PREK-1: Which picture books did you select to read? How do these books measure up to the criteria set forth in the Family of Readers? How might you use each book in your classroom? What would you call children's attention to about the book's illustration?
Grades 2-3: These books reflect 2 very different genres--realistic fiction and folklore (retold by McKissack). How do the pictures in each help tell the story? How might you use these books in your classroom? What would you call attention to in the illustrations to help children better appreciate illustration? Speculate about each author's purpose for writing the book. Why did each think the story was important enough to create a book for young children to hear/read?
Grades 4-5: How do the pictures in each book help tell the story? How might you use these books in your classroom? What would you call attention to in the illustrations to help children better appreciate illustration? Speculate about each author's purpose for writing the book. Why did each think the story was important enough to create a book for young children to hear/read? What questions might you ask your students to consider after reading/hearing these books?
Older Readers: How do the pictures in each book help tell the story? How might you use these books in your classroom? What would you call attention to in the illustrations to help children better appreciate illustration? Speculate about each author's purpose for writing the book. Why did each think the story was important enough to create a book for young children to see/hear/read? What questions might you ask students to consider while reading/hearing each book?
Grades 2-3: These books reflect 2 very different genres--realistic fiction and folklore (retold by McKissack). How do the pictures in each help tell the story? How might you use these books in your classroom? What would you call attention to in the illustrations to help children better appreciate illustration? Speculate about each author's purpose for writing the book. Why did each think the story was important enough to create a book for young children to hear/read?
Grades 4-5: How do the pictures in each book help tell the story? How might you use these books in your classroom? What would you call attention to in the illustrations to help children better appreciate illustration? Speculate about each author's purpose for writing the book. Why did each think the story was important enough to create a book for young children to hear/read? What questions might you ask your students to consider after reading/hearing these books?
Older Readers: How do the pictures in each book help tell the story? How might you use these books in your classroom? What would you call attention to in the illustrations to help children better appreciate illustration? Speculate about each author's purpose for writing the book. Why did each think the story was important enough to create a book for young children to see/hear/read? What questions might you ask students to consider while reading/hearing each book?