As we rounded our first year at Denmark Library, the youth team felt like we were missing an opportunity to fully utilize the outside spaces. We wanted to shift the focus back towards the educational intent behind the space’s design. In other words, it was time for a Bookworm Garden level–up!
Our solution? Learning stations.
Each month, we will rotate through three different types of activities:
Building Activity
This could be anything from blocks, giant magna tiles, or (my personal favorite) giant Lincoln logs.
Magnetic Board
Our brand new magnetic board is brilliant and lets us do letter activities, magnetic ramp ball mazes, and gears.
Pretend Play
We have lots of options for pretend play activities, including a fake grill and a washing machine complete with clothes to fold!
These activities are meant to be fun educational opportunities first and foremost. We have designed instruction sheets for parents to learn how to use these activities as a collaborative learning experience. For example, our sandwich shop pretend play is an opportunity to learn how to sort, sequence, brainstorm, and more. This exemplifies just how important pretend play is for education!
Sarah Grace Moses
Youth Specialist
Denmark Library
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