motion commotion! 2018 BCSUMMERREADING CLUB

LIBRARY MANUAL 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 their own goal. Kids can use the lines to record the titles or chapter of some or all of their books, or they may colour/fill the icons in to track their reading accomplishments. And, of course, all reading counts!

Stickers: The reading record has spaces for seven stickerss. A sticker can be awarded for each seven days of reading, or when seven books or chapters are read, or simply on a weekly basis.

2 Bookmarks: Many libraries give kids an SRC bookmark when they register; others use them to reward a reading milestone, or as prizes.

Poster: Display posters in the library and throughout your community! Send them to local schools, community centres, businesses and services in your area.

Medals: Traditionally, these are given to participants who complete the entire reading record or summer reading program. Decide what completion entails in your community and when the medals will be given out. Many libraries have big parties at the end of the summer at which medals are awarded to participants. Please consider inviting local politicians and RBC (Royal Bank of Canada) representatives to thank them for their support and to show the community the importance of literacy and reading promotion.

Websites

BC SRC Librarians’ website: http://kidssrc.libraries.coop/

Includes the contents of this manual as well as the 2018 BC SRC artwork and logos etc. You will also find an archive of BC SRC websites from previous years.

BC SRC Kids’ site: www.bcsrc.ca Fun literacy‐based activities for school‐aged children.

Sponsors

The BC Summer Reading Club is sponsored by the British Columbia Library Association (BCLA) and local public libraries, with funding assistance from Libraries Branch, BC Ministry of Education and the RBC Foundation (Royal Bank of Canada).

Please consider sending thank‐you notes to your local RBC branch, the Minister of Education, and your local Library Board, letting them know their support is greatly appreciated. Recognize the sponsors in your SRC promotional materials and advertisements as it is with the support of these institutions that public libraries throughout the province are able to reach over 155,000 children.

2018 BC SRC Committee

The 2018 BC Summer Reading Club is brought to you by a hard‐working team:

BC SRC Provincial Coordinator: Cynthia Ford BC SRC Committee Co‐Chair: Emily Olsen (Thompson‐Nicola Regional District Library System) BC SRC Committee Co‐Chair: Jennifer Lee (Vancouver Public Library)

A huge thanks goes to the 2018 Content Creators who, along with their wonderfully creative colleagues, produced most of the content for this manual:

Activity Sheets: Mehjabeen Ali and Surrey Public Library Web Quizzes: Julie Carter and Vancouver Island Regional Library

3 Programs (Ages 5‐8) + FRE Booklist: Anne Martin and Vancouver Public Library Programs (Ages 9‐12): Wiena Groenewold and Fraser Valley Regional Library Storytime: Susan McCowan and Thompson‐Nicola Regional District Library System Booklists: Tina Lee and Burnaby Public Library

We are lucky to have an amazing team of people who provide invaluable support to the BC SRC, including: graphic designer Roger Handling (Terra Firma Digital Arts), web wizard Neil Firkins, Scott Leslie and the BC Libraries Cooperative, web designer Shayne Letain (Rain in Spain Creative Studio), Michael Burris and staff at Interlink, Consultant Dr. Tess Prendergast, Inclusion Reviewer, Lucinda Murray, Mari Martin (Director, Libraries Branch, Ministry of Education), Annette DeFaveri (Executive Director, BCLA), and Angie Ayupova (Manager, BCLA).

Questions, comments, or ideas? Is your library keen to help create the 2019 BC SRC? We’d like to hear from you! Please contact Jennifer Lee, Committee Co‐Chair ([email protected]) or Cynthia Ford, Provincial Coordinator ([email protected]).

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BC SRC 2018: Motion Commotion! Booklist, Theme 1: On the Go! Prepared By: Tina Lee and Jamie McCarthy, Burnaby Public Library

Ages 3-5

Mighty, Mighty Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker (author) and Tom Lichtenheld (illustrator)

Honk, honk! Beep! Beep! A team of trucks, bulldozers, cranes, cement mixers and other vehicles come together on a construction site to build a giant and complicated building. This book is told in rhyme with warm, colourful illustrations.

Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña (author) and Christian Robinson (illustrator)

A touching look at the relationship between a boy and his grandmother, who bond during their bus rides across the city. The book features beautiful illustrations of a busy city that are reminiscent of Ezra Jack Keats’ classic picture books. (Available in audio and through CELA)

Small Walt by Elizabeth Verdick (author) and Marc Rosenthal (illustrator)

When you’re the smallest snow plow, sometimes you get picked last, but that doesn’t mean you don’t work hard and get the job done. A cute story that’s great for reading out loud.

Bunny Bus by Ammi-Joan Paquette (author) and Lesley Breen Withrow (illustrator)

Hop on board the bunny bus! A playful and fun story about a bunny shaped bus that picks up all the animals in town until it breaks down. A great read-a-like for Richard Scarry fans.

Demolition by Sally Sutton (author) and Brian Lovelock (illustrator)

Those who can’t get enough of construction sites should grab their safety gear and enjoy all the fun crashes, plows, smashes, and debris in this book. It features rhyming text and is very entertaining for preschoolers.

Ages 6-8

The Antlered Ship by Dashka Slater (author) and Terry Fan and Eric Fan (illustrators - CA)

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Marco, a fox, and Sylvia, a deer, set aboard a giant ship and encounter great adventures in this whimsical and beautiful book. This is a unique and enjoyable tale with skillful illustrations by the Fan brothers.

The Secret of Black Rock by Joe Todd-Stanton (author and illustrator)

The Black Rock is a feared monster, but when Erin goes on a boat to find the legend, she soon discovers that this legendary creature is far from scary. Can she protect Black Rock from the people in her town? Todd-Stanton tells a great story about understanding with an ecological twist.

The Boy and the Airplane by Mark Pett (author and illustrator)

This wordless picture book is about a boy and his toy plane, which after soaring high gets stuck on a roof. Pett tells a sweet and inventive story about patience.

Carson Crosses Canada by Linda Bailey (author - CA) and Kass Reich (illustrator - CA)

Annie and her dog, Carson, go on a charming trip across Canada from BC to Newfoundland to visit her sister, Elsie. This book features fun illustrations of Canada’s unique landscape and landmarks.

A Voyage in the Clouds: The (Mostly) True Story of the First International Flight by Balloon in 1785 by Matthew Olshan (author) and Sophie Blackall (illustrator)

Olshan and Blackall take readers on an amusing journey from England to France in a hot air balloon, loosely based on real events.

Ages 9-12

Grandpa's Great Escape by David Walliams (author) and Tony Ross (illustrator)

First Walliams wrote about Gangsta Grannys, now readers can enjoy this entertaining story about a former RAF pilot who has dementia and his strong bond with his grandson. (Available in audio and through CELA)

The Boundless by Kenneth Oppel (author - CA)

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A fantastical and historical mystery set aboard the Canadian Pacific Railway in the 19th-century. Oppel leaves the reader with a strong message about following your dreams and helping others. (Available in audio)

The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney (author)

Everything that could go wrong does go wrong when the always funny and chaotic Heffley family goes on a road trip. Even parents will laugh at this Diary of a Wimpy Kid novel. (Available in audio)

Sisters by Raina Telgemeier (author)

Set during a cross-country road trip, Sisters is a popular graphic novel about two sisters who often don’t get along. Telgemeier illustrates a relatable and poignant story that won the Will Eisner Award.

Magic in the City by Heather Dyer (author - BC) and Serena Malyon (illustrator - CA)

When two Canadian brothers move to London, they are given three objects by a street performer, including a magic carpet. With their cousin, Hannah, they encounter new adventures with the objects, including meeting the Queen. A good read for new independent readers.

7 BC SRC 2018: Motion Commotion! Activity Sheet, Theme 1: On the Go! - Transportation Prepared by: Kayla Powell, Surrey Libraries

Transportation Word Scramble

Activity: Unscramble the letters to make the word natri _ _ _ _ _ ealpn _ _ _ _ _ toomycrlce ______rroctat ______arc _ _ _ elocierpth ______otorm atbo ______iclenucy ______Answers:

Train, Plane, Motorcycle, Tractor, Car, Helicopter, Motor Boat, Unicycle

8 BC SRC 2018: Motion Commotion! Family Storytime, Theme 1: On the Go! Transportation Prepared By: Andy Finnen, TNRD Library System

STORYTIME PLAN

Welcome Song: Hello Everyone Hello everyone, hello everyone, hello everyone It’s nice to see you here.

Book: Josh and the Whoo Whoo! by David Bedford Song: This Little Train (Tune: This Old Man) Could be made into a feltboard story by creating a train made from the colours in the song. This little train, painted black It comes chugging down the track Chorus: With a “Choo-choo; Toot-toot” Hear the whistle blow This little train goes chugging home. This little car painted blue It has seats for me and you Chorus This little car painted yellow It shimmies and shakes like a bowl of jello Chorus This caboose; it is red It will take you home to bed Chorus

Book: The Gobble Gobble Moo Tractor Book by Jez Alborough

Song: Old MacDonald Had a Jungle Old MacDonald had a jungle, ei ei o And in his jungle he had a lion, ei ei o With a roar roar here and a roar roar there, Here a roar, there a roar, everywhere a roar roar Old MacDonald had a jungle, ei ei o Continue with: Monkey – eee eee eee Snake – hissss hissss hisss Elephant – toot with arm like trunk Parrot - squaaaak squaaak squaaak

Song: A Smooth Road to London Town (child on lap) A smooth road to London Town,

9 A smooth road to London Town, The road goes up and the road goes down, (raise/lower knees for up/down) A smooth road to London Town But.... By and by we come to a dell And there the roads are not so swell... A bumpy road, a bumpy road, a bumpy road to London Town. (bounce child quickly on lap for bumps) repeat chorus By and by we come to a wood, And there the roads are not so good... A rough road, a rough road, a rough road to London Town (bounce child to and fro for rough roads) But.... By and by we come to a gate, And there the roads are not so straight... A windy road, a windy road, a windy road to London Town (bounce to the left and right and all around for windy roads) repeat chorus

Book: The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear; illustrated by Anne Wilson

Song: Row, Row, Row Your Boat Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream Chorus: Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily Life is but a dream!

Row, row, row...... If you see a crocodile, don’t forget to scream!! Repeat chorus

Row, row, row...... gently down the river, If you see a polar bear, don’t forget to shiver!! Repeat chorus

Rhyme: Airplane The airplane has great big wings arms outstretched Its propeller spins around and sings, “VVVVV” make one arm go around and around The airplane goes up lift arms The airplane goes down lower arms The airplane flies high arms outstretched, turn body around Over the town!

Good Bye Song: Goodbye Train Oh, the goodbye train is leaving, see you soon, toot, toot! Oh, the goodbye train is leaving, see you soon, toot, toot! Oh, the goodbye train is leaving, the goodbye train is leaving Oh, the goodbye train is leaving, see you soon toot, toot!

10 BC SRC 2018: Motion Commotion! Program (Ages 5-8), Theme 1: On the Go! Prepared By: Grace Liu, Sonja Peterson, Sadie Tucker, Vancouver Public Library

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION [5 min]

Welcome  Welcome to our Summer Reading Club program! Today, our activities are going to be all about transportation. What are some examples of things that transport other things? [Cars, horses, boats, planes, trains, wagons, etc.] Introductions/Bar Graph  We all got here somehow, to get warmed up let’s see what kind of transportation we used to get here (car/truck, bike, walked, public transportation, etc.). Let’s go around, introduce ourselves, and tell the group how we got here.  I’ll start: “My name is ______; I am a librarian/volunteer/etc. here at the library, I drove/walked/biked/etc. here.”  As kids introduce themselves, note down how they got to the library, then make a simple bar graph on a flipchart or white board:

STORY [5 min]

Option 1: Tell an oral story Snowplows in the Wild https://www.stuartstories.com/stories/snowplows_in_the_wild.html

Option 2: Read a picture book appropriate for elementary age students. Some suggestions:  The Troll by Julia Donaldson

11  Are We There Yet? by Dan Santat  Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude by Kevin O’Malley

ACTIVITY [15-20 min]

Note: Regardless of whether it is a group activity or not, be sure to say, "You can do this activity by yourself or with a partner,” in order to normalise a child working with a caregiver or peer.

Option 1: Vehicles Shapes Before the program, cut out various shapes using construction paper (e.g., squares, triangles, circles, rectangles, lines). You may want to do two sizes of each. Depending on group size, children can work on their own or in teams of two or three. Give each team an identical supply of shapes and tape. Give them 10 minutes and see how many different vehicles they can make using the shapes they were given.

Option 2: Paper Airplane Race  Choose some airplane patterns from Paper Airplane Designs http://bestpaperairplanes.com/ and print several copies of each.  Have the kids make their planes and test them out. Have a competition to see how far the planes will fly, using painter’s or masking tape to mark each plane’s spot (write the child’s name on the tape).  (Optional) You can give participants time to decorate their planes at the end of the program.

CRAFT [20-30 min]

Option 1: Homemade Lift-the-Flap Books

Supplies needed:  Construction paper, plain paper, staplers, glue sticks and pencil crayons or markers  Printed images of vehicles  Plain paper with images printed on the bottom half of the page: o Transportation Colouring Pages http://www.coloring.ws/transportation.htm

1. Kids can draw their own vehicle or select one of the pre-printed images to use as the top flap. If drawing, they should draw on the bottom half of the paper. 2. Fold the paper in half and cut from the bottom to create a flap. 3. Glue the back (uncut side) onto a sheet of construction paper folded in half and glue the non-flap portion of the page to itself.

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Option 2: Vehicle Puppets

Supplies needed:  Paper, popsicle sticks, markers, scissors, Xacto knife (optional, only for adult use), & tape or glue

1. Before the program, draw an outline of a car and photocopy it on white and coloured paper. 2. Children can cut out and colour the car or draw their own vehicles, then draw a face on the Popsicle stick. 3. Tape or glue the Popsicle stick to the back of the vehicle so that the head is in the window. 4. Children can make different cars with different characters driving them.

