Grandparents and Grandchildren in Children's Literature [electronic resource] : Interactions That Enhance Learning / Carol G. Hittleman and Daniel R. Hittleman.
This paper focuses on how social studies content and concepts can be explored through literature in which grandparents and grandchildren interact. The paper emphasizes that, through the intergenerational relationship, children can encounter and explore life in general, increasing their understanding...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | This paper focuses on how social studies content and concepts can be explored through literature in which grandparents and grandchildren interact. The paper emphasizes that, through the intergenerational relationship, children can encounter and explore life in general, increasing their understanding of their own portion of the world and of themselves. The paper offers models for developing thematic units in primary, intermediate, and middle school grades, and the evaluation of literature selections, which includes six broad and overlapping purposes; (1) experiencing the "grand" relationship; (2) learning family stories; (3) preserving memories; (4) understanding intergenerational differences; (5) transmitting history; and (6) acquiring family and general culture; and includes a list of suggested book titles. The paper presents ways of integrating curricula and organizing instruction in these thematic units and lists the components of a typical unit: theme, content, concepts, literature, literature responses, literature strategies, and technology. The paper offers further guidelines to consider when selecting literature for use in social studies and language arts instruction: accuracy and authenticity; accuracy and truth; content and perspective; and style, organization, illustrations, and format. (Contains 4 figures on thematic units and 11 references; also contains 23 literature titles and 8 software titles.) (CR) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED397391. ERIC Note: Paper presented at the World Congress on Reading (Prague, Czech Republic, July 1996). |
| Physical Description: | 23 p. |