{"id":1948,"date":"2009-11-01T14:27:22","date_gmt":"2009-11-01T19:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/1948"},"modified":"2009-11-01T14:27:22","modified_gmt":"2009-11-01T19:27:22","slug":"teaching-geography-with-childrens-literature-wake-up-world-a-day-in-the-life-of-children-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/2009\/11\/01\/teaching-geography-with-childrens-literature-wake-up-world-a-day-in-the-life-of-children-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Geography with Children’s Literature: Wake up, World! A Day in the Life of Children Around the World"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Wake up, World! A Day in the Life of Children Around the World<\/a>, written by Beatrice Hollyer and map illustration by Tony Robinson is a captivating book that explores different cultures around the world by using actual photographs.<\/p>\n

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The book begins by providing a short introduction to eight children, all from different regions of the globe. Each child is given a unique symbol that reflects their individual country. Each symbol appears next to the texts, allowing readers to keep track of which child appears in the picture. The book takes you on a journey through the daily lives of the children.\u00a0 It focuses on the child’s daily schedule of waking up, going to school, eating dinner, playing,\u00a0 etc. “Children all over the world use what they find around them to invent games, try out new ideas, make their own toys and have fun. Some children work hard to help their families. Other have lots of homework. But there’s always time for play.” The book ends by exploring each child’s dreams for the future and providing some further information on each of the different countries.<\/p>\n

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Curriculum Connections<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Wake up, World! A Day in the Life of Children Around the World <\/em>could be used as an introduction tool for learning about basic\u00a0 geography. This book can be used for a number of SOL’s such as:<\/p>\n

History K.4 (b)- describe places referenced in stories and real life situations<\/p>\n

History 1.6-Describe how location affects food, clothes, shelter, etc<\/p>\n

History 3.5 (a)- locating and labeling the seven continents<\/p>\n

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Additional Resources:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

* Global Playground Teacher Toolkit<\/a>– A PDF full of lesson plan ideas for teaching students about culture awareness.<\/p>\n

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* Play-Doh: Cruising Around the Continents<\/a>– Lesson plan that uses play-doh to teach the seven continents.<\/p>\n

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* National Geographic<\/a>– Explores a wide variety of countries around the world. It provides videos, background information, and a detailed map of each country.<\/p>\n

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Book<\/strong>: Wake up, World! A Day in the Life of Children Around the World <\/a><\/p>\n

Author<\/strong>: Beatrice Hollyer<\/p>\n

Illustrator<\/strong>: Tony Robinson<\/p>\n

Publisher<\/strong>: Oxfam<\/p>\n

Publication Date<\/strong>: September 1995<\/p>\n

Pages<\/strong>: 48 pages<\/p>\n

Grade Range<\/strong>: K-3<\/p>\n

ISBN:<\/strong> 978-0805062939<\/p>\n

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