Showing posts with label Build a Better World. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Build a Better World. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Picture Book Review: What to Do with a Box


What can you do with a box? Whatever your imagination allows!
A really great book - perfect for this year's summer reading theme.
I loved the spark of imagination and playing wherever it takes you.
Great illustrations. 
Inspiring! 

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Picture Book Review: A Year at a Construction Site


A year at building a school.

Lots to see in this one. The illustrations are great, peeling back layers so kids can see the steps it takes to build a school. Plus there are objects to search for on every page, allowing kids to our over the illustrations and really take a good look at them. Perfect for one on one sharing.

Sunday, April 2, 2017

Summer Reading: Build a Better World Kids Books


Just a few books for displays this summer if you're going with the architecture theme:

Board Books:
Paris: A Book of ShapesCityblock

Picture Books:
Mighty, Mighty Construction SiteMy Hometown
The Three Little Pigs: An Architectural TaleTinyville Town Gets to Work!City Shapes
Build This City! (LEGO City)Block City
If I Built a HouseMr. King's CastleDalmatian in a Digger

Nonfiction:
1748301A Street Through Time

Built to LastStephen Biesty's Cross-Sections Castle750 Years in ParisIf You Lived Here: Houses of the WorldJulia Morgan Built a Castle
How Did They Build That? Water ParkFrom Empty Lot to BuildingLego (Brands We Know)
21 elephants on the Brooklyn BridgeBuried Beneath Us: Discovering the Ancient Cities of the AmericasHomes in Many Cultures
Billions of BricksGet a Job at the Construction SiteA Year at a Construction Site

Saturday, March 18, 2017

Summer Reading: Build a Better World (7)

I know it's March, but summer will be here before you know. Deadlines are looming for performers and/or community magazines. I've started pulling together ideas on Pinterest. I'm planning to concentrate on building activities and STEAM programs. But Pinterest as so many great ideas that it's hard to choose. So I'm sharing my Pinterest finds. I hope you find them useful.
Here is a look at some more kid friendly programs.  
Drawing a cartoon castle:
Draw a Castle 
How to build a cardboard car.Perfect for our "Drive-In Movie" Night!:
Create a Box Car
Lego printing - looks like it would be great for printing houses and other buildings! - printmaking architecture line shape:
Art with Legos

What a fun little reading cave!:
Create a Reading Cave
How to Build a Bridge-craft & Science:
Bridge Challenge 

Saturday, March 11, 2017

Summer Reading: Build a Better World (6)


I know it's March, but summer will be here before you know. Deadlines are looming for performers and/or community magazines. I've started pulling together ideas on Pinterest. I'm planning to concentrate on building activities and STEAM programs. But Pinterest as so many great ideas that it's hard to choose. So I'm sharing my Pinterest finds. I hope you find them useful.
Here is a look at some kid friendly programs. 
Turn a Cardboard Box into an Epic Marble Run - Great engineering challenge for kids. Fun group activity to see what each group comes up with!:
Marble Run
Engineering Project for Kids: Build a Straw Roller Coaster:
Roller Coaster
Family Fort Night is a fun and playful library program. This post has instructions and a list of supplies to try it out for yourself!:
Family Fort Night