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WHAT CAN WE DO AT IMAGINON?

Pre-K - Early Elementary Kids | Upper Elementary Kids | Teens

PRE_K THROUGH EARLY ELEMENTARY KIDS

ImaginOn is a great place for Pre-K and Early Elementary kids to explore. When you bring a group of kids to ImaginOn, here are some ideas of activities you can steer them to explore . . . or they may just find their own way. Let us know what ideas you find to add to our list, too.

  • Listen to a Read Aloud
  • Tell a grown-up a story using the pictures
  • Read Silently
  • Create stories or plays with puppets and toys in the Story Lab
  • Find a Book About . . . .
  • Get a Library Card
  • Buy theatre tickets for your next visit
  • Play a computer game specially designed for pre-schoolers and early readers in Spangler
  • Create a Story Lab story with grown-up help
  • Visit the Gift Shop
  • See a Children’s Theatre of Charlotte production
  • Participate in a Public Library Program
  • Find a book written by . . .
  • Find a book illustrated by . . .
  • Visit the exhibit in the Balcony Gallery
  • Draw or color
  • Dress up and act out in the dramatic play area
  • Play I-Spy with the Story Jar Items—or make up a new game
  • Work on a homework project
  • Do a Green Hunt
  • Meet a librarian
  • Conduct your own tour
  • Have a puppet interview
  • Do a craft in Spangler
  • Check out a book, CD or DVD

UPPER ELEMENTARY KIDSBack to Top

ImaginOn is a great place for Upper Elementary kids to explore. When you bring a group of upper elementary kids to ImaginOn, here are some ideas of activities you can steer them to explore . . . or they may just find their own way. Let us know what ideas you find to add to our list, too.

  • Listen to a read aloud
  • Buddy Read
  • Read Silently
  • Find a book about . . . .
  • Get a library card
  • Buy theatre tickets for your next visit
  • Use a computer
  • Create a Story Lab story
  • Visit the Gift Shop
  • See a Children’s Theatre of Charlotte production
  • Participate in a Public Library Program
  • Find a book written by . . .
  • Find a book illustrated by . . .
  • Visit the exhibit in the Balcony Gallery
  • Create a puppet show
  • Create a story or play in the Story Lab puppet playhouse
  • Dress up in the dramatic play area
  • Place yourself on the local, state, national and world maps hanging in the Story Lab
  • Play I-Spy with the Story Lab Items
  • Play a game in Spangler Library or Tech Central
  • Work on your homework project
  • Draw or color
  • Do a Green Hunt
  • Learn a new art and animation program in Studio i
  • Meet a librarian
  • Conduct your own tour
  • Do a craft in Spangler
  • Check out a book, CD or DVD

TEENSBack to Top

ImaginOn is a great place for teens to explore. When you bring a group of teenagers to ImaginOn, here are some ideas of activities you can steer them to explore . . . or they may just find their own way. Let us know what ideas you find to add to our list, too.

  • Buddy Read
  • Read Silently
  • Find a Book About . . . .
  • Get a Library Card
  • Buy theatre tickets for your next visit
  • Use a computer
  • Create a Story Lab story
  • Visit the Gift Shop
  • Check e-mail
  • Create Story Jar stories
  • See a Children’s Theatre of Charlotte production
  • Participate in a Public Library Program
  • Find a book written by . . .
  • Find a book illustrated by . . .
  • Volunteer to work with younger kids
  • Visit the exhibit in the Balcony Gallery
  • Create a video in Studio i
  • Play a board game
  • Find the script collection and choose a play or scene to . .
  • Read scenes from a play with a group
  • Work a jigsaw puzzle
  • Place yourself on the local, state, national and world maps hanging in the Story Lab
  • Play a computer game in the Loft or Tech Central
  • Work on your homework project
  • Animate in Studio i
  • Check out recent magazines
  • Do a Green Hunt
  • Learn a new art and animation program in Studio i
  • Meet a librarian
  • Conduct your own tour
  • Find your favorite graphic novel
  • Volunteer to usher
  • Check out a book, CD or DVD
  • Hang out in the Loft
  • Suggest a new program


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