Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Ideas Needed for 2017 Manual

The Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) has put out a call for ideas for the 2017 Children’s Manual and Early Literacy Manual.

Specifically, they are looking for ideas along the lines of:

·         Programs and activities; STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) topics, hands-on activities, and programming for a wide range of interests, budgets, and age groups (including intergenerational)
·         Books
·         Displays and Decorations
·         Storytimes
·         Incentives
·         Outreach to children and families outside the library
·         Early literacy tips
·         App recommendations
·         Encouraging parent/caregiver engagement

Whether you’ve got one book recommendation or an entire program outline, CSLP would love to hear from you. 

Our 2017 theme is “Build a Better World.”  Below, you’ll find subthemes for each manual, to help give you an idea of what we’ll be covering in each one.  Please submit your ideas to Amanda Struckmeyer at amandacmoss@gmail.com by August 14, 2015; be sure to include your name, institution, city, and state, so that we can acknowledge you in the manual.  Please note whether any finger plays, rhymes, or songs are original works.  Any format is welcome (book lists, bulleted lists, brief notes, or full paragraphs, for example).  If you prefer, a CSLP Program Submission Form can be found at http://www.cslpreads.org.

Thank you for helping us build a better manual as we prepare to celebrate building a better world in 2017!

Early Literacy Manual (birth-age 5) Working Subthemes:
·         Home, Sweet Home (human and animal homes)
·         Building Blocks of Our Community (community institutions)
·         Construction, Tools, and Building Materials
·         Building a Better You (healthy habits, fine and gross motor control and strength, strong family relationships)
·         Kids Build a Better World (recycling, conserving water)

Children’s Manual (ages 5-12) Working Subthemes:
·         Transform (volunteerism, giving, sharing, conservation, recycling, upcycling)
·         Senses (See: famous art and museums; Hear: sound effects, music; Touch: textures, temperatures; Taste: food around the world, restaurants, cooking; Smell: distinct aromas)
·         Build (architecture, engineering, innovations, inventions, marble runs, roller coasters, city and country, bridges, maps)
·         Discover:  (the natural world, including animals, plants, water, insects, and nature in general)
·         Live (storytelling, culture, customs, traditions, clothing, celebrations, transportation)

Thanks in advance for your input!


Tessa Michaelson Schmidt
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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