direction.
Rationale: o Pouring water will turn the glass into a lens and, from the audience’s
perspective, changes the direction of the arrow!
Instruction from: Fullman, Joe. Mind Tricks. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books Ltd., 2009. Read a Magic themed Book: (5‐7 minutes)
Schendlinger, Mary. Prepare to be Amazed. Toronto, ON: Annick Press Ltd., 2005. o Check out the chapter entitled “David Copperfield: Computer‐Age Magician.”
Turnbull, Stephanie. Incredible Illusions.Mankato, MN: Smart Apple Media, 2012.
Turnbull, Stephanie. Vanishing Tricks.Mankato, MN: Smart Apple Media, 2012. Song/ Rhyme: (2 minutes)
Bibbidi‐Bobbidi‐Boo
Salagadoolamechickaboola Bibbidi‐bobbidi‐boo Put them together and what have you got Bibbidi‐bobbidi‐boo
Game/ Activity: Aristotle’s Illusion: Feel Two Noses on Your Face (5 minutes)
How to Fool Yourself: o Cross the middle finger over the index finger of your favourite hand as though
you’re going to tell a lie. Run the tips of your crossed fingers up and down your nose in order that the sides of the V made by your fingertips are each touching one side of your nose. The space between your “noses” gets wider, especially toward the tip. Keeping your eyes closed helps to create the illusion
Why You’re Fooled: o This illusion is one of “misplaced assumptions”. You are programmed to get
information from your fingertips when they are in an uncrossed position. When you feel things, you know where your fingers are. However, when you cross your fingertips, you alter their ordinary relationship to each other, which confuses your brain. You interpret the situation as though your fingers were in their normal position
Instructions from: Cobb, Vicki. How to Really Fool Yourself.San Francisco, CA: Jossey‐Bass, 1999
Craft/ Activity: The Hairy Mole! (15‐20 minutes)
Materials Needed: o 5 ml (1 tsp.) corn syrup o 5 ml (1 tsp.) cocoa powder o 3 pieces of hair from your head, each about 2 cm (3/4 in. long)
Instructions: o Pour corn syrup into a small bowl. Add cocoa powder. Mix until gooey. o Put a small blob of the mixture on your cheek. o Gently stick the hairs into the blob on your face.
Congratulations! You own a 100% Pure Fake hairy mole! o Mole goo can be kept for a day or more in a bowl covered with plastic wrap. o Make another blob on your face and stick a peppercorn into it for a “crustier”
look…
Instruction from: Thomas, Lyn. 100% Pure Fake.Toronto, ON: Kids Can Press Ltd., 2009.
SRC 2012: Strange… But True? TWEEN PROGRAM – theme 6 Trick or Truth? Magic tricks, illusions, hoaxes and mysteries Ages: 9 – 12 years Duration: 30 minutes Submitted by: Shirley Anning and Helene Vanderveen, Fraser Valley Regional Library WELCOMING ACTIVITY: Post a picture or the name of an animal on each child’s back. Have children mingle around the room asking each other ‘yes’ or ‘no’ questions to solve the mystery of which animal is on their back. BOOK: Milo’s Hat Trick (Jon Agee) MAGIC ACTIVITY: “Betcha Can’t Put Two Pencil Points Together”
1. Everyone find a partner. Tell your partner to hold one pencil in each hand with the pencil points facing each other.
2. Tell him to close one eye and try to touch the points of the pencils together. 3. Your partner will realize that this is harder than he thought it would be! 4. How many tries does it take before you can touch the pencil points together with one
eye closed?
BOOK: Mysterious Urban Legends (John Townsend) Share some of these urban legends with the group. GAME: “Who Is The Killer Bee?”
1. One participant volunteers to be the detective. 2. One other participant is secretly assigned to be the “killer bee”. 3. The group mills about shaking hands with each other. The “killer bee” will sting (rubs
pointer finger in palm of hand) while shaking hands. When group member gets “stung” they must fall down.
4. Detective must observe and solve the mystery of who is the “killer bee”. 5. This game can be repeated often with participants taking turns to be the detective.
CRAFT: Tree or Beanstalk Craft for Kids (thin sheets of paper, tape, scissors)
1. Lay one piece of paper on a table or floor. 2. Take one end and loosely roll the paper to the center crease. 3. Now, take a second sheet of paper and lay it on the unrolled half of the first sheet so it
meets at the center crease of the first piece of paper.
