Childrens Literature and Language Arts Homework
CHS203: Children’s Literature and Language Arts
Website Review/Compendium
Student Name:
Directions:
Review the following websites and select any six to begin a personal compendium (collection) of resources that you might use with your own students to inspire effective learning activities. You can create a chart or make a list that includes the following. See below sample.
| Website | Description | Ages | Related Language Arts Activity and Family Connection |
| http://www.frankasch.com/splash.html | Frank Asch is an American children’s writer, best known for his Moonbear picture books. His website offers the usual bio and information around his book series Moonbear as well as other books from different genres. The website is also very kid friendly with many pictures from his books and a section just for kids that include, songs, YouTube Books, Animated Books, Kids Art Gallery, and Games. There is also resources for teachers with classroom ideas, recipes, school visits, eBooks | 5-8 | Children participate in a story about Bear trying to lose his shadow and notice how his shadow changes throughout the day as the Sun appears to move across the sky. They recreate scenes from the story using a Bear figure and a flashlight to represent the Sun and attempt a series of challenges that guide them in exploring how the position of the light affects the size, shape, and position of the shadow. designed as a 30-45-minute guided activity and can be adapted as activity involving families. |
