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Children's Literature Lesson Plans
This is a growing list of children's literature lesson plans and resources from around the world, along with age-appropriate activities and other ideas to go along with these stories. They are suitable for children aged 4-8.
Here you will find a collection of top quality multi-cultural and environment-friendly stories about people and places from around the world, which I have read to my own children and recommend.
In this day and age, global travel and global communications require that we and our children have an appreciation of people from different countries and cultures especially, but also a knowldge of the countries from whence they come.
Feel free to use the form provided below to send me the titles of stories that you would recommend, especially tell me the story or stories that you consider to be of the BEST from your country.
At
www.best-childrens-books.com
you will find lists of award-winning multi-cultural children's books including Asian-American and African-American story books.
Lesson 1 - Introduction to the World
Before you begin your Around the World Preschool Theme introduce your children to “The World”.
If you have a globe, show them that this is a small version, a model of how the earth looks. Alternatively, use an atlas and explain that the map is a picture of the earth.
Begin by showing them the place on the earth where you live, name the city, state or country.
Next, ask them if they know any other places on the earth and see if they can point them out.
We began by saying: "We are here in Hermanus (near the southern-most tip of Africa) and Granny and Grandpa live ‘there’". Someone else we know lives in Johannesburg. My brother's family lives in China and we have friends in New Zealand, etc.
Do the same using people and places that are meaningful to your children.
If you are able, you could download Google Earth - its FREE – and take a look at the earth as photographed by satellites in space. It is amazing! You should be able to identify the very house or building where you are as viewed from above!
Asia
Ideas for a preschool theme about China using mapwork, children's literature, a look at silkworms, a Chinese lantern craft, traditional Chinese food and more.
Rikki-Tikki Tavi
Wiley's Adventures
Africa
The best South African children's literature, printable preschool lesson plans based on South African stories, recipes for South African traditional food, mapwork and some Afrikaans language vocabulary to learn.
Ali of the Desert
Tut's Mummy
Top of Around the World Preschool Theme
North America
Make Way for the Ducklings
Lentl
Balto
Little House in the Big Woods (chapter book)
Little House on the Prairie series
Mr. Popper's Penguins (chapter book)
Charlotte's Web (chapter book)
Grandma's Attic series (chapter books)
Please suggest more GREAT American titles! I am South African, so I need help here.
Cooking Activity: Please send me ideas or recipes for traditional American food or else we will have to visit our local MacDonalds!
Craft Activity: Construct a model tee-pee or log-cabin.
Sport: Play baseball or basket ball.
Top of Around the World Preschool Theme
Europe
Madeline
Madeline in London
The Queen's Knickers
Heidi
Twenty and Ten (chapter book)
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Australia and New Zealand
Are We There Yet? - Alison Lester Possum Magic - Mem Fox (and any other Mem Fox titles)
The Muddle Headed Wombat - Ruth Park Edward the Emu – Sheena Knowles
Edward finds being an emu boring and decides to be one of the other animals in the zoo. A simple story about self-acceptance.
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South America and Antarctica
The Emperor's Egg
Solo - Paul Geraghty
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