Reading can take you on many adventures without leaving the comfort of your chair. It can also help children learn many new skills and address the emotions they might be feeling at this sometimes stressful time. Hoopla is an online library resource that [...]
Tween Comic Club is a place for comic lovers ages 9-14 to discuss what they are reading each month. Here is the latest list of the books we’ve been talking about and that our tween readers recommend! Follow the links to check out [...]
Dinosaurs are really cool and everyone has their favorites, like Velociraptors and T-Rex just to name a couple. Do you really know what makes a dinosaur a dinosaur? When they lived, what they ate and how big they were? What about what a [...]
Imagine a place where there’s always a rainbow above your head. Children across the nation are creating and discovering these places by crafting rainbows and placing them in windows, on sidewalks, and on driveways, bringing joy to children of all ages in a [...]
Strawberry Hill written by Mary Ann Hoberman is about a 10-year-old girl named Allie who is experiencing the Great Depression. She and her family will be moving far away to a street called Strawberry Hill. Unfortunately, there are no actual strawberries, but [...]
Supplies: (2) Paper Plates Popsicle Stick Crayons or Markers Scissors Tape or Glue Instructions: 1. Color your paper plate. 2. Cut small triangles in the outside of the paper [...]
Supplies An Empty Jar Paper Pens Instructions Write a variety of words down on a piece of paper. Make sure you have a mix of different types of words--nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, etc. You [...]
Welcome to Gardening with Ms. Kate! Today we will be learning about propagation. Propa – wha? Propagation. Now, let me explain. Propagation is “the breeding of specimens of a plant or animal by natural processes from the [...]
Right now would be a great time to go on a trip (virtually!). In July we have a program called Go On An Expedition. Download Google Expedition from the App store on your phone. There are many places to go and visit. How [...]
Weather can be wild and crazy. Two examples are Hurricanes and Tornadoes. Hurricanes Hurricanes are a large storm that rotates with high wind speeds. They form over warm tropical waters. To qualify as a hurricane the [...]