4. Roll the rolled‐up side over the added paper until you get to the crease of the second sheet. Again, add another sheet of opened newspaper so it overlaps the second sheet and then continues past the crease.
5. Continue this process of layering and rolling until you’ve incorporated at least ten sheet of paper. Avoid rolling the paper too tightly. Tape the loose side of the last sheet of the roll to make a thick paper tube.
6. With scissors, cut five five‐inch strips from the top of one end of the newspaper tube. If you cut shorter strips, you’ll get short, bristly “leaves” where if you cut longer strips you’ll get leaves that curve downward. If the layers of paper are too thick for the scissors, insert the scissors and cut through a few layers at a time. The slits don’t have to line up through the different layers of paper.
7. Insert your fingers into the tube, pulling on the corner of the first sheet of paper now in the center part of the tube. Gently pull and turn, extending the length of the newspaper tube. The cut ends will fold back like leaves on a beanstalk. Short strips can be folded back and positioned by hand.
Once they get the hang of this crafts , kids can adjust the size of the paper as well as the type of paper used. Kids can present this paper craft as a magic trick by creating the roll of paper before hand and then extending the incredibly long tube in front of an audience.
SRC 2012: Strange… But True? TWEEN PROGRAM – theme 6 Trick or Truth? Magic tricks, illusions, hoaxes and mysteries Ages: 9 – 12 years Duration: 30 minutes Submitted by: Shirley Anning and Helene Vanderveen, Fraser Valley Regional Library WELCOMING ACTIVITY: Post a picture or the name of an animal on each child’s back. Have children mingle around the room asking each other ‘yes’ or ‘no’ questions to solve the mystery of which animal is on their back. BOOK: Milo’s Hat Trick (Jon Agee) MAGIC ACTIVITY: “Betcha Can’t Put Two Pencil Points Together”
1. Everyone find a partner. Tell your partner to hold one pencil in each hand with the pencil points facing each other.
2. Tell him to close one eye and try to touch the points of the pencils together. 3. Your partner will realize that this is harder than he thought it would be! 4. How many tries does it take before you can touch the pencil points together with one
eye closed?
BOOK: Mysterious Urban Legends (John Townsend) Share some of these urban legends with the group. GAME: “Who Is The Killer Bee?”
1. One participant volunteers to be the detective. 2. One other participant is secretly assigned to be the “killer bee”. 3. The group mills about shaking hands with each other. The “killer bee” will sting (rubs
pointer finger in palm of hand) while shaking hands. When group member gets “stung” they must fall down.
4. Detective must observe and solve the mystery of who is the “killer bee”. 5. This game can be repeated often with participants taking turns to be the detective.
CRAFT: Tree or Beanstalk Craft for Kids (thin sheets of paper, tape, scissors)
1. Lay one piece of paper on a table or floor. 2. Take one end and loosely roll the paper to the center crease. 3. Now, take a second sheet of paper and lay it on the unrolled half of the first sheet so it
meets at the center crease of the first piece of paper.
4. Roll the rolled‐up side over the added paper until you get to the crease of the second sheet. Again, add another sheet of opened newspaper so it overlaps the second sheet and then continues past the crease.
5. Continue this process of layering and rolling until you’ve incorporated at least ten sheet of paper. Avoid rolling the paper too tightly. Tape the loose side of the last sheet of the roll to make a thick paper tube.
6. With scissors, cut five five‐inch strips from the top of one end of the newspaper tube. If you cut shorter strips, you’ll get short, bristly “leaves” where if you cut longer strips you’ll get leaves that curve downward. If the layers of paper are too thick for the scissors, insert the scissors and cut through a few layers at a time. The slits don’t have to line up through the different layers of paper.
7. Insert your fingers into the tube, pulling on the corner of the first sheet of paper now in the center part of the tube. Gently pull and turn, extending the length of the newspaper tube. The cut ends will fold back like leaves on a beanstalk. Short strips can be folded back and positioned by hand.
Once they get the hang of this crafts , kids can adjust the size of the paper as well as the type of paper used. Kids can present this paper craft as a magic trick by creating the roll of paper before hand and then extending the incredibly long tube in front of an audience.
