I thought it would be interesting to combine popular and fun read-alouds with STEM/Makerspace activities since 2-409 loves to be creative and imaginative. After reading Doll-E 1.0 by Shanda McCloskey, a STEM friendly story of a girl and the doll she upgrades, students had to create their own “robots” using foam paper cups, pompoms, pipe cleaners, googly eyes, and other materials. To continue the excitement and interest, in the next library session, we read several picture books around the theme of “boxes” such as, Not a Box, by Antoinette Portis, and What To Do With a Box, by Jane Yolen. Students were tasked with coming up with artwork that utilized simply a square piece of brown construction paper that represented a “box.” It is always a pleasure to see students’ imaginations soar when you combine “making” with “reading”.

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