Science in the Summer 2013

Bioscience
For children entering Grades 2-6
Monday, July 29th– Thursday, August 1st
Registration will take place Wednesday, May 1st through Friday, May 31st

SIGN UP FOR SCIENCE IN THE SUMMER

Science in the Summer is a program sponsored by the GlaxoSmithKline Foundation and the Delaware County Library System. The program introduces students entering grades 2-6 to the fun of science. Brief, experiment-oriented courses are taught by certified teachers at the Swarthmore Public Library. Children will learn as they participate in fun, hands-on science activities and experiments. This year’s theme is Bioscience.

Explore the world of one-celled and many-celled living things using microscopes. Examine plant and animal cells and discover how they are similar and different.  Make your own slides to observe microscopic animals, onion cells, and aquatic herbs. Dissect a flower and examine each part.  Learn about bacteria and find out why some bacteria are helpful and others are harmful.

Science in the Summer will be held at the Swarthmore Public Library from Monday, July 29th through Thursday, August 1st. Each child will attend one 45 minute class (either morning or afternoon session) Monday through Thursday. The class schedule is as follows:

AM
Level 1 (Grades 2-3) 10:00 am – 10:45 am

Level 2 (Grades 4-6) 11:00 am – 11:45 am

PM
Level 1 (Grades 2-3) 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm

Level 2 (Grades 4-6) 3:00 pm – 3:45 pm

This program is free for participants but space is limited. Selection will be done by lottery. Children entering grades 2-6 are invited to register for the lottery. Parents must complete a registration form in person at the library for each child. Registration will run from Wednesday, May 1st through Friday, May 31st. 

Please call the library at 610-543-0436 with any questions or email swcsd@delcolibraries.org.

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May Days

Spring Specials
Registration links are in the sidebar

Build-an-Aquarium Workshop (Ages 5 and Up)
Kids take over the storytime room and transform it into an aquarium. Parents and caregivers can tour the aquarium when you return to pick up your kids!

Monday, May 13th
4:00-5:00 PM

Sprouts for Sprouts (Ages 3 1/2 and Up)
Hear some stories and plant a seed to take home!

Thursday, May 16th
2:00-2:45 PM

Baby Garden Party (Birth-24 Months)
Dress up your babies for a musical party in the garden!

Wednesday, May 22nd
10:00 AM

Teddy Bear Picnic (All Ages)
Bring your lunch and your stuffed friends for a picnic on the lawn! (weather permitting)

Thursday, May 30th
12:00 PM

LEGO at the Library (Ages 4 and Up)
Join us at the library to build and create with our giant stash of LEGOs!
(if you have previously registered for this event you don't have to register again)

Last Thursday of Every Month
4:00-5:00 PM
May 30th
June 27th
July 25th
August 29th

Arts & Crafts Club (Ages 4 and Up)
Join me at the library for a special art project each month. Learn new techniques and mediums and make something beautiful to take home!
(if you have previously registered for this event you don't have to register again)

First Thursday of Every Month
(Arts & Crafts Club will not be held in July and August due to scheduling conflicts)
4:00-5:00 PM
May 2nd
June 6th

Register for Storytimes!

Registration for Spring 2013 Storytimes begins on Tuesday, February 19th at 7:00 am. To register click the registration links in the sidebar. If you have any questions or problems with registration give me a call at 610-543-0436. See below for the full storytime schedule.

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Snow Storytime

School-Age Storytime

Books:
Snow Globe Family by Jane O'Connor
   This is a really cool story about a little family that lives inside a snowglobe. They are waiting for the day when the big family would shake the snowglobe and make a snowstorm so they could go sledding. This is a really fun story and it led in to our snowglobe craft.

Snow by Uri Shulevitz
  The kids really liked the illustrations in this book. Especially the "creepy" television reporter who they kept asking to see again and again.

Snowie Rolie by William Joyce
   The kids also enjoyed the illustrations of the magical snowy land in this book. The story is mediocre but it kept their attention.

Activity:
Crumpled Paper Snowball Fight

Divide kids into two teams and dump snowballs in the middle. Kids try to throw all the snowballs to the other teams side before time runs out.

They had fun with this activity but I couldn't judge the winner because they kept cheating :)

Craft:
Snowglobes with couscous snow.

Snow Storytime

Preschool Storytime

Opening Song:
The Popcorn Song by Laurie Berkner

Activity/Stretch:
Small Tall

Rhyme:
With our ears we will listen,
With our eyes we will look,
It's time to read a book!
Shhhhhh!
(with appropriate signs)

Books:
Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London
   Froggy books are always a hit. Of course the kids though it was great when he forgot his underwear.
A Hat for Minerva Louise by Janet Morgan Stoeke
   I love Minerva Louise and the kids were very vocal during this book, telling Minerva Louise what she was doing wrong. There's one part that leads into a good discussion on what clothing is appropriate in the winter.
Mouse's First Snow by Lauren Thompson
   I like the Mouse books but this one was my least favorite. But a couple kids commented on how much they love this story so that just goes to show how much I know.
Red Truck by Kersten Hamilton
  A little short for preschool storytime but there is a truck in it so of course the kids liked it.

Rhyme:
Start with 5 snowmen with removable noses.

5 chubby little snowmen,
Each had a carrot nose.
Along came a bunny,
And what do you suppose?
That hungry little bunny,
Was looking for his lunch,
And he ate one snowmans carrot nose,
Nibble, nibble, CRUNCH!

4 chubby little snowmen...

Craft:
Snowglobes with couscous snow.

Snow Storytime

Toddler Storytime

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Books:
Oh! by Kevin Henkes
Bunny's First Snowflake by Monica Wellington

Flannelboard:
Start with 5 snowmen with removable carrot noses.

5 chubby little snowmen,
Each had a carrot nose.
Along came a bunny,
And what do you suppose?
That hungry little bunny,
Was looking for his lunch,
And he ate one snowman's carrot nose,
Nibble, nibble CRUNCH!

4 chubby little snowmen...

Song:
If All the Raindrops...

Craft:

Bug Storytime

Preschool Storytime

Books:
Tiny Little Fly by Michael Rosen
  This story is cute but I think the end gets a little confusing. I was waiting for something more exciting to happen.

Soup For One by Ethan Long
  The kids really enjoyed this book. They thought it was funny that the flies were in the soup and they liked the illustrations.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
  All the kids had read this and were excited to tell me about it . They enjoyed reading along with me.

Little Bee by Edward Gibbs
  This is short and sweet and the kids liked guessing what was chasing each animal/person. One little boy even guessed the twist ending.

The Croaky Pokey by Ethan Long
  I read this one last because it requires the kids to stand up and dance the hokey (croaky) pokey. This one was really fun and all the kids were enthusiastic participants.

Song:
The Itsy-Bitsy Spider
The Big Humongus Spider
The The Teensy Tiny Spider

Shaker Song and Dance:
The Ants Go Marching by Ralph Covert

Craft:
Giant Fly Eye Hats