Activity 2012 SRC: Strange… But True? Page Theme 6: Trick or Truth? Prepared by Joëlle Samson, TNRD Library System
Trick or Truth Cryptograms
Instructions: Each number equals a letter. The challenge of the puzzle is to decode the sentence.
Tip: Start with a small word and use the numbers to decode the rest of the sentence.
1. Body Parts
2. Words & Spelling
3. Bugs!
http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/
Activity 2012 SRC: Strange… But True? Page Theme 6: Trick or Truth? Prepared by Joëlle Samson, TNRD Library System
Trick or Truth Cryptograms
http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/
Answers:
1. Trick! While most people cannot physically lick their own elbow, some people can so it’s
not impossible. Can you lick your own elbow?
2. Truth! Can you think of two other words that use the same letters as each other?
3. Truth! The vibrations of loud music make termites eat faster. Some people say it’s
because they like the beat, but that’s something we just don’t know.
2012 SRC: Strange… But True? Preschool Program Theme 7: You Don’t Scare Me Program Title: Monster Time Prepared by: Schula Leonard, Burnaby Public Library Books: The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson Go Away Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley Little Monsters by Jan Pienkowski There’s a Nightmare in My Closet by Mercer Mayer Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak Even Monsters Need Haircuts by Matthew McElligott If You’re a Monster and You Know It by Rebecca and Ed Emberley The Luck of the Lock Ness Monster, a Tale of Picky Eating by A.W. Flaherty The Patterson Puppies and the Midnight Monster Party by Leslie Patricelli The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Paul Galdone Mine’s Bigger Than Yours! By Jeanne Willis Nothing Scares Us by Frieda Wishinsky Where’s the Baby by Pat Hutchins Ten Oni by Mathew Gollub Watchout, Little Wombat by Charles Fuge Cowardly Clyde by Bill Peet Goodnight, Little Monster by Helen Ketterman Monsters on Machines by Deb Lund What Do You Do When a Monster Says Boo? By Hope Vestergard SONGS and RHYMES: 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! Tune: London Bridge… Monster‐Monster! Monster, Monster – Turn around. Monster, Monster –Touch the ground. Monster, Monster – Reach for the sky. Monster, Monster – Hide your eyes.
Monster, Monster – Show your claws. Monster, Monster – Snap your jaws. Monster, Monster – Shake your tail. Monster, Monster – Growl and wail. Monster, Monster – Kiss goodnight. Monster, Monster – You hug so tight! Night‐Night………. A Monster Came to Visit Me/ by Schula Leonard (Tune: The Ants Go Marching) A monster came to visit me—he snored, he snored! (or ‐‐‐ she) A monster came to visit me‐‐‐ he snored, he snored! I tucked him underneath the bed, And put a pillow over my head. But I still could hear him SNORE‐‐‐Some More! {all make loud snores!} A monster came to visit me‐‐‐ he snored, he snored! A monster came to visit me‐‐‐ he snored, he snored! I locked him in the closet deep, Beneath the shoes he fell asleep. But I still could hear him SNORE‐‐‐‐Some More! {all make loud snores!} A monster came to visit me‐‐‐ he snored, he snored! A monster came to visit me‐‐‐he snored, he snored! I read scary stories to him, Then stuffed him in the laundry bin. But I still could hear him SNORE ‐‐‐‐Some More! {all make loud snores!} A monster came to visit me—he snored, he snored! A monster came to visit me‐‐‐he snored, he snored! I put a clothes peg on his nose, And in my ears I stuck his toes. Now I cannot hear him s n o r e—any more, any more, any more! SHHHH! {Kids stick their fingers in their ears and sing the last two lines.}
Monster Chant Mud is very nice to feel between a monster’s toes! He’d rather wade in wiggle mud than smell a yellow rose. Mud is very nice to swirl in a monster’s hair! It trickles down into her ears. She’ll never wash in there! Mud is very nice to bake in monster mud worm pie! Monsters eat it every day‐‐‐much better than French fries! BURP! (MONSTER SIZE!) [Make up actions.] Web Sites: Monster Crafts and more! http://kidsactivitiesblog.com/monster‐party‐activity‐ideas/ http://easypreschoolcraft.blogspot.com/2011/10/big‐green‐monster‐paper‐craft.html http://www.allkidsnetwork.com/crafts/shapes/shape‐monsters.asp http://www.preschooleducation.com/amonster.shtml http://www.teachersmousepad.com/Sites%20For%20Young%20Children/sites.htm
SRC 2012: Strange… But True? Primary Program Theme 7: You Don’t Scare Me (Monsters and the Unexplained) Program Title: Can You Solve an Unsolved Mystery? Created by Melanie Au, Richmond Public Library Read a Monster themed book (5‐7 minutes)
Topic: Bunyip o Bunyip and the Swan (From the National Library of Australia online exhibition site:
http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/bunyips/html‐site/abor‐stories/swan.html) o Koala and the Bunyip (From the National Library of Australia online exhibition site:
http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/bunyips/html‐site/abor‐stories/koala.html) o Pearson, Maggie. The Headless Horseman and Other Ghoulish Tales. New York:
Crocodile Books, 2000.
