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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 439 719 IR 057 813 AUTHOR McCleary, Linda C., Ed. TITLE Read from Sea to Shining Sea. Arizona Reading Program. Program Manual. INSTITUTION Arizona Humanities Council, Phoenix.; Arizona State Dept. of Library, Archives and Public Records, Phoenix. PUB DATE 2000-00-00 NOTE 414p. PUB TYPE Guides - Classroom Teacher (052) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC17 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Cooperative Programs; Games; Learning Activities; *Library Planning; Library Services; *Reading Motivation; *Reading Programs; State Programs; Youth Programs IDENTIFIERS *Arizona ABSTRACT This year is the first for the collaborative effort between the Arizona Department of Library, Archives and Public Records, and Arizona Humanities Council and the members of the Arizona Reads Committee. This Arizona Reading Program manual contains information on program planning and development, along with crafts, activity sheets, fingerplays, songs, games and puzzles, and bibliographies grouped in age specific sections for preschool children through young adults, including a section for those with special needs. The manual is divided into the following sections: Introductory Materials; Goals, Objectives and Evaluation; Getting Started; Common Program Structures; Planning Timeline; Publicity and Promotion; Awards and Incentives; Parents/Family Involvement; Programs for Preschoolers; Programs for School Age Children; Programs for Young Adults; Special Needs; Selected Bibliography; Resources; Resource People; and Miscellaneous materials.(AEF) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. rn C21 Read from Sea to Shining Sea Arizona Reading Program Program Manual By Linda C. McCleary, Ed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND Office of Educational Research and Improvement DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION BEEN GRANTED BY CENTER (ERIC) This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization Ann-Mary Johnson originating it. Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent 1 official OERI position or policy. 2 BESTCOPYAVAILABLE Arizona Reading Program A project of Arizona Reads, a collaboration between the Arizona Humanities Coundl and the Arizona Department of Library, Archives and Public Records. PROGRAM MANUAL State of Arizona DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY, ARCHIVES AND PUBLIC RECORDS GladysAnn Wells, Director November, 1999 Dear Reading Friends: Welcome to the beginning of our second successful 25 years of promoting reading in Arizona. While the media often seems to comment on the negative, let us not forget that everywhere life is full of accomplishments and often real progress. Our reading programs, now strengthened through our partnership with the Arizona Humanities Council, are among the positive stories overlooked in all our worry. I welcome you to sit back with a favorite book and occasionally look 'up and think about the joy and wonder of reading. We celebrate that joy with you!! It has been said that our country's greatest contribution to the world society is the ubiquitous free public library. Always remember...Arizona Reads! Sincerely, ladysAnn Wells Director STATE CAPITOL 1700 W. Washington - Room 200 Phoenix, Arizona 85007 Home Page: http://www.dlapr.lib.az.us Phone: (602) 542-4035 FAX: (602) 542-4972 E-Mail: [email protected] An Equal Opportunity Employer January 2000 Dear Friends of the Book: I am extremely honored to add my letter to the other messages of welcome in this publication. For a quarter century, the Arizona Reading Program has celebrated the joys of reading in libraries across the state. The program has been, and will continue to be, one of the most successful tools for introducing librariesand the treasures they containto children and their families. To begin the next twenty-five years of programming, the Arizona Department of Library, Archives and Public Records is partnering with the Arizona Humanities Council to further develop the Arizona Reading Program. We hope, for example, to expand the program's offerings beyond the usual summer activitiesto truly make it a year-round activity. One step in this development is adding the Arizona Reading Program to an overall statewide emphasis on literacy and reading called "Arizona Reads," conducted jointly by AHC and DLAPR. In addition to the Arizona Reading Program, "Arizona Reads" offers libraries and related organizations two other projects: Motheread®, a national literacy effort that teaches parenting skills and literacy simultaneously; and the Community Book Discussion Program, which provides books and facilitators for local discussion activities. Combined with the Arizona Reading program, these two new activities