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Madeline Visit
“In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines, lived 12 little girls in 2 straight lines…the smallest one was Madeline.” She was also – by the way – the bravest! The GIRLStart literacy girls have a Saturday field trip to the Omaha Public Library to hear the book and visit with Madeline.
The girs hear a read aloud (and they have a good ear for the rhyming words!) http://bit.ly/fthNmA and then then visit with Madeline http://bit.ly/gwiwBW.
Holding a real alligator? Awesome!
Girls attended a Wildlife Encounter program at the South Omaha Library where they were able to see and touch all manner of creatures. Chloe actually held an alligator.
“When I held the alligator, it was scary at first because a guy asked me to close my eyes and hold out my hands. Then he brought it out and everybody screamed so I got nervous. Then he put it in my hands and told me to open my eyes and it was an alligator. I felt better after I saw his mouth taped shut and he didn’t move. It was awesome!” – Chloe
You can watch Chloe hold a for-real-live-not-stuffed-even-if-his-mouth-was-taped-shut alligator if you click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6elnq7gceK8 The video has a little of that Blair Witch Project-y thing going on but it is so worth watching! When Chloe shuts her eyes and then the other girls see that it is an alligator she will be holding and start screaming – it’s a moment! Chloe puts the bold in “strong, smart, and bold!”
Madagascar Adventure
At the Madagascar Adventure day at the South Omaha Library, the girls each received a passport of activities. As each activity was completed, the passports were stamped.
Here the girls pretend to be sunning lemurs at the creative drama station: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9-CkVcsrws
Siberian Tiger DNA
The girls got to hold vials of the DNA from several zoo animals, including a Siberian Tiger.
Alisa told us that “DNA doesn’t smell.”
Grub Hunting
This activity at the Madagascar Adventure at the South Omaha Library used painted egg cartons to simulate logs. The girls had to tap on the logs to see if they could hear the “grubs” inside. Then using one finger, like the Aye Aye of Madagascar, they had to pull out a seed or bead that served as a faux-grub.
Asnina hunts grubs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGWKdevlic8
Fatuma tells you what the seed is pretending to be (she also confesses that she is tempted to cheat…): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__NlHPYz0pc
Will Faumta cheat? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZN7KZPXheJg
Matching Words with Photos
A great activity for GIRLStart girls at Madagascar Adventure. Here Fatuma skips right over the easy ones (like “bat”) and goes right for “baobob.” She got it right! Jamila looks on. She can’t quite identify letters or sound out words yet, but as a new participant in the GIRLStart program, she will be soon.
Fatuma”s “I Did It!” Dance
Fatuma participates in a variety of activities at the Zoo’s Madagascar Adventure at the South Omaha Library. Here she is letting us know that she is proud of her accomplishments. (We are so impressed that she can write her name so well now! This is a new achievement for Fatuma. We’re doing the “She Did It!” dance about that!) – Ms. Tess
Dance as promised… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Urm7MrmYyVA
What does a snake feel like?
The GIRLStart girls get to touch a python when the Zoo hosted a Madagascar Adventure at the South Omaha Library.
Snake touching: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnRPRKm3xxo
What does it feel like? A piece of common furniture… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7Fa2_W9mZw
A Book About Doves. And some tunes.
The girls toured the South O library. They learned about all of the library resources and how to get help to access them. After their tour, they had a read aloud and a related craft activity. Each girl got to keep a set of colored pencils and a pencil sharpener. Bonus!
The book they read was about doves. What do you think of when you see a dove? Check out this video to see the girls’ responses (spolier alert: “Peace Out!” is the best response. “An owl” is tied for second best, right up there with “A bird.”) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5g_euXn3Cw
What do girls like to do while they work on their craft activity? Justin Bieber fans, click here to find out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bGkicplJNw.
Library Tour
The Emma Lozier Center GIRLStart girls loved the tour of the South O library. They definitely want to come back! – Ms. Tess
