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Children’s Literature

Children’s Literature

Children’s Literature Why To Study Children’s Literature? Understand Human Developmental Stages Societal Values Historical

Children’s Literature Why To Study Children’s Literature? Understand Human Developmental Stages Societal Values Historical Patterns in Social Development So. . Who Cares? ? ? ? ?

Children’s Literature Who cares? ? ? We should care… Why…?

Children’s Literature Who cares? ? ? We should care… Why…?

Children’s Literature Focuses for the Unit Contemporary Children’s literature Purpose Structure Societal Connections Classics

Children’s Literature Focuses for the Unit Contemporary Children’s literature Purpose Structure Societal Connections Classics Where the stories came from How they were told Original context and intention Current context and intention

Contemporary Kid Lit Purpose To Teach To Entertain

Contemporary Kid Lit Purpose To Teach To Entertain

Contemporary Kid Lit Structure Designed to target developmental stages of the brain Babies 0

Contemporary Kid Lit Structure Designed to target developmental stages of the brain Babies 0 -3 Kids 4 -8 Tweens 9 -12 Teens 13 -18

Contemporary Kid Lit Babies 0 -3 Vocabulary “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” Simple language Small

Contemporary Kid Lit Babies 0 -3 Vocabulary “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” Simple language Small words Short phrases Visual association

Contemporary Kid Lit Babies 0 -3 Sensory Touch Development Books Association Vocabulary to physical

Contemporary Kid Lit Babies 0 -3 Sensory Touch Development Books Association Vocabulary to physical description Development of Fine motor skills Grasping – to hold a finger, fork, pencil, telephone

Contemporary Kid Lit Kids 4 -8 Learning Rhythm to Read and Rhyme Association Extension

Contemporary Kid Lit Kids 4 -8 Learning Rhythm to Read and Rhyme Association Extension of Vocabulary development

Contemporary Kid Lit Rhyme What are some of the Nursery Rhymes you remember from

Contemporary Kid Lit Rhyme What are some of the Nursery Rhymes you remember from when you were small?

Contemporary Kid Lit The itsy bitsy spider went Up the waterspout, Down came the

Contemporary Kid Lit The itsy bitsy spider went Up the waterspout, Down came the rain and Washed the spider out, Out came the sun and Dried up all the rain and The itsy bitsy spider went Up the spout again.

Contemporary Kid Lit Mary had a little lamb, Little lamb, little lamb, Mary had

Contemporary Kid Lit Mary had a little lamb, Little lamb, little lamb, Mary had a little lamb, Its fleece was white as snow Everywhere that Mary went, Everywhere that Mary went The lamb was sure to go

Contemporary Kid Lit Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, Baker's man! So I do, master, As fast as

Contemporary Kid Lit Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, Baker's man! So I do, master, As fast as I can. Pat it, and prick it, And mark it with T, Put it in the oven For Tommy and me.

Contemporary Kid Lit Kids 4 -8 Simple The lessons Boy Who Cried Wolf The

Contemporary Kid Lit Kids 4 -8 Simple The lessons Boy Who Cried Wolf The Little Engine that Could

Contemporary Kid Lit Tweens 9 -12 Lessons Relativity Coping Longer with Adolescence texts More

Contemporary Kid Lit Tweens 9 -12 Lessons Relativity Coping Longer with Adolescence texts More complex vocabulary

Contemporary Kid Lit So what does this say about what we value in society?

Contemporary Kid Lit So what does this say about what we value in society? EDUCATION!!!!!!! Since the Industrial Revolution there has been a serious shift in focus to. . . LITERACY