• Lifestyle

    Resource: Creative Live

    I purchased a Creative Live course a while ago titled”Building a Successful Creative Blog” by April Bowles-Olin. The course is a 3-day workshop that I’m hoping will jump start me into revamping my blog. It’s been on my mind for awhile now, especially since I’m no longer a children’s librarian,…

  • Activities

    Maker Monday: Stop Motion Animation

    Our program is geared toward children entering 3rd – 6th grade in the fall.  We only register 20 kids for the program because we only have 10 iPads and with technology and science programs, less is more. This is our second Maker Monday program of the summer featuring our iPads…

  • Activities

    Crazy 8s Math Workshop – Math Fun for Everyone!

    We just finished an 8-week session of math classes with Bedtime Math’s Crazy 8s Club for students in 3rd – 5th grades.  I was a little worried that the kids would attend all eight weeks, but we registered 22 kids and had between 16-22 kids every week. The Bedtime Math…

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    STEAM: Bristlebot Workshop

    Even with all the snow, we carried on and still offered a Bristlebot Workshop for kids in grades 4 – 8 on Monday night. I started off the program talking about circuitry and although it probably didn’t make the most sense, I think the kids figured out the difference between…

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    Summer Reading Workshop

    I’m spending the day at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia to learn how science and literacy can work together to create an amazing summer reading program. We’ve spent the morning doing some great experiments with balance and sound and all the ideas they have given us have included very basic…