Preschool STEAM ~ Building a Water Slide

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Preschool STEAM (for children ages 2-6) is all about having fun with science, technology, math and art!  There is no right or wrong way for children to experiment – the fun and learning comes from the doing!  Early childhood research shows us that little hands and minds learn best when at play. […]

School of Rock@PPL! ~ Summer Music Program

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What happens when you bring together 35 school age kids, a group of talented musicians, 27 guitars (electric and acoustic) and 5 keyboards?  You get SCHOOL OF ROCK @ PPL!! For the second year in a row Pasadena Public library gave a group of kids (ages 10-16) a rock and […]

Arctic Excavation ~ Preschool STEAM

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Preschool STEAM (for children ages 2-6) is all about having fun with science, technology, math and art!  There is no right or wrong way for children to experiment – the fun and learning comes from the doing!  Early childhood research shows us that little hands and minds learn best when at play. […]

Science of Sound ~ Preschool STEAM

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Preschool STEAM (for children ages 2-6) is all about having fun with science, technology, math and art!  There is no right or wrong way for children to experiment – the fun and learning comes from the doing!  Early childhood research shows us that little hands and minds learn best when at play. […]

It’s Showtime! LEGO Movies Made by Younger Kids

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**Updated 7/11/19 — see notes at the end** Last week we held another LEGO Stop-Motion animation workshop in our Central Library in the fourth floor studio–this time for kids 5-8 years old. Once again I shared a Powerpoint Presentation about stop motion animation using one of the library’s books as […]

Preschool STEAM ~ Rock Salt Rainbows

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Preschool STEAM (for children ages 2-6) is all about having fun with science, technology, math and art!  There is no right or wrong way for children to experiment – the fun and learning comes from the doing!  Early childhood research shows us that little hands and minds learn best when at play. […]

Make-Believe Science: Kids’ Writing Workshop

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On Saturday, we held a workshop called “Make-Believe Science,” inspired by two books: “Don’t Forget to Write: For the Elementary Grades” by 826 National (this was from my personal collection): and “Two Truths and a Lie: It’s Alive!” by Ammi-Joan Paquette and Laurie Ann Thompson (copies available at Pasadena Public […]

Preschool STEAM ~ Salt Dough Dinosaur Fossils

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Preschool STEAM (for children ages 2-6) is all about having fun with science, technology, math and art!  There is no right or wrong way for children to experiment – the fun and learning comes from the doing!  Early childhood research shows us that little hands and minds learn best when at play. […]

Rain Clouds ~ Preschool STEAM

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Preschool STEAM (for children ages 2-6) is all about having fun with science, technology, math and art!  There is no right or wrong way for children to experiment – the fun and learning comes from the doing!  Early childhood research shows us that little hands and minds learn best when at play. […]

USC Pacific Asia Museum @ The Library: Listen, Learn, Create!

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This year Central Library is excited to offer kids a new art series provided in partnership with USC Pacific Asia Museum. Each month, representatives of USC Pacific Asia Museum come to the library to read kids a picture book about Asian culture, and then guide children in an art project […]