SNAKE LADY: MRS. MILLIE PHILLIPS

Presented By: Kaela Hawkins

Summer II, 2011

Designing Information Programs for Children & Youth

LIBM 6371

Public Library Programming Observation & Reflection

“FACTS AND FUN WITH WILDLIFE”Millie Phillips (a.k.a. The Snake Lady) began her program at 4:00 p.m. and ended at 4:30 p.m. This particular program was designed for children that were seven years old or younger. There were only about ten kids at the program when it first began. By the end of the program, twenty children were present. Millie began by introducing herself. She was great with this age group. She engaged the children and made them laugh.

RESOURCES/MANIPULATIVES

This picture shows a few of the resources Millie used during her program. You can see the yellow pieces of construction paper that the children used to classify the different resources. The construction paper was labeled chew, gulp, suck, and filter. The children classified each animal/insect by the way they eat.

ENGAGEMENTThis photo demonstrates how Millie engaged the children. She allowed them to actually touch the different manipulatives/resources she had.

MORE ENGAGEMENT

THE SURPRISE!Mrs. Millie had a surprise for the children. The surprise was her hog nosed snake. The children were scared at first. They jumped back. This photo was taken when the children calmed down and decided to pet the snake.

VIDEO OF SNAKE

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“MAKING TRACKS”

Millie Phillips began her second program at 5:00 p.m. and it lasted until 6:00 p.m. This particular program was designed for children that were eight years old or older. However, several of the younger children from the previous program wanted to attend. They were allowed to participate as long as their parents assisted them. Twenty-one children attended this program.

PREPARING SANDThis photo shows the students preparing their sand. They were told to get it wet and NOT pack it down.

MORE PREPARATION

ADDING MIXTURE

In this photo, the children have combined their ½ cup of plaster with ¼ cup of water and mixed it in the plastic bag. They began pouring the mixture over their track that they imprinted in the sand.

FINAL STEPSAfter pouring the mixture on the track, the children waited for the track to harden. The children LOVED this activity!

REFERENCES: B. Whorton, personal communication,

June 27, 2011.  M. Phillips, personal communication,

June 27, 2011. Madison County Library. (2009). The

Carroll & Madison Public Library Foundation. Retrieved June 27, 2011 from http://www.carrollmadisonlibraries.org/library.aspx?lib=huntsville

PHOTO REFERENCES: Madison County Library. (2011). State of

Arkansas. Retrieved June 28, 2011 from http://www.library.arkansas.gov/Pages/facilityDetails.aspx?show=105