tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072851564194651702.post2248036650773976941..comments2024-01-12T06:24:38.008-05:00Comments on Excellence in Early Childhood Education: Making books with childrenDeborah Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04992053244004086395noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072851564194651702.post-4747735439197026572010-02-16T14:08:29.625-05:002010-02-16T14:08:29.625-05:00Dear Natasa,
Thanks for comment and thanks again...Dear Natasa, <br /><br />Thanks for comment and thanks again for creating this lovely story! <br /><br />The "discipline" books would not of course be called by this horrid name! <br /><br />They would be called something like <br /><br />"Our Class" or "How we work together" or "Why we are a great Team!" or some such positive name. <br /><br />In these books, the children, with the help of the teacher could dedicate pages to school/class rules illustrated by pictures or their own drawings. <br /><br />E.g. Food in class<br /> What we wear<br /> Bringing homework<br /> Being on time<br /><br />Each of these could be a booklet all on its own! <br /><br />If the teacher is able to suggest that all the great ideas have come from the children themselves, then, really, all your discipline problems (if indeed you have any - and if you are a good teacher, you probably won't) will be magically solved!!!! <br /><br />Or so I have seen so far! <br /><br />MarisaMarisa Constantinideshttp://marisaconstantinides.edublogs.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072851564194651702.post-58337668588323594422010-02-15T19:33:48.688-05:002010-02-15T19:33:48.688-05:00What a great post, Marisa. Lots of beautiful and c...What a great post, Marisa. Lots of beautiful and creative resources. Thank you for sharing my Mixbook here. It was fun making the book and I have learnt a lot from the experience. Children love books made especially for them and they really like to get involved. For me, this was an opportunity to teach my son a few English words. I will definitely try something similar again.<br />Storybook is beautiful and I love the idea of food books and discipline books.<br />Deborah, you have a great blog and I will definitely visit again.Natasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048765349737400507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072851564194651702.post-22630369790014205872010-02-15T05:50:59.293-05:002010-02-15T05:50:59.293-05:00My three year old and I love making books. At the ...My three year old and I love making books. At the moment we use stickers as well as pictures from magazines and catalogues to help us create a story. <br /><br />I was not aware of the digitial story books mentioned in Marisa's post. I am going to check the links out.Elisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01736379272589983153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072851564194651702.post-88606053770300916232010-02-14T21:36:32.048-05:002010-02-14T21:36:32.048-05:00As a teacher I loved making books with the kiddos ...As a teacher I loved making books with the kiddos and now I try to do it at home. My kids love the books we make. I really believe that this is a great way to get that love of reading going. Great posts filled with some awesome resources I was not aware of. ThanksTeaching Heart Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455122643750017926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072851564194651702.post-70415458097203392842010-02-13T21:08:43.070-05:002010-02-13T21:08:43.070-05:00Thank you all for your kind comments.
It's g...Thank you all for your kind comments. <br /><br />It's great to see how quickly colleagues get fired up and take things up and develop even more exciting ideas. <br /><br />Think also of <br /><br />- word books <br />- health books<br />- food books <br />- rules books (for discipline!) which will contain the do's and don'ts of school life <br /><br />And don't just do it all digitally. Children must learn to practise real writing, too! <br /><br />Even though they are little, your young pupils can create some great material!Marisa Constantinideshttp://marisaconstantinides.edublogs.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072851564194651702.post-30246767519749378472010-02-13T19:50:15.182-05:002010-02-13T19:50:15.182-05:00Tom - you would make some really funny books with ...Tom - you would make some really funny books with your kids stories. You should give it a shot.<br /><br />Karen - there would be no shortage of books for children of any language to read if parents and teachers worked together to make their own books like these. <br /><br />Laura - absolutely, who needs reports when there is great ideas like this up in action!Deborah Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992053244004086395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072851564194651702.post-60328407418264633382010-02-13T12:35:36.264-05:002010-02-13T12:35:36.264-05:00We do a lot of storytelling in class, but I've...We do a lot of storytelling in class, but I've never thought to turn them into books. Now I'm inspired to help the kids take the next step!Teacher Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606781724784785338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072851564194651702.post-32729614422743529142010-02-13T10:17:21.970-05:002010-02-13T10:17:21.970-05:00This is, not surprisingly, great stuff from Marisa...This is, not surprisingly, great stuff from Marisa. I like to get em early and as soon as YLs learn 'Can' for ability I have them make an A4 'verb dictionary' with a picture per page of what they can do with 'I can...swim, fly etc' written underneath. We do this a couple of pictures at a time for several weeks and then they make their cover and I bind them. They're so thrilled... Who needs reports? "Look mum! I can write a book." Also great for learner training at very young age.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080853799337547996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072851564194651702.post-49525891166037272092010-02-13T10:11:15.571-05:002010-02-13T10:11:15.571-05:00Wow! This is a virtual wonderland of ideas and re...Wow! This is a virtual wonderland of ideas and resources! When teachers get more ideas for helping their children make books, they have more options to use the languages of the children in those books. It is not always easy to find quality books in all the languages you need - but creative teachers can just make their own. Get the parents, other staff or community helpers to provide translations. Research says every young child needs to read, be read to, and discuss books in their home language! Thanks, Marisa!!karen Nemeth, www.languagecastle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072851564194651702.post-76925005456435529522010-02-12T13:55:17.892-05:002010-02-12T13:55:17.892-05:00That is an awesome way to create a book and combin...That is an awesome way to create a book and combine it with music and a special holiday too!Deborah Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992053244004086395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072851564194651702.post-40048947938122106082010-02-12T12:30:39.410-05:002010-02-12T12:30:39.410-05:00Great ideas!
Today I took all the Valentine's...Great ideas!<br /><br />Today I took all the Valentine's from my kids and we made them into a book, "10 Little Valentine's." Starting with one and ending with 10 on each page, then added the words, "One little, two little, three little valentine's, etc." all the way to "Ten little valentine's just for you!" Sing it to the tune of 10 Little Indians...they love the new book!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072851564194651702.post-57919845402318314332010-02-12T09:50:46.006-05:002010-02-12T09:50:46.006-05:00Great ideas! :) Thank you for sharing specifics- l...Great ideas! :) Thank you for sharing specifics- love it!Jo Shabohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18411576846813091812noreply@blogger.com