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Download full textRoeber, Jane A. – 1999
The year 2000 marks the 30th anniversary of statewide summer library programs in Wisconsin and the 25th anniversary of program coordination by the Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning. The theme of the Wisconsin Summer Library Program for the year 2000 is "Ticket to Tomorrow." This manual contains suggestions for…
Descriptors: Childrens Libraries, Creative Activities, Learning Activities, Program Development
Diezsi, Cynthia P.; Cummings, William B. – Executive Educator, 1987
Describes a half-day, weekly program designed for academically gifted children in a rural school system in Northern California. Success hinges on a reliable checklist to identify gifted children, an effective coordinator in each school, involvement of interested teachers, creative curriculum ideas, and a fair student selection and deselection…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Creative Activities, Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Education
Murphy, Katherine B. – Teacher, 1976
"And that's the way it was November 13, 1804." Kids trek back through time for an on-location drama. (Editor)
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Creative Dramatics, Elementary School Students, Field Instruction
Arizona State Dept. of Library, Archives and Public Records, Phoenix. – 1995
Panda bears are the theme of this guide which includes many reading-related activities, crafts, and programs on a broad range of topics, and which can be expanded to other theme approaches such as endangered species, bears in general, and the concept of black and white. The program begins with a general definition and discussion of goals,…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Disabilities, Handicrafts, Individual Needs
Steele, Shirley; Heim, Amanda – 1997
This publication explains, through examples of current library programs around the United States, how libraries affect the education of children, and offers an impetus for others to embrace the challenge of providing quality library programming for children. Through these programs, libraries work toward achieving national educational goals, and…
Descriptors: Children, Creative Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
Peer reviewedRenzulli, Joseph S. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1976
Descriptors: Class Activities, Conceptual Schemes, Creative Activities, Discovery Learning
Roeber, Jane A., Ed. – 1991
This manual is a compilation of materials, plans, and resources contributed by Wisconsin librarians to complement the 1991 summer library program theme, whose transportation focus is intended to convey the spirit of adventure through reading. Chapter One offers basic guidelines to help libraries organize their ideas for planning and promoting…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Childrens Libraries, Creative Activities, Elementary Education
Myers, Carol S. – Camping Magazine, 1987
A study of 74 female campers aged 10-13, primarily from middle to upper income families, determined if creativity of campers changed during a seven-week residential summer camp. Findings indicated camp environment and counselor abilities nurtured creativity. Ten ways camp directors can establish a camping environment to support creative growth…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Camping, Child Development, Counselor Characteristics
Lamb, Donald K.; Roeber, Jane A., Ed. – 1990
"Readlicious: Carry-outs Available" is a theme that can be adapted to a variety of emphases since libraries are filled with materials relating to food in many ways, and library collections feed hungry minds and imaginations in countless fashions. This manual is a smorgasbord of planning ideas contributed by many Wisconsin librarians, and…
Descriptors: Childrens Games, Community Involvement, Creative Activities, Food
Roeber, Jane A., Ed. – 1998
With creative ideas contributed from Wisconsin youth services librarians, this manual is a practical guide for planning and implementing the state's 1999 summer library program. Dealing with the theme, "Go Global: Read!," this manual contains a broad spectrum of ideas--from solid information about varied cultures to playful fantasy tales…
Descriptors: Childrens Libraries, Childrens Literature, Creative Activities, Cultural Pluralism
