Context matters! Young children are adept visual learners. They naturally model behaviors. That's why teaching important skills using storybooks can be so effective. They can see the skill being used in context.
In "Camille's Team," an I See I Learn story about cooperation, several of the children from Ready Set Pre-K are building sand forts at the beach. It quickly becomes clear that they could build a much better sand fort if they worked together.
Once a child understands a skill in context, it is also important to decontextualize it: to show the skill by itself. Each I See I Learn story includes a special two-page section called "A Closer Look" to do just that. In addition to graphics highlighting the key elements of the skill being taught, there are also a series of questions designed to help teachers, parents and other caregivers extend the learning beyond the book.
In "Camille's Team," an I See I Learn story about cooperation, several of the children from Ready Set Pre-K are building sand forts at the beach. It quickly becomes clear that they could build a much better sand fort if they worked together.
Once a child understands a skill in context, it is also important to decontextualize it: to show the skill by itself. Each I See I Learn story includes a special two-page section called "A Closer Look" to do just that. In addition to graphics highlighting the key elements of the skill being taught, there are also a series of questions designed to help teachers, parents and other caregivers extend the learning beyond the book.
These spreads are also available as FREE pdf posters on the I See I Learn website.
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