Weekend Stop Motion

Check out this stop motion animation created in the Curve using Frames software, a webcam, and a small cast of posable characters!

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Little Flower Catholic School

6th graders from Little Flower Catholic School research and map WWII.

View World War II & Early 20th Century in a larger map

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Little Learners Spring & Summer Lineup

Coming up for little learners and their families, we’ll continue with select Wednesday morning story times for the month of May. Our Summer Reading Program Kick-Off event will be Saturday, June 1st. Throughout the months of June and July, story times geared towards ages 0-5 will be Friday mornings at 10:30 in the Curve. Join us for a colorful, 60′s-inspired summer of reading and groovy fun!

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Hide & Seek

This morning in the Curve, first graders from IPS #49 read books about camouflage and hide & seek, and then made their own movie featuring some clever hiding spots in the library!




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Rainy Day Story Time

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This morning was a perfect morning for stories about rain and fun with umbrellas! You can make your own mini umbrella by decorating a coffee filter for the top and using a pipe cleaner for the handle. (Bonus: For a painterly tie-dye look, try this idea using colored markers and water). For more story time and craft ideas, follow our Little Learners board on Pinterest!

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Lemonade Day 2013

In preparation for Lemonade Day 2013, kids are creating signs and budgets! Lemonade Day is on Saturday, May 18th so there’s still time to plan your lemonade stand and recipe!

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Lakeside Elementary

Lakeside Elementary visits the Learning Curve to make stop motion movies!
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Girl Scouts: Inventors, Architects, & Movie-Makers

This weekend in the Curve, Brownie Girl Scouts read and talked about Inventors and Architects, and then worked together to create these stop motion animations using a laptop, Frames software, a webcam, and some blocks to create the effect of a building constructing itself before our eyes!


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Eleanor Skillen IPS 34 Podcast

6th Grade students from Eleanor Skillen came to the Learning Curve today to research Astronomy, something they have been learning about at school.  Some of the students found some interesting books and podcasted their results, feel free to listen below!

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SENSE Charter School Podcasts

SENSE Charter School visited the Learning Curve today and recorded some podcasts after listening to “The Invention of Hugo Cabret” by Brian Selznick.  Below you can listen to what the kids had to say about the book!

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