Read the book The Wish Tree by Kyo Maclear (or watch the video) with your mentor/mentee. Then use the template and art materials to create your own wish tree. This is a great opportunity to talk about some wishes you have for the upcoming year, Be sure to add your wishes to your own wish tree!
Zuri’s hair has a mind of its own. It kinks, coils, and curls every which way. Zuri knows it’s beautiful. When mommy does Zuri’s hair, she feels like a superhero. But when mommy is away, it’s up to daddy to step in! And even though daddy has a lot to learn, he LOVES his Zuri. And he’ll do anything to make her—and her hair—happy.
Watch the short film here. Create a beautiful self-portrait with yarn, and celebrate the wonderful things that make your mentee special! |
Check out Twinfield School Library's January Listening Library.
This month's listening library pays tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. His birthday is January 15th and will be celebrated on January 18th this year. Please feel free to listen to books or watch a video about his life. Thank you to the First Grade Creative for allowing Twinfield Library to share this presentation. 
Frustrated by a day full of teachers and classmates mispronouncing her beautiful name, a little girl tells her mother she never wants to come back to school. In response, the girl's mother teaches her about the musicality of African, Asian, Black-American, Latinx, and Middle Eastern names on their lyrical walk home through the city. Empowered by this newfound understanding, the young girl is ready to return the next day to share her knowledge with her class.
Listen here. Use watercolors to create some beautiful name art, and share the story behind your name! |
Piggie & Elephant are great friends, and they just can't believe that they are in a book! After reading, or listening, to one of these books with your friend, make your own finger puppets! You can request a copy of one or more of these creative Mo Willem's books to read together, or listen online.
Click here to listen to "We Are in a Book" or "My Trumpet" 
All it takes is one: one coral gamete to start a colony in the ocean, one person to make a difference in the world, one idea to help us heal the earth. The ongoing conservation efforts to save and rebuild the world's coral reefs--with hammer and glue, and grafts of newly grown coral--are the living legacy of environmental scientist Ken Nedimyer, founder of the Coral Restoration Foundation.
Listen here. Use coffee filters and tissue paper to create your very own coral, as you learn about the magic and wonder of the coral reefs! |
Winter is here. Time for Snow-people books and crafts! After reading one of the many books about snow, snow-people, and winter you can make this fun snowman craft.
When you make your request, be sure to let us know what books you might like (or let us pick some out for you) 
When war came to Syria, many fled the once-beautiful city of Aleppo and were forced to become refugees in far-flung places. But Mohammad Alaa Aljaleel decided to stay and work as an ambulance driver, helping the civilians that couldn’t leave. He quickly realized that it wasn’t just people who needed care, but also the hundreds of cats abandoned on the streets.
Listen here. Create your own purrfect paper pet, with this fun cat craft! |
From Rita Lorraine Hubbard and rising star Oge More comes the inspirational story of Mary Walker, a woman whose long life spanned from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement, and who–with perseverance and dedication–proved that you’re never too old to learn.
Listen here. Create some beautiful paper swallows, which embodied freedom for Mary Walker! |
With her new backpack and light-up shoes, Faizah knows the first day of school is going to be special. It’s the start of a brand new year and, best of all, it’s her older sister Asiya’s first day of hijab–a hijab of beautiful blue fabric, like the ocean waving to the sky. But not everyone sees hijab as beautiful, and in the face of hurtful, confusing words, Faizah will find new ways to be strong.
Listen here. Use paints, markers, and a brown paper bag as a canvas for a beautiful self portrait. You can also draw or collect items that represent the many things that make your mentee special, to place inside the bag. |
Get to know celebrated Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg—in the first picture book about her life—as she proves that disagreeing does not make you disagreeable! Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has spent a lifetime disagreeing: disagreeing with inequality, arguing against unfair treatment, and standing up for what’s right for people everywhere. This biographical picture book about the Notorious RBG, tells the justice’s story through the lens of her many famous dissents, or disagreements.
Listen here. Create your very own iconic Ruth Bader Ginsburg collar with just a little paper, sequins, and ribbon! |
Every step forward is a victory.
Fauja Singh was born determined. He was also born with legs that wouldn’t allow him to play cricket with his friends or carry him to school miles from his village in Punjab. But that didn’t stop him. Working on his family’s farm, Fauja grew stronger to meet his own full potential. At the age of 81, after a lifetime of making his body, mind, and heart stronger, Fauja decided to run his first marathon. He went on to break records all around the world and became the first person over 100 to complete the grueling long-distance race. Listen here. Create your own personalized running shoes, as you learn about the incredible Fauja Singh! |