GAME [5-10 min]

Play a game of “red light/green light”  This is a similar game to “Simon Says”.  Make three signs: Red, green, and orange. These can be simple circles on sticks or you can get more creative making them look like stop signs or traffic lights. Write the corresponding colour on each sign.  Green = normal speed, Orange = slow motion, Red = stop  Say an action (e.g., jumping jacks, wiggling their nose, waving – just make sure the movements are accessible to the entire group) and then “green light”, “orange light”, or “red light”. Kids must do the corresponding action at the corresponding speed. Gradually pick up the pace of call outs.

BOOKS McToad Mows Tiny Island by Tom Angleberger Everything Goes... (Multiple titles in series) by Brian Briggs The Troll by Julia Donaldson If I Built a Car by Chris Van Dusen Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude by Kevin O’Malley Are We There Yet? by Dan Santat

13 BC SRC 2018: Motion Commotion! Program (Ages 9-12), Theme 1: On the Go! Prepared by: Mikaela Martens, FVRL Library

ICEBREAKER Race Car Names Before the program, print off car names associated with colours on individual slips of paper and sort by colour. The link below has a list you can pull from: 330 Car Names by Colour https://axleaddict.com/cars/car-names At the beginning of the program, ask each participant to introduce themselves and state the colour of their dream car. Depending on which colour they state, they will pick a corresponding slip of paper and that will be their random car name. When they make their balloon powered race car, they may decide to use this name or not.

ACTIVITY Plane, Train, or Automobile? Participants guess whether a given name is the name of a plane, train, or automobile. A list of examples is provided below. You can do this in any number of ways. Some examples:

 Worksheet – Individual or groups. Have a list of names and get participants to circle “plane”, “train, or “automobile”. You can also have images of the vehicles and get them to match the images to the name.  Group guess – Hold up a piece of a paper with the name of the vehicle on one side and the answer (image or word) on the other. Ask the kids to guess/vote on the answer and flip to reveal the answer.

Name Type Name Type Name Type Batmobile Auto Spirit of St. Louis Plane Gremlin Auto Wright Flyer Plane Jacobite Train Polar Express Train Flying Scotsman Train Trans-Siberian Train Spruce Goose Plane Ecto-1 Auto Hogwarts Express Train Tin Lizzie Auto TranzAlpine Train Flying Fortress Plane Enola Gay Plane Piper Cub Plane California Zephyr Train Orient Express Train Super Chief Train General Lee Auto Lunatic Express Train X-1 Plane Memphis Belle Plane Rambler Auto City of New Orleans Train Glamorous Glennis Plane Mach Five Auto Mystery Machine Auto Popemobile Auto Skylark Auto

14 ACTIVITY Balloon Powered Race Car Objective: Create a simple car and use a balloon to “power” the car in a race. Materials:

 Foam core 3 x 6” (7.5 x 15 cm)  Wooden food skewer, 12” (30 cm) long skewers  Regular cardboard  2 Straws  Strong tape (like duct tape)  10” (25 cm) Balloon  Scissors  Lid from a 2L bottle  Pencil  Ruler

Resources: Balloon Powered Race Car https://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments/balloon-powered-race-car/ (This link includes step-by-step instructions, images, and a video demonstration.)

Balloon Powered Car Challenge https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Phys_p099/physics/balloon- powered-car-challenge#summary

Build a Balloon Powered Car https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/build-a-balloon-powered-car/

Easy Balloon Jet Car Tutorials https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IacekOC-gwI

Balloon Powered Car https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcHLdCI3Ygw

15 BC SRC 2018: Motion Commotion! Booklist, Theme 2: Shake, Rattle, and Roll! Prepared By: Tina Lee and Jamie McCarthy, Burnaby Public Library

Ages 3-5

Du Iz Tak? by Carson Ellis (author and illustrator)

A charming and amazingly detailed picture book told strictly in bug language. A great book for new readers!

Some Bugs by Angela DiTerlizzi (author) and Brendan Wenzel (illustrator)

A beautiful rhyming book filled with insects of all sizes and shapes. Wenzel’s illustrations are vivid and captivating.

Stack the Cats by Susie Ghahremani (author and illustrator)

This book is wonderful for teaching children counting and math concepts such as division. The cats are colourful and cheeky.

Leap! by JonArno Lawson (author - CA) and Josée Bisaillon (illustrator - CA)

Get hopping with this book, as one animal leaps onto the next page. An interactive and fun book that is bound to get kids jumping as you read along.

Bee & Me by Alison Jay (author and illustrator)

As hinted in its title, Bee & Me is a wordless picture book about a girl who befriends a bee and goes on an adventure. Though slightly surreal, it works as a great introduction to conservation issues and kindness to animals.

Ages 6-8

Bees: A Honeyed History by Piotr Socha (author and illustrator)

A scientific and engaging look at the history of bees and the work they do. This non-fiction book features engaging illustrations of bees and honey making.

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Little Fox in the Forest by Stephanie Graegin (author and illustrator)

Graegin has crafted an enchanting and whimsical wordless picture book, which encourages kindness, understanding, and sharing. The book begins when a girl loses her favourite toy fox after bringing it to school for show-and-tell, leading to a colourful voyage into the woods to find it.

Leaf by Sandra Dieckmann (author and illustrator)

A lone polar bear finds itself in the forest and begins collecting leaves in an attempt to go home. Leaf is a beautiful and imaginative look at multiple issues, including climate change and helping others.

Worm Loves Worm by J.J. Austrian (author) and Mike Curato (illustrator)

This book is a silly and charming take on equal rights issues and is about the many questions that come up when two worms just want to get married.

A Beetle Is Shy by Dianna Hutts Aston (author) and Sylvia Long (illustrator)

A beautiful, fascinating, and rich look at all the many kinds of beetles in the world. It is a perfect book for kids who love nature and science.

Ages 9-12

Beetle Boy by M.G. Leonard

Leonard has written an amusing mystery novel about a thirteen year old boy who looks to find his father with the help of a gang of beetles. (Available in audio and through CELA)

The Unlikely Story of a Pig in the City by Jodi Kendall (author)

Kendall’s debut novel is a heartfelt read-a-like for Charlotte’s Web fans. It tells the story of when a young gymnast named Josie and her large family look after a pig in their small Ohio townhouse.

17 The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate (author) and Patricia Castelao (illustrator)

Katherine Applegate is a master at writing heartfelt stories for animal lovers. Based on a true story, a gorilla named Ivan lives in a rundown circus. When he meets an abused baby elephant named Ruby, he wants to help her. (Available in audio)

The Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey (author and illustrator)

A humorous and sarcastic twist on the bad guy turned good guy cliché. It features the notorious Mr. Wolf, Mr. Piranha, Mr. Snake, and Mr. Shark. A great series for Captain Underpants fans to try.

Coyote Tales by Thomas King (author - CA) and Byron Eggenschwiler (illustrator - CA)

Acclaimed writer Thomas King tells two witty legends about the Coyote. Coyote Tales is a funny and engaging read for beginner readers.

18 BC SRC 2018: Motion Commotion! Activity Sheet, Theme 2: Shake, Rattle, and Roll! - Animals and Insects Prepared By: Rei Kitano, Surrey Libraries

Animal and Insect Symmetry Draw the other half of the animals and insects below.

What will the images look like?

19 BC SRC 2018: Motion Commotion! Family Storytime, Theme 2: Shake, Rattle and Roll Prepared By: Melissa Miller, TNRD Library System

STORYTIME PLAN

Welcome Song: This is the Way we Wave Hello (Tune: The Way the Ladies Ride) This is the way we wave hello, wave hello, wave hello This is the way we wave hello so early in the morning. This the way we clap our hands, clap our hands, clap our hands. This is the way we clap our hands so early in the morning. Stomp our feet… Tap our laps… Tickle our children… Fold our hands…

Book: What Animals Really Like by Fiona Robinson

Rhyme: Beehive Here is a beehive (hold up fist) But where are all the bees? Hidden inside, where nobody sees. (cover fist with other hand.) Here they come creeping, out of the hive One, two, three, four, five (put up fingers one at a time) They’re ALIVE!!! Bzzzzzzzz (tickle child)

Song: The Itsy, Bitsy Spider The itsy, bitsy spider climbed up the water spout. Down came the rain and washed the spider out. Out came the sun and dried up all the rain. And the Itsy bitsy spider climbed up the spout again. Repeat in squeaky voice for “eensy weensy spider” Repeat in low voice for “great big spider”

Books: There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some BUGS by Johnette Downing I Love Bugs by Emma Dodd

Song: Can You Move with Me (Tune: Do Your Ears Hang Low) Can you wiggle like a worm? Can you squiggle? Can you squirm? (wiggle) Can you flutter? Can you fly like a gentle butterfly? (flap arms like wings) Can you crawl upon the ground (crawl hands on ground) Like a beetle that is round?

20 Can you move with me? (clap) Can you flip? Can you flop? (bend left / right) Can you give a little hop? Can you slither like a snake? Can you give a little shake? Can you dance like bee Who is buzzing round a tree? Can you move with me?

Song: Elephants at the Zoo (Tune: The Farmer in the Dell) The elephants at the zoo, the elephants at the zoo They stomp and stomp and stomp and stomp, The elephants at the zoo. The lions at the zoo, the lions at the zoo, They roar, and roar and roar and roar, The lions at the zoo. Monkeys jump… Penguins waddle… Snakes slither…

Book: Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell

Felt Rhyme: Five Little Ladybugs (optional to use finger puppets) Five little ladybugs climbing up the door One flew away, and then there were four. Four little ladybugs sitting on a tree, One flew away, and then there were three. Three little ladybugs landed on a shoe, One flew away, and then there were two. Two little ladybugs looking for some fun, One flew away, and then there was one. One little ladybug sitting in the sun, She flew away, and then there were none.

Good Bye Song: We Wave Goodbye Like This (tune Famer in the Dell) We wave goodbye like this We wave goodbye like this We clap our hands for all our friends We wave goodbye like this.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

The Very Cranky Bear by Nick Bland Good Thing You’re Not an Octopus by Julie Markes

Ladybug Finger Puppet http://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/LadybugFingerPuppet.htm

21 BC SRC 2018: Motion Commotion! Program (Ages 5-8), Theme 2: Shake, Rattle, and Roll! Prepared By: Nona Avren and Corinne Thiriar, Vancouver Public Library

WELCOME [10 min]

Welcome to our Summer Reading Club program! My name is ______Today, our activities are going to be all about animals and insects! You can choose to do any of the activities in this program by yourself or with a partner. Now, let’s go around the circle and say our name and our favourite insect!

ICEBREAKER [5 min]

Choose from a selection of insect jokes & riddles or play a True or False game to get the kids relaxed and having fun as an opener to the program.

Bug, Spider and Insect Jokes and Riddles http://www.enchantedlearning.com/jokes/animals/bugs.shtml Bug and Insect Jokes http://www.funology.com/bug-and-insectjokes/

True or False:

Have the kids form a single line in the middle of the room. You, the facilitator, read out a T or F statement, one at a time. Those kids who think it’s True jump to the right, and those who think it’s False jump to their left. Read out the answer. This gets kids moving and having fun. If there are children with different abilities in the program, modify the action to one everyone can do.

 Animal Facts for Kids: True or False http://www.womansday.com/life/pet- care/a3900/animal-facts-for-kids-true-or-false-78075/

STORY [5 min]

Choose from the suggested titles below a story or stories to read aloud during your program. They can be interspersed after an activity or craft, time permitting. If these titles are not available at your library, there is a booklist at the end with further suggestions.

Whose Poop is That? by Darrin Lunde: children identify animal tracks and poop

The Raven and the Loon, by Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley: Inuit “pourquoi” tale

ACTION RHYMES OR SONGS [5-10 min]

Choose from the selection of rhymes and songs to have kids act out animals and/or insects and shake out their energy. Intersperse one or many songs and rhymes within your program.

22  There’s a Spider on the Floor http://lyrics.wikia.com/wiki/Raffi:Spider_On_The_Floor  Slippery Fish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjvjI85xM0Y go to 1:44 min  I Had a Little Turtle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpPXl7OTdwU o NOTE: In the next part of the song above, you can sing/perform two different ways: 1. Bubble, bubble, bubble. Bubble, bubble, bubble. Pop! (clap your hands) Bubble, bubble, bubble. Bubble, bubble, bubble. Pop! (clap your hands) 2. (burble your lips while strumming them with your index finger for the “bubble” part, and blow up your cheeks and pop them with the palms of your hands blowing a loud raspberry for the “pop” sound) 2. There Was a Crocodile https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4VP-pApxas 3. On My Toe There is a Flea https://kcls.org/content/on-my-toe-there-is-a-flea/  Can do standing up and bending down or sitting 4. I Can Hop Like a Bunny https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaf4ks2Obdw  Good transitional tune: action to sitting

ACTIVITY / CRAFT [20 min]

Choose a craft or activity that suits best your audience and availability of supplies needed.

OPTION 1: “Who Am I?” Game

1. Tape the names or the images of various animals and insects on the backs of children.

2. Children mill around and ask one another ‘yes’ or ‘no’ questions to determine what it is they have on their backs. For example: “Do I have four legs? Do I live in the water? Do I have feathers?” As in the game Twenty Questions, if they guess their animal incorrectly, they are out, so they should gather as much evidence as possible before guessing the name of their animal.

3. After a given amount of time, find out who guessed correctly. If children didn’t guess correctly they may be given hints until they do find the correct answer.

OPTION 2: Animal Charades

Materials  Variety of backyard or wildlife animal puppets, cut-outs or shapes, or simply write the word on a recipe-card sized sign, e.g.: bird, frog, bug, raccoon, worm, spider, bear, fox, deer, etc.  Containers to hide these in: paper bag, panier, or other type of small box.

