Story Sacs
Chloe has always loved to read, however, growing up she
noticed that her friends and classmates didn’t always share her love
of reading. When she decided to earn her Silver Award, Chloe knew she
wanted her project to focus on getting others interested in
literature.
Her first step was to investigate and learn
why children didn’t like to read. She connected with her local
librarian, who became her Project Advisor, and discovered that one
cause of disinterest is short attention spans and lack of access to
books. With help from her project advisor, Chloe decided to create
Story Sacs to help engage children in reading. Each sac contains a
book and activities to go along with the book.
To help
ensure the sustainability of her project, Chloe made an agreement with
her local library regarding the care and maintenance of the sacs. She
provided them with a list of items included in each sac as well as
activity outlines. Chloe was able to share her project with others and
create a global connection by emailing other librarians across the
state, and in other states, about her project and sharing with them
how to make story sacs.
Although Chloe faced some
financial challenges related to her project, she used her creativity,
and with help from her Project Advisor, was able to use her resources
wisely and overcome these challenges.
Chloe was most
excited to see that little kids were excited about reading because of
her story sacs and advises other girls working on their Silver Award
to “do your best work, because the best part of the project is the
feeling of completion at the end.”
Silver Award Girl Scout, Chloe Pierce
30 Mar 2020
