Summer Reading Program

Elementary children will meet at the same time on the deck with our Summer Reading Coordinator, Margie Leather.

Preschoolers will continue Storytime in the library with volunteer Margia

LASTING IMPRESSIONS: SUMMER READING PROGRAM 2006
11 a.m. Wednesdays, June 7 - August 2
A snack & beverage will be served each week. *Please provide an old t-shirt with your child's name written on it to serve as a smock.
Date	Activity	Description
June 7	Orientation & vote for summer chapter book	We will read one chapter of each of several books & then vote on which book we'll read for the duration of the 9-week program.
June 14	Pop-Up Cards for Father's Day	Children will make their own pop-up cards for dad.
June 21	Fossil-Making I	Children will retrieve an item that they want to preserve in plaster & set first layer.
June 28	Fossil-Making II	Children will pour second layer of plaster to complete their own fossils (to be unveiled the following week).
July 5	Braille Session	We will introduce the Braille alphabet & make letters out of crackers, PB & chocolate chips.
July 12	Mini Desert Garden	Children will create their own mini desert garden using materials from the riverside.
July 19	Kite-Making I	We will begin making our own kites by building the frames & cutting wings.
July 26	Kite-Making II	We will assemble & decorate our kites today.
August 2	Picnic & Kite-Fly	Please bring a brown-bag lunch & watch our kites take flight!

Studies show that voluntary reading is the best way to establish good reading habits in children. This is best accomplished when kids get to choose their own books from a wide variety, such as that available at the public library. The statewide Summer Reading Program is a growing, annual event that reaches thousands of New Mexico children every year.

LASTING IMPRESSIONS: SUMMER READING PROGRAM 2006

Activity

Fossil-Making I