1. Reading Takes You Everywhere| Summer 2018
Programming for Older Children
November 3, 2017
Reading Takes You Everywhere| Summer 2018

2. ID Cards
Membership cards are printed, children select one as they sign up.
Use Avery Template 5392/Badge Insert to print-out cards.
Summer Reading Program 2018 ______________________________________ is a member of the Reading Takes You Everywhere Club Favorite Book Dream Vacation ______________________ _______________________
Kids fill out the cards while staff signs them up, explain the program, issue registrations prizes. Tell the kids to show their teacher in the fall what they did over the summer.
Reading Takes You Everywhere | Summer 2018
November 3, 2017

3. Passports Book a Trip: Create a Passport for children
Place labels on inside of front cover using Avery 5163 Shipping Labels:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PASSPORT
Last Name:
First Name:
Nationality:
Address:
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Children paste their photo on 1st page
Use Ellison Die DC to create passports
Reading Takes You Everywhere | Summer 2018
November 3, 2017

4. Passports Pages could have different topics: Books that take me places
Games from foreign countries
Movies that take me places
My favorite places near me
My dream vacation
Programs at the library
Write Hello in another language – identify the country & continent
France Hopscotch: Escargot
Reading Takes You Everywhere | Summer 2018
November 3, 2017

5. Passports
State flower – Draw a picture of the flower, name it, identify the state.
Pick a country, write the mode of transportation. Put the flag sticker in your passport.
Choose a food from another country.
Craft – Make a papel picado & get a Mexico sticker for your passport.
Choose a country you would like to travel to, find the flag sticker, identify the continent and a place to visit in that country.
Plan activities at the library, children fill out their passport with each activity and get their passports stamped.
Reading Takes You Everywhere | Summer 2018
November 3, 2017

6. Passports
Children fill out passports during programs; looking for books; or participating in activities. Use stamps for different activities, such as Read, animal footprint stamps for animal programs, etc.
Date stamp the page when activity is completed.
Reading Takes You Everywhere | Summer 2018
November 3, 2017

7. Hula Dancers Program or watch a video of hula dancing.
Leis
Hula Dancers Program or watch a video of hula dancing.
Lei Craft
String beads or cut-up straws and flowers onto yarn.
Flowers purchased in bulk from Lakeshore.
Reading Takes You Everywhere | Summer 2018
November 3, 2017

8. Baggy Books
Supplies: Zip top quart size baggies, pictures from picture books, magazines or family pictures.
Directions: Take 5-10 baggies, staple the bottoms together and cover with colored tape. Place pictures inside the baggies to create a book. Children can tell a story, rearrange the pictures and tell a different story. Words and sentences can be added.
Reading Takes You Everywhere | Summer 2018
November 3, 2017

9. You’ve Seen The Movie, Now Read The Book!
Display a world map with movies based on books from around the world.
Place book jackets on the country where the book was based. Include fantasy, space travel, etc.
resources/movies/books-made-into-movies/a
Reading Takes You Everywhere | Summer 2018
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10. Plan a Trip
Contact local travel agencies, AAA, etc., for brochures, posters and trip ideas. Use posters for displays or cut up travel magazines for story ideas. Plan a trip; determine your mode of transportation; create an itinerary; keep a travel journal.
Reading Takes You Everywhere | Summer 2018
November 3, 2017

11. World Map Display 7 Wonders of the World Natural Wonders:
Aurora, Grand Canyon, Great Barrier Reef, Harbor of Rio de Janiero, Mount Everest, Paricutin Volcano, Victoria Falls
Many different lists of Wonders of the World to choose from.
Reading Takes You Everywhere | Summer 2018
November 3, 2017

12. Juice Box Boats
Make a sail with paper, a straw or wooden skewer Ex: Flags of countries, superheroes or book characters. Cut-out 1 side of the juice box.
Place flag in clay in the bottom of the boat.
Test which boats float the best!
Reading Takes You Everywhere | Summer 2018
November 3, 2017

13. Aboriginal Bark Painting
Tear up paper bags, crumple up, lay flat, glue cut-outs of lizards, kangaroos, footprints, paw prints, etc. onto paper. Dip pencil into paint and paint the cut- outs.
Use dots of paint to decorate the cut-outs.
Reading Takes You Everywhere | Summer 2018
November 3, 2017

14. Penguin Puppet
Supplies: Black paper cup White construction paper for flippers & tummy Orange construction paper for feet & beak Googly eyes, yarn or string, popsicle stick Glue & scissors
Ask for donations of clean jars; use baby food jars. I bought these at the 99 cents store, 3 or 4/$1.
Reading Takes You Everywhere | Summer 2018
November 3, 2017

15. Desert Sand Dune
Place salt into wide mouthed jar or use muffin tins. Grind/stir colored sidewalk chalk in the salt until desired color is achieved. Layer colors into jars, use stir sticks or toothpicks to create patterns on the side of the jar. Fill jar to top, glue lid in place.
Ask for donations of clean jars; use baby food jars. I bought these at the 99 cents store, 3 or 4/$1.
Reading Takes You Everywhere | Summer 2018
November 3, 2017

16. San Diego Public Library jcunningham@sandiego.gov
Contact:
Judy Cunningham
San Diego Public Library
Your Library is a project of the California Library Association, supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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