LEARNIN’ FROM LINCOLN
For grades 3 – 8 (50 – 60 minutes), For grades K-2 (30 minutes) Our nation’s sixteenth president is universally loved and admired. Drawing from my book, The SUPERLATIVE A. Lincoln, I’ll share new insights. What important lessons did Abraham Lincoln model? How are Lincoln’s words and actions relevant today? I’ll answer these questions and involve students in short skits about our most admired president. In this program focusing on Lincoln’s character and excellence, students will be encouraged to “Be Superlative — Be Like Abe!” (Multi-media presentation for maximum 200 students. Laptop running PowerPoint software and viewing screen required.) |
SUCCESS TIPS FOR WRITERS
For grades 3 – 8 (50 – 60 minutes) What does it take to be a successful writer? Which strategies can students use to enhance their writing skills? I’ll answer these questions and much more in this highly participative program as I share my Top Five Tips for achieving writing success at any age. (Multi-media presentation for maximum 200 students. Laptop running PowerPoint software and viewing screen required.) |
TIME CAPSULE POETRY
For grades 2 – 8 (30 – 40 minutes) Do you want to preserve special memories? I’ll show students how to craft a poem to store in a TIME CAPSULE! Together we’ll brainstorm our own unique word banks about favorite summer memories that each student will use to create a list poem. (List poems can be unrhymed or rhymed, no fixed length, and include any number of items.) Once we’ve captured our unique experiences in our own poem, we’ll preserve it! I’ll show students how to make a time capsule out of an empty snack tube with basic art supplies (paper, glue or tape, and crayons or markers—art project to be completed in class after the virtual visit.) Take your time capsule poetry home to show family and friends, then tuck this lasting keepsake away to look at again in the future. |
JOIN THE SAFARI – FUN WITH ANIMAL FACTS
For grades K – 3 (30 – 35 minutes) Join the Safari and uncover interesting animal facts! During an interactive skit presentation, students will learn how to research and uncover new information as they role play being a curious author. Which animal sleeps upside down? How does a dolphin snooze and swim at the same time? Which creature is the fastest in the animal kingdom? We'll have FUN answering those questions and more. (No technology required – author props provided for skit.) Program for maximum 100 students. |
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