Gentle Giraffe Press
Author Readings and Workshops
All About Me in DC Reading and Workshop

 All About Me in DC turnkey workshop includes:

•All About Me in DC book for each student (personalized and signed)
•National Mall Map for each student
•All workshop supplies


Students participate in Do You Know Your National Mall, a fun and interactive map reading and trivia game designed to engage students in all that the National Mall has to offer. The workshop can be customized to your curriculum.


Workshops can range from 40 minutes to one hour; teacher's choice.


Contact us to find out more or to schedule a workshop.

Cherry Blossom Reading and Workshop

The Cherry Blossom Friends workshop is turnkey and includes:


•Cherry Blossom Friends book for each student
•Cherry Blossom craft project 
•All craft supplies

 

Students participate in an educational workshop on the history of Washington D.C., the Japanese cherry blossoms and all the gifts that come with the cherry trees: animals, fresh air and friendship (between America and Japan). During the workshop, the students decorate a cherry blossom. Each child places their blossom on a mural of a cherry tree and watches as the tree blossoms before their eyes.


Workshops can range from 40 minutes to one hour; teacher's choice.


Contact us to find out more or to schedule a workshop.

The Planet Hue Reading and Workshop

The Planet Hue workshop is turnkey and includes:   

•The Planet Hue book for each student
•How to Mix the 3 Primary Colors Lesson Plan
•Color wheel (including paper color wheel)
•"ME" planet poster (including paper "ME" and planet poster)


Using a color wheel and watercolor paints, students learn how to mix the three primary colors. Next, each student creates their own unique "ME" (using a blank paper person cut out). We ask the students to include characteristics such as; their musical abilities, dance, sports, foods they love, genealogy and family heritage. This illustrates how everyone is unique and touches on important character education topics. Last but not least, the students place their "ME" circling a wall-size mural of the planet.


Workshops can range from 40 minutes to one hour; teacher's choice.

 

Contact us to find out more or to schedule a workshop.

Corkey's Book

Signing Schedule

 

Please check back periodically. We will be on Bloom Watch. If the cherry trees bloom early (or late), this schedule may change without notice.

 

March 23

Tidal Basin Tents

10am to 1 pm

Natural History Museum

2pm to 4:30 pm


March 24

Tidal Basin Tents

10am to 1 pm

Air and Space Museum

2pm to 4:30 pm


March 30

Tidal Basin Tents

10am to 1 pm

Natural History Museum

2pm to 4:30 pm


March 31

Tidal Basin Tents

10am to 1 pm

Air and Space Museum

2pm to 4:30 pm


April 13

National Zoo

12pm to 3 pm


April 20

National Zoo

12pm to 3 pm

Pre-school
Workshops

Pre-school workshops include:
•One boardbook and one activity book for each child
•A hands on craft project


Choose from any of Corkey Hay DeSimone's boardbooks:

•Panda Promise

•Air and Space

•Mammal Animal

•Butterfly Friends


Corkey reads her book and then the children participate in a fun craft project. 


Contact us to find out more or to schedule a workshop.