(all images from The Carle)
I have spent a decent amount of money on picture books in my day, and I love reading aloud to children. There are few things as engaging as a fantastic story told well. And I think we can agree that it is important to foster a love of books.
The picture book puzzlers offer a pile of ideas for the classroom: using pictures as a prompt to talk about similarities between stories; having children "hunt" for pictures in a classroom, school, or public library; or using snippets of an illustration (a la Tana Hoban
) to spark conversation and debate.
) to spark conversation and debate.
It is important to read books to children, but there are so many ways that we can use books to explore, expanding their possibilities.
I took a workshop at the Carle Museum a couple of years ago. I highly recommend it- the workshops and the museum itself!
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