New Kid in School: Using Literature to Help Children in Transition
This book provides educators and support staff with viable and inspired ways to meet the particular needs of children in transition. This ground-breaking volume provides a model of transition education that can be used in all elementary schools -- public, independent, and international -- and is easily integrated into an existing curriculum. The authors have chosen quality children's literature as a springboard for learning about transitions and have developed excellent follow-up activities...
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This book provides educators and support staff with viable and inspired ways to meet the particular needs of children in transition. This ground-breaking volume provides a model of transition education that can be used in all elementary schools -- public, independent, and international -- and is easily integrated into an existing curriculum. The authors have chosen quality children's literature as a springboard for learning about transitions and have developed excellent follow-up activities to use in the classroom and creative ideas for cross-curricular connections. Appendices include Children's Literature Resources, Suggested Resources Related to Transition, and Tips for Parents.
ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1Background of the Book12The Common Experience of Mobility13A New Home for Tiger by Joan Stimson16Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan19Painted Words and Spoken Memories by Aliki24Gila Monsters Meet You at the Airport by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat29Bloomability by Sharon Creech333The Process of Transition41Alexander, Who's Not (Do you hear me? I mean it!) Going to Move by Judith Viorst47Dandelions by Eve Bunting51Scrumpy by Elizabeth Dale55We Are Best Friends by Aliki58In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord614Personal and Cultural Identity68Stellaluna by Janell Cannon72Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say76When I Was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant79Little blue and little yellow by Leo Lionni81Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman835Friendships and Relationships90Best Friends Together Again by Aliki93Mrs. Katz and Tush by Patricia Polacco96Amber Brown is Not a Crayon by Paula Danziger99The Kid in the Red Jacket by Barbara Park103Beyond the Mango Tree by Amy Bronwen Zemser1076Problem-Solving Skills114Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco117Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes121Ira Says Goodbye by Bernard Waber124Molly's Pilgrim by Barbara Cohen128The Lotus Seed by Sherry Garland1317Moving Back136When Africa Was Home by Karen Lynn Williams141Tea With Milk by Allen Say146Going Home by Eve Bunting150The Trip Back Home by Janet S. Wong154"They Don't Do Math in Texas" in If You're Not Here, Please Raise Your Hand by Kalli Dakos156App. ACross-Referenced Literature and Transition Links161App. BChildren's Literature Resources163App. CSuggested Resources Related to Transition165App. DSuggested Transition Activities167App. EApproaches to Transition169App. FTips for Parents171References175Index177About the Authors185
