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CHILDREN'S LITERATURE AT 1ST YEAR OF SCHOOLING - Coggle Diagram
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE AT 1ST YEAR OF SCHOOLING
POETRY BOOK
(Xin Wei, Yuan Ning, Yuen Yue, Suba)
WHAT
is it about?
written entirely in poetic form
sometimes rhyme, that are designed on evoke emotion and thought
contain words that follow a rhythm or structure
WHY
it is important for children literature?
Poetry books build children's vocabulary because as they read rhythmic sentences and phrases, it introduces them to new words in new contexts.
Poetry can motivate children to read, develop phonemic awareness, and develop basic skills such as vocabulary, fluency, expression, and writing.
Poetry is full of important literary elements, such as characters, narrative structure, new words, and sometimes rhymes that help children build foundational and more advanced literacy skills.
Poetry can tap children's emotions and their imaginations and creativity.
Reading poetry has the potential to inspire students to write their own poetry.
HOW
it is look?
Books in the poetry genre contain words that follow a rhythm or structure, and sometimes rhyme, that are designed on evoke emotion and thought. Books can be, but aren’t often written entirely in poetic form.
Rich imagination:
Children's poems accord with the rich imagination of children's psychology to create beautiful artistic conception and express the childlike innocence of children, so that children in the wonderful and colorful world, expand their imagination and feel the theme of the poem.
Full Emotional:
The emotion of poetry must be expressed from the depths of children's hearts, realistically convey the children's good feelings, kind wishes, interesting sentiments, in order to arouse the emotional resonance of young readers.
Design creatively:
Children's poems are far inferior to adult poems in both richness and depth, which is determined by children's emotional characteristics.
WHAT
book to recommend?
Eric Carle's Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and Other Nursery Rhymes
by Eric Carle
Shout!: Little Poems that Roar by Brod Bagert
Little Poems for Tiny Ears
by Lin Oliver
INFORMATIONAL BOOK
Nana, Thasha, Angel, Kunashalini
HOW
it is look? (Nana)
Have corresponding pictures for children to look at alongside the text.
Provides with simple text and colorful photos & different sizes of book
Written using special text features that allow the reader to easily find key information and understand the main topic.
Provide headers over certain sections, in bold type
Provides background information and glossary
WHY
it is important for children literature? (Angel)
Expand their vocabulary.
Allow young readers to explore their interests.
Provide opportunities for practicing reading skills.
Provide opportunities for children to find answers to their questions and deepen their knowledge
WHAT
is it about? (Kuna)
Convey information about the world around us.
Informational books are those explains known facts about specific topics.
Contain many sophisticated technical words and explain them explicitly
Packed with content words, their syntax differs from the syntax in stories
Contain verbs forms that are timeless, rather than mostly past tense verbs that one finds in most stories.
Text written with the primary purpose of conveying information about the natural and social world (typically from someone presumed to be more knowledgeable on the subject to someone presumed too be less so).
WHAT
book to recommend? (Thasha)
How to Be An Elephant
"Follows an elephant's growth from a newborn calf to a full-grown adult in one of the most socially and structurally complex family groups on earth"--
How Does My Home Work?
Explains the mechanical processes required to produce the things our homes needs to keep us happy and electricity, water, and gas.
The Shape of the World
"A little boy who loves to find shapes in nature grows up to be one of America's greatest architects, Frank Lloyd Wright"--
FOCKTALES AND FABLES
(Faezah, Priya, Dhaarshini, Xiao Wei)
WHAT
book to recommend?
The Park Our Town Built
By: Diane Gonzales Bertrand
Illustrated by: Tanja Bauerle
Lively picture book that tells the story of a community coming together to build a park for the town.
Burro's Tortillas
By: Terri Fields
Illustrated by: Jacqueline Rogers
Burro finds it difficult to get any help from his friends as he diligently works to turn corn into tortillas. In addition, the delightful story imparts an accurate picture of the traditional way that tortillas are made.
The Lion & the Mouse
By: Jerry Pinkney
The well-known fable about how the smallest creature a mouse saves the majestic lion is a tale of kindness returned.
HOW
it is look?
Resolution – the story dilemma is resolved and the characters react to that resolution
Reversal – where more things go wrong
Turning point – where the problem is introduced
Action – where the characters in the story react to the problem
Context – where the characters and setting is explained
WHY
it is important for children literature?
Folktales can be used to help children develop strong reading skills, study other cultures, model positive character traits
Folktales also let children to learn about decision making, to explore new ways of seeing the worldand also let them discover a love of stories.
