August 31, 2016

Upcoming Events


Here's the latest listing  of what I've got coming up, in both storytelling and "storytiming!"  Storytiming first:



Section 1:
WEEKLY LIBRARY STORYTIME EVENTS:

MONDAYS (Livermore Public Library, Civic Center
10:15 a.m. Toddler/Preschool Storytime
10:45 a.m. Toddler/Preschool Storytime
4:00 p.m.  Big Kids Wonder Workshop (Storytelling, STEAM, & other activities for students 1st grade & above) (Civic Center) 

WEDNESDAYS (Livermore Public Library, Rincon) 
10:15 a.m. Toddler/Preschool Storytime
11:00 a.m. Bilingual Baby Storytime (prewalkers)

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Section 2:
STORYTELLING APPEARANCES:


Thursday, September 1
MENLO PARK MAIN LIBRARY
Storytelling at 4, for grade-schoolers on up.

Sunday, September 18
1st-time event!
1:00 - 3:30 p.m.

Thursday, October 6
MENLO PARK MAIN LIBRARY
Storytelling at 4, for grade-schoolers on up.

Saturday, October 8
Sunday, October 9
CHILDREN'S FAIRYLAND
Lake Merritt, Oakland
Storytelling at 1:30 & 2:30 each day, included with park admission.

Thursday, October 27
11:00 a.m.: Not-Too-Spooky Halloween Tales for Preschoolers!

Thursday, November 3
MENLO PARK MAIN LIBRARY
Storytelling at 4, for grade-schoolers on up.

Saturday, November 26
Sunday, November 27
CHILDREN'S FAIRYLAND
Lake Merritt, Oakland
Storytelling at 1:30 & 2:30 each day, included with park admission.


Thursday, December 1
MENLO PARK MAIN LIBRARY
Storytelling at 4, for grade-schoolers on up.

Saturday, December 3
LOS ALTOS LIBRARY STORYFEST
Sharing a story during this free special event, which runs from 1:00 - 5:30 p.m.

August 09, 2016

Gone Fishing


Doing a little paper engineering, the A & the E (and heck, even the T, as we were using some basic-level technologies) in STEAM*!  Shared this project with my weekly STEAM session for grades 1-5, after telling a fishy tale.

The kids at the upper end of the grade range got through it pretty quickly, and were able to help the younger kids.  A child in the middle was able to do the same.  Some of the kids in grades 1-2 expressed immediate frustration and impatience, though after receiving assistance, they loved their final products.  I wish I'd photographed those, but I was too busy providing reassurance and a helping hand!  All of the children enjoyed customizing their final products: no two were alike.

This coooool fish project came from Krokotak, and art-filled website I'd never seen before stumbling upon these fish.




*STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math