Have foil, batteries, duct tape, toothpicks, or other household items laying around your house? We could probably use them for the Makerspace!
Check out our list of sought after items here: Makerspace Material List
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Make a plan! 2nd graders worked together to plan a way to save "Sammy", a gummy worm, from drowning. They sketched out their ideas first. | Don't Let Him Fall! Using only paperclips, 2nd grade groups had to get the lifesaver around "Sammy" the gummy worm's neck. | Success! Working together in a team, many groups were successful! |
Make a plan!
2nd graders worked together to plan a way to save "Sammy", a gummy worm, from drowning. They sketched out their ideas first.
Don't Let Him Fall!
Using only paperclips, 2nd grade groups had to get the lifesaver around "Sammy" the gummy worm's neck.
Success!
Working together in a team, many groups were successful!
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Make a Bot! Using only tape, an electric toothbrush, and a nail brush, 3rd graders were challenged to making a bristlebot that would move. | Get Creative The bristlebots were all different and many worked in similar ways. | Show it Off! After the allotted time to build, groups displayed their inventions and tested out their mobility. |
Make a Bot!
Using only tape, an electric toothbrush, and a nail brush, 3rd graders were challenged to making a bristlebot that would move.
Get Creative
The bristlebots were all different and many worked in similar ways.
Show it Off!
After the allotted time to build, groups displayed their inventions and tested out their mobility.
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Tall Tales and Fairy Tales 4th graders read Tall Tales and Fairy Tales in their classrooms and then completed a STEM challenge in the library! The Billy Goats Gruff groups built a sturdy bridge out of 1 sheet of printer paper. | Lasso it Up! The Pecos Bill groups designed a working lasso from 4 plastic grocery bags. | Give it a Try! Each group had a chance to demonstrate their designs and how well they worked. |
Tall Tales and Fairy Tales
4th graders read Tall Tales and Fairy Tales in their classrooms and then completed a STEM challenge in the library! The Billy Goats Gruff groups built a sturdy bridge out of 1 sheet of printer paper.
Lasso it Up!
The Pecos Bill groups designed a working lasso from 4 plastic grocery bags.
Give it a Try!
Each group had a chance to demonstrate their designs and how well they worked.
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Haikus 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders used Haikubes to write their own creative haikus during our Poetry Picnic. | Similes 1st and 2nd graders read the book Quick as a Cricket by Audrey Wood and then created their own simile poems. | Magnetic Poetry Students of all grades used the magnetic poetry and cookie sheets to create concrete poems. |
Haikus
3rd, 4th, and 5th graders used Haikubes to write their own creative haikus during our Poetry Picnic.
Similes
1st and 2nd graders read the book Quick as a Cricket by Audrey Wood and then created their own simile poems.
Magnetic Poetry
Students of all grades used the magnetic poetry and cookie sheets to create concrete poems.
Texas Library Association Conference
Thanks in part to the Zilker Elementary PTA, Mrs. Sharp attended the annual Texas Library Association conference in San Antonio in April. It's an amazing experience every year to meet new people, learn from others, and get LOTS of signed books! Check out all the new books for the library! Beezus, the library guinea pig, is excited about them!
For more photos of the authors signing books for Zilker, visit our Facebook or Twitter pages.
Becca Sharp, Zilker Librarian