1. Quick Programming Ideas

Make Way For Duckling

After I read the book Make Way For Duckings to the children I would talk about the rhyming words of the ducklings names. Then we would talk about how the duckling came out of the egg and elaborate the stages of the life cycle. The activity with the children would be making a picture of the ducklings with Mr. and Mrs.  Mallard swimming. I found in the party supplies at Hobby Lobby stores on the Baby Shower section they have yellow ducks for cupcake toppers. I cut them in the middle and take out the tooth pick and use booth side to make my picture of the eight ducklings and the adult mallard ducks with the kids hand using tempera paint. Tempera paint does not have to be used if you found it to be very messy it can also be drawn to the paper or traced. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_75swunmSL0

Programming Contest 1

Superhero book reads Challenge

Planning:  On contest the librarian has to make sure to have enough superhero books for the entire school if you want to challenge the student body. It can also be done for only 2^nd - 5^th grade students. This Contest can be done in October. The contest can run for two weeks or for the month. Address to the students to return the books back to the library as soon as they finish thereby there will always be circulating for those who take on the challenge. Make Superhero displays inside and outside the library for encouragement and advertisement. Have a separate Superhero book log for each student who is participating so they can see how many books the student has read throughout the week. The prize can be free Marvel book series with their favorite superhero cape or a free movie ticket and DVD of a Superhero movie. If possible the student for every ten superhero books read they can get a superhero cut out by which they can collect all the superheroes during the contest. 

Promotion: Make posters of superheroes stating the rules and the starting and ending date of the contest. Identify the prize for the student who reads the most Superhero books.  Their picture will be posted on the school website. Stress on the posters that the winner will be the one who reads the most Superhero books ONLY. Make sure it is being announced on the intercom on a daily basis for encouragements and reminder. They can read books found in the public library and bought in the books stores.

Preparations: Have the superhero books set apart from other books on display. Have posters promoting the book challenge posted around the school and flyers taken home for parents to help their son/daughter with the contest. Make sure you stress to each student to return the book as soon as they have finish reading it. Have announcements already made and waiting for the duration of the contest. Have copies of different superheroes cut outs to give as they read ten books. Make sure the librarian keeps up with the circulation of the superhero books that way the student will have a variety to read and not have to waste time waiting for a book because they are still sitting to be put out on shelf. 

Procedures: Students must sign up at the library and must understand the rules before starting reading. The computer must display how many books are read and be logged on a separate paper to verify every milestone reached. At the end of the contest the librarian will announced over the intercom for the entire student body to hear the student who has won and his/ her prize.

Payoff: The winner will receive either a series of Marvel books and their superhero cape or a superhero movie ticket and DVD.

Resources found in Teacher pay teachers and on Pintress.
Capes are found at Amazon.com.