Jack and Annie discover the danger of Pompeii, in their first adventure as Master Librarians!
For this installment of our book club, we first completed a fill-in-the-blank Q&A together. Find the fill-ins here!
The answers to the fill-ins were part of a double puzzle created through Puzzlemakers. Individually, everyone completed their word scrambles, and used the numbered letters to fill in the final phrase..."When in Rome, do as the Romans do!"
Finally, our craft was building mini-volcanoes! Everyone received a miniature plastic bottle. They used the bottle as a mold, around which to put clay, creating the perfect volcano shape. By leaving the mouth of the bottle open, the volcano could be activated (at home) by adding baking soda and vinegar. Lava and laughs will ensue!
Join us on Wednesday, January 14th for the next Magic Tree House Book Club, featuring book #14, Day of the Dragon King. Don't forget to register!
Monday, December 15, 2008
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Book #12: Polar Bears Past Bedtime
Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to the Arctic...where they get on thin ice with a polar bear.
Well, it's hard to believe we've done twelve months of Magic Tree House, but we have. For our twelfth meeting, we were lucky enough to have Bronwyn Llewellyn of the World Wildlife Fund come from Washington DC to talk to us about polar bears and polar bear conservation. She showed us a plastic-cast of a full size polar bear head, real polar bear claws, and a bunch of other cool stuff, along with a Powerpoint featuring photos of some of the work done by the WWF to help track and save the recently endangered polar bear. She told us about some of the things that are currently harming the polar bear and we learned what we can do to help, including how we can participate in Earth Hour . At the end everyone received stickers, WWF decals, and pens.
Join us on Thursday, December 11th for the next Magic Tree House Book Club, featuring book #13, Vacation Under the Volcano. Don't forget to register!
Well, it's hard to believe we've done twelve months of Magic Tree House, but we have. For our twelfth meeting, we were lucky enough to have Bronwyn Llewellyn of the World Wildlife Fund come from Washington DC to talk to us about polar bears and polar bear conservation. She showed us a plastic-cast of a full size polar bear head, real polar bear claws, and a bunch of other cool stuff, along with a Powerpoint featuring photos of some of the work done by the WWF to help track and save the recently endangered polar bear. She told us about some of the things that are currently harming the polar bear and we learned what we can do to help, including how we can participate in Earth Hour . At the end everyone received stickers, WWF decals, and pens.
Join us on Thursday, December 11th for the next Magic Tree House Book Club, featuring book #13, Vacation Under the Volcano. Don't forget to register!
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Book #11: Lions at Lunchtime
The Magic Tree House takes Jack and Annie to Africa to solve another riddle!
For this meeting, I made a crossword puzzle using Discovery's Puzzlemaker website. We all did the crossword (clues and answers derived from the book!) together, and then some chose to do a word search also created with Puzzlemaker.
The craft we did was a clothespin lion. The idea was derived from this craft idea for lion and lamb note holders.
All of the supplies we used are available at your local craft store, and they were:
- straight, non-clipping clothespins (2 per kid)
- heavy stock paper out of which I pre-cut lion heads (1 per kid)
- googly eyes (2 per kid)
- colored pencils and markers (to draw in faces)
- yellow yarn (to create mane)
-glue (to put it all together)
1. Draw a face on the lion.
2. Glue on googly eyes and mane if you wish.
3. Glue the clothespins on to the back of the lion head so that the "legs" of the clothespins are lined up and the lion could reasonably be expected to stand.
Join us on Thursday, November 13th for the next Magic Tree House Book Club, featuring book #12, Polar Bears Past Bedtime. Don't forget to register!
For this meeting, I made a crossword puzzle using Discovery's Puzzlemaker website. We all did the crossword (clues and answers derived from the book!) together, and then some chose to do a word search also created with Puzzlemaker.
The craft we did was a clothespin lion. The idea was derived from this craft idea for lion and lamb note holders.
All of the supplies we used are available at your local craft store, and they were:
- straight, non-clipping clothespins (2 per kid)
- heavy stock paper out of which I pre-cut lion heads (1 per kid)
- googly eyes (2 per kid)
- colored pencils and markers (to draw in faces)
- yellow yarn (to create mane)
-glue (to put it all together)
1. Draw a face on the lion.
2. Glue on googly eyes and mane if you wish.
3. Glue the clothespins on to the back of the lion head so that the "legs" of the clothespins are lined up and the lion could reasonably be expected to stand.
