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Week 2 : Squishy Circuit
6/20/13
I had my wisdom tooth pulled out this Monday and boy does that hurt a lot.
I presented the squishy circuit to the first two groups that came in. And by 3 pm my teeth started to ache and swell up again. So I taught one of the teen helper how to work the squishy circuits. He taught the course very well we even took out the makey makey to give that a test drive.
Week 2 : Magic Show
6/18/13 started the beginning of summer reading at Widener Branch. A magician came to celebrate with us. So I learn that by changing the set up of the class room can improve the participation of the children and keep it appear more organized.
Week 1 : Liquid Slime
06/13/2013. I was super excited for this activity. To me this is the easiest and one of the coolest experiments I’ve done with kids. There weren’t as many kids but I had a lot of adults and librarian that were interested in this experiment. They even ask me about how to make them so they can go back to their… Read more →
Week 1 : Oobleck Monster
06/14/13. The activity that we did today was the Oobleck monster. This is the hardest activity out there. This activity is really mess and if I had to redo this activity I would take it outside to do it. Other then the activity being messy I had about 15 kids in one room. It’s the most kids I’ve had. And… Read more →
Maker Program Week 2
This second week went pretty smoothly. I was able to get advice from other people about how I should make my activity more organized. I was able to witness that the setting of the room affect how the children participate. The presenter for the magic show set up the… Read more →
Week 1 : Bubbling Lava Lamp
6/11/2013 was my first day at the Widener Branch. There was another program called the “Leap” running at the same time I was supposed to do my activity. I’ve worked with other Leap members but I’m usually helping them with their activities instead of trying to take kids away from their program. So the first 30 minutes since I started… Read more →