Topic: Giants, Bigfoot/Yeti o Seeger, Pete. Abiyoyo. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2001.
You can link this story to Cryptids like the Sasquatch or Yeti. o Souhami, Jessica. Mrs. McCool and the Giant Cuhullin: an Irish tale. New York:
Henry Holt and Company, 2002. You can link this story to the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland.
Information can be found in Monsters by Sylvia Funston. Topic: Thunderbird
o Joe, Donna. Ch'askin: a legend of the Sechelt people. Roberts Creek, B.C.: Nightwood Editions, 2003.
Topic: Aliens o Breathed, Berkeley. Mars Needs Moms. New York: Philomel Books, c2007. o Smallcomb, Pam. Earth to Clunk. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2011.
Song/ Rhyme (2 minutes)
We're going on a Monster Hunt (Sung to: " We're Going On A Bear Hunt") We're going on a monster hunt. Were going to find a big one! We're not scared, but.... What if he's under the bed? Better go over it. Squoosh, squoosh, squoosh. What if he is in the closet. Better close it. Slam, slam, slam. What if he is behind the curtains? Better open them. Swish, swish, swish. What if he's in the hallway? better tiptoe down it. Tiptoe, tiptoe. What if he's in the garage? Better stomp through it. Stomp. stomp, stomp. Aahh! It's a monster! What's that you say? You're big, but you're friendly, and you want to go to bed? Now we're not afraid of monsters, so... Stomp through the garage, Walk through the hallway, Close the curtains, Open the closet, Jump into bed,
And turn out the lights! Click! Game: Choose one or two (5 to 10 minutes)
Pin the tentacle on the Kraken o Materials Needed:
Paper, scissors, felt pens, pencil crayons, glue, tape, etc o Instructions:
Cut out or draw the body of a kraken. Tape this up on a wall. Cut out tentacles and put a piece of tape on each. (how many you cut out
will depend on how many participants you have in your program). Blind fold each child and have them take turns trying to stick the tentacle in
the right place on the Kraken. (you can also do this with any other Crytid of alien. E.g. pin the antennae on the alien)
Make a Monster o Materials Needed:
Paper, felt pens, pencil crayons, tape, recycled materials, etc. o Instructions:
Divide the audience into groups and distribute several slips of paper. Instruct everyone to write parts of the body (one part per slip)
Collect all the slips (there must be a lot of them!), shuffle them and randomly re‐distribute several to each group.
The group must draw or build a monster with exactly the parts written on the slips they got. So, if they have eight slips with the word "eye", the monster must have eight eyes, and so on.
Unsolved Mysteries Bingo o Create Bingo cards using words related to unsolved mysteries. Teach‐nology.com
has a good bingo card generator: http://www.teach‐nology.com/web_tools/materials/bingo/
Monster Chase Board Game o Photocopy and use the game from Monsters by Sylvia Funston (page 18‐19)
Game/ Activity: Choose one or two (10‐15 minutes)
Unsolved Mystery Acrostic o Have each child choose an unsolved mystery and write facts or questions about it
using the first letter of the word (s). o An acrostic using the word “monster” can be found at the Activity Village Website:
http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/pdfs/monster_acrostic_ruled_with_graphic.pdf
Who Made this Footprint? o Draw or print out different footprints (some real, some imaginary). Have children
choose a footprint and draw the creature that made it.
