Stories NeverEnding - A Program Guide for Schools and Libraries (Paperback, Annotated edition)

Brimming with inspiration and creative ideas, this guide presents you with a wealth of thematic programs and lively, book-based activities for public library, school library, and elementary classroom settings, complete with practical instructions for implementation. Each chapter focuses on a theme or curriculum area--from Red Hot Readers and Math Countdown to Barrel of Fun and Poetry Place--and offers an annotated list of picture books and chapter books for use with the topic. Also included are complete programs containing step-by-step instructions, materials lists, reproducible patterns, scripts, and stories. Grades 2-6. Children will delight in creating their very own art museum, participating in a storytelling festival, holding a yummy dinner theatre, creating a keen jeans book bag, and much more. In addition, each chapter contains a list of ideas that serve as springboards for activities that you can develop on your own. With writing projects, wordplay, arts and crafts, dramatics, math problems, history lessons, and more, this guide makes it easy to engage young learners while building literacy and reading skills, along with a love of books and reading. Grades K-6