Directions 1. Place all shapes/cut-outs, puppets or signs into the container (panier, paper bag, bin). 2. Everyone in the group closes their eyes or faces the other way while one child takes one shape/puppet out and looks at it. 3. Have the child place the object back into another, empty container and act out the animal for the group.

23 4. The group tries to guess what animal they are acting out.

Paper Plate Butterfly Craft [20 Minutes] https://sophie-world.com/crafts/how-make-paper-plate-butterfly

Paper Bag Puppet Craft [20 Minutes] http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/mbagbat.htm

Make Your Own Buzzing Mosquito [20 Minutes] http://bookwormstreehouse.com/crafts-activities/buzzing-mosquito-craft/

Animal Masks [20 Minutes] https://www.firstpalette.com/tool_box/printables/printable-mask-glasses.html

BOOKS

Mr. Tiger Goes Wild, by Peter Brown

Any title from The Disgusting Critters Series, by Elise Gravel (The Spider, Head Lice, The Slug, The Fly, The Worm, The Toad, The Rat)

Mother Bruce, by Ryan T. Higgins

The Blobfish Book, by Jessica Olien

24 BC SRC 2018: Motion Commotion! Program (Ages 9-12), Theme 2: Shake, Rattle, and Roll! Prepared by Alexandria Suter, Fraser Valley Regional Library

ACTIVITIES Animal Who Am I A low-energy guessing game that can keep kids entertained for long or short periods of time. What You Need:  Masking tape  Marker(s) Before the Game Begins:  For each child, write the name of an animal or insect on a piece of masking tape and stick it on the child’s back How to Play:  The children must walk around and ask each other yes or no questions about the animal on their back until they guess their animal correctly Fox and Goose Tag A tagging game with a twist, for three or more players. Rules regarding turns can be modified to suit the time limit and number of players.

What You Need:  Blindfold  3 tennis balls or other small objects Before the Game Begins:  Select one volunteer to be the “goose,” have them sit down in the center of the room, and blindfold them.  Place the tennis balls in a circle around the goose, about a foot away from them, making sure they know where they are. These will be the “eggs”.  Have all the other children sit in a large circle around the goose, out of arm’s reach of the goose How to Play:  Start by tapping one child in the circle on the head or shoulder. They will be the first fox.  The fox must sneak up on the goose as silently as possible and attempt to steal one of their eggs. Note: only one egg can be stolen per turn  The goose must use their remaining senses to try to tag the fox before they can steal an egg. Note: The goose must remain seated and can only tag within their arm’s reach. The goose is also not allowed to touch or move the eggs once they know where they are  If the fox is tagged, they are out of the game. If they manage to steal an egg and make it back to the outer circle without being tagged, then the next fox is chosen. Make sure every child has had a turn before choosing someone twice.  There are two ways in which the game can be won: o The foxes win when all three eggs have been stolen

25 o The goose wins when there are no more foxes left and there is at least one egg remaining Note: To make the game more challenging, the children waiting in the circle can make noise in an attempt to distract the goose.

DIY Animal Meme

Before the program, print an assortment of uncaptioned images of animals, making sure that there is space around the image for kids to write their captions. Print examples of animal memes like below.

During the program 1. Ask if any kids know what a meme is, and if they have examples 2. Explain that an internet meme is a word, phrase or idea that spreads throughout person to person on the internet. Image macro memes are one of the most popular types of memes and usually consist of an image with bolded text on the top and bottom with a funny caption.

26 3. Give kids some time to choose some animal pictures and make a caption, then have them share their memes with the rest of the group.

CRAFT Dragonfly Note Magnet Materials:  Clothespin  Pipe Cleaners  Small Googly Eyes  Magnets  Glue  Paint Instructions: 1. Optional: Before beginning the craft, paint clothespins and leave them out to dry 2. Glue 2 googly eyes onto the open end of the clothespin (not the end you pinch to open) 3. Cut two pipe cleaners in half 4. Fold the pipe cleaners loosely in half (have the two ends pointing the same direction without creasing the middle) 5. Twist the ends of the pipe cleaner loops together to close them

6. Bend the end of each pipe cleaner loop to one side to make a small tab at the end

Twist here

Make a little tab like this

7. Glue the pipe cleaner tabs to the side of the clothespin, making sure not to glue the clothespin shut 8. Glue a magnet to the back of the clothespin 9. Clip in a note or photo and put it on display! BOOKLIST First Chapter Books:  Pigsticks and Harold and the Incredible Journey by Alex Milway  Snail Has Lunch by Mary Peterson Graphic Novels:  The Big Bad Fox by Benjamin Renner

27  Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea by Ben Clanton Novels:  Appleblossom the Possum by Holly Goldberg Sloan  Lunchbox and the Aliens by Bryan W. Fields  Mouseheart by Lisa Fielder  Return to the Willows by Jacqueline Kelly  We Can’t All Be Rattlesnakes by Patrick Jennings  The World According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney

28 BC SRC 2018: Motion Commotion! Booklist, Theme 3: On Your mark, Get Set, Go! Prepared By: Tina Lee and Jamie McCarthy, Burnaby Public Library

Ages 3-5

The Hockey Song by Tom Connors (author - CA) and Gary Clement (illustrator - CA)

Canada is known for its love of hockey and this book proves why. Clement’s illustrations are charming and perfectly accompany Stompin’ Tom’s classic song, creating a fun sing-along.

Dojo Daycare by Chris Tougas (author and illustrator - CA)

Six ninjas learn their manners at daycare in this funny and energetic book.

Take Me Out to the Yakyu by Aaron Meshon (author and illustrator)

Baseball is a hugely popular sport in both Japan and America. In this colourfully illustrated book, two grandfathers from both countries teach their grandsons about the importance of the sport in their cultures. A great bonding book for young sports fans.

Dinosaur Dance! by Sandra Boynton (author and illustrator)

Cha-cha-cha! Boynton creates another delightful board book set to a danceable rhythm. Preschoolers will love to dance along.

First Hockey Words by Per-Henrik Gürth (author and illustrator - CA)

Learn hockey vocabulary, like Zamboni, through this lively book featuring Gürth’s signature bold and simple illustration style.

Ages 6-8

Black Belt Bunny by Jacky Davis (author) and Jay Fleck (illustrator)

Black Belt Bunny is great at many things, but he has never made a salad before. A humorous read that teaches kids not to be afraid of trying new things.

The Highest Number in the World by Roy MacGregor (author - CA) and Geneviève Despres (illustrator - CA)

29 MacGregor, the author of the great Screech Owls hockey mystery series, tells the story of a young female hockey player that learns from her grandmother that sometimes not getting the jersey number you want can be a good thing.

Swimming, Swimming by Gary Clement (author and illustrator - CA)

Nothing beats hanging out in the swimming pool on a long summer day. Clement captures the fun of the classic action song, “Swimming, Swimming,” in this fun and simple book.

Dino-Boarding by Lisa Wheeler (author) and Barry Gott (illustrator)

In this instalment of Wheeler’s dino sports series, the reader enters the high energy world of skateboarding and snowboarding. A crowd-pleaser for dinosaur and sports fans alike -- Far out! (Available in audio)

Cara's Kindness by Kristi Yamaguchi (author) and John Lee (illustrator)

American figure skating icon, Kristi Yamaguchi, introduces children to the concept of paying it forward in this cute picture book. Cara, a figure skating cat, teaches her friend Darby how to skate, but only if he helps others out in return. (Available in audio and through CELA)

Ages 9-12

Gabby Garcia's Ultimate Playbook by Iva-Marie Palmer (author)

When baseball pitcher Gabby Garcia moves to a new school, she comes up with a game plan to keep winning. This book is a home-run for sports obsessed readers. (Currently on order at CELA)

Jay Versus the Saxophone of Doom by Kara Kootstra (author - CA) and Kim Smith (illustrator - CA)

Sixth grader and hockey player Jay is dealing with two issues: bullying and his fear of playing the saxophone. This funny and charming book is great for Diary of a Wimpy Kid fans. It also features an afterword by hockey legend Bobby Orr.

Women in Sports: 50 Fearless Athletes Who Played to Win by Rachel Ignotofsky (author and illustrator)

This non-fiction read is great for older readers interested in sports and history. Readers learn more about a variety of inspirational sports heroes, including gymnast Simone Biles, swimmer

30 Gertrude Ederle, and tennis player Serena Williams, and the struggles they faced. Ignotofsky’s illustrations are charming and the book is full of information.

Athlete vs. Mathlete by W.C. Mack (author - CA)

Two twin brothers, one athletic and one book-smart, battle it out on the basketball court in this case of sibling rivalry. The story is told from the point of view of both brothers with lots of humour for sports fans.

Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson (author and illustrator)

This graphic novel is a crowd pleaser about two best friends, Astrid and Nicole, who begin to drift apart when one friend takes up roller derby and the other ballet. A perfect read a-like for Raina Telgemeier fans.

31 BC SRC 2018: Motion Commotion! Activity Sheet, Theme 3: On Your Mark, Get Set, Go! – Sports and Physical Activities Prepared by: Natalie Ng, Surrey Libraries

Can you match each sport and physical activity to its name?

Skating

Ballet

Baseball

Soccer

Walking the Dog

Golf

Swimming

Biking

32 BC SRC 2018: Motion Commotion! Family Storytime, Theme 3: On Your Mark, Get Set, Go! Prepared By: Janice Harris, TNRD Library System

STORYTIME PLAN

Welcome Song: Hello, Hello, Can You Clap Your Hands Hello, hello. Can you clap your hands? Hello, hello. Can you clap your hands? Can you stretch up high? Can you touch your toes? Can you turn around? Can you say, “Hello?” Hello, hello. Can you stamp your feet? Hello, hello. Can you stamp your feet? Can you stretch up high? Can you touch your toes? Can you turn around? Can you say, “Hello?”

Book: Finkelhopper Frog by Irene Livingston

Action Rhyme: What the Animals Do We’ll hop, hop, hop like a bunny And run, run, run like a dog We’ll stomp, stomp, stomp like an elephant And jump, jump, jump like a frog. We’ll swim, swim, swim like a goldfish And fly, fly, fly like a bird Then we’ll sit right down and we’ll fold our hands And we won’t say a single word.

Book: Franklin is Bossy by Paulette Bourgeois

Fingerplay: I Had a Little Turtle I had a little turtle (cup hands with thumb out) His name was Tiny Tim I put him in the bathtub To see if he could swim (make swimming motion) He drank up all the water (pretend to drink) He ate up all the soap (eat with fingers)

33 He woke up in the morning With bubbles in his throat! (make a gurgle voice and pat throat)

Song: Head and Shoulders Head and shoulders, knees and toes Knees and toes, knees and toes Head and shoulders, knees and toes Eyes, ears, mouth and nose

Book: Is Everyone Ready for Fun? by Jan Thomas

Song: Shake Your Sillies Out I’m gonna shake, shake, shake my sillies out Shake, shake, shake my sillies out Shake, shake, shake my sillies out And wiggle my waggles away! I’m gonna clap, clap, clap my crazies out Clap, clap, clap my crazies out Clap, clap, clap my crazies out And wiggle my waggles away! I’m gonna jump, jump, jump my jiggles out Jump, jump, jump my jiggles out Jump, jump, jump my jiggles out And wiggle my waggles away! I’m gonna yawn, yawn, yawn my sleepies out Yawn, yawn, yawn my sleepies out Yawn, yawn, yawn my sleepies out And wiggle my waggles away! I’m gonna shake, shake, shake my sillies out Shake, shake, shake my sillies out Shake, shake, shake my sillies out And wiggle my waggles away And wiggle my waggles away!

Good Bye Song: Goodbye Train Oh, the goodbye train is leaving, see you soon, toot, toot! Oh, the goodbye train is leaving, see you soon, toot, toot! Oh, the goodbye train is leaving, the goodbye train is leaving Oh, the goodbye train is leaving, see you soon toot, toot! So we’ll say goodbye to everyone, see you soon toot, toot! So we’ll say goodbye to everyone, see you soon toot, toot! And we’ll say goodbye to everyone and we’ll say goodbye to everyone and we’ll say goodbye to everyone, see you soon, toot, toot!

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: Hokey Pokey (Song) & Froggy Plays Soccer by Jonathan London

34 BC SRC 2018: Motion Commotion! Program (Ages 5-8), Theme 3: On Your Mark, Get Set, Go! Prepared By: Miranda Mallinson, Francesca de Freitas, Eleanor Acker, Vancouver Public Library

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION [10 min]

Welcome to our Summer Reading Club program! My name is ______. Today, our activities are going to be all about Sports and Physical Activities! We’re going to start with a game of ‘Would You Rather’ and then move on to some crafts and games! You can choose to do any parts of the program by yourself or with a partner.

Would you rather / Can you guess?

This is an “ice-breaker” activity with a sports theme that requires movement. Participants can “vote with their body” on their preference. If the participants have different abilities, you can modify the voting so that instead of moving around the room to vote, they raise their hands, or make a noise. The items being “voted” on can be printed out, with an (optional) small graphic clue for younger kids and visual learners.

Would you rather…

 Jump out of a plane with a parachute OR Scuba dive in a series of underwater caves?  See a grizzly bear when you are mountain biking OR See a shark when you are surfing?  Win the Stanley Cup OR Win an Olympic Medal?  Do a belly flop off the 5m board OR Fall off your skateboard at the top of a half pipe?  Compete in the Ironman OR Compete in the Tour de France?

Can you guess...

