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Sail Away With Books!
After creating passports in the activity listed above, take off for an adventure. Make key
stops in important library “cities,” noting important facts about that locale. Have someone
in each department use a different library stamp to mark the passports.
Examples:
Circulation – home of the book drop
Reference – famous for a collection of 500 reference titles
Beach Party
Host a beach party or campout. Sserve lemonade with umbrellas and finger foods snacks.
Play beach music and invite a dance teacher to show the children some fun dances. Play
limbo, volley ball, and other beach party games.
Limbo Fun
Get a broomstick or a long ruler. Line up the children to play the limbo. Let volunteers
hold up the stick at about shoulder level. In turn, each child must bend backwards and
walk under the stick. After everyone has gone under, lower the stick and keep repeating.
If a child can’t go under the limbo stick, he or she is “out.” See how low the last child can
limbo. Play “Limbo Rock Remix” listed in the audio recordings section of this program.
What Will We Put In The Suitcase
Let the children sit in a circle. Go around the circle and ask each child to name what he or
she will put into a suitcase. Each item must begin with the next letter of the alphabet. For
example, “A” might be alligator shoes; “B” might be bubble gum, etc.
Web-Based Activities
Virtual Field Trip: The Titanic
www.virtual-field-trips.com
Click on the History tab and select Titanic to take a virtual field trip, complete a
scavenger hunt, view artifacts from the ship, learn about expeditions to salvage, and
more.
Books to Share
Ahoy Matey!
Do Pirates Take Baths? by Kathy Tucker.
Edward and the Pirates by David McPhail.
The Pirate Queen by Emily Arnold McCulley.
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