Ice Breaker Video!
Lego Ships Fight Wave Onslaught (And Fails) by Canvas 23 Studios
Book Time!
Title: The Mysterious Sea Bunny
Author & Illustrator: Peter Raymundo
Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers (2021)
Age Range: 5-10
Summary: "Young readers will float away with loads of new knowledge about this fascinating sea slug species, and they'll be reminded to never judge a book by its cover--or a sea slug by its slime" (from publisher).
Access: NC Kids Digital Library link (login with ACPL card number and PIN): https://nckids.overdrive.com/media/5762090
Video Time!
Sea Bunny facts: the Cutest Sea Slug | Animal Fact Files
LEGO Building Challenge!
Build an ocean creature
Ocean Exploration
Click the link to check out what ocean animals are off the coast of NC at Cape Fear through this live stream video. You might even see sandbar sharks!
Ice Breaker Video!
LEGO® Tree House by MICHAELHICKOXFilms
Ice Breaker Question!
Book Time!
Title: Everything You Need for a Tree House
Author: Carter Higgins
Illustrator: Emily Hughes
Publisher: Chronicle Books (2018)
Age Range: 4-8
Summary: "A tree, timber, tools, a rope of twisted twine all all things you need to build a treehouse--but most of all you need time and imagination" (from publisher).
Access: NC Kids Digital Library link (login with ACPL card number and PIN): https://nckids.overdrive.com/media/3883651
Video Time!
Timelapse: Nelson Family Treehouse by Animal Planet
LEGO Building Challenge!
Build a Treehouse
Things to consider:
Video Time!
Inspiration: Simple LEGO Treehouse⎜A LEGO MOC by TD Bricks
Book Time!
Title: The Boy Who Grew a Forest: the true story of Jadav Payeng
Author: Sophia M. Gholz
Illustrator: Kayla Harren
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press (2018)
Age Range: 5-10
Summary: "As a boy, Jadav Payeng was distressed by the destruction deforestation and erosion was causing on his island home in India's Brahmaputra River. So he began planting trees. What began as a small thicket of bamboo, grew over the years into 1,300 acre forest filled with native plants and animals. This book tells the inspiring true story of Payeng--and reminds us all of the difference a single person with a big idea can make." (from publisher).
Book Trailer: from Sophia Gholz on YouTube
Access: ACPL Catalog entry for print book: https://catalog.alamancelibraries.org/#section=resource&resourceid=1405548862¤tIndex=0&view=fullDetailsDetailsTab
Video Time!
VOICE OF TREES - The story of a man who planted a forest | India
What is Deforestation?
"What is Deforestation? Brought to you by The Fresh Kids News Network...Deforestation for kids" by The Fresh Kids of East London on YouTube
Book Time!
Title: Flora's Tree House
Author & Illustrator: Gabriel Alborozo
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company (2019)
Age Range: 5-10
Summary: "In one joyful afternoon, brother and sister discover that playing together is always more fun.This irresistible and thoughtful story about siblings has expressive, vibrant art as stunning as the adventures the children go on." (from publisher).
Access: ACPL Catalog entry for print book: https://catalog.alamancelibraries.org/#section=resource&resourceid=1446209933¤tIndex=0&view=fullDetailsDetailsTab
Building Inspiration Images!
Zaha Hadid, "Queen of the Curve" (1950-2016)
Zaha Hadid in 7 Minutes: What Makes Her Architecture So Extraordinary? by Curious Muse
Book Shared in Meeting: Building Zaha: The Story of Architect Zaha Hadid by Victoria Tentler-Krylov
Link to NC Kids Digital (login with ACPL card number and pin)
Building Challenge: Build one of Zaha Hadid's designs
Heydar Aliyev cultural center, Baku (2012)
Vitra Fire Station, Germany (1993)
Top 5 Zaha Hadid Building Projects by B1M
10 Zaha Hadid's Architectural Masterpieces by Engineering8
Article from The Guardian: "Zaha Hadid's 10 best buildings in pictures"
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/mar/31/zaha-hadid-10-best-buildings-in-pictures
LEGO® Gardening by MICHAELHICKOXFilms
Book shared in meeting: Maxine and the Greatest Garden Ever by Ruth Spiro
Link to eBook on NCKids (use library card number & pin to sign in)
Challenge: Build a Garden
Things to consider:
What type of garden
flower or vegetable
Other than plants, what kinds of things can you find in a garden?