 Which is faster – a hockey puck OR a baseball? (A: Puck)  Which is faster – a diver from the 10m board OR the world’s fastest sprinter? (A: Diver)  Which is Canada’s National Sport – Lacrosse OR Hockey? (A: Lacrosse)  Which is heavier – a soccer ball OR a basketball? (A: Basketball)

CRAFT [20 min]

OPTION 1: Tape Resist Surfboard http://www.andnextcomesl.com/2013/05/tape-resist- surfboard-art.html

Supplies: White card stock Paint, or markers or pencil crayons. Scissors Green Painters tape – one roll (regular masking tape tears the surface of the paper) Printed surfboard outline (you can find this by searching ‘surfboard outline’ on the internet)

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OPTION 2: Paper Plate Ring Toss http://alittlelearningfortwo.blogspot.ca/2010/11/paper-plate- ring-toss-game.html

Note: The example here is done by younger children. With markers, kids could customize these any way they want. One option might be choosing “team colours”.

Supplies: Paper plates (4 per participant) Paint or markers Scissors Long cardboard tube (from cling wrap, paper towel etc... - one per participant) Sticky tape or a glue gun to attach the tube to the base plate.

ACTIVITIES [20 – 30 min]

Option 1: Pom-pom Straw Race

Supplies: Bendable plastic straws (enough for every child) Single hole punch Small pieces of paper or card stock (approx. 3”x5”) Masking tape or string small pom-poms or ping-pong balls (enough for every child)

Note: you can also use Styrofoam balls or marbles. If there is no budget, small scrunched up paper will do. You may want to adjust your finish line if using paper balls or marbles. It’s best to run a short test to see how fast and far the pieces will travel.

Each child gets a straw and a piece of paper. They use the hole punch to punch two holes in the paper as shown. They print their name on the paper, and can add a crest or logo as well, or a “number’ like on a team jersey. Poke the straw through both holes in the paper to make a flag/sail. This way the children will not mix up their straws.

You need to place a line of tape or string at the start and finish; suggested distance is 30-40 feet. If there is enough space, have the participants line up along the start line, on their hands and knees. If there is very little room, you can run the kids individually or in small groups, with a timer, but it’s more fun to have them all side by side, because it’s really hard to get the objects to go in a straight line.

You can make medals or just high-five the winners.

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OPTION 2: Action Obstacle Course

Supplies: Sidewalk chalk OR Sheets of paper Coloured markers Masking tape String Scissors

This is proposed as a “sidewalk” obstacle course, but can easily be adapted for indoor use. If you have outdoor pavement or concrete, you can do this with sidewalk chalk.

If you are using an indoor space, you can use sheets of paper or card stock, and coloured markers to create instructions. You will also need masking tape to mark off each section, plus a length of string for each participant or group to delineate their section of the “race”. If there are a small number of participants, each one can come up with an action. If your group is large, you can count them off “1-2-3; 1-2-3” and have each small group come up with an action. The participants write their instructions, use the string to measure, and the tape to mark off their section of the course. If you have a small space, you can use a “snake” pattern to weave back and forth from the start to the finish line. Offer some suggestions to the kids (hopping, crawling, tiptoes, singing, crab walk, twisting…), but encourage them to be as creative as possible. If participants have varying abilities, you can assign course engineers to designate an “alternate” activity.

BOOKS

Clothesline Clues to Sports People Play by Kathryn Heling The Quickest Kid in Clarksville by Pat Zietlow Miller The Three Ninja Pigs by Corey Schwartz Max the Champion by Sean Stockdale Oddrey Joins the Team by Dave Whamond Watch Me Throw the Ball by Moe Willems

37 BC SRC 2018: Motion Commotion! Program (Ages 9-12), Theme 3: On Your Mark, Get Set, Go! Prepared By: Sally Gwyn, Fraser Valley Regional Library

GAME Icebreaker Games: Start with an Ice Breaker as all the kids arrive. This will get everyone working and mingling together and eliminate any awkward beginnings. Below are a couple icebreaker games you could play- choose one and play for about 5-10 minutes. True False Run- Great for any mix of ages

The group stands in the middle of a room (or if outside, between two markers e.g. cones). One wall/marker is nominated 'true' and the other 'false'. The leader reads a statement, e.g. 'bats aren't actually blind'. On 'Run!' the kids must run for whichever side they think is correct - true or false - and whoever reaches the correct wall/marker first wins. STAYING IN THE CENTRE IS NOT AN OPTION. Disqualify stragglers if necessary. Tally the winners on a board and award the overall champion a prize. Alternatively, the kids who choose the wrong answer are eliminated, and only the correct side continue to the next round.

Snowball Fight- Better if you have more older tweens than younger tweens

This is a great fun get to know you game. It works well as an icebreaker game and it’s really quick to play. Also works for both big groups and small groups.

Hand out a piece of paper and a pen to each person playing. They then need to write down three facts about themselves - they can be simple and straightforward, or more obscure. Once they have finished, get them to scrunch up the piece of paper into a "snowball". The next stage of the game is the snowball fight. Kids can throw the paper balls at each other from across the room. This can go on for as long or as short as you'd like. Once you're ready, call out "stop" and get each kid to pick up the nearest piece of paper to them. They then need to un-scrunch it and read the three interesting facts then go around the room trying to find the person the facts match up to. It can be done as a race (ie. first person to find their person wins) or just as a general mixer. An optional extra could be to ask the kids what the most interesting facts were. Materials Needed: paper, pens

STORY Choose one of the following stories (or one of your choice) to read: Ready, Set, Go! By Robert Munsch (CA) You are a lion! And other fun Yoga poses By Taeeun Yoo I am Yoga By Susan Verde

38 ACTIVITY Choose one or more activity to play for 5-10 minutes: Basket Ball Practice story in Motion https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/1112_np_tn_sim_bballpratice.pdf At The Yoga Park story in Motion https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/1112_np_tn_sim_yogapark.pdf

Themed Word Time Set a timer for one minute (or 30 seconds). When the timer starts, the kids can write down as many words that fit in to the theme as they can think of. Small prize for kid that comes up with the most words (optional). Possible themes: A certain sport like Basketball, Dance, Exercise Ex: Soccer- ball, net, goal, referee, team, jersey’s, cleats, check, goalie, score, exercise, running, coach, foul, kick.

CRAFT Choose one of the following crafts: Exercise Dice [25-30 minutes] https://www.education.com/activity/article/exerdice/

Paper Plate Ring Toss [25-30 minutes] http://fromabcstoacts.com/ring-toss-circus-game

To make a ring toss game of your own, you’ll need:

 Paper plates  Cardboard tubes o For the cardboard tubes, you can use paper towel tubes or, if you still have them, you can use an empty wrapping paper roll like we did and just cut it into 3 parts.  Paint

39  Scissors  Paint brushes  Glue  Anything else you’d like to use to decorate your rings

To add a bit of a challenge to our game, we cut our cardboard tube into 3 different sizes (heights), but you could easily just use a couple of paper towel rolls to keep them all the same size.

To make your rings, take a couple of paper plates and either paint them, draw on them, or decorate them however, you wish.

If you’re painting them, you’ll want to put some newspaper or something down to cover your surface while you’re painting them and waiting for them to dry. Once your plates have dried, cut the circles out of the middles.

To finish up, just take a paper plate and glue the end of one of your cardboard tubes right in the middle. Adding the paper plate will give your tube some balance and make it a lot easier to set up your game. They also won’t fall over when you toss your rings on them.

BOOK LIST Against all odds by Drew Lyon Art, Culture, and Sports by Jon Richards (CA) Booked by Kwame Alexander The Book of Wildly Spectacular Sports Science by Sean Connolly Camp So and So by Mary McCoy Dribble, Dribble, Drool! by Nancy E. Krulik Faster, Higher, Smarter. Bright ideas that transformed sports. by Simon Shapiro (CA) Ghost by Jason Reynolds (National Book Award Finalist) Harry Miller’s Run by David Almond Women in Sports by Rachel Ignotofsky

40 BC SRC 2018: Motion Commotion! Booklist, Theme 4: Go Go Gadget! Prepared By: Tina Lee and Jamie McCarthy, Burnaby Public Library

Ages 3 – 5

If I Built a House by Chris Van Dusen (author and illustrator)

Imaginative Jack describes the kind of house he would build – one with a racetrack, a flying room, and a gigantic slide.

It’s Only Stanley by Jon Agee (author and illustrator)

Each time the Wimbledon family gets woken up during the night, it is because Stanley, their mischievous dog, is busy tinkering with one thing or another. A fun read-aloud by an award winning author-illustrator. (Available in audio)

Norton and Alpha by Kristyna Litten (author and illustrator)

Norton loves gadgets, trinkets and experiments. One day, he discovers something precious and unlike anything he has seen before.

Gus’s Garage by Leo Timmers (author and illustrator)

Using various bits and bobs, the ingenious Gus always has the perfect solutions to all his friends’ transportation needs.

The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires (author and illustrator - BC)

A young girl is determined to make something magnificent, but she struggles to get it just right. A charming book on persistence, patience and perspective.

Ages 6 – 8

Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty (author) and David Roberts (illustrator)

Rosie is a brilliant child who loves to tinker and experiment and has big dreams of one day becoming a famous engineer. She attempts to invent a flying machine for her aunt, who teaches her the true meaning of hard work and perseverance.

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The Inventor’s Secret: What Thomas Edison Told Henry Ford by Suzanne Slade (author) and Jennifer Black Reinhardt (illustrator)

Written by a real life mechanical engineer, this is an informational picture book about the wide success and friendship of two very famous, but very different, inventors. (Available in audio)

Oh, the Things They Invented! by Bonnie Worth (author), Aristides Ruiz and Joe Mathieu (illustrators)

From the first printing press to the World Wide Web—the Cat in the Hat looks at inventors and inventions that have changed our lives. – Amazon Includes a glossary, index and further reading list.

Cleonardo by Mary GrandPré (author and illustrator)

Young Cleonardo comes from a family of great inventors, but how is she supposed to follow in her family’s footsteps when her father never takes her ideas seriously? Written and illustrated by GrandPré, who created the cover art for the American editions of the Harry Potter novels.

The DATA Set series by Ada Hopper (author), Sam Ricks (illustrator) and Graham Ross (illustrator - CA)

The DATA Set consists of three whiz kids who love danger, action, trouble and adventure. So when the kids discover their neighbour is a mad scientist, they are in for a thrilling ride. There are currently seven titles in the series.

Ages 9-12

The Templeton Twins Have an Idea by Ellis Weiner (author) and Jeremy Holmes (illustrator)

Lemony Snicket fans may enjoy this book’s wisecracking narrator and it’s tale of two twelve year old twins named John and Abigail and their quirky inventor father. This sarcastic read features kidnapping, adult twins, and other crazy plot twists.

The Lost Track of Time by Paige Britt (author) and Lee White (illustrator)

Penelope lives everyday according to a schedule, until one day she goes on an unplanned adventure into a magical world. This book looks at creativity, imagination, and the “Realm of Possibility.” (Available in audio)

42 Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code by Laurie Wallmark (author) and Katy Wu (illustrator)

A non-fiction read for coding and computer fans. It tells the biography of Grace Hopper, a brilliant and ground breaking computer scientist who enjoyed coming up with creative solutions to difficult questions. The book is filled with many of Hopper’s inspirational and witty quotes.

The Blackthorn Key by Kevin Sands (author - CA)

Christopher is an apothecary’s apprentice who must save the world by solving a series of cryptic codes while protecting his mentor’s secrets. Good for older readers who like suspenseful action driven stories, The Blackthorn Key is a great series for mystery, history, and science fans. (Available in audio)

Tesla’s Attic by Neal Shusterman and Eric Elfman (authors)

This is first in a series of lively books that science fiction and fantasy fans will enjoy. It is the story of a boy who discovers the lost inventions of a scientist in his attic that have the power to change the world. How can he stop them from getting in the wrong hands? Older readers who like Sci-fi and action will connect with this book. (Available in audio)

43 BC SRC 2018: Motion Commotion! Activity Sheet, Theme 4: Go Go Gadget! – Inventions and Creativity Prepared by: Kayla Powell, Surrey Libraries

INVENTION IN MOTION

Activity: In the box below, create and draw an invention that moves. You can do this by yourself or with a partner.

Name of Invention: ______

44 BC SRC 2018: Motion Commotion! Family Storytime, Theme 4: Go Go Gadget! Inventions and Creativity Prepared By: Susan McCowan, TNRD Library System

STORYTIME PLAN

Opening Song: If You’re Ready for a Story (tune: If You’re Happy and You Know it): If you’re ready for a story, clap your hands If you’re ready for a story, clap your hands If you’re ready for a story, if you’re ready for a story If you’re ready for a story, clap your hands Repeat with Nod your head / Rub your tummy / Sit so still

Stories: The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires Wednesday by Anne Bertier

Rhyme: Five Little Crayons (a rhyme about thinking outside the box) 5 Little crayons coloured a scene (hold up hand) Yellow, Blue, Orange, Red and Green (wiggle each finger starting with the thumb as yellow) “Look,” said Yellow, “My sun is bright!” (move yellow in a circle to make a sun) Blue said, “Great! My River’s just right!” (wiggle blue back and forth like a river) Orange said, “Flowers! I’ll draw a few.” (wiggle orange) “Nice,” said Red, “I’ll add some, too.” (wiggle red) “Sigh,” said Green. “I’m tired of trees and grass and bushes and tiny leaves. (wiggle green) I think I’ll draw a big green cloud! A big green cloud should be allowed!” (draw a cloud in the air) The crayons all smiled and didn’t think twice. (wiggle fingers) A big green cloud sounded rather nice! (wave hand)

Stories: Duck Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal (Imagination / Creativity) George Shrinks by William Joyce (Imagination)

Felt Board: It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles Shaw It looked like spilt milk…but it wasn’t spilt milk It looked like a rabbit…but it wasn’t a rabbit It looked like a bird…but it wasn’t a bird It looked like a great horned owl…but it wasn’t a great horned owl It looked like a mitten…but it wasn’t a mitten It looked like a cake…but it wasn’t a cake It looked like a flower…but it wasn’t a flower It looked like an angel…but it wasn’t an angel It looked like a sheep…but it wasn’t a sheep It looked like a tree…but it wasn’t a tree

45 It looked like a squirrel…but it wasn’t a squirrel It looked like a pig…but it wasn’t a pig It looked like an ice cream cone…but it wasn’t an ice cream cone It looked like spilt milk…but it wasn’t spilt milk It was just a cloud in the sky.

