Inquiry-Based Learning

Children ages 9 to11 years old are invited to join Inquiry-Based Learning taught by Dr. Chitlada Patchen and Carrie Barton. The class meets on Thursdays from 1 to 3 p.m. at the North Branch Library beginning Feb. 7 through May 30.  Inquiry-based learning encourages children to self-study on a topic of their interest with teachers’ guidance.  Children will learn how to research, use technologies, analyze information, write reports and employ presentations skills. A variety of resources (e.g., books, online resources, field trips, interviews) will be used throughout the project. There is no charge to attend but registration is requested.  Class size is limited to 10 students.  Call (940) 349-8752 to register or for more information.

 

When:             Thursdays, Feb. 7-May 30

                        1-3 p.m.

Where:           Denton Public Library – North Branch

                        3020 North Locust St.

 

For more information, please call (940) 349-8752 or email Carmen.grant@cityofdenton.com.

  

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Listen and Learn: Saxophone

Listen and learn about the artistic sounds of the saxophone from professional musician and music teacher Josh Ferman at the Denton Public Library.  This event will take place Friday, November 4 at noon at the South Branch Library, 3228 Teasley Lane.  This program is for home-schooled children ages 8 and up.

 

For more information, contact Rebecca Ivey, Public Services Librarian, at 940-349-8724 or at rebecca.ivey@cityofdenton.com

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Thinking With Chess

Dr. Alexey Root, former U.S. Women’s Chess Champion and author of Children and Chess: A Guide for Educators, will present a learn and practice chess program for children ages 5 to 14 at North Branch Library.  Thinking with Chess will meet on Fridays beginning September 16 through October 21 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. There is no charge to attend but registration is requested.  Call 349-8752 to register.

When:   Fridays September 16 – October 21  

   2:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Where:  Denton Public Library – North Branch

               3020 North Locust Street in Denton

For more information please call Carmen Grant at 940/349-8778 or e-mail carmen.grant@cityofdenton.com.

 

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Homeschool Lunch Bunch Book Club

Meet new friends and eat lunch while listening to and discussing great books!  Join us at the North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. on Friday, September 16 at 12pm for the first meeting of the Homeschool Lunch Bunch. Bring a sack lunch and we’ll provide the drinks.  During the fall session, we will be reading selections from the 2011-2012 Texas Bluebonnet Award Nominee List.   

During the Lunch Bunch Hour, we will read shorter Bluebonnet books in their entirety and selections from longer works.  In January, the North Branch Library will host Bluebonnet Award voting for homeschoolers, so this book club is the perfect opportunity to start reading those Bluebonnet books.  This book club is intended for children with 3^rd-6^th grade reading and interest levels.

For more information, contact Dana Tucker, Public Services Librarian at 940.349.8715 or at dana.tucker@cityofdenton.com or visit .  

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