Teaching Suggestions
Preferences/Opinions (diversity)
Emergent (K-1)p.71
On Centre Day Mrs. R. sets out clay, markers, paper of various sizes, puppets, and a tape recorder. Children are invited to use various media to represent their favourite part of a story that they have shared with a class. At reflection time each child is invited to explain his/her choice and his/her creation. |
Early (1-2)p.82Model supporting opinions with reasons during read aloud or shared reading (e.g., I love books by Leo Lionni because he has so many
different ways of making his illustrations.). Encourage students to talk about why they liked or didn’t like a particular book. |
Transitional (3-4)p.96
Create a climate where students feel free to express their opinions, and where different opinions are respected and valued. Help students realize, through discussion, that opinions are based on experience and that different experiences may lead to different opinions. Create opportunities for students to express orally their interpretations and opinions about texts in the context of reading conferences, shared and guided reading, literature circles, and discussions about texts viewed. Ask students to express and explain their opinions with reference to the text through writing in response journals. |