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From: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1100
PUBYAC Digest 1100
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Nancy Renfro Puppets
by Shannon Van Hemert <shannonv@jefferson.lib.co.us>
2) Re: Holes book discussion
by Mary Ryan <mryan@noblenet.org>
3) Re: Filmstrips
by ploew@crrl.org
4) gingerbread man compliation
by "Patricia Chaput" <pchaput@tpl.toronto.on.ca>
5) Stumper solved-maybe
by "Kim Flores" <kimf@mail.sgcl.org>
6) training manual
by "Gaewynne Hood" <gaewynneh@adc.govt.nz>
7) Re: Filmstrips
by Linda <slaninli@oplin.lib.oh.us>
8) Holes Analysis site
by "Wanda Jones" <wjones98@hotmail.com>
9) stumper
by "Misty Bass" <mbass@arlibrary.org>
10) Animal Computer Game
by "Linda Peterson" <lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us>
11) Teen Volunteer programs
by Farrar Savidge <fsavidge@lmxac.org>
12) Re: School visits for summer
by "Children's Librarians" <gcplcr@lilrc.org>
13) Stumper Answered - Three Wishes
by Tracie Partridge <traciep@wichita.lib.ks.us>
14) Re: AR-- Not so Bad
by Marsha Parham <parhamm@mail.spalding.public.lib.ga.us>
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From: Shannon Van Hemert <shannonv@jefferson.lib.co.us>
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Does anyone have an address or link to the puppets that Nancy Renfro
Productions makes? A Google search brings up nothing on the Net, and I
would like to purchase a set.
Shannon VanHemert
Head of Children's Department
Columbine Public Library
Jefferson County, Colorado
shannonv@jefferson.lib.co.us
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From: Mary Ryan <mryan@noblenet.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Holes book discussion
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Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 16:38:34 CDT
The Multnomah County Library Kids Page has some great websites for book
discussion groups. Some of the sites have discussion questions,
activities, and suggestions for a snack.
At 10:19 PM 5/1/03 -0500, you wrote:
>Greetings Great Brain,
>
>I am planning a program at the end of the month based on Holes.
>The program will include a discussion of the book just to make sure
everyone
>has a clear understanding of the story. I've never done a book discussion
>and I don't know where to start. Can some one offer topics to start the
>discussion about the book? Should we discuss the chronological events of
the
>book or analyze the characters? Do I ask the kids "What if" and
"Why do you
>think" questions? I'm not sure what my role is in a book discussion.
>
>All responses will be greatly appreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>Wanda
>
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From: ploew@crrl.org
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Filmstrips
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Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 16:38:43 CDT
We use them for a summer film festival and for storytime. We don't use
them
for regular checkout. If you decide to discard them please let me know.
thanks pat
Wanda Maxwell wrote:
> Do any of you still have filmstrips or filmstrips/cassettes sets in your =
> library. Ours are not being checked out and I am thinking of
discarding =
> them. What are your ideas? Thanks. Wanda Maxwell
>
Putnam County Library
>
Cookeville, TN
>
wsm@pclibrary.org
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From: "Patricia Chaput" <pchaput@tpl.toronto.on.ca>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: gingerbread man compliation
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Here is a compilication of the Gingerbread Man=20
(very long)
I used Jan Brett's stick puppets from her "Gingerbread Baby" story
http://www.janbrett.com/gingerbread_baby_masks_main.htm
and served ginger
cookies. I also copied and laminated animals from the story, placed a
sticky magnet on the back, and asked children from the audience to place =
the
animal on the board as the animal appeared in the story. I read several
versions of the story and asked the children to compare the stories and =
vote
for their favorite version. You can use the gingerbread outline to
encourage children to decorate and create their own popsicle stick puppet
and also make gingerbread bookmarks
http://www.janbrett.com/pdf/bookmarks_gingerbread_baby.pdf=20
I am attaching my storytime document that I use when planning to use a =
gingerbread theme. Hope this helps.
