I found this article to be amazing. There are many families that feel as if they are falling apart, but in reality, they may not be. All they may need is a little help, and this could be done through lessons in places as simple as school.
Being that I intend to be an elementary school teacher in the near future, I would most definitely want to implicate a project such as was done in the article, in my classroom. My project would be aimed for 3-6th graders. "Do You Know YOUR Family?" would be the title. The students would be given a set of questions they would need to ask their family such as: where were they born, where did their family originate from? Were there any struggles that their family suffered along the way of life? What were some happy times? Is there anything their family would change? And so on. The students would be asked to create a trifold board, and present it to the class as an oral presentation project. This way each student would learn a little more about each of their peers.
Not only would this help peers get to know each other better, but it would also help the students get to know themselves and their family that much better. This project could bring families closer by discussing issues that happened in their families life and such. This project is meant to make students feel proud about where they came from and how far their families have actually come over the years.
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Bedtime Stories
Some features of stories can come just from pictures. Seeing pictures tells a story within itself. When listening to the Russian bedtime story, the music and pictures were relaxing enough to help a child calm down, and want to read and see what comes next. Of course, i could not understand the language of the story, but through the music and illustrations, i was able to get a gist of the bedtime russian story.
In Little Toot and the Loch Nest Monster, a character actually came out on the video to introduce herself, and what she will be doing. The narrator of the story was a man, but what made the whole story interesting was that it was as if you were watching a movie, not reading a book. These were two totally different techniques used in the Russian story, and this story. The use of the narrator's voice also indicated when something important was going to happen. At the end of the story, Shelly, the woman comes back with the moral of the story. This may help children understand the story better.
Bedtime stories, so common in the middle class household, in fact prepare children for school. From the time children are born, many parents are reading to them. This goes as a form of communication. Once the child reaches the age of two or three when he or she can talk, bed time stories become very important because now the mother or father can now interact with the child while reading. They can interact by asking questions, showing pictures, asking what might happen next, what the child did or did not like about the story, and so on.
Bedtime stories also give a sense of routine, which is good for a child. Before he or she knows it, they will be in a school setting, following many different routines. It also establishes a relationship with the person who is actually reading the story.
Some people believe that by reading to their child at an early age before bed, could increase their vocabulary and make their child more intellectual. Hearing a variety of vocabulary is good for a young child. It helps him or her experience and understand more of what people around them may be talking about. Many children learn through reading and looking at illustrations. Children can tell their own stories by looking at illustrations. This is what helps expand their imaginations. The more reading a parent does with a child, the better it benefits the child.
In Little Toot and the Loch Nest Monster, a character actually came out on the video to introduce herself, and what she will be doing. The narrator of the story was a man, but what made the whole story interesting was that it was as if you were watching a movie, not reading a book. These were two totally different techniques used in the Russian story, and this story. The use of the narrator's voice also indicated when something important was going to happen. At the end of the story, Shelly, the woman comes back with the moral of the story. This may help children understand the story better.
Bedtime stories, so common in the middle class household, in fact prepare children for school. From the time children are born, many parents are reading to them. This goes as a form of communication. Once the child reaches the age of two or three when he or she can talk, bed time stories become very important because now the mother or father can now interact with the child while reading. They can interact by asking questions, showing pictures, asking what might happen next, what the child did or did not like about the story, and so on.
Bedtime stories also give a sense of routine, which is good for a child. Before he or she knows it, they will be in a school setting, following many different routines. It also establishes a relationship with the person who is actually reading the story.
Some people believe that by reading to their child at an early age before bed, could increase their vocabulary and make their child more intellectual. Hearing a variety of vocabulary is good for a young child. It helps him or her experience and understand more of what people around them may be talking about. Many children learn through reading and looking at illustrations. Children can tell their own stories by looking at illustrations. This is what helps expand their imaginations. The more reading a parent does with a child, the better it benefits the child.
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