Iowa Public Television

Summer Stories & More ICN sessions are correlated with the national summer reading program. The theme for 2012 is Dream Big READ!. Sessions consist of a story read aloud, a professional guest presenter, and an activity. Each week is a new topic and several opportunities to participate.

THIS WEEK

Night Shivers

The story for today is Diary of a Worm. Then, an educator from the Blank Park Zoo joins us this week to learn more about some of the creepy creatures that give us shivers in the night. Sometimes scary, creepy creatures show up in our dreams. But those creatures are not always as frightening as we may think. Join a zoo educator to better understand these animals that sometimes get a bad reputation. Children will uncover myths, discover fascinating facts, and learn to love these creepy creatures!

Confirmed registrants receive the books Gross out! and Animals do disgusting things and Goosebumps, Don't Go To Sleep!.

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Applicable standards from McREL:

Working With Others Standards

Level IV [Grades: K-12]

1. Demonstrates respect for others in the group
2. Takes initiative when needed
3. Engages in active listening

Language Arts Standards (Reading)

Level I [Grades: K-2]

1. Understands that print conveys meaning (i.e., knows that printed letters and words represent spoken language)
2. Understands how print is organized and read (e.g., identifies front and back covers, title page, author, and illustrator; follows words from left-to-right and from top-to-bottom; knows the significance of spaces between words, knows the difference between letters, words, and sentences; understands the use of capitalization and punctuation as text boundaries)

Sessions are provided at no cost by Iowa Public Television in collaboration with the Iowa Communications Network to PK-12 students and the adults working with or on behalf of PK-12 students in Iowa. If you are not employed by a school district or an AEA please register at library sites only.