Beverly Bixler
bbixler@sanantonio.gov=20
San Antonio Public Library, TX=20
-borrowed this idea from someone else on Pubyac a few years ago but I =
don't remember who it was. I had paper gingerbread man hidden around the =
library. When we finished reading the story ( where he ran away from the =
fox) I told them he had run away to the library and we had to find him. I =
had enough for each child to find some. We took a walk through the =
library looking for him and then came back and did the craft - decorating =
a paper gingerbread boy.
How about stretching a bit and doing cookies and baking? I always do a
puppet version of the Gingerbread Boy but I am lucky enough to have a fox
and a gingerpread puppet; stick puppets would be fun, too!=20
I also do a "magic trick" for cooking that is simple and the
kids love =
it.
Cut out a felt or paper gingerbread boy that will fit flat on the bottom =
of
a large pasta pot, and decorate it. I cut a round piece of paper to fit
over the cookie to hide it. Then collect toy food (or pictures of it) and
other silly stuff (sunglasses, sock, toy frog or snake) and toss them one =
by
one into the pot. (I recite "Mix and stir, stir and mix, until it's bubbly
hot. Let's put something tasty into the cooking pot") Use a large
wooden
spoon to stir. Make the kids say a magic word, then reach in a pull out =
the
gingerbread boy. =20
Here is the Cookie Storytime (it is long). Hope some of the ideas are
helpful:
Elizabeth Murphy
Youth Librarian
Austin Public Library
elizabeth.murphy@ci.austin.tx.us=20
Cookies and Gingerbread Storytime
(see also Cooking, Sweets)
Books
Asch. Milk and Cookies (T)
Blumenthal. The Chocolate-Covered Cookie Tantrum (PS)
Cousins. Maisy Makes Gingerbread (B,T)
Galdone. Gingerbread Boy (PS,K)
Hooper. A Cow, a Bee, a Cookie and Me (PS)
Hutchins. The Doorbell Rang (PS,K) (big book)
Mueller. A Playhouse for Monster (T)
Numeroff. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (T,PS,K) (big book)
Wellington. Mr Cookie Baker (T)
Ziefert. Gingerbread Boy (T)
Gingerbread Books:
Aylesworth, Jim. THE GINGERBREAD MAN.
Baumgartner, Barbara. THE GINGERBREAD MAN.
Brett, Jan. GINGERBREAD BABY.
Cousins, Lucy. MAISY MAKES GINGERBREAD.
Egielski, Richard. THE GINGERBREAD BOY.
Galdone, Paul. THE GINGERBREAD BOY.
Kimmel, Eric. THE GINGERBREAD MAN.
Lindman, Maj. SNIPP, SNAPP, SNURR & THE GINGERBREAD.
Rowe, John A. THE GINGERBREAD MAN.
Tews, Susan. THE GINGERBREAD DOLL.
Van Woerkom, Dorothy. THE QUEEN WHO COULDN'T BAKE GINGERBREAD.
Mr. Cookie Baker, by Monica Wellington
If You Give A Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff.
Cookie Count by Sabuda
Flannels
Five Little Cookies
COOKIE
Puppets / Props
Chef Puppet with big cookie
Chef Hat
Chef Finger puppet with little cookie
Fox puppet, gingerbread boy puppet, cookie sheet, cookie cutter, felt =
dough
Cookie finger puppets
Crafts
Paper cookies to decorate
Paint stamp with cookie cutters - Press cookie cutters onto paint-soaked
sponges and=20
press on paper.
Fingerplays / Action Rhymes
Here's a Cookie
Here's a cookie, and here's a
And a great big cookie I see.
Can you count them?
Will you help me? 1,2,3!
Who Stole the Cookie From the Cookie Jar? =09
Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar? =20
Number 1 stole the cookie from the cookie jar. =09
Who me? Yes, you. Not I. Then Who? =09
Number 2 stole the cookie from the cookie jar!
=09
This is Cookie Day!
Big A, little a,
This is cookie day!
