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May STEM
May STEM
Combine STEM, Maker Space, and arts programming by making balancing sculptures! Encourage kids to design and create something that seems impossible by exploring the relationship between weight and balance.
Click on the image to learn how to make a balancing sculpture and check out the guide to learn more about why it works. Click on the links below to get the quick guide and explore the full programming Expansion Pack for more great ways to learn about balance.
Balancing Sculpture Expansion Pack
Balancing Sculpture Expansion Pack
Balancing Sculptures - page 1 - Activity Expansion Pack.pdfBalancing Sculptures - page 2 - Activity Expansion Pack.pdfBalancing Sculptures - page 3 - Activity Expansion Pack.pdfBalancing Sculptures - page 4 - Activity Expansion Pack.pdfMay Book Club
May Book Club
This month, we're exploring the idea of balance and all of its various meanings as we celebrate National Inventors’ Month, Mental Health Awareness Month, and National Bike-to-Work Day.
Click HERE for a quick guide to the May Book Club and Activities.
The Most Magnificent Thing - One Page Read Aloud Guide.pdfHere and NowThe World Is Not a Rectangle - One Page Read Aloud Guide.pdfBikes for Sale - One Page Read Aloud Guide.pdfThe Most Magnificent Thing
The Most Magnificent Thing
recommended for K - 5th grade readers
A young girl and her four-legged assistant set out to make the most magnificent thing. She builds things all the time, so this should be easy! But making the most magnificent thing turns out to be much harder and more frustrating than she had imagined. Can her assistant help her calm down and regain her confidence so she can finally build the most magnificent thing?
GOOD FOR - National Inventor’s Month; Mental Health Awareness Month
Here and Now
Here and Now
recommended for K - 3rd grade readers
This book encourages young readers to slow down and take note of everything that is happening around them, including the things they cannot see. It is a wonderful introduction to mindfulness for young children.
GOOD FOR - Mental Health Awareness Month
The World Is Not a Rectangle
The World Is Not a Rectangle
recommended for 1st - 5th grade readers
Young Zaha dreamt of ancient cities, and felt inspired by the swoops and curves of marshes and deserts. She drew buildings that reminded her of how nature feels. Many people were afraid to build her designs because they seemed impossible, but she chose to believe in her work. Now, her buildings can be seen all over the world!
GOOD FOR - National Inventor’s Month
Bikes for Sale
Bikes for Sale
recommended for K - 3rd grade readers
Maurice uses his bike cart to sell delicious lemonade that tastes like sunshine. Lotta rides her bike to collect the best sticks to share with park visitors. One day, Maurice gets into a terrible bike crash, and then Lotta gets into one, too! Can Sid, the bike mechanic, fix them up?
GOOD FOR - National Bike-to-Work Day; National Inventor’s Month
May Activities
May Activities
Use the following activities throughout the month to inspire conversations about different ways to think about balance, and to support the May Book Club selections.
Symmetry Flower
Symmetry Flower
materials - square paper; scissors; glue
Fold one piece of square paper into four equal parts, either in half or diagonally.
Cut the other pieces of paper into 4 equal squares.
Fold the smaller squares into different types of triangles, squares, and other symmetrical shapes - 4 of each shape and size.
Attach the shapes to the same area in each quadrant of the larger paper so that they mirror one another on all 4 sides.
good for - The World Is Not a Rectangle; Here and Now
Emotion Soup
Emotion Soup
materials - paper; markers or crayons; scissors (optional); glue (optional)
Think about the different emotions you’ve experienced today and write them all down.
Write a recipe to describe how you feel right now. How much of each emotional ingredient should you add? How is it made?
Write each emotion on a drawing of a vegetable. Cut them out and share your vegetables to make new emotion soups!
Check out more with the Reading Champs.
good for - Here and Now; The Most Magnificent Thing
Bicycle Poster
Bicycle Poster
materials - construction paper; square paper; glue or tape; markers or crayons
Fold the square paper into fans by making forward and backward folds every half inch.
Glue the ends of two fans together to make a wheel.
Make the second wheel.
Draw the body of a bicycle and other decorations on your paper.
Attach the wheels.
good for - Bikes for Sale; The Most Magnificent Thing
Silly Monster Generator
materials - 12-24 index cards; crayons or markers
Divide your index cards into 4 equal piles.
Write numbers on each index card of the first pile.
Write different color names on the cards in the second pile, shapes on the third, and monster face and body parts on the fourth.
Randomly choose a number card, a color card, a shape card, and a body card. Go through this process until there are no remaining cards.
Use the stacks as instructions to draw your monster.
good for - Bikes for Sale; The Most Magnificent Thing
Robot Assistant
Robot Assistant
materials - paper; crayons or markers
Design the perfect robot assistant or design the perfect app. What would it do to help you? What would it look like? How would it work?
Draw your robot and label all its parts or features.
Create a commercial or an advertisement for your perfect assistant!
Check out more with the Reading Champs.
good for - The Most Magnificent Thing
Library Highlight
Library Highlight
Can Bears Ski - One Page Read Aloud Guide.pdfOne Book, One Philadelphia
One Book, One Philadelphia
Read this year's One Book, One Philadelphia selection for children and be part of the city's largest book club! Learn more about upcoming events and programming ideas from One Book, One Philadelphia.
Can Bears Ski?
Can Bears Ski?
recommended for PreK - 3rd grade readers
Little Bear can feel how loud the world is, but he doesn’t always hear it. Sometimes, people ask him a question that sounds like, “Can bears ski?” He doesn’t know the answer and isn’t even sure that’s what they’re asking. One day, he visits an audiologist who helps him find new ways to hear and understand people. It’s a big and very loud change for Little Bear, but with Dad Bear’s help, he finds his own way of hearing and understanding.
GOOD FOR - One Book, One Philadelphia
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