“Reading First Literacy Events”

at Swissvale Library

Wednesdays, 7-8 p.m.

K-3, accompanied by parents/older siblings

April 2^nd

Aliens!

From First Graders from Mars to Space Dog Jack to Qpootle-5, books about friendly aliens stretch our imaginations, and help us see ourselves more clearly. We’ll explore the books, and create aliens of our own to take home.

Computer Segment: - Learn about the universe and read stories about robots.

 www.lil-fingers.com/robot/index.html - Simple stories to be read aloud online.

www.prongo.com/space/  - questions about the solar system & answers

www.spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/mars_rocket2.shtml - Mars adventure & Solar-  

 System Switch-a-roo!! & Draw a dot-to-dot space craft.

www.pbskids.org/arthur/games/alien/alien.html -  build a picture of an alien

April 9^th

Stone Soup

Everyone likes Stone Soup—at least, everyone writes about it. Come for an introduction to the many printed versions, sample one, and create a recipe of your own.

Computer Segment: Cooking games

www.oyunlar1.com/cookinggames.asp - tropical fruit, cooking fajitas, pancake day

www.cooking-games-online.1000dressupgames.com

    sandwich cooking game (page 4)

    cooking bunnies in the kitchen (page 1)

April 16^th

You Read to Me, I’ll Read to You

Reading is often a solitary activity, but it can be shared, too. We’ll share the title book, read jokes to one another, and make story balls to take home.

Computer Segment: Storybook Time

http://magickeys.com/books  - Children’s storybooks for beginning and more advanced young readers –for beginners, you can click on the animals  in The Farm Animals and hear their sounds  or click on each word to hear it read aloud. 

For more advanced readers, try The Littlest Knight – an illustrated story – or Mr. Mc Feeglebee’s Pond, a talking book where you can click on each word or hear a full narration

www.FunBrain.com/words.html - Click on KIDS at top, then on READING and then on one of the web books top right.  Or, for kids in kindergarten, try Tess’s Tree

April 23^rd
Make New Friends

Meet Hairy McClary, Slinky Malinki, and Schnitzel von Krumm, animal inhabitants from Lynley Dodd’s charming English village. Read about their exploits, and then play their game.

Computer Segment: More Stories about animal characters and their world

www.rif.org/readingplanet  - Click on BOOK ZONE and once again on STORIES & SONGS, WATCH & LISTEN to find a list of stories.  You can read and sing along with these animated stories.  Try MacMighty and Micentro Mozart.

www.bookadventure.com - Click on KIDS ZONE, then on BOOK FINDER to find something good to read.  Also click on Anytime Reading for a list of books for k-8.

www.rif.org/readingplanet - Click on BOOK ZONE and find books you’d like to read with BOOK SEARCH or HERITAGE SHELF.

www.peterrabbit.co.uk – The World of Beatrix Potter and her beloved characters, especially Peter Rabbit.  Click on FUN, then at left on STORYTIME to read illustrated stories of Peter Rabbit, Benjamin Bunny and more.  Or, click on PETER RABBIT ACTIVITIES and play a few games.  Or, click on MEET THE CHARACTERS and get to know Peter Rabbit and his friends.

www.FunBrain.com/words.html - Click on Scamble Saurus.  Look at the animals and pick your level of difficulty.  Try to puzzle out the wrods with the help of your parent.

http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/fraggame.htm - Go to games and activities page and figure out how to leap frog.  Then find hidden pictures in Wolly Mammoth.

April 30^th

Books with Games

Some books inspire games (such as The Cat in the Hat), and some games inspire books (such as Uncle Wiggly). Either way, come to read, and come to play.

Computer Segment: Books that inspire games

www.peterrabbit.co.uk - Click on FUN, then at left on PETER RABBIT ACTIVITIES and play a few online games inspired by the Peter Rabbit stories.  Try the puzzles too, like "Ginger and Pickles Wordsearch" and all the riddles.

http://www.seussville.com/lb/home.html - games inspired by the Cat in the Hat.

Try Sam-Am-I-Says or Fox-In-Sock Matching Game

http://pbskids.org/ - Find games with characters you know and love.  Try Clifford and click on "puppy dreams" and/or "puppy puzzles."  Or try Fetch's "dog pound."

www.prongo.com/dinoquiz/index.html  - Think of all the dinosaur books you've read.  Let's play a dinosaur game!

May 7^th

What Did You Say? What Did You Mean?

Some stories turn on verbal confusion. Amelia Bedelia will forever be befuddled, and the sheriff in Homer Price will forever switch consonants—and we love them for it. Come and sort through their mistakes.

Computer Segment: Language games from spelling to grammar with fun in between.

www.FunBrain.com/words.html  – Click on WORD CONFUSION or SCRAMBLE SAURIS and pick your level of difficulty.

http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/braint.htm - How about some brain teasers - puzzles that make you think!

May 14^th

Read Anything Good Lately?

Reading doesn’t always mean books. Come and explore the many types of reading materials you will be faced with daily.