Discover & Explore for Grade Schoolers

Find resources and at-home activities on a specific topic, curated by Oak Park librarians.

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Miss Eileen planting in the Accessible Community Garden

Supported gardening: What’s happening in the Community Sensory Garden & activities for kids

By Children’s Librarian Shelley Harris Did you know that 70% of disabled adults do not engage in community activities? This statistic, from a 2005 paper, gave me pause the first ...

Butterflies! At-home activities for grade schoolers (part 1)

The Village of Oak Park has proclaimed 2021 as the Year of the Butterfly, and we're doing our part to ensure everyone knows all they can to protect the monarch ...

New! Let’s have fun with music: A virtual tutorial for grade schoolers

By Eileen Saam, Children’s Services Library Assistant Nearly everyone appreciates music, whether it is listening to a favorite playlist, singing a song in the bathtub, tapping to the beat of ...

Transgender Day of Visibility: Books for early learners & grade schoolers

By Hal, Rainbow Services Librarian March 31 is Transgender Day of Visibility (TDoV). Founded in 2009 by Rachel Crandall, Transgender Day of Visibility celebrates the resilience and accomplishments of transgender ...

A rainbow in the sky and lightning at sunset

At-home fun with meteorology for grade schoolers

By Children's Librarian Genevieve Grove Whether we are signing “What’s the Weather” in kindergarten or wondering what we should wear each day, meteorology is on our minds! Meteorology studies the ...

Activities for grade schoolers: Engineer some fun this winter!

By Shelley Harris, Children's Librarian Engineering sounds like a big and overwhelming topic, especially for caregivers that aren’t as familiar or comfortable with science. But in fact, even babies and ...