Teaching U S History Through Children S Literature

Author : Wanda Miller
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1997-03-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780313079467

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U.S. History Through Children's Literature by Wanda Miller Pdf

Allow students to step back in time to experience the thoughts, feelings, dilemmas, and actions of people from history. For each history topic, Miller suggests two titles-one for use with the entire class and one for use with small reading groups. Summaries of the books, author information, activities, and topics for discussion are supplemented with vocabulary lists and ideas for research topics and further reading. This integrated approach makes history meaningful to students and helps them retain historical details and facts.

Author : Wanda Miller
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1998-11-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780313079450

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Teaching U.S. History Through Children's Literature by Wanda Miller Pdf

Similar to U.S. History Through Children's Literature: From the Colonial Period to World War II in format and approach, historical fiction and nonfiction are integrated into modern U.S. History. For each of these topics, Miller suggests two or more titles-one for use with the entire class and one for use with small reading groups. Summaries of the books, author information, activities, and topics for discussion are supplemented with vocabulary lists and ideas for research topics and further reading. This integrated approach makes history more meaningful to students and helps them retain historical details and facts by immersing them in stories surrounding historical events. A well-researched and thorough resource.

Author : Tom McGowan,Meredith McGowan
Publisher : Jenson Publications, Incorporated
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1989-06-01
Category : United States
ISBN : 0931205417

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Telling America's Story by Tom McGowan,Meredith McGowan Pdf

Author : Thomas E. Wartenberg
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781475804461

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Big Ideas for Little Kids by Thomas E. Wartenberg Pdf

Big Ideas for Little Kids includes everything a teacher, a parent, or a college student needs to teach philosophy to elementary school children from picture books. Written in a clear and accessible style, the book explains why it is important to allow young children access to philosophy during primary-school education.

Author : Kay Chick,Deborah A. Ellermeyer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2003-09-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780313078026

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Multicultural American History by Kay Chick,Deborah A. Ellermeyer Pdf

This integrated teacher resource provides lesson ideas for the instruction of social studies and history concepts within the context of quality multicultural children's books and picture books. Each chapter focuses on three picture books related to various multicultural themes in American history. Chapters are organized chronologically, and by theme, and include book summaries, materials lists, student-centered activities, related books and poetry, and links to national history standards. Multicultural themes include: Old West American Revolution Slavery Civil War World War II and the Holocaust Vietnam Native Americans

Author : Stan Steiner
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2001-03-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780313010088

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Promoting a Global Community Through Multicultural Children's Literature by Stan Steiner Pdf

You will find this book invaluable for teaching students the beauties of diversity and for building understanding of cultures from around the world. This book features more than 800 titles, both single volume and series, selected for their multicultural content and compelling reflections of the social issues of diverse cultures. The more than 100 interdisciplinary application strategies for titles range from reading aloud with follow-up discussions to social activism. Fully indexed by author and title, this guide includes Web sites for literature integration, contact information, a discussion of the benefits of multicultural literature, and suggestions for further reading. The perfect guide for introducing students to other cultures and customs.

Author : Diane Findlay
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2002-07-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 1417731141

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Pages of the Past by Diane Findlay Pdf

Use literature to enrich the study of U.S. history! Annotated bibliographies include titles that reflect themes and issues of the chapter and period. The books were chosen for their potential to engage the imagination, elicit emotional responses, challenge thinking from new perspectives, stimulate an interest in further reading and learning and create opportunities for students to relate events from the past to current issues. Eight chapters include suggested activities and discussion prompts.

Author : Connie Campbell Dierking,Susan Anderson-McElveen
Publisher : Maupin House Publishing, Inc.
Page : 11 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Children's literature
ISBN : 9780929895277

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Teaching Writing Skills with Children's Literature by Connie Campbell Dierking,Susan Anderson-McElveen Pdf

Using picture books as models is a powerful way to teach key expository and narrative target skills. Step-by-step directions and charts, with quality children's literature used as models, help you set up and manage effective 45-minute long writing workshops. Also includes extensive lists of other children's literature with their recommended Target Skill application.Teach brainstorming, focus, organization, elaboration, and writing conventions using literature as models. Primary and intermediate-level lessons for each of 20 models allow you to customize your writing workshops to the needs and abilities of your K-5 students.

