As some of the readings state or allude to, fantasy is often written off as not being as valuable or important as other genres. Not only do some people say fantasy in useless, worthless, and/or uneducational, but some teachers do not even encourage reading fantasy books. However, this is simply the furthest thing from the …
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Workshop Methods
After watching all the videos relating to workshop methods and teachers actively teaching in the classroom, I have come out with a real sense of what it means to teach well and effectively as well as what not to do! While I am sure all of the teachers featured had good intentions for their students, …
Realistic Fiction Participate Task
Realistic Fiction
While I never considered any piece/genre of literature to be easy to write, I certainly used to believe that some were much easier than others. In another way, I thought genres like fantasy, fiction, and realistic fiction were easier than nonfiction to write. My reasoning behind this idea was that authors did not have to …
Biography Participate Task
Although I am not exactly sure about which grade I will or would like to teach, I do know that, in third grade, biographies (at least in my schooling) were focused on heavily. The biography I chose to read is about Helen Keller. As expected, I did learn a lot from this short biography and …
Biography Module Write Task
After taking notes on elements of biographies and what they can do for children and how they can be useful in the classroom setting, I see just how critical it is to teach biographies. In this blog post, we will explore more deeply what advantages a lesson or unit or books on biographies can entail …
“Around the World We Go!” : Book Review #7
“Around the World We Go!” by Margaret Wise Brown is a little bit different from every other multicultural book I have read that tries to include many different types of people and children. Why? Let me explain. Instead of just talking about differences and stating that we all have/use different languages to communicate, this book …
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“The Day You Begin”: Book Review #6
“The Day You Begin” is a wonderful, heart-tugging children’s book about a girl named Angelina. It is written by Jacqueline Woodson and illustrated by Rafael Lopez. The story starts with a problem. Angelina, the main character, feels different from everyone else in her classroom, but eventually learns, once she starts sharing with others, that she …
“All are Welcome”: Book Review #5
I found “All are Welcome”, by Alexandra Penfold and Suzanne Kaufman, to be a very welcoming (as the name would suggest) and inviting book. For this reason, then, I think this would be a stellar book to read on the first day of school in an elementary school classroom. Because of the vocabulary in the …
“The Ugly Vegetables”: Book Review #4
“The Ugly Vegetables” by Grace Lin is a title that focuses on the Chinese culture, but can be readily and easily expanded into a discussion of many other cultures. What I mean is that this text features the differences in the Chinese writing/language compared to English, for example, as well as introduces the idea that …
Emma's Education 307 Class 