Join us on Thursday, November 13th for the next Magic Tree House Book Club, featuring book #12, Polar Bears Past Bedtime. Don't forget to register!
Friday, September 19, 2008
Book # 10: Ghost Town at Sundown
Jack and Annie visit the old West, and get one step closer to becoming Master Librarians!
Ghost Town at Sundown Trivia Q & A!
After our trivia, we also created Magic Tree House Passports, borrowed from the Random House Magic Tree House website.
And, finally, we did an easy craft, easing us back into the bookclub: we made cartoon strips of the Ghost Town at Sundown story. The drawings featured horses, cowboys, and of course, Jack and Annie. A very easy project you can do at home to recreate any story or make up your own!
Join us on Wednesday, October 22nd for the next Magic Tree House Book Club, featuring book #11, Lions at Lunchtime. Don't forget to register!
Ghost Town at Sundown Trivia Q & A!
After our trivia, we also created Magic Tree House Passports, borrowed from the Random House Magic Tree House website.
And, finally, we did an easy craft, easing us back into the bookclub: we made cartoon strips of the Ghost Town at Sundown story. The drawings featured horses, cowboys, and of course, Jack and Annie. A very easy project you can do at home to recreate any story or make up your own!
Join us on Wednesday, October 22nd for the next Magic Tree House Book Club, featuring book #11, Lions at Lunchtime. Don't forget to register!
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Book #9: Dolphins at Daybreak
Jack and Annie's seaside adventure on their quest to become Master Librarians.
Game! Dolphins at Daybreak Trivia Q&A
Craft! We created sand art using colored sand, small shells, and plastic dolphin shaped bottles. All of these supplies (plus the funnels which made pouring the sand into the bottles possible) are available at Michaels and Ben Franklin's.
Snack! Unprecedented in MTH Book Club history, we had a fun snack in honor of Dolphins at Daybreak being our last book club book until September. We had sea-themed Jello sundaes. The berry flavored blue Jello was pre-made in styrofoam cups, and each Jello also contained two red Swedish Fish candies . Spraying of whipped cream, sprinkling of rainbow sprinkles, and adding of further Swedish Fish ensued, much to the snackers' delight.
Enjoy summer, participate in Summer Reading, and see you in the fall for further Magic Tree House adventures! :)
Game! Dolphins at Daybreak Trivia Q&A
Craft! We created sand art using colored sand, small shells, and plastic dolphin shaped bottles. All of these supplies (plus the funnels which made pouring the sand into the bottles possible) are available at Michaels and Ben Franklin's.
Snack! Unprecedented in MTH Book Club history, we had a fun snack in honor of Dolphins at Daybreak being our last book club book until September. We had sea-themed Jello sundaes. The berry flavored blue Jello was pre-made in styrofoam cups, and each Jello also contained two red Swedish Fish candies . Spraying of whipped cream, sprinkling of rainbow sprinkles, and adding of further Swedish Fish ensued, much to the snackers' delight.
Enjoy summer, participate in Summer Reading, and see you in the fall for further Magic Tree House adventures! :)
Friday, April 25, 2008
Coming Up!
Dolphins at Daybreak Magic Tree House Book Club AND pre-summer party!
Join us (be sure to sign up!) on Wednesday, May 28th at 4:00PM for a splashingly good time! We will be making a very cool craft, playing some fun sea-themed party games, and enjoying ourselves as we say farewell to the MTH Book Club until September!
Join us (be sure to sign up!) on Wednesday, May 28th at 4:00PM for a splashingly good time! We will be making a very cool craft, playing some fun sea-themed party games, and enjoying ourselves as we say farewell to the MTH Book Club until September!
Monday, April 14, 2008
Book #8: Midnight on the Moon
Jack and Annie discover weightless wonders!
The game we played: moon bowling
The craft we made: moon models
Join us for our next meeting on Wednesday, May 28th at 4:00PM for book #9, Dolphins at Daybreak. This will be our last meeting until we resume in September!
Be sure to sign up online at the Calendar of Events, beginning May 14th!
The game we played: moon bowling
The craft we made: moon models
Join us for our next meeting on Wednesday, May 28th at 4:00PM for book #9, Dolphins at Daybreak. This will be our last meeting until we resume in September!
