Monthly Archives: August 2009

Teaching Process Skills with Children’s Literature: How Tall How Short How Faraway

Posted on August 31, 2009 by openwidearchive

How Tall, How Short, How Faraway by David A. Adler is a children’s story designed to inform it’s readers about the different types of measurement and how they originated. How Tall, How Short, How Faraway displays units of measure by … Continue reading →

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Teaching Process Skills with Children’s Literature: Starry Messenger

Posted on August 31, 2009 by openwidearchive

Starry Messenger, written by Peter Sís is an extremely child friendly biography of the famous philosopher and astronomist Galileo Galilee.  This book could be used with a wide variety of children of different ages and reading levels. The main story … Continue reading →

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Teaching Process Skills with Children’s Literature: Graphs

Posted on August 30, 2009 by openwidearchive

Graphs written by Bonnie Bader and illustrated by Mernie Gallagher Cole is a story about a boy who does not want to go to his family reunion.  Gary, the boy gives many reasons as to why he can’t go to the reunion, including … Continue reading →

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Teaching Process Skills with Children’s Literature: Big Tracks, Little Tracks Following Animal Prints

Posted on August 30, 2009 by openwidearchive

Introduction: Being able to classify and identify objects in the world has become an important apsect of the elementary curriculm. Children are required to be able to differentiate between different animals, especially relating to certain characteristics such as color and … Continue reading →

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Teaching Process Skills with Children’s Literature: Big and Small, Room for All

Posted on August 30, 2009 by openwidearchive

Big and Small, Room for All, written by Jo Ellen Bogart, is a wonderfully illustrated new book that introduces young children to the concept of size and how they fit in the world. Using simple language and eye-catching watercolor paintings, this book successfully explains … Continue reading →

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Teaching Process Skills with Children’s Literature: Millions to Measure

Posted on August 30, 2009 by openwidearchive

Millions to Measure is part of a great series of books by David Schwartz that deals with measurements in length, weight, and volume. It explores how the metric system came about and explains how to measure using the metric system. … Continue reading →

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Teaching Process Skills with Children’s Literature: I See Myself

Posted on August 30, 2009 by openwidearchive

I See Myself, written by Vicki Cobb and illustrated by Julia Gorton, follows a young girl exploring why she can see herself in some objects, like in a mirror or car window, but not in others.  Throughout the book, children start to … Continue reading →

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Teaching Process Skills with Children’s Literature: The Tree of Life

Posted on August 30, 2009 by openwidearchive

The Tree of Life by Peter Sís offers an interesting portrayal of Charles Darwin’s life as a scientist. This book begins with a very good introduction.  It begins, “Charles Darwin opens his eyes for the first time!  He has no idea that … Continue reading →

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Teaching Process Skills With Children’s Literature: Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau

Posted on August 30, 2009 by openwidearchive

Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau by Jennifer Berne and illustrated by Eric Puybaret takes children on a journey through the life of a curious boy who later became an inventor, film maker, explorer and marine conservationist. “From the very … Continue reading →

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Teaching Process Skills with Children’s Literature: Room for Ripley

Posted on August 30, 2009 by openwidearchive

So you’re wondering how in the world are you going to be able to teach your students about capacity and liquid measurement in a fun and easy way.  Room for Ripley by Stuart J. Murphy & illustrated by Sylvie Wickstrom … Continue reading →

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