Author : Ramin Ganeshram
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : African Americans
ISBN : 0545538238

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A Birthday Cake for George Washington by Ramin Ganeshram Pdf

An expoloration of fifty influential and inspirational women who changed the world. Everyone is buzzing about the president's birthday! Especially George Washington's servants who scurry around the kitchen preparing to make this the best celebration ever. Oh, how George Washington loves his cake! And, oh, how he depends on Hercules, his head chef, to make it for him. Hercules, a slave, takes great pride in baking the president's cake. But this year there is one problem--they are out of sugar. This story, told in the voice of Delia, Hercules' young daughter, is based on real events, and underscores the loving exchange between a very determined father and his eager daughter who are faced with an unspoken, bittersweet reality.

Author : Carrie Hintz,Eric L. Tribunella
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 633 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781460406694

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Reading Children’s Literature: A Critical Introduction - Second Edition by Carrie Hintz,Eric L. Tribunella Pdf

Reading Children’s Literature offers insights into the major discussions and debates currently animating the field of children’s literature. Informed by recent scholarship and interest in cultural studies and critical theory, it is a compact core text that introduces students to the historical contexts, genres, and issues of children’s literature. A beautifully designed and illustrated supplement to individual literary works assigned, it also provides apparatus that makes it a complete resource for working with children’s literature during and after the course. The second edition includes a new chapter on children’s literature and popular culture (including film, television, and merchandising) and has been updated throughout to reflect recent scholarship and new offerings in children’s media.

Author : Christine Leland,Mitzi Lewison,Jerome Charles Harste
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780415508667

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Teaching Children's Literature by Christine Leland,Mitzi Lewison,Jerome Charles Harste Pdf

Offers a fresh perspective on how to implement childrens literature across the curriculum in ways that are both effective and purposeful. It invites multiple ways of engaging with literature that extend beyond the genre and elements approach and also addresses potential problems or issues that teachers may confront.

Author : Carol Otis Hurst,Rebecca Otis
Publisher : Tabor Pub
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Children's literature
ISBN : 0782901557

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In Times Past by Carol Otis Hurst,Rebecca Otis Pdf

Author : Rose Cappelli
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2023-10-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781003843481

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Mentor Texts by Rose Cappelli Pdf

In their first edition of Mentor Texts, authors Lynne Dorfman and Rose Cappelli helped teachers across the country make the most of high-quality children's literature in their writing instruction. Mentor Texts: Teaching Writing Through Children's Literature, K-6, 2nd Edition the authors continue to show teachers how to help students become confident, accomplished writers by using literature as their foundation. The second edition includes brand-new Your Turn Lessons, built around the gradual release of responsibility model, offering suggestions for demonstrations and shared or guided writing. Reflection is emphasized as a necessary component to understanding why mentor authors chose certain strategies, literary devices, sentence structures, and words. Dorfman and Cappelli offer new children's book titles in each chapter and in a carefully curated and annotated Treasure Chest. At the end of each chapter a Think About It'sTalk About It'sWrite About It section invites reflection and conversation with colleagues.The book is organized around the characteristics of good writing'sfocus, content, organization, style, and conventions. The authors write in a friendly and conversational style, employing numerous anecdotes to help teachers visualize the process, and offer strategies that can be immediately implemented in the classroom. This practical resource demonstrates the power of learning to read like writers.

Author : Linda K. Rogers
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1997-09-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780313079887

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Geographic Literacy Through Children's Literature by Linda K. Rogers Pdf

Combining practical, student-centered activities with an annotated bibliography of more than 160 children's books, this guide models ways for classroom teachers to teach geography through children's literature. Chapters based on the five themes of the Geographic Standards present a variety of activities that teach students important geographic concepts. The extensive bibliography provides summaries of books, suggested teaching activities, and cross-references to other books; a list of teacher resources is also included. Attractive line drawings accompany the conversational text. Anyone looking for an effective way to teach geography at the elementary level will want this book and middle and high school educators will find useful extensions for older students. The work offers a great way to integrate geography into the curriculum.

Author : Jennifer Frost,Steven Alan Carr
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781442278394

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Teaching History with Message Movies by Jennifer Frost,Steven Alan Carr Pdf

This book is a resource for teaching US history using social problem films—“message movies”—as illustrations and tools for student engagement. In addition to covering key themes and concepts, this book provides an overview of significant issues, a tutorial for using film in history classes, user guides for thinking about social problems on screen, and sample exercises and assignments for classroom use.