Ponds, bridges, benches, gazebos, flower beds, sculptures
What wildlife or animals might you find in a garden?
Birds, rabbits, squirrels, insects, fish
LEGO® Garden Machine MOC by The Brick Wall
Garden Build Inspiration Images
What is a Paleontologist?
a scientist who specializes in the study of life forms that existed in previous geologic periods, as represented by their fossils (dictionary.com)
Women in the field of paleontology:
Check out these profiles of trailblazing women Paleontologists from the past and those working today in the present here from The Museum of the Earth.
Watch this interview with Dr. Francisca Oboh-Ikuenobe from the Paleontological Research Institution's Daring to Dig video series on YouTube:
Book Shared in Meeting:
NCKids eBook link: https://nckids.overdrive.com/media/6070595
NC Museum of Natural Sciences:
Free general admission, located in downtown Raleigh, NC. For more info, visit their site: https://naturalsciences.org/
Go on a virtual tour of their dinosaur fossil collection. Try the Terror of the South tour! https://naturalsciences.org/exhibits/virtual-tours
Check out these videos on more general info about Paleontology:
Book Shared in Meeting:
Check out a read-along video from Sankofa Read Aloud on YouTube below if you do not have access to the physical book!
For more biographical info on Morgan, enjoy this animated video from Insightful Black History on YouTube!
Book shared in meeting: Not Norman
by Kelly Bennett
Link to eBook on NCKids (use library card number & pin to sign in)
Goldfish LEGO Build Ideas
LEGO® Winter Special by MICHAELHICKOXFilms
LEGO® Snow Ball Machine by The Brick Wall
World's Tallest Snowperson
(link to Guinness World Records entry)
Residents of Bethel, Maine, USA, and surrounding towns, built a snow woman measuring 37.21 m (122 ft 1 in) tall, over a period of one month, completing her on 26 February 2008.
Book shared in meeting (cut for time): How to Catch a Snowman by Adam Wallace
(Link to eBook in NCKids, use ACPL library card number and pin)
Building Challenge: Create something you would build out of snow. This could be a snow person or a snow structure of your own design.
Book shared in meeting: Every Night is Pizza Night
by J. Kenji López-Alt
Link to eBook on NCKids (use library card number & pin to sign in)
LEGO Definition: MOC, My Own Creation
"MOC is an acronym for My Own Creation. LEGO MOCs, therefore, mean LEGO My Own Creation, and are creations that have been designed and built by LEGO fans, using original LEGO bricks. These creations or MOCs as we call them, serve as proof that with imagination and a few LEGO bricks, you can build anything!" (from buildamoc.com).
Building Challenge: Design and build your own LEGO Restaurant.
Things to consider: To be a restaurant, the build needs a place to prepare food (kitchen area) and a place for people to eat food (seating area).
Are you building a restaurant that already exists or your own?
What food does your restaurant serve? Real or imagined? The type of food you serve can influence your design choices.
Victorian Architecture
Besides looking abandoned or run down, a lot of times the elements of a house's design that makes it look haunted are characteristics of Victorian Architecture.
"Victorian architecture is a series of architectural revival styles in the mid-to-late 19th century. Victorian refers to the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901), called the Victorian era, during which period the styles known as Victorian were used in construction. However, many elements of what is typically termed "Victorian" architecture did not become popular until later in Victoria's reign, roughly from 1850 and later. The styles often included interpretations and eclectic revivals of historic styles." (Wikipedia)
Victorian Design Elements:
In this Youtube video from EpikEpig101 watch a young builder discuss his unique design for a Haunted House build. Notice that he includes a backstory about the owner of the house. Besides their design, another element of "haunted" houses is the story behind the house! When building your houses get creative about why your house is haunted and add details into your build that tell your unique story!
Frida Kahlo
July 6, 1907--July 13, 1954
Mexican painter well known for her self-portraits.
What is a Mosaic? “a picture or pattern produced by arranging together small colored pieces of hard material, such as stone, tile, or glass.”
Frida LEGO Mosaic by Mexican-Canadian visual artist Karen Cantú Q
Make your own LEGO Mosaic by uploading a photo to this site: https://mingze-gao.com/legao/
Take a virtual tour of Frida's famous house turned museum, La Casa Azul: https://www.museofridakahlo.org.mx/en/the-blue-house/virtual-tour/
