*Researching skateboarding, e.g., the history of skateboard, famous skateboarders, names of moves, famous tournaments, important safety gear

Books, magazines and list of helpful and approved websites. Make sure that resources offer information about male and female skateboarders of various abilities and from different countries/cultures, and that reading materials reflect a variety of reading levels. Offer notepads and pencils for taking notes, writing down questions, and have notecards for writing down key names, moves, and related vocabulary that can be added to the “word wall” in the writing area

Set up a special area in library, creating inviting displays of new resources; can also use the computer lab or tablets. Discuss idea at group time and gather initial questions group might have to help focus research

实践reading and writing non-fiction, practice researching

*Tracking favorite skateboard moves in the program or ranking the most difficult moves, comparing famous skateboarders, work with children and youth to create poster boards

Poster boards, pictures of skateboarders or different skateboard moves, pencils, markers, rulers, post-it notes for children to vote or for children to record the special tricks each skateboarder can do, or awards different skateboarders have won

Table for small group activity, share in larger group time, leave on table for voting, explain how voting can happen or how children can add to the comparison chart

Planning, geometry (in crafting chart), math in counting and comparting, social studies in voting

*Discuss safety gear for skateboarding

Skateboard, safety gear for skateboarding (e.g., helmet, knee and elbow pads), local community person from a health care organization or skateboard group to discuss, have gear to fit different-sized children

Large area for group to sit indoors or out – gym or shaded outdoor area

Personal health and safety, language

*The physics in skateboarding, watching, practicing and discussing

Skateboard, safety gear for skateboarding (e.g., helmet, knee and elbow pads), local community person from a health care organization or skateboard group to discuss, have gear to fit different-sized children

Large area for group to sit indoors or out – gym or shaded outdoor area

Personal health and safety, language

*Creating own mini-skateboards (for toy figures) and mini-skateboard park out of recycled materials

Materials that could be used to make mini-skateboards and skate park, for example, little pieces of wood, beads or wheels, nails, hammers, screws, cardboard boxes, plastic bottles, tape, scissors, glue, paint, markers, pictures of local and/or famous skate parks and skateboards, mini-toy people

Woodworking, to create mini-skateboards, Art and or construction area

Fine motor control, creativity, mathematics and geometry applying research

*Write to famous skateboarders

Stationery, computers, envelopes, stamps, example letter format, pencils and pens, whiteout, addresses of skateboarders (include return envelope) List of ideas to write about generated from previous activities. Possible photos for previous activities to include in letters. Markers for younger children to draw pictures

Table for small group activity, introduce in group, do as small-group activity, and help younger children pair with older children as needed

Literacy, creativity, social-studies writing to others