Description
Curious how to make your K to 2 read alouds do more than build literacy and also build historical understanding? Looking for an easy, standards friendly way to teach change over time, cause and effect, and perspective without adding a whole new prep load? Narrative strengthens comprehension and memory, and young learners build understanding through language and social interaction during purposeful discussion. In this course, Chrissy Romano shows you how to turn picture books into powerful social studies instruction using interactive read aloud strategies, then and now comparisons, and questioning frameworks so students can talk about history with confidence and connect ideas across literacy and content learning.
Objectives
Identify picture book features and historical concepts that support K to 2 social studies instruction.
Explain how narrative and discussion routines help young students build historical understanding and recall.
Use an interactive read aloud strategy and a then and now comparison with a selected picture book.
Analyze student responses to determine how they are demonstrating change over time, cause and effect, or perspective.
Evaluate a picture book choice for accuracy, accessibility, and alignment to a targeted historical concept.
Create a K to 2 lesson sequence that integrates a picture book, discussion prompts, and a simple student product to demonstrate understanding.
