LEM 500 Module 3

Using the first activity I would read two variations of The Three Little Pigs. After reading, we would make a T chart and list the ways they are different and the same. Then we would discuss the different cultures in each story. After the discussion I would ask students to act out their favorite character.
Instead of using four stories with the second activity, I would use two from different countries. We would talk about the characters and their traits. We would then write about what is important to their culture.
After reading "Sleeping Beauty" and "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" we would analyze the story together. I would have to be a guide for the class because analyzing is tough for first graders. I would ask open ended quesitons to ge tthe conversation started. Afterwards, the children would write about the two stories in their journals.

Teacher as Student

In my first grade class, I would read a story to the students and ask them to write about what they felt while reading the book and after reading it. We would do this activity with two books during the week and compare to see how the reactions where different. I would ask a variety of questions for discussion. Where you able to relate with a character? Did you find yourself totally into the story? With the second activity, I would tell the children what multicultural literature is by displaying several books. We would read the book and have a question/answer time with partners with me guiding them. I would ask if they felt any similarities of differences with the culture and did something bother you that happened in the story. For the final activity, I would read two books by the same author just like the book said. Instead of having a discussion, I would allow the students to take a Venn-diagram to their seats and complete it with similarities and differences in the books. This is more of an open-ended type assignment.

Definition of Teaching Children's Literature

Teaching Children’s Literature is using an array of genres to teach children up to the age of 14 or 15, in an exciting way to read, understand, and apply lessons in books and stories.