Interesting item for your desk
Just in case any of my readers are not subscribers of LM_NET, I wanted to share a great idea that came through the listserv this weekend. The original post, by Deborah Stafford, describes a ”Seek and find bottle”. It was a plastic water bottle (individual size) filled with birdseed and about 18 small items such as a paper clip, penny, screw, jingle bell etc. The lid is glued on. You turn and shake the bottle attempting to find all of the small items. She generously posted a link for how to make one, and, as often happens on LM_NET, the follow-up ideas began to flow. There have been suggestions to make a Dewey themed bottle and a story themed bottle, among others. This link will take you to the archives and you can read the suggestions and let your own creativity take off. If you are not a librarian, you can probably think of other variations that would apply to your own profession. I imagine anyone who has visitors to their office might enjoy adding this curious item to their workspace.
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July 28, 2008 @ 9:54 pm
Oh, I have been following this! How wonderful – what a fantastic idea. I also have been thinking of this in terms of the dewey.
And yes, LM-Net is fantastic.
July 28, 2008 @ 10:39 pm
I purchased some of those at Bank Street in New York last Summer. They are similar to ‘I Spy’ books but in a game version. Each one centers around a theme like ‘the beach’ and comes with a list of vocabulary words for you to find. Like the books, I think they are great vocabulary builders and I circulate them in my library.