by Leah Langby | Jul 26, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
More great websites for kidsALSC has added 16 more recommended websites to Great Web Sites for Kids, its online resource containing hundreds of links to exceptional websites for children. The site features links to websites of interest to children 14 years of age and...
by Leah Langby | Jul 21, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
Durand has been having a fun summer, and has one more performer to rave about! Jim Mitchell, a magician from eastern WI, played to an audience of 150 in Durand. There were more adults in the crowd than kids, including a sizable group of senior citizens. Folks...
by Leah Langby | Jul 18, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
In small libraries, it can be hard to find the time (and the bodies) to provide a storytime exclusively for babies or toddlers. With the advent of 4-year-old kindergarten in many communities, storytime is edging younger, but there are often some older preschoolers in...
by Leah Langby | Jul 15, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
From The Wakanheza Project Agency, Business and Community Organizing Guide: The Moment. The Wakanheza Project is all about suspending judgment, understanding the impacts of powerlessness and environment, appreicating culture, and practicing empathy and respect. We all...
by Leah Langby | Jul 11, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
Johnson, J.J. This Girl Is Different. Peachtree, 2011 (978-1-45145-578-2)(gr. 7-12) Evie has been homeschooled all her life, but decides that she is interested in attending school for her senior year, just to experience it before she heads off to Cornell to study...
by Leah Langby | Jul 8, 2011 | Keeping Up With Kids
Environment. According to The Wakanheza Project Agency, Business and Community Organizing Guide, one of the principles of The Wakanheza Project is Environment:”Environments can be impacted by both physical space and social interactions. People tend to respond...