Toss the cookie high,
Toss the cookie low.
Those who don't catch it
Will say "Oh, no!"
Mix the Batter, Stir the Batter =09
Mix the batter, stir the batter. =09
Shake some flour in. =09
Mix the batter, stir the batter, =09
Drop it on a tin. =09
Put it in to bake, but do not sneak a lookie! =09
Open wide the oven door, =09
And out comes the cookie!
Sharing Cookies (Cookie finger puppets)
This little boy does not have any cookies,
But this little girl has two!
If you were the child who had two cookies,
What do you think you would do?
Five Little Cookies (Finger Puppets)
Five little cookies, fresh from the oven door.
I gave one to my mother, and now there are four.
Four little cookies, baked by me.
I gave one to my daddy, and now there are three.
Three little cookies, sitting here to cool.
I gave one to baby, and now there are two.
Two little cookies, baking is such fun!
I gave one to my brother, and now there is one.
One little cookie, my baking is all done.
I think I'll eat this one myself, and now there are NONE!
Five Little Cookies (flannel)
Five little cookies, with frosting galore.=20
Mother ate the white one, and then there were four.=20
Four little cookies, two and two you see.=20
Father ate the green one, and then there were three.=20
Three little cookies, but before I knew,=20
Sister ate the yellow one, and then there were two.=20
Two little cookies, oh, what fun.=20
Brother ate the brown one, and then there was one.=20
One little cookie,=20
Watch me run. (or yum yum yum)
I ate the red one,=20
And then there were none.=20
Making Cookies=20
I am making cookie dough=20
Round and round the beaters go=20
Add some flour from a cup=20
Stir and stir the batter up.=20
Roll them: cut them nice and neat=20
Put them on a cookie sheet=20
Bake them, count them 1-2-3=20
Serve them to my friends for tea. =20
Songs
COOKIE (tune: Bingo) (flannel)
There is a treat I like a lot
And Cookie is it's name-o.
COOKIE, COOKIE, COOKIE
And Cookie is it's name-o.
Will You Bake a Gingerbread Boy?
Will you bake a gingerbread boy, a gingerbread boy, a gingerbread boy?
Will you bake a gingerbread boy, then put him in the oven?
Will you eat the gingerbread boy...
...Then gobble him up right now...YUM!
I am a Cookie (tune: I am a Pizza by Charlotte Diamond)
I am a cookie (repeat)
With extra chips (repeat)
Oatmeal raisin (repeat)
With milk to dip. (repeat)
I am a cookie (repeat)
Sugar on top (repeat)
Hot from the oven (repeat)
Ouch! It dropped! (repeat)
asr-ehm-09/01
Stir a bowl of gingerbread (Stir as in bowl)
Smooth and Spicy brown
Roll it with a Rolling Pin
up and up and down (Pretend to roll)
With a cookie cutter, (Pretend to cut out)
make some little men
Put them in the oven (place in oven)
till half past ten!
As for books, I use a variety of the following: Gingerbread
Baby by Jan Brett, Gingerbread Man by Eric Kimmel, Mr. Cookie Baker, by
Monica Wellington, and If You Give A Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff. =
Jan
Brett has some great stuff on her site: janbrett.com that I use as
well.
Have a great time!!! :)
Crafts:
* Cut gingerbread man shape out of sandpaper, (regular hardware =
store
sandpaper, and the figures should be about 3" tall, I have a teen =
volunteer
draw the shape onto the paper, or precut). Then draw eyes and a mouth or
other decorations, Then rub the sandpaper figure with a cinnamon stick. =
The
cinnamon sticks to the sandpaper, and it smells great!
* Cut gignerbread figures out of large grocery bags and let decorate
* Have pre-made gingerbread men cookies for them to decorate
Fingerplays:
I did this one as a flannelboard:
One gingerbread boy sitting on a shelf
Wondering why he was sitting by himself
Another came along looking for his shoe
Sat upon the shelf and then there were two
Along came another looking for a tree
Sat upon the shelf and then there were three
Along came another looking for the door
Sat upon the shelf and then there were four
Along came another looking for a hive
Sat upon the shelf and then there were five
Five gingerbread boys neatly on the shelf
I saw them sitting there and ate them all myself!