Story: That’s How! By Christoph Niemann

Closing Rhyme: Goodbye Rhyme Reach for the clouds Reach for your toes Turn around and tickle your nose Reach down low And way up high Storytime’s over, so we’ll wave goodbye!

MORE SUGGESTED BOOKS (These books are a bit longer and would be suitable for an older or more attentive audience)

Grandpa’s Inventions by Richard Johnson (Inventions) Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty (Inventions)

RESOURCES

It Looked Like Spilt Milk felt board patterns http://www.kizclub.com/storypatterns/spiltmilk.pdf

RESOURCES ON INVENTIONS TO RECOMMEND TO PATRONS

Buzz Beaker series by Cari Meister Canadian Inventors by Maxine Trottier The Dumpster Diver by Janet S. Wong Invention by Lionel Bender (DK Eyewitness) Pop!: The Invention of Bubble Gum by Meghan McCarthy Rube Goldberg’s Simple Normal Humdrum School Day by Jennifer George (Rube Goldberg is the grandfather of STEM – this book is best shared one on one or in a small group)

46 BC SRC 2018: Motion Commotion Program (Ages 5-8), Theme 4: Go Go Gadget! – Inventions and Creativity Prepared By: Alex Matheson, Marilyn MacPherson, and April Ens, Vancouver Public Library

CARDBOARD CYBORGS Description: Come to the library for some cardboard robot fun! Challenge your friends, and yourself, to robot hand contests! Learn about robots, the body, and more!

ICEBREAKER Zip, Zap, Zop (http://dbp.theatredance.utexas.edu/node/29) is a good one to get each child involved without singling them out too much (and you can play it up as robot noises).

STORY/SONG Start with a robot themed story, song, or activity. Some examples are:

Building a Bot Draw-and-tell http://meusenotes.blogspot.ca/2014/05/building-bot.html

Oh No! (or, How My Science Project Destroyed the World) by Mac Barnett (ill. Dan Santat)

ROBOT ARENA! (CHALLENGES) To be run as a demonstration of robot hands. Build robot hands in advance! 2-4 pairs, or more, depending on expected numbers (directions below). Children can be sent home with directions for making their own robot hands. First, talk about how robot hands are different from human hands. You can discuss tendons and muscles, robotics, hydraulics, or anything you deem interesting. Have some non-fiction books on hand. Divide children into groups and take turns completing the following challenges:

Challenge 1: Feats of Skill and Strength! See who can pick up the smallest object. Can anyone crush an empty aluminum can? Tear a tissue? Challenge 2: Build the tallest tower! Using blocks or other materials, see who can build the tallest tower with their robot hands. Work in teams?

Challenge 3: Sign your name! Have a large ASL alphabet chart or several smaller handouts. Get kids to practice signing their names, first without their robot hands, and then while wearing them. American Sign Language Alphabet http://www.startasl.com/wp-content/uploads/startasl/startasl-sign-language-alphabet.pdf

Challenge 4: Write Your Name! Can you write your name with a marker? A pencil? This activity may be adapted to become a relay race type of activity with children each being responsible for one station, passing off the robot hands like a relay baton.

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Building Robot Hands Materials: Cardboard or poster board, yarn or string, scissors, hot glue or packing tape

Instructions: There are two ways to build robot hands; you will have to decide which is best for you in terms of time and materials (or you could opt to try something creative like a robot claw!). You may want to wait to tie the finger loops until the children arrive. You can always use a knot to adjust the string for different sized hands.

First Method

 How to Make the Giant Robot Finger https://sciencetoymaker.org/robot-hand/how-to- make-a-robot-hand/ *note that the directions indicate you only need one string on each finger when creating a full hand.

Second Method (faster and less involved, though likely less sturdy)

 How to Make a Robotic Arm at Home out of Cardboard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9FuPdl3xCE

If you would like to add a crafty activity, have children decorate the hands using markers and crayons, stickers, tinfoil, leftover string etc.

Additional Methods (some using mostly straws):  How to Make a Mini Robotic Arm at Home out of Drinking Straws and Cardboard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N5A965XOOI  How to Make a Robotic Arm Out of Cardboard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ounop4LS5Cc  How to make a Robotic Arm at Home (Easy and Simple) How to build a Robotic Arm at home DIY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEK7jQLeXDM  Robotic Hand Science Project http://www.instructables.com/id/Robotic-Hand-Science-Project/

ROBOT HANDS TRUE OR FALSE

You may choose to do this with kids still in teams, coming up with answers together and holding up paddles with the robot hands, or individually. Alternatively, try having kids hold up papers or step forwards or backwards to indicate their answers.

Come up with some True of False questions about robots. These could be realistic or based on robots in pop culture: For example:

 Robots can only be made of metal: F (https://news.stanford.edu/2017/07/19/stanford- researchers-develop-new-type-soft-growing-robot/ )  R2D2 is a robot in Star Trek: F [He’s a robot in Star Wars])  Robots need blood to live: F

48  For a robots hands to work, they must look just like human hands: F (there are lots of designs, come up with your own!)  Humans need tendons to open and close their hands: T  Humans have two sets of tendons in their hands - one for bending fingers and one for straightening them: T (extensor and flexor tendons)  Tendons can stretch: F  Most robots look like people: F (most do not, even though many people think they do).

*Sources: Encyclopedia Britannica Kids and Encyclopedia Britannica Young Adult, American Society for Surgery of the Hand http://www.assh.org/handcare/Anatomy/Tendons

SUPPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES (TIME EXTENDERS) Group: Figure out how to turn a cardboard box into a robot head with a moving jaw using string.

Group: Gather some boxes that would fit a child in advance (cut arm and head holes in a large one, eye holes in a smaller box) and have kids use their robot arms to dress (or “create”) a robot. Take turns.

Teach the children how to do the robot. Have a robot dance party!

Time and age permitting, each child could make their own robot hand. By pre-cutting straws for one of the links above, like this one: http://www.instructables.com/id/Robotic-Hand-Science- Project/ each child could make and go home with their own robot hand.

Make a robot craft with recycled materials! Gather clean cardboard, bottle caps, cups, old DVDs, pipe cleaners and other materials, and allow children to glue and tape them together to make a robot.

Add in a few more robot songs/activities, and have some word searches or other materials available for early finishers.

MORE BOOKS AND SONGS: And the Robot Went by Michelle Robinson Bitty Bot by Tim McCanna

Can You Find My Robot’s Arm? By Chihiro Takeuchi

If You’re a Robot and You Know It by David Carter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcnZXxdgzhg

Norton and Alpha by Kristyna Litten

Robot Zot! By Jon Scieszka

49 BC SRC 2018: Motion Commotion! Program (Ages 9-12), Theme 4: Go Go Gadget! Prepared by: Jordanne Stahl, Fraser Valley Regional Library

GAME An icebreaker or energizer game can help participants relax and get their guard down, leading to better enjoyment of the rest of the program. These short games are also excellent “back pocket” strategies for lulls in programming, or unstructured time. Below are two rock, paper, scissors based collaborative games. Each should take between 5 – 10 minutes to complete. “Evolution” Rock Paper Scissors Players must wander around the room and battle each other in Rock, Paper, Scissors. The winner evolves to the next stage and the loser stays as they are, or de-evolves to the previous stage (e.g., chicken to egg).

The stages can be modified for your theme, but work well as: 1. Egg - person holds both hands on top of their head so they look like an egg. 2. Chicken - make chicken sounds and flap your wings. 3. Dinosaur/T-Rex - act like a dinosaur (roar), stomp around, have tiny arms.

This game can be played where a player “wins,” but is more fun as “organized chaos” for a 5 minute period. Kudos can be given to players who never de-evolved, or the best actors for each stage. Example modified stages for “Go Go Gadget” – Science Fair projects– 1. Potato Clock (both hands on top of the head, like egg, but ring occasionally) 2. Baking Soda Volcano (hold hands above head like a mountain, explode) 3. Robot – act like a robot (right-angle arms, stilted walking).

“Round Robin” Rock Paper Scissors Players must wander around the room and battle each other in Rock, Paper, Scissors. The winner moves on to another competitor, and the loser becomes the winner’s cheering squad. As each opponent (and squad) are defeated, they become the next consecutive winner’s cheering squad. In theory, at the end, the room should be relatively evenly divided, cheering for two combatants. Children could be encouraged to ask each other’s names so they can cheer more specifically. At the end of the game, the whole room should be raucously cheering for one winner.

STORY (read one story only) The Most Amazing Thing by Ashley Spires Rosie Revere, Engineer Andrea Beatty

50 Funny Machines for George the Sheep by Geraldine Elschner The Dumpster Diver by Janet S. Wong

ACTIVITIES Choose one or several of these activities, playing for 5-10 minutes. Enemy/Protector (sometimes called Assassin) Players are told to choose another person in the room to be their “enemy.” They are then instructed to choose a second person to be their “protector.” These choices must be kept secret! (Emphasize this as soon as possible). Once everyone has made their decision, instruct the players to run around the room (for a set amount of time), trying to keep their “protector” between them and their “enemy.” After the set amount of time is up, time could be spent trying to problem solve keeping protectors between subjects and enemies, with students sharing who their respective enemies and protectors are. This game can likewise be modified for the theme. Could also be called Frankenstein/Igor, with players identifying as a “Mad Scientist.” Modify (or not) as you see fit! More here: http://www.bbbpress.com/2013/07/drama-game-enemy-protector/ Bananas (Can be any nonsense word, modified for theme; e.g. “Sprockets”) Have players stand in a tight circle; not touching, but shoulder to shoulder. Tell them that they are going to choose a “lab assistant” (or partner, or victim; adjust as necessary), but they cannot tell their lab assistant that they have chosen them. Everyone is to shyly look at their feet, until the leader calls “Go!” At the word, every player is to look directly eye-level at the person that they chose as their “assistant.” If two players have chosen each other, they should make eye contact. The first one to blurt out the word “bananas” (or other) is the winner. This could be multiple pairs, or no pairs. The loser steps out of the circle, the circle closes, and the cycle starts again. Collaboration modification Play with two circles. Players that are “out” join the other circle. This way no players are left out or loitering during gameplay. Stage the circles as far away from each other as possible so players have to run to join the next round of play. Be aware that this version of the game has no conclusive end, and should be stopped before it is no longer fun.

CRAFT Longer program option (30-40 minutes): Extendable Grabber http://www.instructables.com/id/Extending-Grabber/

51 This craft may take longer or shorter, depending on the ages of the children attending. Using only skewers, popsicle/craft sticks, plastic straws and pipe cleaners, children can make a “claw” grabber. If some children are done sooner than others, they could be encouraged to decorate their claw, or paper airplane instructions (below) could be left out for self-directed engineering.

Shorter program option (~20 minutes): Paper Airplane Fleet How to make a Gyro Plane http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-a-Gyro-Plane/ Better Paper Plane http://www.instructables.com/id/A-Better-Paper-Plane-For-All-Mankind/ If your library has a book on paper airplanes, more styles could also be added. Let children build the paper airplane(s) of their choice and decorate them, then have the children line up and race their planes. Alternatively, if there is a stair case or balcony, throw them from a high place. Award prizes for which planes few furthest/did the most loops/flew highest etc.

BOOK LIST Duct Tape Engineer by Lance Akiyama Smithsonian Maker Lab: 28 Super Cool Projects: Build, Invent, Create, Discover by Jack Challoner Maker Projects for Kids who Love Robotics by James Bow The Way Things Work Now by David Macaulay The Templeton Twins have an Idea by Elis Weiner My Explosive Diary by Emily Gale

52 BC SRC 2018: Motion Commotion! Booklist, Theme 5: Blast Off! Prepared By: Tina Lee and Jamie McCarthy, Burnaby Public Library

Ages 3 – 5

Gravity by Jason Chin (author and illustrator)

Simple text introduces the concept of gravity and explains what would happen if there was no gravity. Includes additional facts and information at the end of the book.

Sally’s Great Balloon Adventure by Stephen Huneck (author and illustrator)

Fun loving Sally takes a relaxing ride in a hot air balloon while her friends on the ground try to think of ways to help get her down. A slightly older book that will have young readers asking for more Sally stories.

Goodnight Spaceman by Michelle Robinson (author) and Nick East (illustrator)

Two young boys take a short but exciting trip to space before going to bed. A sweet and simple story that is perfect for bedtime. Includes a note from British astronaut, Tim Peake. (Available in audio)

Hank Has a Dream by Rebecca Dudley (author and contributor)

The adorable Hank has a dream he is flying high above the sky in this delightfully crafted story by the talented artist of Hank Finds an Egg.

Blown Away by Rob Biddulph (author and illustrator)

It’s a windy day when Penguin Blue decides to test out his new kite. He ends up getting carried away, literally, and takes a few of his friends along for a ride too.

Ages 6 – 8

Spaceships and Rockets (DK Readers L2) by DK

A simple information book about spacecraft and space travel with engaging photos, diagrams and activities. Perfect for children who are practicing to read on their own.

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The Darkest Dark by Chris Hadfield (CA) and Kate Fillion (authors), and The Fan Brothers (illustrator - CA)

Written by Canada’s first astronaut to walk in space, this is the inspiring story of a young boy whose fear of the dark is overcome by his love for space. (Available in audio and through NNELS)

My Journey to the Stars by Scott Kelly and Emily Easton (authors) and André Ceolin (illustrator)

Astronaut Scott Kelly uses real life photographs along with narrative text and illustrations to tell the inspiring story of how he grew up to become a record-setting astronaut.

