- This week I visited the library and had time to read many children's literature books which I found were extremely useful and have subtle underlying messages.
The first book I read was The Jolly Postman or Other People's Letters by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. I found this book to be quite interesting because of how it was written. Each page had a letter and the text in the book was all rhyming. This would be really useful to introduce to students about year 2/3 because this book can be used to introduce how to write a letter or what is a rhyme.
Another book was At The Beach by Roland Harvey. This book was the same layout as 'My Place' but with a very different story. I think this book would be great for about year 3 level because of the way it uses different letters from different perspectives to create a story. Students in a classroom could practice this technique and set a scene using this method.
Another book was Too Loud Lily by Sofie Laguna. This would be aimed for reception students who could be learning how to read as it has a lovely underlying message saying that you should not change who you are to suit everyone else, rather be yourself because you can shine. A book similar to this is Little Big Tree by Andy Geppert. This can also be directed for Reception/year 1 students because it has the same underlying message that it is okay to be different and to be who you are because you will be appreciated for it. It is easier to be yourself than someone else! I think these ideas are really nice to be influenced on young children and these are the sorts of books that are interesting through the illustrations and story line which would engage young students.
Sunday, 12 August 2012
Sharayah Blog
(Sorry I have just figured out how to blog so this is just a copy of a comment which was meant to be a blog)
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My name is Sharayah and I am 20 years old. I am married and live in a country town called Balaklava so I drive to Adelaide for university. My Dad is a PE teacher so I guess my dream started because of him. I am majoring in Art and my minor subject is PE. My dream is to be able to just teach Art in a high school and my inspiration came from a lady in Ceduna (where I was born and lived most of my life) who just teaches Art and a bit of PE also. Being able to give students a passion for practical subjects and get involved is my aim because to me it is really important. For those who love these subjects I want to be able to give them the opportunity to be able to develop and go further with a career, dream, etc.