ACTION RHYME:
Gingerbread
Gingerbread
Gingerbread man
Copy my actions
If you can
Raise your right hand
Way up high
Now raise your left hand
Up to the sky
Hop on your right leg
Careful and slow
Hop on your left leg
Off you go!
Bow to your right
Down to the floor
Now bow to your left
Bend some more!
Look to the left
What do you see?
Now look to the right
Can you see me?
Gingerbread cookies, run around.
Gingerbread cookies, touch the ground.
Gingerbread cookies, around you go.
Gingerbread cookies, now-go-slow.
(the children are the gingerbread cookies)
5 gingerbread kids cooling by the door.
A cow ate 1, and then there were 4.
4 gingerbread kids running by the tree.
A pig ate 1, and then there were 3.
3 gingerbread kids by a pond so blue,
A fox ate 1, and then there were 2.
2 gingerbread cookies running in the sun.
A hen ate 1, and then there was 1.
1 gingerbread kid running for its life.
It ran away from the farmer's wife.
(I didn't like that last couplet, so I changed it-
1 gingerbread kid behind the cupboard door,
I gobbled it up and then there were no more.)
Another book to use with this theme, even though it doesn't
Gingerbread Man
Stir a bowl of gingerbread (stir as in bowl)
Smooth and spicy brown
Roll it with a rolling pin
up and up and down (Pretend to roll)
With a cookie cutter, (pretend to cut out)
make some little men.
Put them in the oven (place in oven)
till half past ten!
THE BAKERY
Down around the corner in the bakery shop, (Point hand to the right)
There were 10 little gingerbread men (Hold up 10 fingers)
With icing on top.
Along came Katie all alone, (Walk fingers along)
She grabbed a big one & ran on home. (Grabbing motion, run in place)
(Continue counting down until no gingerbread men are left)
CHRISTMAS GINGERBREAD
Bake gingerbread for Christmas, (Arms in circle to form bowl)
Stir it with a spoon, (Stirring motions)
Pop it in the oven and (Push g.bread in oven)
Pull it out at noon. (Pull it out again)
Spread the icing on it, (Spreading motions)
What a pretty sight! (Hold out both hands)
For you and me and Santa Claus, (Point to audience & self)
To see on Christmas night. (Shade eyes)
FIVE LITTLE GINGERBREAD MEN Five little gingerbread men (Hold up 5 =
fingers)
Knocking at my door, (Knocking motion)
1 ran away & then there were four. (Hold up 4 fingers)
4 little g.bread men playing with me... (Dance 4 fingers around) 3 little
g.bread men playing with you... (Dance 3 fingers around; point to =
audience)
2 little g.bread men playing in the sun... (Encircle arms above head)
1 little g.bread man when the day was done, (Hold up 1 finger)
He ran away & then there were none.
GINGERBREAD
Mix gingerbread, stir gingerbread; (Make stirring motions)
Pop it in a pan. (Mime action)
Bake gingerbread, toss gingerbread; (Pretend to toss)
Catch it if you can! (Pretend to catch)
GINGERBREAD MEN
I am making cookie dough; (Point to self)
Round and round the beaters go. (Roll arms over each other)
Add some flour from a cup, (Pouring motion)
Stir & stir the batter up. (Stirring motions)
Roll them, cut them, nice & neat, (Mime actions)
Put them on a cookie sheet. (Mime actions)
Bake them, count them, 1, 2, 3. (Put up 3 fingers)
Serve them to my friends for tea. (Extend hands)
Mix a pancake, stir a pancake (bowl w/ one arm; stir with other)
Pop it in a pan (pour into imaginary pan)
Fry a pancake toss a pancake (shake "pan" back and forth; toss motion)
Catch it if you can!