Be sure to sign up online at the Calendar of Events, beginning May 14th!
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Book #7: Sunset of the Sabertooth
Jack and Annie (and their mouse friend, Peanut) are transported back to the time of cromagnon man, woolly mammoths and sabertooth cats.
The game we played: trivia q&a
The craft we made: sabertooth sock puppets
The next Magic Tree House will meet on Tuesday, April 8th at 4:00PM and will be about book #8, Midnight on the Moon!
Sign up online by clicking on Calendar of Events and join us!
The game we played: trivia q&a
The craft we made: sabertooth sock puppets
The next Magic Tree House will meet on Tuesday, April 8th at 4:00PM and will be about book #8, Midnight on the Moon!
Sign up online by clicking on Calendar of Events and join us!
Thursday, March 6, 2008
What We've Done So Far: Books 1-6!
Since our blog has gotten underway after the start of the book club, let's have a quick review of the fun stuff we've done so far!
Book 1: Dinosaurs Before Dark
Book One Trivia: Questions & Answers
Book One Craft: Making a Resin Fossil
Book 2: Knight at Dawn
Book Two Game: Jester
For a book two craft we used hardening clay and stone-like beads to make mini- medieval castles!
Book 3: Mummies in the Morning
Book Three Trivia: Questions & Answers
For book three we used small wooden boxes, golden alphabet stickers, and shiny origami paper to create miniature sarcophagi. All supplies found at Michael's, inexpensively.
*Bonus: for book three, a mummified chicken (prepared in advance by Miss Amanda) also made an appearance! (check back for a picture)
Book 4: Pirates Past Noon
Book Four Trivia Card Game: Questions & Answers
Book 1: Dinosaurs Before Dark
Book One Trivia: Questions & Answers
Book One Craft: Making a Resin Fossil
Book 2: Knight at Dawn
Book Two Game: Jester
For a book two craft we used hardening clay and stone-like beads to make mini- medieval castles!
Book 3: Mummies in the Morning
Book Three Trivia: Questions & Answers
For book three we used small wooden boxes, golden alphabet stickers, and shiny origami paper to create miniature sarcophagi. All supplies found at Michael's, inexpensively.
*Bonus: for book three, a mummified chicken (prepared in advance by Miss Amanda) also made an appearance! (check back for a picture)
Book 4: Pirates Past Noon
Book Four Trivia Card Game: Questions & Answers
For our book four craft, we made "pirate booty". We decorated cardboard "coins" with silver and gold shiny origami paper, and we decorated paper bags with markers and other various decorative stuff. Then we put the coins inside and took home some pirate loot!
Book 5: Night of the Ninjas
(The link is to a sample NINJA Bingo game card, which is blank. Now you can make up your own NINJA bingo game using the ninja pictures of your choice!)
For our book five craft, we attempted to make a ninja star. Try at your own risk...it isn't easy!
Book 6: Afternoon on the Amazon
For book five's game, we had a relay race in which two teams each tried to get the most fish and/or caimans (paper cut-outs, of course) from one basket into another.
Welcome to the Magic Tree House Book Club Blog!
Hello!
This blog has been created as another way for you to participate in the Magic Tree House book club at Ashburn Library.
If you've attended one of our meetings, you know that Magic Tree House meets once a month during the school year. We began with book one in the Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne, and this month we find ourselves already at book seven, Sunset of the Sabertooth! Our meeting for this fabulous book will be on Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 at 4:00PM. Every meeting features a discussion of what we liked and disliked about the book, a game, and a craft or activity.
If you have yet to come to a meeting, register by clicking on Calendar of Events, and come join us!
Meanwhile, participate in the blog by commenting, and check back for more!
This blog has been created as another way for you to participate in the Magic Tree House book club at Ashburn Library.
If you've attended one of our meetings, you know that Magic Tree House meets once a month during the school year. We began with book one in the Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne, and this month we find ourselves already at book seven, Sunset of the Sabertooth! Our meeting for this fabulous book will be on Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 at 4:00PM. Every meeting features a discussion of what we liked and disliked about the book, a game, and a craft or activity.
If you have yet to come to a meeting, register by clicking on Calendar of Events, and come join us!
Meanwhile, participate in the blog by commenting, and check back for more!
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