Jamie Mercer is the Head of Youth Services at W.J. Niederkorn (Port Washington) Library and shares some extra fun with easy and/or FREE programming ideas/tips.
Happy Friday!
Jamie Mercer is the Head of Youth Services at W.J. Niederkorn (Port Washington) Library and shares some extra fun with easy and/or FREE programming ideas/tips.
Today I want to share STEM Storytime programming information from our fabulous storyteller, Amy Hagenow! Amy holds a STEM Storytime once a week (in previous summers it was twice a week)! During the school year, she also offers a STEM storytime program for older children in the evening once per month.
Where does she get the ideas, the resources, the energy?
Amy, a retired teacher, loves seeing the delight in the children’s eyes, knowing they are having fun and so this program is fun for her to do.
She uses items that are easily available and repurposed, as well as free material from the website https://www.
Also, the dollar store is always a children’s librarian’s friend when it comes to programming.
As far as cultivating a successful program, Amy begins her program with one short story that gives a good overview of the topic for the week, followed by a song (often a piggyback tune related to the theme of the week) or a flannel activity/game (that she makes herself with scrap flannel or flannel purchased cheaply from a discount store like Walmart).
Amy then plans a combination of hands-on activities and make & take crafts that build fine motor control as well as academics.
Finally she pairs all of this with a great book display that she changes out weekly based on her theme.
Families love Miss Amy and her STEM Storytime. We are so fortunate to be able to offer it.
If you have any questions, email Amy Hagenow at ahagenow@monarchlibraries.org
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