Space Taxi (series) by Wendy Mass and Michael Brawer (authors), and Elise Gravel (illustrator - CA)

Archie is in for a surprise when he joins his dad in a taxi that travels to all parts of the universe – and beyond! There are currently five books in this short chapter book series. (Some titles are available in audio)

To Burp or Not to Burp by Dr. Dave Williams and Loredana Cunti (authors - CA) and Theo Krynauw (illustrator)

Things move a lot differently in space, and this book provides fun and interesting information on where things go and how things move in a zero gravity environment.

Ages 9 – 12

Space Case by Steward Gibbs

Twelve year old Dash is at the center of this funny, adventurous, Sci-fi, murder mystery that all happens on the moon in the year 2040. (Available in audio)

Zita the Spacegirl (series) by Ben Hatke (author and illustrator)

The heroine in this exciting graphic novel series is Zita, a brave and loyal twelve year old who must battle intergalactic monsters and alien creatures in order to save her friend Joseph.

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl (author) and Quentin Blake (illustrator)

54 This Classic sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory takes readers on an adventure through time and space when Charlie, his family, and Mr. Wonka step into a glass elevator. (Available in audio and through CELA)

A Wrinkle in Time: the Graphic Novel by Madeleine L’Engle (author) and adapted/illustrated by Hope Larson

This classic time travel story gets adapted into a graphic novel fifty years after the book was originally published.

Astrotwins (series) by Mark Kelly (author) and Martha Freeman (contributor)

Twin brothers, Mark and Scott, spend the summer building a real-life rocket with a group of resourceful and crafty friends. Includes facts about NASA and the space program.

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BC SRC 2018: Motion Commotion! Activity Sheet, Theme 5: Blast Off! – Travel through Space and Time Prepared by: Pippa Bayliss, Surrey Libraries

How many words can you make with any of these letters? t.i.m.e.a.n.d.s.p.a.c.e

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56 BC SRC 2018: Motion Commotion! Family Storytime, Theme 5: Blast Off! – Travel through space and time Prepared by: Brenda Dunn, TNRD Library System

STORYTIME PLAN

Welcoming song: Getting Ready to Listen (tune: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star): Let your hands go: Clap, Clap, Clap! Let your fingers: Snap, Snap, Snap! Let your lips go very round ... But, do not make a sound. Fold your hands and close your eyes, Take a breath... and softly sigh...

Story: Space Boy and the Space Pirate by Dian Curtis Regan

Song: Tuning up for Outer Space (tune: Farmer in the Dell) The sun is in the sky, the sun is in the sky. Hot and bright, it gives us light. The sun is in the sky. The moon is in the sky, the moon is in the sky. Around and round the Earth is goes. The moon is in the sky.

Story: Pete the Cat - Out of this World by James Dean

Song: I’m a Little Rocket (tune: I’m a Little Teapot) I’m a little rocket, pointing at the moon (raise arms above head) Now I’m getting fueled up, we’ll be ready soon (stand up straight and tall) When it’s time to board me, then I’ll say, (slowly bend down and crouch, arms above head) Blast off! Zoom! We’re on our way. (jump up and shout)

Story: Interstellar Cinderella by Deborah Underwood

Song: Five Little Astronauts (tune: Five Little Pumpkins) Five little astronauts, sitting on the stars The first one said, “Let’s go to Mars!” The second one said, “There are spaceships in the air!” The third one said, “But we don’t care!” The fourth one said, “Let’s fly up in the sky!” The fifth one said, “Let’s fly, fly, fly!” Then WHOOSH went the spaceship into the night And the five little astronauts zoomed out of sight!

57 Story: Otter in Space by Sam Garton

Song: Zoom Zoom Zoom Zoom zoom zoom, We’re going to the moon Zoom zoom zoom We’re going very soon If you want to take a trip Climb aboard my rocket ship (climb motion with hands) Zoom zoom zoom, we’re going to the moon 5,4,3,2,1 Blast off! (bend down and countdown with both hands then jump up and shout)

Story: Harry and Horsie by Katie Van Camp

Song: What’s in Outer Space? (tune: The Farmer in the Dell) Oh, what’s in outer space? Oh, what’s in outer space? The big bright moon, a rocket- zoom!* That’s what’s in outer space. *sing three more times, substituting this line with a) The shining sun, our only star, b) The twinkling stars, away so far, and c) The planets going round our sun.

Felt Story: Five Little Stars and the Moon too by Kathy MacMillan Five little stars shine and shine some more, One fell to the earth and then there were four. Four little stars, happy as can be, One fell to the earth and then there were three. Three little stars together they flew, One fell to the earth and then there were two. Two little stars, having lots of fun, One fell to the earth and then there was one. One little star left left all alone, That one fell to earth and then there were none. The moon came out- what a pretty sight! He waved to the stars and he said goodnight. At the beginning of the rhyme, have all five stars on the felt. Then take the stars away as the rhyme progresses. Add the moon at the last couplet.

Goodbye song: This is the Way We Wave Goodbye This is the way we wave goodbye, wave goodbye, wave goodbye, This is the way we wave goodbye on a sunny morning (or cloudy etc.)

RESOURCES

Five Little Stars and the Moon too felt board pattern http://sarah-readrabbitread.blogspot.ca/2013/01/flannel-friday-five-little-stars-and.html

58 BC SRC 2018: Motion Commotion! Program (Ages 5-8), Theme 5: Blast Off! Prepared by: Katherine Parker and Jennifer Lee, Vancouver Public Library

ICEBREAKER [5 – 10 min]

“I’m Going on a Space Mission and I’m Taking…”

The first person starts the game by saying the phrase and naming an item beginning with the letter "A". The second person repeats the first part of the sentence, repeats what the first person is bringing and then adds something starting with the letter "B”, and so forth with the rest of the alphabet. For an added twist, make every letter into a tongue twister, for example, “I'm going on a space mission and I'm bringing Aunt Annie's absolutely awesome apples!" You can also play, where each person brings an object that starts with the first letter of their name.

READ-ALOUD BOOK [5 – 10 min]

Share one of these or any other space-themed book

 Mousetronaut by Mark Kelley  The Darkest Dark by Chris Hadfield  The Magic School Bus Presents: Our Solar System by Tom Jackson and Carolyn Bracken  Mr. Wuffles! by David Wiesner

ACTIVITY #1 [10 min]

Moon Rock Treasure Hunt

Before the program, hide scrunched up tin foil balls or foil-wrapped plastic eggs containing slips of paper with astronomical facts. During the program, ask the kids to see how many moon rocks they can find. Bring the group back together and get them to share some of the facts they found.

ACTIVITY #2 [10-15 min]

Craters on the Moon

Why are there craters on the moon? Discover together with this simple demonstration. Children will have fun dropping rocks on the moon.

Supplies needed:

 4 cups of flour

59  1/2 cup of baby oil  Round cake pan  Small rocks or pebbles

Before the program, make the “moon” in a cake pan by stirring together the flour and baby oil in a round cake pan.

During the program, ask children to drop the pebbles onto the pan. If they want to get really high and stand on a chair, make sure someone is there to help them balance. Observe the “craters” left by the pebbles. Explain how the moon is more susceptible to craters from space rocks than Earth since Earth’s atmosphere will burn most meteorites and asteroids before they come in contact with Earth’s surface. The moon, however, does not have an atmosphere to protect it!

Some space facts that tie in with this project:

 A meteorite is a rock, iron, and/or icy body that hits another body in space.  The Earth’s atmosphere causes most meteors that are headed our way to burn up before they can hit our planet.  The moon doesn’t have an atmosphere to protect it from meteors.  Because the moon doesn’t have an atmosphere there is also no wind on its surface, so craters and even astronauts footprints from 40 years ago are still there!

ACTIVITY #3 [10 – 15 min]

Constellation Cards

Make mini constellation cards to project against the wall, with flashlight in a darkened room. This can be done individually or in pairs.

Supplies needed:

 Black cardstock pre-cut into circles  Single hole punchers  Pencils or silver pens  Flashlight for demonstration  Examples of constellation patterns and/or books about stars such as: o Night Sky Atlas by Robin Scagell

Instructions:

1. On each card, draw the dots that make up the constellation using a pencil or silver pen and write the name. You can make up your own or use an existing constellation. 2. Using the dots you just drew, use a hole punch to punch out the dots. 3. Take your constellation to a dark room and use a flashlight to project your constellation onto a wall!

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EXTRA/ALTERNATE ACTIVITY [10 – 15 min]

Salt Dough Planets

Supplies needed:

 2 cups of flour  2 cups of salt  1 cup of warm water (add more if too dry)  Glitter in different colours

Before the program, mix the dry ingredients together in a large bowl then stir in the warm water slowly. The mixture should be a little sticky but as your continue to mix it thoroughly, it will become more like normal dough. At this stage, turn it out onto a counter top and begin to knead it for a couple of minutes until it is soft, smooth and not sticky at all. Kid can then form balls to create all eight planets.

RESOURCES

NASA Extreme Space Facts https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/pdfs/ss_extreme_poster.pdf

Constellation Patterns by Art Love Light http://artlovelight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/constellation_patterns.jpg

Rainbow Glitter Salt Dough Recipe http://theimaginationtree.com/2014/03/rainbow-glitter-salt-dough-recipe.html

61 BC SRC 2018: Motion Commotion! Program (Ages 9-12), Theme 5: Blast Off! Prepared by: Brandon Monahan, Fraser Valley Regional Library

PROGRAM OUTLINE Name Tags 5 Min Intro 5 Min Activity 15 Min Snack 10 Min Craft/Activity 15 Min 10 minutes left out for transitions, jokes, facts, and flexibility

NAME TAGS Ask the group or tweens to write out their name and write out/draw their favourite Space/Time Travel show/book. Have colouring and drawing supplies as well as blank labels for the teens to work on name tags. Names tags will help the children connect with each other and make new friends, while providing a simple task to complete as everyone arrives (secret icebreaker).

INTRO Ask everyone about favourite shows, comics and books. If you have a movie license consider showing a couple clips of time travel / space movies before starting. Talk about the concept of time travel by mechanical means, which became popular after in H. G. Wells' wrote the 1895 story, The Time Machine.

DISCUSSION IDEAS Time travel - If it became a reality what would be the best method – wormholes, stargates, time machines (type). When in time would you travel? Butterfly effect? Space travel – When will man reach mars, live on mars, coolest spaceship from science fiction

ACTIVITIES 1. Balloon Rocket https://sciencebob.com/make-a-balloon-rocket/

Supplies needed:  Balloons, string, straws, scissors, tape

62 This activity demonstrates the power of wind/air, while letting you design and make awesome rockets. Put a straw on a string and tape the two ends of the string 10 ft apart (chairs work good) (this could be done in advance to save time. Blow up a balloon and tape your rocket to the straw. When you let go it will propel the rocket across the room on the string. Cut off the balloon from the string and let the next kids have a turn. Multiple spots and volunteers needed to make this succeed. Alternately, you could make this into a demonstration during the program.

Balloon Rocket Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6NIgPIh7HU

2. Baking Soda Rockets – Outdoor Activity

Supplies needed:  Baking soda, vinegar, water bottles, corks, duct tape, pencils, toilet paper and funnels

A fun out of this world program that can be fun and interesting for students to experiment with safe chemical reactions. Baking Soda Rockets Video and Guide http://theinspiredhome.org/baking-soda-bottle- rockets/ 3. Moon Landing – group discussion on what you need on the moon to survive.

Have the group split into smaller groups and then have them come up with what they think they need to survive. Moon Landing Activity http://insight.typepad.co.uk/insight/2009/02/moon-landing-a-team-building-game.html

SNACK Space Drink https://www.themaven.net/kidsactivities/celebrate/hallowee n-party-drink-fog-drinks-9IZwBO3ZJUST835An-3rZA?full=1

 A chip or two of food-grade dry ice, available online or at grocery stores, will get any drink smoking and bubbling so much that it will look out of this world.

Or Fruity Rockets (right)

63 RESOURCES The Story of Space: A First Book about Our Universe By Catherine Barr Garbage in Space: A Space Discovery Guide By Margaret J. Goldstein Exploring Space: From Galileo to the Mars Rover and Beyond By Martin Jenkins Private Space Travel: A Space Discovery Guide By Margaret J. Goldstein International Space Station: An Interactive Space Exploration Adventure By Allison Lassieur Lost in Outer Space: The Incredible Journey of Apollo 13 By Tod Olson Outlaws of Time – The Legend of Same Miracle By Nathan D. Wilson StarTalk With Neil DeGrasse Tyson: Everything You Ever Need to Know about Space Travel, Sci-fi, the Human Race, the Universe, and Beyond By Neil deGrasse Tyson Zita the Spacegirl 1, Far From Home by Ben Hatke A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

64 BC SRC 2018: Motion Commotion! Booklist, Theme 6: Bust a Move! Prepared By: Tina Lee and Jamie McCarthy, Burnaby Public Library

Ages 3 – 5

Bear Can Dance! by Suzanne Bloom (author and illustrator)

With the help of a couple of friends, Bear learns that he cannot fly, but he sure can dance!

Elephants Cannot Dance! by Mo Willems (author and illustrator)

Who doesn’t love Elephant and Piggie? This time the adorable duo is arguing over whether or not elephants can dance. With a little convincing from Piggie, will Gerald give it a try?

Music is for Everyone by Jill Barber (author - CA) and Sydney Smith (illustrator - CA)

From country to classical, and reggae to rock, music can be made and played anywhere and by anyone. Written by Canadian singer-songwriter Jill Barber, this book featuring fun rhyming text and illustrations makes a great introduction to the joy of music.