Fables play a key role in our society and depict what is morally right and wrong for the children.
Fables influence children at a young age to behave properly.
WHAT
is it about?
Fables are a particular type of stories, in which animals, plants, mythical creatures, or other similar characters are given human qualities so that they act like humans. A fable is a short story, conveying a moral.
The main difference between folktale and fable is that fables always teach a moral lesson to the readers, Folktales may or may not have a moral.
Folktale is a story originating in popular culture, typically passed on by word of mouth. The term “folktales” actually covers a broad range of different types of story, including legends, adventure stories, fairy tales and stories relating to the deeds of well-known historical figures. Folktales can include material from other sources such as history and religion.
PREDICTABLE BOOK
(fiona, mathu,niva,Emma)
HOW
it is look?
Predictable books are books that are written in a way that makes it easy to guess what will happen on the next page.
WHY
it is important for child literature?
Children learn additionall speeach practice.
Children experience success with reading
Children learn pre-reading skills
WHAT
it is about?
Features patterns books
Contains pictures and rhymes
Repetitive Word
WHAT
books to recommend?
Brown, Bear Brown Bear, What Do You See? and I Went Walking and Silly Sally. Because the repeating sentence patterns and big, bold, colorful illustrations allow them to confidently “read” the books by memorizing the patterns and looking at the pictures
The red little hen
old mac donald had a farm
PARTICIPATION BOOK
(Poh Yee, Sze Mun, Puvel, Rismita)
HOW
it is look?
Have less and simple word in one page
Have the picture for children
have some simple instruction for the children to do
WHY
it is important for child literature?
help develop your child’s brain, ability to focus, concentration, social skills and communication skills
help your child get to know sounds, words and language, and develop early literacy skills
enjoy peeking under the flap to find the answer or make a new discovery.
promote interaction.
Children will not feel bored during the storytelling session.
WHAT
is it about
Participation books are another type of storybook. Young children delight in being able to repeat the book's suggestions, such as clapping their hands, touching their toes, or covering their eyes.
Lift-the-flap books also promote interaction. Children enjoy peeking under the flap to find the answer or make a new discovery.
WHAT
books to recommend?
Can You Make a Scary Face?
by Jan Thomas
"Count the Monkeys" by Mac Barnett
My Friend is Sad (An Elephant & Piggie Book) by Mo Willems
PATTERN CONCEPT BOOK
(wen xin, syahirah, mei kee, boe yee)
HOW
it is look?
They are about 1 topic
Each page features a different part of that topic.
They say the same words on every page
Sometimes the sentence stays the same, but the picture changes
The pictures match the words
WHY
it is important for children literature?
Read out aloud the repeating sentences and pictures allow them to be a fluent reader. (can be used in role play)
Children get inspired by the character and they would follow their pattern
It can help children to have better memory
provide a supportive approach for the introduction and practice of words the student uses in dictation
Helps children to understand the structure of repeating patterns.
WHAT
is it about?
It has well defined sentences and frequent repeated pattern
A picture concept book has a picture and a short sentence for children to guess what is it
WHAT
book to recommend?
Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.
The Pout Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen
I Went Walking by Sue Williams
PICTURE STORY BOOK
Karwen, Tracy, Joyce, Liting
WHY
it is important for children literature?
Can make children more loving, emotional intelligent and open minded because reading books gives them a much wider perspective on the world.
Has the power to promote positive emotional behavior and moral development.
Can improve the children vocabulary
WHAT
is it about?
A picture book is a story intended for the youngest of readers, in which the illustrations and the text work together to tell the story.
The illustrations that consisting in the picture books are as important as or more important than the words.
Picture book illustrations strengthens a child's observation skills, as there is often more happening in the art than stated in the text.
HOW
it is look?
Different kind of font
Interesting plot that captures the attention of the reader.
Strong characters that are identifiable and evoke emotion.
Attractive cover page and images
Have illustrations on every pages
WHAT
book to recommend?
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
This short story teaches us a moral lesson that people refuse to believe a liar even when he is telling the truth. The boy who cried wolf story for kids is a story that every child should read and learn the underlying lesson from. It is a story which leaves a deep imprint in every reader’s mind.
The Thirsty Crow
The thirsty crow story for kids is an educative story that teaches them patience and understanding in a time of hardship. It is an old and popular story that also teaches about intelligence.
The Rabbit And The Tortoise
Moral stories are a good way to teach life’s essential lessons and values to kids. A good story will build a sense of what is right or wrong. It has a paramount influence on all the kids who are reading and listening to it.
