Hi there! I’m currently a preservice teacher at Dominican University, and I was wondering if anyone had any advice or specific activities as to how I can integrate literature to drive science instruction in an elementary classroom. I would love to hear of any activities you’ve done or plan on doing :) Thank you!
Hello Libny,
Let me introduce you to the PICTURE PERFECT LADIES, Karen Ansberry and Emily Morgan. They are amazing and have authored hundreds of lessons and several 'Picture Perfect' books through the NSTA Press. One of their lessons that I use all of the time in my science methods classes is 'How Big is a Foot?'
It is a lesson plan that you can download from the NSTA Learning Center as a book chapter. It uses two children's books, a fiction book and a non-fiction book. Both math and literature are integrated into this marvelous lesson.
Here is an article they offered about the misconceptions of STEM: https://my.nsta.org/resource/116422/teaching-teachers-seven-myths-of-stem
Karen and Emily also have podcasts available in the Learning Center. Here is one you might like: Podcast:
Picture-Perfect Science Lessons: Using Children’s Books to Guide Inquiry: Teaching Gravity Using I Fall Down by Vicki Cobb
Hope these help!
Sincerely,
Prof. Mohr
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