This Little Piggy Went Dancing by Margaret Wild (author) and Deborah Niland (illustrator)

These little piggies don’t just got to the market and have roast beef, they also hula hoop, jump, skip, and dance. Niland’s adorable illustrations will surely have young readers busting a move along with the piggies.

Everybunny Dance by Ellie Sandall (author and illustrator)

What’s more fun than a bunch of bunnies that move, dance and play? Delightfully cute illustrations and rhyming text make this picture book perfect for getting the wiggles out.

Ages 6 – 8

Mario Makes a Move by Jill McElmurry (author and illustrator)

Nothing can stop Mario the squirrel and his best friend Isabelle from coming up with wildly amazing dance moves that impress all their friends.

65 Feel the Beat: Dance Poems That Zing From Salsa to Swing by Marilyn Singer (author) and Kristi Valiant (illustrator)

Read, sing, and move as you learn about different types of dance from around the world with this book of rhythmic poems and accompanying CD.

Playing From the Heart by Peter Reynolds (author and illustrator)

Raj played the piano for most of his childhood, but eventually abandoned the instrument as an adult. Several years later when his aging father asks him to play a song, Raj must dig deep into his heart to find the perfect piece.

Heidi Heckelbeck is Ready to Dance by Wanda Coven (author) and Priscilla Burris (illustrator)

Heidi bravely enters her school’s talent show, but finds she is in need of some enchanted assistance. – Amazon

Firebird by Misty Copeland (author) and Christopher Myers (illustrator)

Award-winning ballerina, Misty Copeland, encourages a young dancer to work hard and follow her dreams, so she too may one day dance like the famous Firebird.

Ages 9 – 12

Dance Class (series) by Béka (author) and Crip (illustrator)

BFFs Julie, Lucy and Alia explore all kinds of different dance styles, along with friendship drama, school trouble, and boy stuff in this fun graphic novel series. Also available in French.

My Seventh-Grade Life in Tights by Brooks Benjamin

Dillon earns himself a scholarship at a nearby dance studio, but his dad would rather him play football and his dance crew is mad at him for being a sellout.

Better Nate Than Ever by Tim Federle

A story of Broadway dreams tailor-made for the younger side of the Glee audience. – Kirkus (Available in audio)

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I am Drums by Mike Grosso

All Sam wants to do is play the drums. She dreams of owning a drum set and hears the beat of the drums all day long. But Sam can’t afford a drum set, her school music program is dwindling, and no one, including her parents, understands why she is so passionate about drumming.

Stagestruck: Curtain Up by Lisa Fiedler and Anya Wallach

When Anya is cut from her school’s soccer team, she decides to spend her time creating a theatre troupe for children. Based on the true story of sixteen year old Anya Wallach, who created The Random Farms Kids Theater in New York as a place for kids to discover the joy of theater.

67 BC SRC 2018: Motion Commotion! Activity Sheet, Theme 6: Bust a Move! – Music and Dance Prepared by: Natasha Krause, Surrey Libraries

MUSICAL CODEBREAKER

Use the musical code below to find out what the message is.

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A = J = S = B = K = T = C = L = U = V = D = M = N = W = E = X = O = F = Y = G = P = H = Q = Z =

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Commotion Motion Answer:

68 BC SRC 2018: Motion Commotion! Family Storytime, Theme 6: Bust a Move! Music and Dance Prepared By: Courtney Charlton, TNRD Library System

STORYTIME PLAN

Opening Rhyme: Bread and Butter Bread and butter, Marmalade and jam, Let’s say ‘hello’ as quietly as we can. Hello! (say quietly) Repeat with Loudly, Quickly, Slowly, High, Low, Nicely

Story: Music is for Everyone by Jill Barber

Song: Dance Your Fingers Dance your fingers up, dance your fingers down Dance them to the side and dance them all around. Dance them on our shoulders, dance them on your head. Dance them on your tummy, and put them all to bed!

Story: Dancing Feet! by Lindsay Craig

Felt Story: Five Ballet Dancers Five ballet dancers Prancing on their toes They twirl and spin and jump Then off the stage one goes. Repeat, counting down to 1 ballet dancer

No more dancers! The performance is over. And what do we do at the end of a performance? We clap! (clap)

Story: Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae

Songs: Shake My Sillies Out Gotta shake, shake, shake my sillies out Shake, shake, shake my sillies out Shake, shake, shake my sillies out And wiggle my waggles away Repeat: Clap my crazies out / Jump my jiggles out / Yawn my sleepies out

Dancing Sheep Shhh! It’s time to go to sleep (put finger to mouth, pretend to sleep) But into my bedroom one sheep creeps. (creep fingers)

69 “Don’t go to bed,” the one sheep said. “I would rather dance instead!”

Soon he was… (draw these words out) Dancing on the ceiling! (move hands above head in “dancing” motion) He was dancing on the floor! (move hands on floor as mentioned above) He was dancing on the window! (move hands to one side) He was dancing on the door! (move hands to other side) He kept on…(draw these words out) Dancing on the ceiling! (sing faster) He was dancing on the floor! He was dancing on the window! He was dancing on the door! (repeat several times, getting faster each time through)

“Stop that dancing, silly sheep. It is time to go to sleep!” Soon the sheep lay on the floor. Soon the sheep began to snore. So I started … (draw these words out) Dancing on the ceiling! I was dancing on the floor! I was dancing on the window! I was dancing on the door!

Story: The Very Noisy Bear by Nick Bland

Closing Rhyme: Thanks for Coming (tune: Mary Had a Little Lamb) Thanks for coming to storytime Storytime, storytime. Thanks for coming to storytime, Let’s have a great day.

MORE SUGGESTED BOOKS

Baby Danced the Polka by Karen Beaumont Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin by Lloyd Moss Hilda Must Be Dancing! by Karma Wilson

RESOURCES

Dance Your Fingers https://kcls.org/content/dance-your-fingers-up/

Five Ballet Dancers https://jeninthelibrary.com/tag/dance/

Dancing Sheep http://www.susanmdailey.com/fingerplays.html

Shake Your Sillies Out https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/1733813/Raffi/Shake+My+Sillies+Out

70 BC SRC 2018: Motion Commotion! Program (Ages 5-8), Theme 6: Bust a Move! Prepared by: Kate Lowe, Lindsey Krabbenhoft, Gina Gaudet, Alexandria Yurgenson, Nicole Brazeau, Vancouver Public Library

SUPPLIES

 CD player and some music from the library’s collection. Look for CDs that are compilations of popular songs (e.g. Kidz Bop)  Supplies for musical instrument crafts will depend on which instruments you choose to make with participants. Recycled instruments require gathering boxes and recycled containers well in advance of the program.  Extra noise makers and scarves that you have in your library

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION [10 min]

Welcome to our Summer Reading Club program! My name is ______. Today, our activities are going to be all about music and dance. Here are a few terrible music jokes to get things started.

 Q. What is a skeleton's favourite instrument? A. The trombone.  Q. What kind of music does a mountain like? A. Rock music!  Q. What kind of music do bunnies like? A. Hip Hop.

What kinds of music do you know? What kinds of dances are there? (specific songs, singers, instruments, dance steps….)

Icebreaker

 Hand out cards with a song title to each child. There will be repeats of the same songs because you only want to use really well known songs.  Get the participants to wander around the room meeting the other children.  Instruction: You’re going to tell each other your name, your favourite musical instrument and hum the tune of your song. Don’t tell each other the name of your song or use any words. You want the other person to have to guess the name of the song from your humming. Some of you will have the same song.  I’ll start: “My name is ______, my favourite instrument is the tuba and here is my song ______”

Icebreaker Song Cards

 Twinkle twinkle Little Star (A,B,C)  Mary Had a Little Star  Baa Baa Black Sheep  Wheels on the Bus,  If you’re happy and you know it  Happy Birthday

71 STORY [5 min]

There are lots of great read-a-louds about music or books made with song lyrics. Here are a few examples:

Music is for Everyone by Jill Barber Take me Out to the Ballgame by Jack Yellow Submarine by The Beatles Norworth The Hockey Song by Stompin Tom Connors John Coltrain’s Giant Steps by Jon Ratchca Footloose by Kenny Loggins Abiyoyo by Pete Seeger One Love/Three Little Birds by Bob Marley Red & Yellow’s Noisy Night by Josh Selig Happy by Pharrell Williams

ACTIVITY [10 min]

Option 1:  Play hot potato. Pass a ball or toy around the circle until the music stops. The participant holding the item is “out”.

Option 2:  Play Simon Says with dance moves [e.g. spin, hopping foot to foot, waving arms in the air, dab, pretend tap dance, ballet, chicken dance]

CRAFT [20 min]

There are lots of great crafts for making homemade instruments. Choose one that works for your budget and space. Tell the participants they can work on the project on their own or with a partner (inclusive messaging)  Homemade Recycled Instruments (see addendum for supplies and instructions)  Popsicle Stick Harmonica http://www.housingaforest.com/popsicle-stick-harmonica/  Drinking Straw Flute http://deceptivelyeducational.blogspot.ca/2012/04/making-magic- drinking-straw-flute.html  Bottle Top Castanets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlrczXY80FI

DANCE PARTY [10 min]

Put on some music. Bring out any additional noise makers, instruments or props (scarves) that your library has. You can find playlists of songs and dance party inspiration from the following blog posts: o Family Dance Party o Silly Songs Dance Party o Music and Movement

CLOSING

Thank everyone for coming

72 Addendum Homemade Recycled Instruments

Instructions for 3 different types of instruments (drum, shaker, and strummie). You can choose to make one instrument with your group or try all three. Remind participants that tuning isn’t important, just experiment with making different noises

Supplies

Clean recycled containers (e.g. yoghurt containers, margarine tubs, small tins, cardboard tubes or boxes) Stickers Felts/markers/pens/pencils Tape Glue Plain and or coloured rubber bands of different sizes Rice or dry beans

Set Up

1. Supplies table 2. Table and chairs for participants 3. Instructional sheets on each table

Drum

1. Choose a container for your Drum 2. Decorate! 3. Try hitting it with your hands or different types/sizes of sticks

Rubber Band Strummies

1. Choose a box or container for your Strummie 2. Stretch 3 to 6 elastic bands around the container. 3. Try adding a “bridge”. Put a small piece of cardboard under one end of the strings. See if it makes your Strummie sound better. 4. Decorate! 5. Strum!

***Try different size elastics to make different sounds. *** ***You may need to cut grooves in the container for the elastics bands***

Shakers & Rattles

1. Choose a container for your Shaker 2. Fill container with a small handful of rice 3. Attach lid and secure with tape 4. Decorate! 5. Shake it!

73 BC SRC 2018: Motion Commotion! Program (Ages 9-12), Theme 6: Bust a Move! Prepared by: Corinne Martens, FVRL Library

ICEBREAKER

Would You Rather? (5-10 minutes)

Have to dance whenever you were in a hurry? OR Sing whenever you had to have a serious discussion?

You can do this in a number of ways. The most basic way is to go around in a circle and have each participant introduce themselves and state their preference and why.

You can also give the participants an opportunity to ask questions about each scenario and make up the answers as you go along. For example, participants may ask “Do I get to choose what song I sing?” and you could say, “No, you always have to sing Happy Birthday”, or, “Am I a good dancer?”. After a set amount of time (or if participants no longer have any questions), you can close the question period and proceed with asking everyone about their choices.

ACTIVITY

Body Percussion (10-15 minutes)

1. Ask participants if they know what a percussion instrument. a. Explain that percussion instruments are instruments that make a sound when they are struck, shaken, scraped, or rubbed. Some examples are rattles, xylophones, drums, and bells. 2. Introduce body percussion as a way of turning your body into a percussion instrument by doing actions such as clapping, toe tapping, stomping, chest thumping, snapping, etc. 3. Play Simon Says with body percussion. Instead of saying “Simon says”, participants should repeat your actions only if they hear a clap in it. You can also divide the group into two teams and whenever someone on a team makes a mistake, the other team gets a point. 4. Introduce a basic ostinato (repeating rhythm) with “We Will Rock You” (“stomp stomp clap”). 5. Perform or have a participant make up an ostinato. The next participant will have to repeat that same ostinato but in a different way. For example, the first person may stomp, the second might snap, the third might snap and clap, etc.

Body Percussion Classroom: Lesson Plans http://www.bodypercussionclassroom.com/lesson-plans.html

ACTIVITY Types of Instruments (15 minutes) Musical Instruments https://www.naxos.com/education/music_instruments.asp

74 Let’s talk about instruments. 1. What are some names of instruments? 2. Which instruments have you played? 3. What are your favourite instruments? Name that instrument! Hang up various pictures of instruments (piano, tambouring, tuba, horn, trumpet, clarinet, flute, violin, etc.) with room overtop each picture for the instrument name. Hang up the names of each instrument (with sticky tac or tape) in columns beside the pictures. Ask for volunteers to match the correct names to the correct pictures. Categorizing musical instruments. Hang up the names of the different categories of instruments, leaving space under each for kids to stick corresponding instruments to: Strings, Woodwind, Brass, Percussion, and Keyboard Print out pictures of various types of instruments (piano, tambourine, tuba, horn, trumpet, clarinet, flute, and violin) and hand out a set to each team comprised of several kids each. Have each team work together to affix their picture under the correct corresponding category by giving them each some sticky tack or tape.

ACTIVITY Craft - Making a Shoe Box Guitar (15-30 minutes) Shoe Box Guitar Craft https://www.thespruce.com/shoe-box-guitar-craft-1252888

Instructions on the following page.

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BOOK SUGGESTIONS The Kids Can Press Jumbo Book of Music by Deborah Dunleavey Rubber-band Banjos and a Java Jive Bass by Alex Sabbeth Percussion and Electronic Instruments by Robert Dearling Woodwind and Brass Instruments by Robert Dearling Stringed Instruments by Robert Dearling

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BC SRC 2018: Motion Commotion!