Alien Maze and Word Search o http://funschool.kaboose.com/globe‐rider/aliens/alien‐puzzles.html
Read a Monster Book: (5 minutes)
Topic: Bunyip o Bunyip and the Swan (From the National Library of Australia online exhibition site:
http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/bunyips/html‐site/abor‐stories/swan.html) o Koala and the Bunyip (From the National Library of Australia online exhibition site:
http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/bunyips/html‐site/abor‐stories/koala.html) o Pearson, Maggie. The Headless Horseman and Other Ghoulish Tales. New York:
Crocodile Books, 2000.
Topic: Giants, Bigfoot/Yeti o Seeger, Pete. Abiyoyo. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2001. o You can link this story to Cryptids like the Sasquatch or Yeti. o Souhami, Jessica. Mrs. McCool and the Giant Cuhullin: an Irish tale. New York:
Henry Holt and Company, 2002. o You can link this story to the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland. Information
can be found in Monsters by Sylvia Funston.
Topic: Thunderbird o Joe, Donna. Ch'askin: A Legend of the Sechelt People. Roberts Creek, B.C.:
Nightwood Editions, 2003.
Topic: Aliens o Breathed, Berkeley. Mars Needs Moms. New York: Philomel Books, c2007. o Smallcomb, Pam. Earth to Clunk. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2011.
Craft: Choose One (15‐20 minutes)
Make your own UFO o Provide children with recycled materials, boxes, paper plates etc. and make an
alien space craft. o Instructions for making a spacecraft with a paper box can be found at:
http://funschool.kaboose.com/globe‐rider/aliens/crafts/diy‐alien‐spaceship.html
UFO hovercraft o http://familycrafts.about.com/od/cdcrafts/a/CDHoverCraft.htm
Alien Masks o Make masks out of paper plates, foam, recycled materials, etc. Don’t forget
antennas and multiple eyes! o Instructions for foam masks can be found at: http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/alien‐
invasion‐masks‐670056/
Monster Grassheads o Put grass seeds and soil in a nylons, stick on a couple eyes … and watch your
monster sprout hair! o Instructions can be found at: http://www.wikihow.com/Make‐a‐%22Grass‐
Head%22 List of Unexplained Mysteries:
Easter Island Bermuda Triangle
Stonehenge Atlantis
Black Holes
UFOs
Psychic
Big Foot
Unicorns
Anastasia
Curse of King Tut
Amelia Earhart’s disappearance
Island Lindbergh baby kidnapping
Lost colony of Roanoke
Crop Circles
Roswell/Area 551
Resources:
Arato, Rona. Courage and Compassion: Ten Canadians Who Made a Difference. Toronto: Maple
Tree Press, 2008.
Beccia, Carlyn. Raucous Royals: Test your Royal Wits: Crack Codes, Solve Mysteries, and Deduce
Which Royal Rumors are True. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2008.
Beccia, Carlyn. I Feel Better with a Frog in my Throat: History’s Strangest Cures. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2010.
Becker, Helaine.Funny Business.Toronto, ON: Maple Tree Press, 2005.
Becker, Helaine. Magic up Your Sleeve. Toronto, ON: Maple Tree Press, 2010.
Bryson, Bill. A Really Short History of Nearly Everything. Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2008.
Burgess, Ron. Kids Make Magic! Charlotte, VT: Williamson Publishing, 2004
Buttitta, Hope. It's Not Magic, It's Science!: 50 Science Tricks that Mystify, Dazzle & Astound!
New York: Lark Books, 2004.
Carlson, Laurie. Harry Houdini for Kids: His Life and Adventures with 21 Magic Tricks and
Illusions. Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 2009.
Deary, Terry. Horrible Histories (series). New York: Scholastic.
Fullman, Joe. Coin and Rope Tricks. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books Ltd., 2009.
Funston, Sylvia. Monsters. Toronto: Owl Books, 2001.
Gardner, Martin. Smart Science Tricks. New York: Sterling Pub., 2004.
Hall, Kelly, Spears, Rick and Young, Roxyanne. Tales of the Cryptids: Mysterious Creatures that
May or May Not Exist. Ohio, United States: Darby Creek Publishing, 2006.
