CSL P2010ideas

This is a collection of "One world, Many stories" ideas from libraries participating in the CSLP 2011 summer reading program:

Theme ideas: source

• Sharing stories: families from other countries (oral tradition)
• Pull similar stories, eg. Cinderella, from other cultures
• Amazing race around the world
• Cruise ship day, passport stamped
• Biographies – stories of people around the world
• Food from around the world
• Sports from around the world
• Heroes, warriors from other cultures
• International best sellers – popular books in other cultures
• Anansi, coyote stories and folk tales
• Scrapbooking, family tree, where people come from
• Local dance groups (Scottish, Irish, Salsa, etc)
• Multicultural stories and crafts
• Indigenous cultures
• Survival skills, man vs wild
• Sharing stories from refugee families
• Children helping children throughout the world
• Highlight the power of storytelling – grandparents, immigrants, other storytellers
• Written stories, tall tales, Native American stories
• Hats, masks, shoes from around the world
• How to say small phrases in other languages
• Bilingual options – titles, songs, etc
• Signing activities
• Throw your Tooth from the Roof” – tooth fairy traditions from around the world
• Games, toys
• Discoveries and inventions that come from other cultures (paper)
• String stories
• Fairy tales, picture books, nursery rhymes from around the world
• Postcards
• Sister cities
• Flat Stanley