August & September 2015
Web Resources
Featured Article
Gaining STEAM: Creating Games with Code
Coding and programming allow us
to make technology do what we want it to do. This month’s activities let children explore the basics of coding by creating games. Children can complete either or both of the activities to gain an understanding of how coding directs technology to act in particular ways.
Additional Resources
- Plan Ahead
Get the full list of themes for 2015-2016 (Volume 13) - Core Focus
Suggested vocabulary list for Neighborhood Sharks - Curriculum Connections
Technophile or Technophobe discussion prompts, Digital Scavenger Hunt, and additional resource recommendations - Fiction/Nonfiction
Graphing worksheet - Gaining STEAM
Illustrated instructions for using Scratch - Keep ‘Em Reading
Additional resource recommendations - Library Lessons – FICTION
Visuals, activity worksheets, and extension activities for Little Red Writing - Library Lessons – NONFICTION
Visuals, activity worksheets, and extension activities for Annie and Helen and Helen’s Big World - No More “If Only”
Venn diagram worksheet - Tips from the Trenches
Library Gram template - Using Animoto
Resources for planning book trailers, using Animoto, and assessment
Bibliography
Webliography
Events Calendar
September calendar filled with fun-filled facts and activities