Ho, Oliver and Cochran, John. Mutants and Monsters. New York, NY: Sterling Pub., 2008.
Jay, Joshua. Magic. New York, NY: Workman Publishing Co., Inc., 2008.
Kids Can Press. Hoaxed! Toronto, ON: Kids Can Press Ltd., 2009.
Longe, Bob. The Jumbo Book of Magic Tricks.New York, NY: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.,
2005.
McCleod, Elizabeth. Royal Murder: The Deadly Intrigue of Ten Sovereigns. Toronto: Annick
Press, 2008.
Robinson, Tony. Bad Kids: the Worst Behaved Children in History. Mike Phillips (Illustrator).
London: Macmillan Children’s Books, 2009.
Shores, Lori. How to Make Slime. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 2011.
Torque: The Unexplained (series). Minneapolis, MN: Bellwether Media, 2011.
Turner, Tracey. Dreadful Fates: What a Shocking Way to Go! Sally Kindberg (Illustrator).
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Kids Can Press, 2010.
Tymony, Cy. Sneaky Science Tricks: Perform Sneaky Mind‐Over Matter, Levitate your Favorite
Photos, Use Water to Detect your Elevation, Navigate with Sneaky Observation Tricks,
and Turn a Cereal Box into a Collapsible Robot with Everyday Things. Kansas City, MO:
Andrews McMeel Pub., 2010.
Unexplained Phenomena (series). Minneapolis, MN: Capstone Press, 2011.
Walker, Kathryn. Unsolved! (series). St. Catharines, Ontario: Crabtree Pub., 2008
Zenon, Paul. Simple Sleight‐of‐Hand. New York, NY: Rosen Publishing Group, Inc., 2008.
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preschool‐
lesson‐plans
Activity Village. http:// http://activityvillage.co.uk/
Animal Planet: Lost Tap. http://animal.discovery.com/tv/lost‐tapes/episode/
BBC Famous People. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/famouspeople/
Challenger Learning Centre at Paducah. http://clcemissions.org/forms/songsANDplays.pdf
Craft Jr. http://www.craftjr.com/space‐crafts‐for‐kids/
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myth/unexplained‐phenomena
Kaboose Website. http://funschool.kaboose.com/globe‐rider/aliens/index.html
Ladybug Foundation. http://www.ladybugfoundation.ca/
Museum of Unnatural Mystery. http://www.unmuseum.org/unmain.htm
NIEHS: Kid’s Pages. http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/games/illusions/index.htm
Unexplained Mysteries. http://www.unexplained‐mysteries.com/
2012 SRC: Strange… But True? Tween Program Theme 7: You Don’t Scare Me Program Title: Monsters and the Unexplained Age: 10 – 12 Duration: 30 – 45 min. Submitted by: Dianne Allan, Fraser Valley Regional Library Warm‐up: Song Purple People Eater
Well I saw the thing comin' out of the sky It had the one long horn, one big eye. I commenced to shakin' and I said "ooh‐eee" It looks like a purple people eater to me.
It was a one‐eyed, one‐horned, flyin' purple people eater. one‐eyed, one‐horned, flyin' purple people eater A one‐eyed one‐horned, flyin' puple people eater Sure looks stange to me.
Well he came down to earth and lit in a tree I said Mr. Purple People Eater don't eat me I heard him say in a voice so gruff I wouldn't eat you cuz you're so tough
It was a one‐eyed, one‐horned flyin' purple people eater one‐eyed, one‐horned flyin' purple people eater one‐eyed, one‐horned flyin' purple people eater Sure looks strange to me.
I said Mr. Purple People Eater, what's your line He said it's eatin' purple people and it sure is fine But that's not the reason that I came to land I wanna get a job in a rock and roll band
Well bless my soul, rock and roll, flying purple people eater. Pidgeon‐toed, undergrowed, flyin' purple people eater. We wear short shorts Flyin' purple people eater sure looks strange to me. And then he swung from the tree and lit on the ground. He started to rock, really rockin' around It was a crazy little ditty with a swingin' tune (sing aboop boop aboopa lopa lum bam boom)
Well, bless my soul, rock and roll flyin' purple people eater. Pigeon‐toed, undergrowed, flyin' purple people eater. Sure looks strange to me.
