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STEAM YOUR LIBRARYFrom Storytimes to Tweens --Strategies for Incorporating STEAM in Programs
HELLO!Elly Reardon
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Meira Broderick
1.WHY S.T.E.A.M.?
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Guiding Principles for the Development of the NYS Prekindergarten Foundation to the Common Core
● Children are active learners
● Early learning and development are multidimensional
● The family is a significant contributor to children’s learning and development
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● Children learn in context
https://www.engageny.org/resource/new-york-state-prekindergarten-foundation-for-the-common-core
NEW YORK STATEDepartment of EducationNEXT GENERATION STANDARDS
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● Emphasizes the reading of informational texts alongside literature
● Emphasizes reading comprehension skills particular to information text beginning on the pre-K level
http://www.nysed.gov/curriculum-instruction/new-york-state-next-generation-english-language-arts-learning-standards
21st Century Skills
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21st Century Skills
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For more on 21st Century Skills go tohttp://www.nea.org/home/34888.htm
STEAMis fun!
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STEAM...Can help you brand your programsPatrons know what to expect
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2.PAJAMA SCIENCE STORYTIMEAGES 3-5 YEARS
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HARVEST MOON11Pajama Science Storytime
● So That’s How the Moon Changes Shape (Fowler)
● Possum’s Harvest Moon (Hunter)
● Revolution/Rotation rhyme
Moon Phases WreathMoon Sand and Galaxy Dough
Puffy Paint Moon
COLORS12Pajama Science Storytime
Vinegar and Baking Soda
Colored Glycine “glasses”
Books and crafts
DINOSAURS13Pajama Science Storytime
» Stations included -- macaroni dinosaurs; make your own fossil; play station with dinosaur dig and matching game
» How tall was a T. Rex? (Limentani)» Dinosaur vs. Bedtime (Shea)
Dinosaur Dig
Macaroni DinosaursMake Your Own Fossil
3.ELEMENTARY STORYTIMEFAIRYTALE STORYTIMEGRADES K-2ND
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STREGA NONA
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Elementary Storytime
» Use STEAM activities within traditional storytimes
» Use informational texts » Multimedia
GIANT SQUID
THREE LITTLE PIGS
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Fairytale StorytimeReader’s Theater Program
THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF
THE BREMEN TOWN MUSICIANS
4.TWEEN MAKERGRADES 3RD - 6TH
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EVOLUTION OF TWEEN BRANDING
Engineering Tween Tech
Tween Maker
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ENGINEERING19Tween Maker
Art BotBridges
STEAM Boats
Catapults
OUR MAKERSPACE20
Tech Tubs 3D Printers
3Doodlers Button Maker
MakerBot Catalog:Premade 3D Files
TWEEN TECH21Tween Maker
Makey Makey
Button Maker
Bloxels
3Doodlers
TWEEN MAKER22Tween Maker
Duct Tape Crafts
3D Printer and 3Doodlers
Little Bits
4.CONCLUSION
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PJ Science Storytime
● Active learning● Parental involvement● Stimulate children’s
learning in a sensory environment
● Wear PJs!
Elementary &Fairytale Storytime
● Incorporates STEAM into traditional storytimes.
● Multidimensional approaches to text
● Incorporate non-fiction
Tween Maker
● Branding● Evolution of program● Self-direction &
collaboration● Stimulating creativity
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STEAM YOUR LIBRARY
What we hope you take away...● Keep trying new things.● Incorporate what your library has that kids aren’t utilizing.● If you build it they will come. It takes time to build an audience.● Be creative! If you’re having fun, they’re having fun.
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