Activities

=Current Activities:= October--Teen Read Week November--Movie releases: Ender's Game on Nov 1 and Catching Fire on Nov 22, 2013 November--Veteran's Day December--Scholastic Book Fair January--MLK, Jr. February--Black History Month, I Love Libraries Month March--Foreign Language Week, Women's History Month, Dr. Seuss Day/March 2 April--School Library Month, Project Trashway, Earth Day May--Get Caught Reading whole month--getcaughtreading.org
 * Mrs. Schatz is planning (and would like help) the following: **

*************************************************************************************************************** Trick or Treat Day in the Library, Thursday, October 31, 2011--We can do it again if YOU choose To participate you need to bring a bag of individually wrapped candy in by Friday morning Decorations is Thursday morning before school or during lunch on Thursday-WHEN? Spooky books on the tables Flyers in library Bring in plastic bowls to put candy on display

Sign up for tasks to be done:
Candy--brought in by participants Decorations: done flyers/posters: Megan Lee--done Little Goody Bags: Mrs. Schatz--done ***************************************************************************************************************

Suggested Activities:
Book talks (this vocab is copyrighted so we’ll have to call them something else TCLS)
 * Literacy displays tied to a theme
 * Teach about covers, titles, open paragraph grabbers (YADB)
 * Helps select new materials: books, audio books, eReaders, CDs, games/board games, etc
 * Since it’s a school I still have final say
 * Celebrity Stacks: write celebrity & ask for their favorite book selections (LTAG 81)
 * Do skits about books, air on Channel 1
 * make youtube channel with books movies.
 * Design, plan, run, & evaluate summer reading program
 * Habitat for Humanity: who/what they are/do, make/sell birdhouses-teens painted some to help
 * Teen movie night & chat (LTAG 82)
 * Horror movie—sell snacks
 * Don’t judge a book by its movie
 * Teen book club
 * Programs:
 * Something Cool After School
 * Anime/Manga Club
 * Detective Club
 * Cool Crafts
 * Book Bits
 * Cirque do Freak Party
 * Espresso Yourself (LTAG 82)
 * Full day celebration of art, poetry, music, while sipping espresso
 * Run coffee bar each morning: set up/sell/clean up/order supplies—My idea
 * Design layout of space
 * Reading spot—more couches/bean bags
 * How to raise $$ or ask for donations
 * Write/perform skits—visit elementary & middle schools
 * Book buying trips
 * Permission form on LTAG p125
 * Book plates in books that they chose
 * Open mic night/coffeehouse—monthly
 * Holiday program for kids/nursing home—December
 * Compile book lists for suggested reading
 * Summer
 * Readalikes
 * Holidays/seasons
 * Themes
 * Genre
 * Storytelling for Read Across America, have storyteller in to give talk, Mickey VanDerwerker
 * Practice reading aloud ahead of time and then to elementary schools
 * Scavenger hunts—online?
 * Holiday—make gingerbread house
 * Charity gift drive
 * Craft projects—purse out of old book, sculptures from old books
 * Discuss books, music, movies
 * Nomination sheet
 * Pass around, one title per person if two others decide to read it & deem it worthy of vote—gets three votes automatically-becomes Choice Pick/Student Starred
 * Write annotations of movies/CD
 * Homework center—older student works with younger
 * Sign ups
 * “bio/data” sheet of older student
 * Student lists subjects and hours available
 * Perhaps BMS kids could come over or LHS goes there to tutor
 * Teens for Tots (LTAG p 122)
 * Halloween ideas (LTAG p 122)
 * Karaoke party
 * Murder mystery night
 * Library survivor hunt
 * CD or Book exchange
 * Author visits—Skype, in person
 * Teen Read Week (LTAG p131)
 * Monday: classroom door decorating contest
 * Tuesday: Read a t-shirt day
 * Wed-Fri: held paperback book exchange
 * Let teens choose theme
 * Present at conferences
 * LTAG p83—lists of books to share with teens about projects, programs, group activities, special events
 * Share books of mine that have ideas
 * Cool Reflections—YA summer reading program (LTAG p143)
 * Read-review & win a prize event from Jun-Aug
 * Mini reviews
 * Can email
 * Can share through Google docs or blog
 * Mark books as TAG favorites
 * End of year: group does “year reflection” to figure out its direction
 * Hold retreat at end of September to plan coming year’s activities
 * Book reviews (LTAG p140)
 * On index card or in blog
 * Give brief oral summary
 * Answer: “Would you recommend this book to a friend?”
 * At end of year vote on favorites and publish lists
 * Books marked with “TAB Recommends’’ seal
 * Stupid PB Day—helped weed “dorky-looking” paperbacks from collection (LTAG 16)
 * Teens’ Top Ten—how? TCLS 176+
 * Macramé workshop
 * Recycled jewelry
 * Decorate personal journals
 * Poetry slam
 * Creative writing program
 * “That’s my take”—www.library.pima.gov/teenzone/trailers
 * How to deal with overdue books and offenders
 * Read-a-thons (TCLS )
 * Gaming Tournaments
 * Programs on early release day
 * National Games Week (TCLS 46)
 * Mock Printz Book club (TCLS 56-7)
 * Writing, art, performance projects—details & resources 94 (TCLS 69-94)
 * Read One, Pick One (TCLS 105)
 * Teen Space Focus Group—basic questions (TCLS 110+)
 * Webpage—helpful list of webpage layout rules TCLS 118+
 * Youtube videos
 * Podcasts
 * music
 * Art Gallery of student work, archive of podcasts (TCLS 121)
 * Visits from journalists, disc jockeys, etc