will help nurture "a state that reads." We at the Arizona Humanities Council are pleased to join with the Arizona Department of Library, Archives and Public Records to offer these worthwhile programs. We look forward to a continuing relationship with DLAPR, and we also look forward to working with libraries throughout the state to foster an appreciation of the book in Arizona. Dan Shilling Executive Director BEST COPY AVAILABLE ARIZONA HUMANITIES COUNCIL The Ellis-Shackelford House 1242 North Central AvenuePhoenix, AZ 85004 -1887 602/257-0335Fax: 602/257-0392www.azhumanities.org READ: FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA INTRODUCTORY MATERIALS 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTORY MATERIALS Introduction vi Acknowledgments vii-viii Arizona Reading Program History ix GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND EVALUATION 1 Goals 1 Objectives 1 Setting Priorities 1 Examples 2-3 Evaluation 4 Suggested Areas of Evaluation 4-5 Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluations 5 Evaluating Your Program: a Bibliography 6 Reproducible Reading Program Surveys 7 Summer Reading Program Survey 9-10 Cuestionario del Programa de lectura de verano 11-12 Preschool Story Hour Survey 13 Cuestionario de la Hora de Cuentos para los Niiios Preescolares 14 GETTING STARTED 15 Facilities 15 Staff 15 Participants 16 Collection 16 Scheduling 16 Budget 16 Miscellaneous 17 COMMON PROGRAM STRUCTURES 19 Structured Programs 19 Nonstructured Programs 19-20 Contracts or Individual Goal Setting 20 Read-To-Me Programs 20 Program Outline 21 Basic Guidelines for Selecting Reading Material to Read Aloud 21 A Word (or 2) for Parents 22 PLANNING TIMELINE 23 4-5 Months Prior to Beginning 23 2-3 Months Prior to Summer 23 1 Month Prior to Summer 24 2-3 Weeks Prior to Summer 24 Planning Calendars 25-34-B 8 PUBLICITY AND PROMOTION 35 Preparing Printed Matter 35 The Importance of an Information Form 35 -36 Person to Person Contact 36 Handling the Media 36-38 Letter to Parents 39 Kids Sportcard Show 40 Sample News Releases 41-46 AWARDS AND INCENTIVES 47 Awarding Certificates 47 Incentives 47-48 Games 48 An Alternative View 48 PARENTS/FAMILY INVOLVEMENT 49 Parental Program Tips 49-50 Suggested Titles for use by Parents 51 Parent / Family Program Activities 51-52 Senior Citizens 53 Nursing Homes and Retirement Centers 53 PROGRAMS FOR PRESCHOOLERS BULLETIN BOARD/IDEAS/CLIPART Moving Across America Storytime & Clipart 54-64 DISPLAY IDEAS 65-71 Down By the Sea 65-69 A School of Rainbow Fish 70-71 STORYTELLING 72-78 Three Silly Fishermen 72-73 Sea to Shining Sea Storytime 74 Going to the Beach Storytime 75-78 GAMES 79-81 Dolphin Riddle 79-80 Dolphin Fish Pattern 81 SONGS 82-86 The Gentle Manatee 82 I'm a Great Big Whale 82 The Octopus 83 She Waded in the Water 83-84 Down By the Sea 85-86 Patterns for "Down by the Sea" 87-89 FINGERPLAYS 90-92 A Day at the Beach 90 The Fish Who Wished He Could Fly 91 Flying Fish Pattern 92 CRAFTS 93-97 Sunny Day Beach. Sculptures 93 Pirate Hat 94 Milk Carton Boats 95 Make a Quilt of America 96 Flag Magnet 96 Floor Map 97 ii 9 RECIPES 98 Gelatin Ocean 98 ACTIVITIES 99-101 Regional Activities Explanation 99-101 CRAFTS 102 -116 Quilt Designs 102-103 Pretend Fireworks 104 Patriotic Headbands 105 Car Litter Bags 106-107 Whoopee Pinwheels 108-109 Sand Painting 110 Ojo De Dios 111 Flower Leis 112 Windchimes 113 Drums 114 Rubber Band Banjo 115 Kazoo 115 Cultural Party 116 PRESCHOOL SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 117-128 RECOMMENDED RESOURCE 129 PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN DISPLAY AND BULLETIN BOARD IDEAS 130-136 Travel Through Time 130 Registration Station 130 Postcard Display 131 Chalk Walk 131 State Patterns 132-136 ACTIVITIES 137-155 Snake Alley Band 137-142 Marble Contraptions 143 Marbleized Masterpieces 143 Marble Tournaments 144 State Name Scramble 145-146 Name That Capitol 147-148 Beach Scramble 149-150 United States Landmarks 151-152 Sister City Pen Pals 153 Camping Program 153 Paper Chains 153 Books Ahoy 154-155 SONGS & FINGERPLAYS 156-165 This Little Bird 156 I Had an Old Coat 157-162 Ocean Shell 163 I Walked to the Beach 163 On a Day at the Beach 163 Pirates On the High Sea 164 Ideas for Older Children 165 CRAFTS 166-168 Tin Can Fiddle 166 Cup Popper 166 Pie Plate Cymbals 167 String Instrument 167 Triangle 167 Harvest Corn Dollies 168 iii 1 0 Quick Trip Crafts 169 Mosaics 169 White Sails 169 Felt Travel Box 170 Paper Towel Airplane 170 Half-Gallon Bus 170 Fantasy Maps 170 Mountain Landscape 170 Rocket Windsock 170 Expanding Horizons 171 Candy Train 171 Make a Ship 171 Make a Suitcase 171 Transportation Day 171 Dramatic Play Travel Center 171 The Great Transportation Race 171 Soap Box Derby 171 Scavenger Hunt 171 Literary Scavenger Hunt 171 A Whale of a Tale 172 Rainbow Fish 172 Bubble