Summer Learning 2021: Virtual Summer Camp

This activity is suggested for kids in Grades K–2.

Sharing memories is a wonderful way to connect. With an older family member or neighbor, create a food spinner with different food categories. As your spinner lands on different food groups, share your most memorable experiences with these foods! Do you have any funny food stories? What are your favorite foods?

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This activity is suggested for kids in Grades K–2.

Your perspective is the way you see the world, and this activity invites you to imagine a new perspective by pretending you are an alien visiting Earth for the first time. We’ll activate our imaginations so we can rediscover ideas and objects in our everyday lives and bring new meaning to them. Then we’ll share our story with other earthlings!

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This activity is suggested for kids in Grades 3–5.

An exhibition is the presentation of items selected to tell a story. Create your own exhibition using art, important objects, or other items you have on hand to create a story that reflects on your summer.

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This activity is suggested for kids in Grades 3–5.

You've been assigned a beat! You're a cub reporter for the local paper and you cover your household or neighborhood. Spend a day observing what happens in your location of choice and use your observations to drive your headlines.

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This activity is suggested for middle school and up. 

All of our lives are a story in progress. Today, we’re going to create a reflective self portrait by writing or drawing a representation of your life right now, as well as what you think your life may be like in a year's time.

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This activity is suggested for middle school and up. 

Create a stop-motion film about something new you learned this summer. Share your stop-motion video with your local librarian, your friends, and your family.

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