Also good old
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man;
bake me a cake as fast as you can;
Pat it, and prick it, and mark it with a "B"
And put it in the oven for baby and me!
Songs:
Ginger Man, Ginger Man (a corruption of Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear!)
Ginger man, ginger man turn around,
Ginger man, ginger man touch the ground,
Ginger man, ginger man reach up high,
Ginger man, ginger man touch the sky,
Ginger man, ginger man bend down low,
Ginger man, ginger man touch your toe.
Sung to: "The Muffin Man"
Oh, do you hear the Christmas bells,
The Christmas bells, the Christmas bells?
Oh, do you hear the Christmas bells
That ring out loud & clear?
Oh, can you see our Christmas tree,
Our Christmas tree, our Christmas tree?
Oh, can you see our Christmas tree?
It fills the room with cheer.
Oh, do you smell the gingerbread,
The gingerbread, the gingerbread?
Oh, do you smell the gingerbread?
I'm glad Christmas is here.
Gingerbread (sung to the tune of "Frere Jacques")
Gingerbread, gingerbread
Yum, yum, yum
Yum, yum, yum
I like gingerbread, I like gingerbread
In my tum,
In my tum.
Gingerbread Boy (sung to the tune of The Muffin Man)
Oh, will you bake a gingerbread boy
A gingerbread boy, a gingerbread boy
Oh, will you bake a gingerbread boy
Then put him in the oven.
Oh, will you eat the gingerbread boy,
The gingerbread boy, the gingerbread boy
Oh, will you eat the gingerbread boy
Then take him out right now!
Here's another version with the same tune:
Oh, do you know the gingerbread man
Gingerbread man, gingerbread man
Oh, do you know the gingerbread man
Who ran and ran and ran?
He said catch me if you can
If you can, if you can
He said catch me if you can
Then ran and ran and ran
I can run like the gingerbread man
Gingerbread man, gingerbread man
I can run like the gingerbread man
Now catch me if you can!
Gingerbread (sung to the tune of "Frere Jacques")
Gingerbread, gingerbread
Yum, yum, yum
Yum, yum, yum
I like gingerbread, I like gingerbread
In my tum,
In my tum.
Poem:
I always loved the poetry version-"The Gingerbread Man" by Rowena
Bennett.
It's on page 50 of Sing a Song of Popcorn: Every Child's Book of Poems
(Scholastic Hardcover, 1988), which you probably have, and in other books =
as
well, I'm sure. As a sample, the first verse goes
The gingerbread man gave a gingery shout:
"Quick! Open the oven and let me out!"
He stood straight up in his baking pan.
He jumped to the floor and away he ran.
"Catch me," he called, "if you can, can, can."
MY GINGERBREAD HOUSE
I made a house of gingerbread
It was so sugary sweet
It took me all day long to make
But lasted just a week!
Monday-I ate the ceiling
Tuesday-I ate the door.
Wednesday-I ate the windows
Thursday-I ate the floor
Friday-I ate four walls
Saturday-I ate the lawn
Sunday-I licked up the crumbs
My gingerbread house is gone
* Dottie Enderle
Games:
"Can't Catch Me"
Have children sit in a circle. Choose one child to be the "gingerbread =
man."
He walks around the circle & taps each child on the head. When he comes to
the child he wants to chase him, he says, "Catch me if you can" as he
taps
the child's head. The chase begins. As the 2 children are chasing each
other, the other children chant: "Run, run, as fast as you can. You'll =
never
catch him, He's the gingerbread man." Play until each child gets to
participate.
This is a great story for acting out with puppets. I made a classic =
lace-up
puppet gingerbread boy out of tan felt and then used people puppets for =
the
old couple, and a bunch of our farm animal puppets for the "you can't =
catch
me" parts...(which of course the kids will chant out with you!!)
culminatin=
g
in the encounter with a fox (or wolf) puppet. Depending on the age of the
kids, you can do it all yourself (with one hand holding the gingerbread =
man
and the other the animal he is encountering) or you can enlist kid
volunteers. Always a big hit.
