EC - Guiding Storytelling Experiences

Infants and toddlers

Enjoy books with pictures of simple objects

four year olds

Enjoy stories that explain the how and why of things. Including humor and exaggeration.

three year olds

Enjoy stories that explain what people do and why and may contain words like surprise and secret.

Two-year olds

Enjoy stories that repeat their own familiar experiences with large pages and big print.

five year olds

Enjoy stories that take them beyond the here and now and adds something new to their knowlege.

Examples of picture books

Good Night Moon and Point and See Books

Two year olds will remain interested in a book for.....

5-8 minutes

Examples of Family Life Books

Junie B. Jones and I was so Mad

Examples of Animal Books

Lady and the Tramp, and Arthur Books

Examples of Story books

Peter Rabbit and Little Bear

Examples of Fairy Tales

Three Little Pigs and Cinderella

Sexism

refers to any action or attitude that make men or women appear inferior in status.

Illustrations in storybooks should represent ......

the written word