Tag Archives: Elementary School

Hawthorne’s Fabulous Photo Shoot

Kindergartners & 1st graders from Hawthorne enjoyed a photo shoot in the Green Screen Theater. The models used props while the photographers used digital cameras to capture the fun!

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Animalia – City Critters

Today at the Learning Curve Animalia presented their City Critters program which included live Chinchillas and Rats!

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Center For Inquiry Podcast – Storytime with Mayor Ballard

First and second graders from the Center For Inquiry school recorded a podcast of their thoughts following a special storytime event with Mayor Greg Ballard.

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Let’s Go Legos Returns in April & May

Build and program Lego machines using Lego WeDo education kits, laptops, and WeDo software. Free in the Learning Curve @ Central Library! Let’s Go Legos is for 4th grade and up. Limited space available, call 275-4222 to register. Saturday, April … Continue reading

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Under the Sea

This week, first graders from Greenbriar Elementary read stories about dolphins and other sea life, and then created their own Under the Sea pictures in Kid Pix, displayed in the slideshow below. Schools of fish, seaweed and sea creatures–what else … Continue reading

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IPS #31

4th graders from from IPS #31 visited the Learning Curve to practice catalog and database searching.  Click play on the podcast player below to hear their discoveries!

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YAT & the Learning Curve invite you to…

Young Actors Theatre @ Central Library’s Clowes Auditorium Saturday, January 7th Rapunzel @ 11 a.m. (Kidz) A modern twist of a classic fairy-tale! See the classic characters Rapunzel and Mother Gothol and get to know new characters Queen Furaday and … Continue reading

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Saturday’s Storytime Books

Saturday’s storytime books are Look! A Book! by Bob Staake, and  Cars Galore by Peter Stein.  Check ‘em out!  I think you’ll like them.

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Let’s Go Legos!

Make a car at the Learning Curve’s Lego table!  First, assemble 4 wheels, 2 axles, lego blocks, motor, and gears.   Next, connect a crank to make your car go.  Click the “Play Now” link below to see examples.  Let’s … Continue reading

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Pleasant Run Elementary – 3rd Grade

3rd graders from Pleasant Run Elementary School visited the Learning Curve to report on their favorite school subjects and experiences.  Click the podcast player below to hear all about it!

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