Category: Early Learning Meet-up

cu·ri·os·i·ty

(Noun) A strong desire to know or learn something

We are excited to announce a new librarian training program to promote curiosity, inquisitiveness, and investigation within your children’s programs with the goal of teaching children of all ages to ask questions, structure experiments, and discover answers.

The early learning meet-up will cover a short review about research design and how to apply these principles when working with young children to foster curiosity and learning. Attendees will also review professional development materials on integrating STEM (STREAM!) in to the 2020 Imagine Your Story theme and will have the opportunity for hands-on practice and role-playing. Upon completing the workshop, attendees will

•       understand the importance of instilling curiosity in young children and how to encourage parents to participate in their children’s learning

•       be able to design simple age-appropriate experiments for young children based on related books and activities

•       bring two fully designed Curiosity programs back to their libraries

Presented by Bobbi Slossar & Deborah Dutcher –  NH State Library Consultants

Wednesday, Nov 20           10:00-12:00                Derry Public Library

Sign up here: https://forms.gle/FDunJiTv5omHWMCKA

Thank you to everyone that attended our first meet-up in Portsmouth or Conway this week. Here are the links to just a few of the things we talked about:

Stork Storytime READS It is all here–information for administrative buy-in, potential funding partners, flyers and reading log bookmarks and more! Don’t forget to let me know what you do at your library so I can let creator Jennifer Jordebrek know how her program is being used in New Hampshire.

How to select a Good Board Book

Guide for Selecting Anti-Bias Children’s Books

November meet-ups to be announced. Topic–2020 Summer Reading Program.