Grades 4-6 Activity Log
Let s Get Started on the Summer Discovery Challenge! Just for signing up, you get a free Dairy Queen coupon. Kids ages 3 and over get a Mahoning Valley Scrappers game voucher. (Kids under age 2 get in free!) Want to do BADGE this Summer? Follow these instructions if you want to take the Activities Challenge. 3 BADGES EARN 3 BADGES and select a FREE book*. Book Library Staff/Date 5 BADGES EARN 5 BADGES and choose a FREE book* or an inflatable guitar*. You also earn a coupon for FREE admission to OH WOW! The Roger and Gloria Jones Children s Center for Science & Technology. Book or Incentive Library Staff/Date 8 BADGES EARN 8 BADGES and have your name entered into a prize drawing for a $25 gift certificate. Earn 8 badges by July 22 and receive an invitation (good for one child and one adult) for breakfast on July 27 with Marc Brown, author & illustrator of the Arthur books. Earn an invitation to meet author and Illustrator Marc Brown on July 27! Author Breakfast Sponsored by Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC.
ACTIVITY LOG Complete 8 out of 10 activities Reading Badge: Read a book by Marc Brown. Read a book about music. Read a book about a musician. Read a book you ve read before. Read a book you ve never read before. Music Badge: Sing your favorite song & read a book about music. Dance to your favorite music. Check out a music CD from the library. Make a kazoo. Toilet tube roll + 6 inch piece of waxed paper + rubber band = music! Listen to music on a CD, radio or TV. Fitness & Health Badge: Pick an exercise to do every day for a week. Make a healthy snack. Ask a librarian to help you find a recipe. Run in place while you count to 100, then do jumping jacks for another 100. Look up information on My Plate, the government s guide to good nutrition. www.fns.usda.gov/tn/myplate Summer Fun Badge: Make good use of nearby parks. Use their website and print a schedule of activities. Play your favorite board or card game with friends or family. Have puzzle races, & see who can finish one first. Camp out or in. Try backyard camping. Play flashlight tag after dark. Math Badge: Measure your height at the beginning and end of summer. Was there a difference? Make a paper airplane and fly it. See how far it goes and measure the distance. Collect coins over the summer then sort and total the amount. Play a game that requires keeping score like bowling or miniature golf. Cook with an adult using measuring cups and spoons. Talk about fractions. Read a book in a series. Download a book from our e-book library. Ask the librarian to help. Read a book that was made into a movie. Read a kid s magazine at the library Check out a movie soundtrack from the library. Ask the librarian what his or her favorite song is. Play the Hum that Tune game & see who can guess the tune. Ask a librarian to show you what kind of music you can get on the Hoopla app. Go to a park and play. Take a bird book on an early bird walk to identify the birds you see. Run in the yard: kickball, whiffle ball, Frisbee and tag will keep you going. Play hopscotch. Use chalk to make a board. Jump rope and chant jump rope rhymes. Make s mores. Chocolate + marshmallow + graham cracker = summer. Have a family film night. Check out a library DVD. Host a watermelon seed spitting contest and then read a book about fruits. Get wet. Play outside in the rain or have fun with the hose. Play a game that requires you to add dice or count play money. Slice a pizza or pie and talk about fractions. Check out a book about Math or a mathematician. Weigh yourself and family members from heaviest to lightest. It s your secret! below to earn each Badge sticker.
ACTIVITY LOG Complete 8 out of 10 activities Neighborhood Badge: Point out & name the animals in your neighborhood. Thank local heroes like police officers & fire fighters. Explore a new part of your city or neighborhood with your family. Do a good deed for your neighbor. Watch a sunrise or sunset in your neighborhood. Go to a ballgame. Use your Scrappers voucher or take in a kid s game. Science Badge: Use a dictionary to look up interesting scientific words such as constellation, hibernation and precipitation. Check out books on weather and make a simple weather instrument. Visit a science museum. Use your OH WOW! coupon. Arts & Crafts Badge: Make a bookmark and use it. Read a book and draw your own illustrations on a separate piece of paper. Try and recreate a famous painting. Draw a new cover for your favorite book. Sketch or draw outdoors. Take a stroll in your neighborhood. Stop and talk with your neighbors. Clean out your closet and your toy box and think about donating any unused items. Watch new construction in your community from a safe distance & read a book about construction. Check out a book on Science experiments & do one. Draw your own robot and write what it can do. Stargaze and see who can spot a falling star. Check out a book about a famous scientist. Recycle something. Listen to night sounds. Do you hear crickets chirping or an owl hooting? below to earn each Badge sticker. Make or build a work of art out of household items. Make a craft at the library. Draw a cartoon version of yourself. Make a summertime mural out of paper for a wall in your house. 3
Name: User name: Branch: Password: And don t forget to enjoy free library programs all summer. Listen and maybe sing along at a concert with Jim Gill. See some cute and some not so cute animals from Felger Exotics and Jungle Terry. Find out about music in space with the Armstrong Air & Space Museum. Experience the rhythms, dances, and songs of West Africa with Sogbety Diomande. Be amazed by the magic of Joey Stepp and David Anthony. Learn about the art of Mime and imagination with Reed Steele, and enjoy many other great entertainers. For a complete list of library programs, visit your local library or visit us at LibraryVisit.org Summer Discovery Sponsors: Friends of Austintown, Boardman and Poland Library The Kennedy Family Fund and First Place Community Fund - component funds of the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley Rotary of Austintown, Boardman, Canfield, and Poland Author Breakfast Sponsored by Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC. www.libraryvisit.org Phone: (330) 744-8636
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