Zedra HawkinsYouth Services Manager
Washington County Public Library
Chipley, FL
850.638.1314
pinterest.com/kidzrule/srp-2017-build-a-better-world
The ABCs
ArchitectureBuilding
Construction
Architect
Becoming an ArchitectWe all need places to live, work, play, shop and eat – and it wouldn't be possible without the work of architects.
Simple Definition of “Architecture”
• The art or practice of designing and creating buildings
• A method or style of building
Simple Definition of “Building”
• A structure (such as a house, hospital, school) with a roof and walls that is used as a place for people to live, work, do activities or store things
• The act or process of making structures by putting together materials
Simple Definition of “Construction”
• The act or process of building something (such as a house or road)
• The business of building things (such as houses or roads)
• The way something is built or made
Teen Program Chapters
Blueprints of Leadership
Literary Foundation
Demolition & Restoration
Under Construction
Beyond the Library Walls
We all go through the fire. For teens and college students, the formative years of growing into adulthood often bring stresses and pressures from lots of angles:
Problems at homeIssues at schoolPressure from friendsLack of confidence from within
stageoflife.com/Teen_Challenges.aspx
Blueprints of Leadership
DIY Secret Compartment Book
For this craft, make sure to let the glue dry for 24 hours.
Demolition and Restoration
alittlecraftinyourday.com/2015/08/18/diy-secret-compartment-book
Literary Foundation
blog.darice.com/jewelry/book-necklace-diy
Under Construction
movingtraditions.org\teen-brain-still-construction
Beyond the Library Walls
youtu.be/jF-MDJ3TCVk
The ABCs
ArchitectureBuilding
Construction
Early Literacy Program Chapters
All About YouBuild a Better WorldAll Around the TownConstruction ZoneHome Sweet Home
All About You
fromabcstoacts.com/all-about-me-hand-print-book
Ask a furniture store for styrofoampacking, and wrap it up.
Build a Better World
3 Little Pigs
Song: “Construction Worker Song”This is the way we pound our nails, pound our nails, pound our nails.This is the way we pound our nails, so early in the morning.(Saw the wood, turn the screwdriver, drill a hole, stack the bricks, stir the paint, paint the walls.)
Construction Zone
From Storytime Katiestorytimekatie.com\tag\winter-2011
youtu.be/sq_kR6D8E6Q
“Go In And Out The Window”
Flannelboard: “Toolbox Match-Up”
storytimekatie.com/2011/08/26/flannel-friday-toolbox
Home Sweet Home
Fingerplay: “Five Little Nails”Five little nails, standing straight and steady.Here I come with my hammer ready!Bam, bam, bam! That nail goes down.Now there’s just four nails left to pound.(count down)
Song: “Here We Go ’Round the Mulberry Bush”
Here we go ’round the mulberry bush,The mulberry bush, the mulberry bush.Here we go ’round the mulberry bush,
So early in the morning.
Round and Round We Go
education.com/activity/article/buttonboard_preschool
messforless.net/suncatcher-craft
Punch a hole with the hole punch, make the hole a little bigger with a pencil and stick a straw through. Fun! frugalfun4boys.com/2013/04/30/building-activity-for-kids-straws-paper-towel-rolls
Homemade Tinker Toys
Children’s Program Chapters
Build
Discover
Live
Sense
Transform
Build
Build a bridge
Haul some humor
Discover
How to Make Seed Bombsyoutu.be/GM7DfPvGrO4
Live
Everyone gets a square with a quarter circle
pinterest.com/pin/459930180671672480
Transform
Transform a short paper tube into a nature project!
Bird feeder or fairy house?
theresourcefulmama.com/toilet-paper-roll-bird-feeders
For more information, contact:
Zedra HawkinsYouth Services Manager
Washington County Public Library
Chipley, FL
850.638.1314
pinterest.com/kidzrule/srp-2017-build-a-better-world
Rick Scott, Governor
Ken Detzner, Secretary of State
Florida Department of State
Division of Library and Information Services
This presentation has been funded under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Florida’s LSTA
program is administered by the Department of State’s Division of Library and Information Services.