Kids can make their own pre-cut brown paper bag take-home gingerbread =
puppet
or doll if you want a craft. (And you could always serve gingerbread men =
as
a snack if you do that sort of thing and don't have food allergy issues...)=
Try reading "The stinky cheese man" by Scieszka (sp?). It is an
cute =
and=20
funny spoof of the gingerbread man.
Have the children chase after the gingerbread man. Leave different
paper gingerbread men around with clues. At the end they can find a
plate of gingerbread cookies.
There is version of the story called The runaway tortilla by Eric A =
Kimmel. I have a copy here. Let me know if you would like me to send it to =
you.
Craft-wise, instead of just drawing the gingerbread man. Cut him out of =
brown paper and then have the children cut him into pieces like a puzzle.
A co-worker did a gingerbread program several years ago, and she used the =
book=20
The Pancake Boy by Lorinds Bryan Cauley. She made a round pancake out of =
felt=20
(actually, two of them glued together with cardboard between them to give =
it=20
stiffness) and nailed it to a stick loosely so that it could roll. I think =
she=20
added red rick-rack trim to make it look more gingerbread-like to fit with =
the=20
theme. You could even turn it into a whole felt story, making a Henny P
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From: "Kim Flores" <kimf@mail.sgcl.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper solved-maybe
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Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 16:38:58 CDT
Thanks to Sharon Levine, Susan Dailey, Julie Rines, Nicole Morgan,
Ann Dondero, Elaine Morgan, Mary O., Pam Grover, Carol and Gary
Levin for responding to my stumper about the unusual teacher that
the kids loved. The consensus is that the book is Thirteen Ways
to Sink a Sub by Jamie Gilson. We no longer own this book so I'll
interlibrary loan and keep our fingers crossed that it's the one.
Other suggestions were The Cat Ate My Gymsuit by Paula Danziger
and "Gryphon" a video based on a short story. I'll suggest those
to our patron, as well. Thanks again to everyone who replied.
Kim
kimf@mail.sgcl.org
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From: "Gaewynne Hood" <gaewynneh@adc.govt.nz>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: training manual
Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 16:39:07 CDT
Hi Collective Brain
I am to create a training manual for a new staff member to the
children's section. We haven't had a training manual before so I
thought why try to reinvent the wheel when I am sure there are lots of
examples already in existence.
If you have a copy of a training manual that you are able to send me or
suggest the access point to one then please e-mail me off the list at
gaewynneh@adc.govt.nz
Thank you so much
Gaewynne Hood
Children's Librarian
Ashburton Public Library
Ashburton
New Zealand
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From: Linda <slaninli@oplin.lib.oh.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Filmstrips
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Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 16:39:15 CDT
We took ours out of circulation but retained the filmstrips that were based
on storybooks for use in storytime. The children love the "big book
on the
wall" when they are used in that way. Ours no longer circulated
either,
but our projector was still very serviceable.
At 10:20 PM 5/1/03 -0500, you wrote:
>Do any of you still have filmstrips or filmstrips/cassettes sets in your =
>library. Ours are not being checked out and I am thinking of
discarding =
>them. What are your ideas? Thanks. Wanda Maxwell
>
Putnam County Library
>
Cookeville, TN
>
wsm@pclibrary.org
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From: "Wanda Jones" <wjones98@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Holes Analysis site
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Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 16:39:24 CDT
Greetings all,
This is the best site I found so far in my preparation of our Holes program.
I just thought I'd shar :P
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/holes/
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From: "Misty Bass" <mbass@arlibrary.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: stumper
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Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 16:39:32 CDT
A patron is looking for a title with the following details:
A brown dog doesn't like himself. He goes to a poodle, a monkey, and a
giraffe. Ultimately he decides he does like himself.
Ring any bells?
You can reply to me at mbass@arlibrary.org
Thanks so much!!!
