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Join the Reading Takes You Everywhere Club this summer and embark on a literary adventure! Participate in fun activities like creating passports, crafting, puppet making, and more. Explore the world through books, movies, and games, and get inspired to plan your dream vacation.
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Programming for Older Children Reading Takes You Everywhere| Summer 2018
ID Cards Summer Reading Program 2018 ______________________________________ is a member of the Reading Takes You Everywhere Club Favorite Book Dream Vacation ______________________ _______________________ Membership cards are printed, children select one as they sign up. Use Avery Template 5392/Badge Insert to print-out cards. Reading Takes You Everywhere | Summer 2018
Passports Book a Trip: Create a Passport for children Place labels on inside of front cover using Avery 5163 Shipping Labels: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PASSPORT Last Name: First Name: Nationality: Address: Date of Birth: Place of Birth: Children paste their photo on 1st page Use Ellison Die 30337-DC to create passports Reading Takes You Everywhere | Summer 2018
Passports • Pages could have different topics: • Books that take me places • Games from foreign countries • Movies that take me places • My favorite places near me • My dream vacation • Programs at the library • Write Hello in another language – identify the country & continent Reading Takes You Everywhere | Summer 2018
Passports • State flower – Draw a picture of the flower, name it, identify the state. • Pick a country, write the mode of transportation. Put the flag sticker in your passport. • Choose a food from another country. • Craft – Make a papel picado & get a Mexico sticker for your passport. • Choose a country you would like to travel to, find the flag sticker, identify the continent and a place to visit in that country. Reading Takes You Everywhere | Summer 2018
Passports • Children fill out passports during programs; looking for books; or participating in activities. Use stamps for different activities, such as Read, animal footprint stamps for animal programs, etc. • Date stamp the page when activity is completed. Reading Takes You Everywhere | Summer 2018
Leis Hula Dancers Program or watch a video of hula dancing. Lei Craft String beads or cut-up straws and flowers onto yarn. Reading Takes You Everywhere | Summer 2018
Baggy Books Supplies:Zip top quart size baggies, pictures from picture books, magazines or family pictures. Directions: Take 5-10 baggies, staple the bottoms together and cover with colored tape. Place pictures inside the baggies to create a book. Children can tell a story, rearrange the pictures and tell a different story. Words and sentences can be added. Reading Takes You Everywhere | Summer 2018
You’ve Seen The Movie, Now Read The Book! • Display a world map with movies based on books from around the world. • Place book jackets on the country where the book was based. Include fantasy, space travel, etc. • http://www.kcedventures.com/kids-resources/movies/books-made-into-movies/a Reading Takes You Everywhere | Summer 2018
Plan a Trip Contact local travel agencies, AAA, etc., for brochures, posters and trip ideas. Use posters for displays or cut up travel magazines for story ideas. Plan a trip; determine your mode of transportation; create an itinerary; keep a travel journal. Reading Takes You Everywhere | Summer 2018
World Map Display 7 Wonders of the World Natural Wonders: Aurora, Grand Canyon, Great Barrier Reef, Harbor of Rio de Janiero, Mount Everest, Paricutin Volcano, Victoria Falls Reading Takes You Everywhere | Summer 2018
Juice Box Boats • Make a sail with paper, a straw or wooden skewer Ex: Flags of countries, superheroes or book characters. Cut-out 1 side of the juice box. • Place flag in clay in the bottom of the boat. • Test which boats float the best! Reading Takes You Everywhere | Summer 2018
Aboriginal Bark Painting Tear up paper bags, crumple up, lay flat, glue cut-outs of lizards, kangaroos, footprints, paw prints, etc. onto paper. Dip pencil into paint and paint the cut-outs. Reading Takes You Everywhere | Summer 2018
Penguin Puppet Supplies: Black paper cup White construction paper for flippers & tummy Orange construction paper for feet & beak Googly eyes, yarn or string, popsicle stick Glue & scissors Reading Takes You Everywhere | Summer 2018
Desert Sand Dune Place salt into wide mouthed jar or use muffin tins. Grind/stir colored sidewalk chalk in the salt until desired color is achieved. Layer colors into jars, use stir sticks or toothpicks to create patterns on the side of the jar. Fill jar to top, glue lid in place. Reading Takes You Everywhere | Summer 2018
Contact: Judy Cunningham San Diego Public Library jcunningham@sandiego.gov Summer @ Your Library is a project of the California Library Association, supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. Reading Takes You Everywhere | Summer 2018