Motion Commotion! 2018 BCSUMMERREADING CLUB
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motion commotion! 2018 BC SUMMER READING CLUB LIBRARY MANUAL LIBRARY Table of Contents Introduction....................................................................................................................................1 Theme #1 Book List ..................................................................................................................................5 Activity ....................................................................................................................................8 Storytime .................................................................................................................................9 Programs 5‐8..........................................................................................................................11 Programs 9‐12 .......................................................................................................................14 Theme #2 Book List ................................................................................................................................16 Activity ..................................................................................................................................19 Storytime ............................................................................................................................... 20 Programs 5‐8..........................................................................................................................22 Programs 9‐12 .......................................................................................................................25 Theme #3 Book List ................................................................................................................................29 Activity ..................................................................................................................................32 Storytime ............................................................................................................................... 33 Programs 5‐8..........................................................................................................................35 Programs 9‐12 .......................................................................................................................38 Theme #4 Book List ................................................................................................................................39 Activity ..................................................................................................................................44 Storytime ............................................................................................................................... 45 Programs 5‐8..........................................................................................................................47 Programs 9‐12 .......................................................................................................................50 Theme #5 Book List ................................................................................................................................53 Activity ..................................................................................................................................56 Storytime ............................................................................................................................... 57 Programs 5‐8..........................................................................................................................59 Programs 9‐12 .......................................................................................................................62 Theme #6 Book List ................................................................................................................................65 Activity ..................................................................................................................................68 Storytime ............................................................................................................................... 69 Programs 5‐8..........................................................................................................................71 Programs 9‐12 .......................................................................................................................74 Theme #7 Book List ................................................................................................................................77 Activity ..................................................................................................................................80 Storytime ............................................................................................................................... 81 Programs 5‐8..........................................................................................................................83 Programs 9‐12 .......................................................................................................................86 Introduction to BC SRC 2018 Welcome to the 2018 British Columbia Summer Reading Club! This manual was created to assist you in planning, promoting, and implementing the BC Summer Reading Club (BC SRC) in your community. It includes program outlines, booklists, and activity pages corresponding to seven weekly themes, and sample letters and press releases to assist in promotion. You are free to modify these materials to best suit the needs of your library and community. This manual and other resources are available online at kidssrc.libraries.coop Why run a summer reading club? Summer reading programs encourage kids to read regularly and thus maintain or improve their reading skills during the summer months. Primary goals of BC SRC are to help kids develop or maintain the habit of regular reading and to promote public libraries as a community resource for year‐round, life‐long learning. Each library in British Columbia creates its own summer reading club using the BC SRC materials as the starting point. Increasing Inclusion and Accessibility A special thanks to our Consultant, Dr. Tess Prendergast (Inclusive Early Literacy) and Inclusion Reviewer, Lucinda Murray. Lucinda reviewed the 2018 Manual and offered ideas and suggestions to increase the accessibility and inclusion of the programs and activities. In addition, they have provided us with some excellent general guidelines : Be aware that your audience will always include children of varying abilities. Feel comfortable to mix ’n match activities based on the needs and abilities of the children participating. Let Summer Students and/or Volunteers know it’s OK to adapt a program/activity. When possible, include (good!) books that feature children of different abilities and backgrounds. Normalize accommodations and/or participation of a child’s caregiver with phrases such as “You can do this activity by yourself or with a partner”. If an activity includes the use of plants (or a substance that may cause an allergic reaction), you may wish to include this info ahead of time to give people advance notice Overall theme and weekly themes This year’s BC Summer Reading Club theme is: Motion Commotion! In the world of Motion Commotion, there is room for every kind of movement — physical and mechanical, indoors and outdoors, alone and with friends, independently and with a little help! Inspire kids to discover movement in all its forms, all while celebrating reading this summer! 1 Seven weekly sub‐themes have been selected to use as inspiration for your programs, activities, displays, and contests: 1. On the Go! – Transportation 2. Shake, Rattle, and Roll! – Animals and insects 3. On Your Mark, Get Set, Go! – Sports and physical activities 4. Go Go Gadget! – Inventions and creativity 5. Blast Off! – Travel through space and time 6. Bust a Move! – Music and Dance 7. Lights, Camera, Action! – Movies and animation Artwork Our illustrations for this year have been created by Jeff Solway. Jeff’s illustrations are filled with humour and action, a perfect match for this year’s theme of Motion Commotion! This artist/cartoonist/video game art director is never without a pencil in hand (and in pocket… and in the other pocket!) In addition to book covers, magazines and video games, Jeff illustrated the picture book Maritime Monsters, by Steve Vernon (Nimbus Publishing, 2009). Jeff lives in Pitt Meadows with his lovely wife, Yvonne, and their two children, Erika and Roman. To learn more about Jeff and his work, please visit www.instagram.com/jeffsolway. Jeff is available for library visits (workshops) next summer. You may reach him at [email protected]. Materials Materials for this year’s SRC include the reading record, stickers, poster, and bookmarks. Funding from Libraries Branch, BC Ministry of Education, allows the BC SRC to provide BC public libraries with these materials free of charge. In turn, libraries use the materials in the creation of summer reading programs that are unique to each library and community. Reading Record: The reading record is a fun way for kids to record what they are reading. The reading record has seven panels with seven empty boxes, marked by seven black‐and‐white icons. Each icon corresponds to one of whatever you decide kids will track: days of reading, or books/chapters read. Your library can suggest a reading goal, such as 15 minutes of reading a day, or let kids set