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From: "Linda Peterson" <lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us>
To: "PUBYAC" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Animal Computer Game
Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 16:39:42 CDT
We are doing an animal theme this summer and would like to purchase a =
new computer game for younger children (K - 3) that has an animal theme. =
I know Magic School Bus is good but wondered if anyone else has a real =
favorite?
Linda Peterson
Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library
125 South Franklin
Bloomfield, Indiana 47424
Phone: (812)384-4125
Fax: (812)384-0820
email: lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us
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From: Farrar Savidge <fsavidge@lmxac.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Teen Volunteer programs
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Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 16:39:51 CDT
Would appreciate hearing from more seasoned children's librarians how
you organize the times that teens help you out in the library during
summer.
Do you have a group for a two week daily stint, each teen signs up for a
certain day and hours, etc. Or what? Thanks,
S. Farrar Savidge
Children's Services Librarian
Sayreville Free Public Library
1050 Washington Rd.
Parlin, NJ 08859
Phone: (732) 727-0212
Fax: (732) 553-0775
Email: fsavidge@lmxac.org
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From: "Children's Librarians" <gcplcr@lilrc.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: School visits for summer
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Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 16:39:59 CDT
We visit the public elementary schools in town, usually end of May/early
June. In the primary schools (K & 1) we go to each class, but the gr.
2-5
buildings are too large for that, so we speak during lunch to a grade at a
time - in the lunchroom, with a microphone (which works much better than it
sounds - kids are amazingly well-behaved). Since time is very limited, we
just present details about the reading program & other activities/programs
planned for the summer. We also leave flyers in all teachers' mailboxes,
so
each child will have the info. to take home. We start registration
mid-June, and it's best not to visit too far in advance, since there's
always someone who thinks they have to drag mom to the library that same day
to sign up. Good luck! Nancy Pirodsky
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sarah Pardi" <spardi@nplhub.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 11:18 PM
Subject: School visits for summer
>
> hello All
> I'm not sure if this has been discussed lately, but I need some ideas for
> school visits to promote our summer reading club. I would like to know wh=
> at
> others have done. There are about 10 schools I would visit and I want to
> know:=0D
> - How many classes or students do you aim to reach per school? do you jus=
> t
> visit a few classrooms?=0D
> - What do you present to the children and for how long? Do you just give
> them a run down of what's aviliable to them?=0D
> - When is the best time to visit? I was thinking closer to the last day
> would be best, but this may be a crazy time for them.=0D
> Thanks!=0D
> =0D
> Sarah Pardi=0D
> Children's Librarian =0D
> Belleville Public Library =0D
> Belleville, NJ, 07109
>
>
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From: Tracie Partridge <traciep@wichita.lib.ks.us>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper Answered - Three Wishes
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Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 16:40:07 CDT
I want to thank everyone who replied to my stumper regarding the three book
series. "The first one was set at a carnival. It features three
children
who each receive a card with a red star on it. A card was the equivalent
of a wish, and the moral of the story was be careful what you wish for..."
The answer appears to be the Coven Tree series by Bill Brittain. It
includes three books: The Wish Giver, Dr. Dredd's Wagon of Wonders, and
Professor Popkin's Prodigious Polish. There is another book set in Coven
Tree by Bill Brittain, which he actually wrote prior to publishing these
ones. It is Devil's Donkey. Since I received so many responses, I'm
not
going to list each individual, but you are all wonderful! Thanks, again.
Tracie Partridge
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Tracie Partridge
Children's Center Section Manager
316-261-8594 (v)
Wichita Public Library 316-262-4540
(f)
223 South Main traciep@wichita.lib.ks.us
Wichita KS 67202 http://www.wichita.lib.ks.us
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From: Marsha Parham <parhamm@mail.spalding.public.lib.ga.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: AR-- Not so Bad
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Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 16:40:17 CDT
Kate & all:
The not-problem is that your mother is using the AR program as it was meant
to be used.
As a fun, teaching tool.
