Kirsi Ayre Ide

School & Community

Kirsi’s brings energy, creativity and community health to classrooms and libraries.

An organized writer’s desk themed around quirky health topics, featuring a sleek silver laptop displaying a document titled “Gross but Fascinating: A STEM Story.” Surrounding the laptop are neatly arranged reference books on epidemiology, child psychology, and science communication, along with small plastic models of bacteria and anatomical hearts. A mint-green ceramic mug of tea rests on a coaster printed with a cartoon microbe pattern. Warm, indirect morning light from a nearby window casts soft highlights and subtle shadows, creating a cozy yet focused mood. Photographic realism, eye-level composition, moderate depth of field, with a modern, professional atmosphere accented by gentle humor in the props.

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A polished white tabletop displays a carefully arranged flat lay of STEM kidlit research materials focused on unusual health topics: a spiral-bound notebook with color-coded tabs labeled “parasites,” “pandemics,” and “poop,” highlighters in bright pastel colors, sticky notes with neatly written scientific terms, and a tablet showing a child-friendly diagram of the digestive system. Beside them, a small glass terrarium contains moss and a tiny, model tapeworm coiled playfully on the soil. Soft, diffused studio lighting from above eliminates harsh shadows, creating a clean, editorial feel. Photographic realism with a minimalist, professional composition shot from a bird’s-eye view, balancing seriousness of subject matter with gentle, humorous details.

Germs!

Grades: K-5
Length: 30–40 minutes

They are everywhere!  Some are good, some aren’t.  Students learn through storytelling, games and hands-on experimentation the importance of good hand hygiene and its health benefits.

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An organized writer’s desk themed around quirky health topics, featuring a sleek silver laptop displaying a document titled “Gross but Fascinating: A STEM Story.” Surrounding the laptop are neatly arranged reference books on epidemiology, child psychology, and science communication, along with small plastic models of bacteria and anatomical hearts. A mint-green ceramic mug of tea rests on a coaster printed with a cartoon microbe pattern. Warm, indirect morning light from a nearby window casts soft highlights and subtle shadows, creating a cozy yet focused mood. Photographic realism, eye-level composition, moderate depth of field, with a modern, professional atmosphere accented by gentle humor in the props.

Improv Acting for Creative Writing

Grades: 3+
Length: 30–40 minutes

Students experience how improv acting helps unlock creative ideas for storytelling.  Includes an interactive demonstration on how improv works, group improv acting and storyboarding.

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