{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Amanda Roberson","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/amanda-ellington\/","title":"Activities on the Floor!","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"jcNlPEODtT\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2011\/11\/activities-on-the-floor\/\">Activities on the Floor!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2011\/11\/activities-on-the-floor\/embed\/#?secret=jcNlPEODtT\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Activities on the Floor!&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"jcNlPEODtT\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Don\u2019t have a lot of space in your branch for elaborate language rich activities? Don\u2019t fret\u2026 use the floor! Many libraries have created simple language rich spaces on the floor that provide ways for kids to learn and practice the alphabet, counting and more! At the branch where I work, there is a hallway that connects the Children\u2019s section to the meeting room that is used for Storytime. This hallway is used each week by hundreds of kids so we transformed that functional space into a learning spot by adding frog decals with the numbers 1-10 on them. Now when kids walk the hallway to Storytime, they count the frogs as they hop from one to the next. Be careful to pick places that are low traffic so that kids can be engaged in the activity without holding up or causing a disruption to other customers. Other Ideas to use...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/DSC02047-225x300.jpg"}