And then he went on his way, and then what do you know. I saw him last night on a TV show. He was blowing it out, a'really knockin' em dead Playin' rock and roll music through the horn in his head Warm‐up Game: Hide black plastic spiders. One has red mark on underside and wins a prize. Refreshments: Monster’s Favorite Worm Cake Cover a chocolate sheet cake with crumbled Oreo cookies and insert gummy worms so they look like they are crawling out of the cake. Mmm…… Craft: Select a craft from one of these resources. Make Yourself a Monster! A Book of Creepy Crafts by Kathy Ross http://yucky.discovery.com/flash/fun_n_games/category_creepycraft.html http://www.makingfriends.com/yucky.htm Storytime: 1. Choose weird and wonderful facts to read to the kids from the following books. Unexplained by Judy Allen Nature Shockers by Keltie Thomas Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Special Edition 2009 Oh, Yuck! The Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty by Joy Masoff 2. Sing a song from Sipping Spiders Through A Straw by Kelly DiPucchio 3. Read Zombie in Love by Kelly DiPucchio Finish: Sing the Purple People Eater song from the warm up or another song from Sipping Spiders Through A Straw
2012 SRC: Strange… But True? Activity Page Theme 7: You don’t scare me! Prepared by Joëlle Samson, TNRD Library System Directions: Find the words in the Word Search. Then, use the letters that are left to solve the secret message below.
You don't scare me!
I T W A E O G O P O G O M S M S K E P T I C A D A M O Y Y R H K A N A D S T O A N P S R M O Y N I G G H T G S E T W H A A S N E I L A I T E E S T H S X F S S T I C E R R S U R A D S T H P S W R C Y P E R I U N T T I O E S E N M L B Y L N E O R V O V D E U S D W A R T G S D E K N B B U L W E R L E E Y T R Y I E S E I R O T S D L T T S O S P A C E S H I P S N L Y T O T O N B C I S N A M E D A O F H S A S Q U A T C H T E G B O O G E Y M A N R H I M
ALIENS BOOGEYMAN CREEPY GHOSTS GOOSEBUMPS HAUNTED HOAX INVESTIGATE LEGENDS MAGIC
MONSTERS MYSTERY OGOPOGO SASQUATCH SHIVER SKEPTIC SLEUTH SPACESHIPS SPOOKY STORIES
" __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ " __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ __ __ . __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ !
http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/
British Columbia Library Association Summer Reading Club 2012
SRC 2012: STRANGE…BUT TRUE? Web Quiz Secret Words Fill in the secret word from each of the seven quizzes Quiz #1: Wild Wild Life The secret word is: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Quiz #2: Biggest, Fastest, First The secret word is: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Quiz #3: It Came From Outer Space The secret word is: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Quiz #4: Weird Science The secret word is: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Quiz #5: True Story! The secret word is: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Quiz #6: Trick or Truth? The secret word is: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Quiz #7: You Don’t Scare Me The secret word is: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Take the boxed letters from each secret word and write them here: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Now unscramble them to find the TOP SECRET word! The TOP SECRET unscrambled word is: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Hint: This strange but true creature appears on your reading record. Check with your local library — they might use this for a contest. If your local library is having a contest, write down your… Name: ___________________ Telephone: ________________ Age: _______
British Columbia Library Association Summer Reading Club 2012
SRC 2012: STRANGE…BUT TRUE? Web Quiz Secret Words Fill in the secret word from each of the seven quizzes Quiz #1: Wild Wild Life The secret word is: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ [WEIRD] Quiz #2: Biggest, Fastest, First The secret word is: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ [RECORD] Quiz #3: It Came From Outer Space The secret word is: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ [ALIEN] Quiz #4: Weird Science The secret word is: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ [EXPERIMENT] Quiz #5: True Story! The secret word is: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ [HISTORY] Quiz #6: Trick or Truth? The secret word is: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ [ILLUSION] Quiz #7: You Don’t Scare Me The secret word is: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ [BEAST] Take the boxed letters from each secret word and write them here: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ [ERAETTNA] Now unscramble them to find the TOP SECRET word! The TOP SECRET unscrambled word is: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ [ANTEATER] Hint: This strange but true creature appears on your reading record. Check with your local library — they might use this for a contest. If your local library is having a contest, write down your… Name: ___________________ Telephone: ________________ Age: _______
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