Many many children enjoy reading the books and taking computer tests to see
how well they can do. It's fun.
For most of my daughter's school life AR was a voluntary fun thing to do.
Then when she went to middle school it changed.
The problem is that there are many schools that use the AR as a grading
tool. One year AR tests points were 50% of her reading grade.
Students
had to make a certain number of AR points or fail. They had to read so many
AR books that fit within the confines of their "reading level" that
many of
them had to read anything they could find that had the most points. Whether
they liked the book or not.
The kicker was that if you made your point quota, your point quota and
grade level got raised for the next grading period. Some sixth grade
students were reading books on a 9th & 10 grade level by the end of the
year. Even the good students learned not to make their quota, and take a B
or C, rather than have their quota raised.
And her school isn't/wasn't the only one that does this.
This year is better. The school principal left (hurray!) and took her love
of AR with her. Now my daughter usually has to read only 3 AR books in a
grading period, and 2 of them are books that they usually study in class.
The teacher doesn't care about the point system, and she is willing to take
a written book report for a book not on the AR list. The media center is
also open to buying new tests that contain authors the students like.
But that's why I hate AR as a mother.
Now why I hate AR as a public librarian. I have 15 elementary schools in
my system and I have a very low book budget. Students in several of the
schools in grades K-2 are supposed to read one AR book a night. Now, these
schools do not have the same AR tests so I can't mark the AR books, and buy
off of one list. And most schools refuse, despite many requests, to send
me their AR lists so I have copies available for the parents to look
through.
So I have parent yelling at me and the staff because they can't find the
books they need. I also don't have the monies to buy 5-10 copies of books
(or the shelf space either) just because they are on the AR lists. I buy
AR books but I am also going to buy other things. I think the schools need
to have class libraries or donate the books to the public libraries if they
are going to make assignments like that.
Not the mention the other AR hassles that people have pointed out (such as
"I don't want to read it if it's not on the AR list). I like the idea
of
AR but schools are abusing the system, and more control needs to be put on
the book lists if they are going to be considered "quality" lists.
Now that I have gotten that off my chest. I will shut up about it.
Thanks
mmp
At 10:20 PM 5/1/03 CDT, you wrote:
>I just wanted to share an idea that my mother-in-law came up with. She
is
a
>5th grade teacher and her school has AR. She says AR has been a
positive
>tool for introducing good literature to her students. As a public
librarian
>I shared my concerns about AR. (Similar to what many of you have been
>posting) She has some great ways to get around AR's limitations.
>
>She lets her students create AR-like tests for newer titles and titles that
>aren't on their AR lists. If they're good tests she'll sometimes
convert
>them into computerized AR tests, though schools are limited to a certain
>number of homegrown tests. Regardless, she finds that kids can
demonstrate
>their comprehension just as well (or better) by making up tests for other
>kids to take. I think she assigns points based on the quality of the
test.
>(???) I don't remember all of the details.
>
>At any rate, she tries not to make it a competition in her classroom.
Kids
>get little prizes like free paperbacks, pencils, erasers, etc. They
are
>prizes that don't out-weigh the value/pleasure of reading. She also
hides
>treats in the kids desk to recognize the accomplishments of individuals--
it
>isn't a production in front of the class.
>
>It was refreshing for me to see the AR program operating in such a positive
>way. I think AR is only as good as people decide to make it.
Like
anything
>else, it can be abused.
>
>In the 80s I remember having to read small stories on color-coded cardboard
>(levels) and then take a comprehension test. The stories were always
really
>boring and I don't remember one thing that any of them said. A good
book
>will stay with you forever. In this way, I think AR _can_ be a great
tool
>for guiding children to better books.
>
>My two cents.
>
>Kate Hastings
>kborchers@worthingtonlibraries.org
>
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M. Marsha Parham
Flint River Regional Library
800 Memorial Dr.
Griffin, GA 30223
(770) 412-4770
(770) 412-4771 (fax)
parhamm@mail.spalding.public.lib.ga.us
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