Booklist, Theme 7: Lights, Camera, Action! Prepared By: Tina Lee and Jamie McCarthy, Burnaby Public Library

Ages 3 – 5

This is a Moose by Richard Morris (author) and Tom Lichtenheld (illustrator)

A movie director attempts to make a documentary on ordinary moose living in the wild, but he soon learns that his main star is anything but ordinary. Includes a glossary of filmmaking terms.

William Heads to Hollywood by Helen Hancocks (author and illustrator)

The statues for the Golden Cuckoo Awards have been stolen and it is up to William, the cat detective, to crack the case. This is William’s second adventure in the International Cat of Mystery series.

Mitford at the Hollywood Zoo by Donald Robertson (author and illustrator - CA)

Mitford, Hollywood’s most fashionable giraffe, is in Hollywood to dress celebrities such as Meryl Sheep, Shark Whaleberg, and Rhinoana, for the Academy Zoowards.

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial by Kim Smith (illustrator - CA), based on film written by Melissa Mathison

Steven Spielberg’s classic Sci-fi story of interplanetary friendship makes a perfect picture book for the whole family. – Amazon

Night, Night Groot by Brendan Deneen (author) and Cale Atkinson (illustrator - BC)

Groot, from Guardians of the Galaxy, is getting ready for bed when he suddenly needs to help Rocket Raccoon defend the galaxy. Luckily, the Guardians and The Avengers are also there to help.

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Ages 6 – 8

Young Charlotte, Filmmaker by Frank Viva (author and illustrator - CA)

Young Charlotte gets the opportunity of a lifetime when one of her films is premiered at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

Strongheart: The World’s First Movie Star Dog by Emily Arnold McCully (author and illustrator)

Originally trained as a police dog during World War 1, Strongheart later becomes a Hollywood movie star after lots of training from a determined movie director.

Animation Lab for Kids by Laura Bellmont and Emily Brink

Written by two art educators, this book presents creative ways kids can use stop-motion movie making and animation techniques to transform their ideas, art and stories into something more.

The Ghosts at the Movie Theater by Dori Hillestad Butler (author) and Aurore Damant (illustrator)

Kaz is a friendly ghost and Claire is a curious girl who likes to solve mysteries. Together they make the perfect detective team as they look for Kaz’s long lost Uncle who may be living in a movie theater. This is the ninth title in The Haunted Library series.

Mercy Watson: Something Wonky This Way Comes by Kate DiCamillo (author) and Chris Van Dusen (illustrator)

The Watson family takes their pig, Mercy, to the drive in theater to watch a film titled “When Pigs Fly”, but Mercy gets distracted by the delicious smell of buttered popcorn. This is the sixth book in the fun-loving Mercy Watson series. (Available in audio)

Ages 9 – 12

Flickers by Arthur Slade (CA)

When their father dies, twin sisters Beatrice and Isabelle are sent to live with the mysterious Mr. Cecil, a powerful movie director and producer. The girls soon notice many strange and eerie things about their guardian and the mansion they live in. (Available in audio and through CELA)

78 Lights, Camera, Middle School by Jennifer Holm and Matthew Holm

Babymouse is now in middle school and decides to join the film club, where she is director of the club’s annual production.

How to Make a Movie in 10 Easy Lessons by Robert Blofield (author) and Venetia Dean (illustrator)

Attention all budding young filmmakers! Learn about camera angles, scripts, lighting, plot, and much more in this informative introduction to the world of movie making.

Scenes From the Epic Life of a Total Genius by Stacey Matson (BC)

Arthur Bean has big plans for his year in Grade 8 - he hopes to contribute to the school paper, save the planet, make time for a girlfriend, and create an award-winning zombie movie. This is the second book in the light and funny Genius trilogy.

Shadows of the Silver Screen by Christopher Edge

When a mysterious filmmaker wants to make a movie based on one of her stories, thirteen year old Penny discovers something frightful is in the air. This historical thriller is the second book in the Penelope Tredwell series.

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Create Your Own Movie Storyboard BC SRC 2018: Motion Commotion! Activity Sheet, Theme 7: Lights, Camera, Action! – Movies and Animation Prepared by: Stephanie Hong, Surrey Libraries

Do you know what all great movies start with? A story! Share your own movie ideas by creating a storyboard!

INSTRUCTIONS: MOVIE IDEAS:  Draw out your movie ideas in the boxes below and write a  Get some motion in your movie by having your characters short description for your scenes do an activity like playing basketball, riding a bike, skiing,  Remember to include a beginning, middle, and end or swimming.  Don’t forget a title

Your Movie Title:

SCENE 1: SCENE 2: SCENE 3: 80 BC SRC 2018: Motion Commotion! Family Storytime, Theme 7: Movies & Animation Prepared By: Kathy Adams, TNRD Library System

STORYTIME PLAN:

Opening Song: We Clap and Sing Hello (Tune: Farmer in the Dell) We clap and sing hello, We clap and sing hello, With our friends at storytime, We clap and sing hello! (Wave and sing hello; stomp and sing hello, whisper and sing hello)

Book: Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

Flannel Rhyme: Five Little Kernels Five little kernels sizzling in the pot All of a sudden, one went POP! Four little kernels… etc.

Put up the five kernel shapes on the board, as spread out as you can. When you say POP! slap a white popcorn shape right on top of one of the kernels.

Book: The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson

Rhyme: The Movies by Dennis Lee

Take me to the movies, Take me to the show, Take me to the pictures Where the big kids go.

I think we’re gonna laugh, I think we’re gonna cry, I think we’re gonna love it When the time flies by.

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Book: Winnie the Pooh: The Blustery Day by A. A Milne

Song: Fairy Tale Song (Tune: Jingle Bells) Once Upon a time In a land so far away, A princess kissed a frog- Well that just made his day!

Far across the town, Red Riding Hood took fright- She found a wolf in Granny’s bed When she told her good night!

Oh! Fairy tales! Fairy tales! Read them every day! Oh how fun it is to hear How Goldilocks got away!

Fairy tales! Fairy tales! Full of joy and laughter! Do you know how this one ends? Why, it’s Happily Ever After!

Goodbye Song: The Goodbye Train (Tune: She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain) Oh, the goodbye train is leaving, see you soon, toot, toot! Oh, the goodbye train is leaving, see you soon, toot, toot! Oh, the goodbye train is leaving, the goodbye train is leaving Oh, the goodbye train is leaving, see you soon toot, toot!

RESOURCES:

Five Little Kernals https://storytimekatie.com/2012/06/29/flannel-friday-popcorn/

Fairy Tale Song http://firstgradewow.blogspot.ca/2013/10/cinderella.html

82 BC SRC 2018: Motion Commotion! Program (Ages 5-8), Theme 7: Lights, Camera, Action! Prepared By: Tess Prendergast, D’Arcy Stainton, and Jen Streckmann, Vancouver Public Library

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION [5 – 10 min]

OPTION 1: Emoji Emotions

 Before the program, print off and cut out emojis such as sad, disgusted, happy etc. and put them in a bag.  Welcome everyone, introduce the program, and tell them that a big part of being a good actor is the ability to act out emotions. Then tell the children that they are going to reach into the bag and pick an emoji. Without showing the rest of the group which one they get, have them introduce themselves and say their favourite movie while acting out the emotion on their emoji. Have the group guess which emotion/emoji they picked.  Continue around the circle until everyone has introduced themselves. For this, and all the other parts of the program, the children can do the task together or in pairs.

OPTION 2: Wink Murder (if you have an older group)

 This is a fun game where the children close their eyes, and you tap one on the shoulder. This person becomes the murderer. You then tell the children to walk around the room as if they’re at a party. They can chat about their favourite books, movies, etc. If someone winks at them, they have to wait 10 seconds, and then die a dramatic death. The murderer wins if everyone dies, but if someone guesses who the murderer is then the murderer loses. If a child guesses wrong, they then have to die a dramatic death.

Play Wink Murder https://www.wikihow.com/Play-Wink-Murder

BOOKTALK OR STORY [5 – 10 min]

 Book Talk: Use the keywords “motion pictures” and “juvenile” to point you to fiction and non-fiction books to choose from, e.g., the Star Wars non-fiction books.  Read: William Heads to Hollywood by Helen Hancocks

ACTIVITY

Create a Storyboard [10 – 15 min]

Storyboards are used by screenwriters to map out in detail how a movie will look and how it will tell its story. In our case, each square will represent a scene and the children can fill in the basics of a story.

83 You can either fold a piece of paper into squares, or get a template off the internet.

CRAFT [15 – 20 min]

Option 1: Set Diorama Introduce the craft by talking about the settings of some of the kid’s favourite movies. Then have the kids create a paper triangle diorama and decorate their setting using all available craft supplies. If you have old Lego available you can use these characters to interact with the settings once they’re completed.

Option 2: Create a “Flip-o-Rama” This animates two images with slight differences. For example, one image might be of a person with a basketball ready to shoot. The second might be the person jumping and the ball swishing through the net. By flipping back and forth between the two, the illusion is created that the character is shooting a basketball.

Supplies:  Coloured pencils, felts, crayons, etc.  Card stock at least 4” X 6”  Plain paper cut into same size as card stock.  Stapler and Glue sticks.

Instructions:  Draw your scene close to the bottom of one of the pieces of paper.  Trace the scene on a second piece of paper, except where you want to make changes – draw those parts differently. If it’s too hard to see the original image through the paper, hold it up against a window to trace the outlines.  Glue the first image onto the card stock.  Put the second image on top, and staple it to the card stock along the top edge.  With a pencil, tightly roll the second image up to the top.  Holding the card at the top and using the pencil, quickly pull the paper down toward the bottom then back up. Enjoy your animation!  Barking Dog Two-Page Animation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Fe0CPIVjKA

Option 3: Create a Classic Flip-Book

Make a classic flip book that teaches basic animation principles. You could even show clips of early Disney movies to give the children a glimpse into classic animation.

84 Supplies:  Paper  Stapler  Markers

Instructions:  Fold and cut the paper until you have 20-30 pages the same size  Staple these pages together to create a book  Draw a simple image such as a ball in the lower corner, and continue drawing on each page varying the ball’s position slightly from the page before  You can make the ball bounce off walls and move around the page as you flip the pages.

Flip books work because of an optical illusion - persistence of vision. As the images you see move fast, your eye can’t see them individually and so it looks like one moving image.

How to make a Flip Book https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29SCiHN9zCI

CLOSING ACTIVITY: Famous Movie Photo Booth [10 min]

Design a photo booth where the kids can dress up as a character from an iconic movie and have their parents/caregivers take their photo “in the scene”. Harry Potter Photo Booth http://www.harrypotterparty.nl/wp-content/uploads/harry-potter- party-have-you-seen-this-wizard-printable.pdf

BOOKS

Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia by Tricia Barr and Adam Bray The Haunted Library: Ghosts at the Movie Theatre by Dori Hillestad Butler Nancy Drew Clue Book: Movie Madness by Carolyn Keene Star Wars: Science Fair Book by Samantha Margles 101 Movies to See Before You Grow Up by Suzette Valle

85 BC SRC 2018: Motion Commotion! Program (Ages 9-12), Theme 7: Lights, Camera, Action! Prepared by: Alexandria Suter, Fraser Valley Regional Library

ACTIVITY Movie-Themed Scavenger Hunt Materials:  Paper or cardstock  Printer Instructions: 1. Print off and cut out pictures of popular movie-themed items Examples: clapboard, popcorn bucket, award, movie camera, “walk of fame” star, ticket, etc. 2. Write or type up lists of all the items 3. Hide the pictures around the space 4. Give a list of the items to each child, or divide into teams/partners if there is a larger group 5. Have the children hunt around the space and find all the pictures 6. Different ways to win: a. The whole group wins when all the pictures are found b. Whoever finds one of each picture the fastest (if hiding multiple copies of each) c. Whoever finds a certain item, etc.

GAME Animation Puzzle Race Materials:  Paper or cardstock  Printer  Scissors  Envelopes Instructions: 1. Print off full-page photos of popular animated characters and/or movie posters 2. Cut the photos into strips or “puzzle sized” pieces 3. Fill the envelopes with all the pieces of a few complete photos 4. Hand out the envelopes to each child, pair, or team and have them sort out the jumbled pieces to complete the puzzles 5. Whichever child/pair/team completes all their puzzles and successfully guesses who/what each one is of first wins

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86 DIY Paper Clapboard Materials:  Black and white cardstock  Scissors  Glue sticks  Brads (2-pronged metal fasteners) Instructions: 1. Cut 8 ½ inch squares of black cardstock 2. Print out the clapboard templates (see below) on white cardstock Note: The children can complete everything after this step on their own 3. Cut out the individual pieces of the template 4. Glue the white rhombuses across the clapboard “handle” (the long black rectangle piece) to make stripes, making sure to leave the small white circle exposed 5. Glue the label near the bottom of the main square piece 6. Align the handle across the top of the main square so that approximately half of the handle overlaps onto the square, with the white circle at the bottom left of the handle 7. Push the brad through the two pieces of paper, using the white circle as a guide, and separate the prongs to secure the pieces together 8. Fill out the label with the details of a favorite movie or an original production of your own

BOOK SUGGESTIONS First Chapter Books: Calvin Coconut: Extra Famous (Calvin Coconut #9) by Graham Salisbury Quiet on the Set (Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo #10) by Nancy E. Krulik Graphic Novels: Lights, Camera, Stilton! by Geronimo Stilton The Shadow Door (The Chronicles of Elsewhere #1) by Bannister Novels: Flickers by Arthur Slade The Grand Plan to Fix Everything by Uma Krishnaswami The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick My Life as a Stuntboy by Janet Tashjian Ruby Electric by Theresa Nelson Wolf Storm by Dee Garretson

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