Hi, gang. My group needs a children's book for our presentation on Thursday. I am usually able to remember a title that applies to any situation, but this time, I'm drawing a complete blank. Here's what we're doing:
We're presenting a lesson plan about city planning. It is a current events lesson about a historic park pavilion that has been the subject of much local debate. A developer wants to mallify the lake; residents want to keep their park. The students will be discussing the buildings and services the town already has and proposing ideas for the site. They will debate their ideas in a mock town council meeting.
Anyone know of a book that applies? Was Horton Hears A Who something along these lines? I don't remember...
I didn't find a book, but I found a website; it might have recommending reading for school age kids. http://www.kidsplan.com/
In Horton Hears a Who he was considered nuts because he heard voices coming from a speck of dust. Some crazy kangaroo chick thought he was a bad influence and decided to destroy the speak of dust so Horton would STFU. Everyone on the speck of dust banned together to make noise, other animals finally heard it and saved the speck of dust from being destroyed.... it might work.
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Free books need new home.
~Fallon~
"If I fall asleep with a pen in my hand, don't remove it - I might be writing in my dreams."- Pace
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There were no books, but this is PERFECT for our presentation! Thank you so much!
http://www.progressiveu.org/blog/ediblewoman
Sweet. Glad it worked. I would tell you what terms I googled... but I don't remember now!
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Free books need new home.
~Fallon~
"If I fall asleep with a pen in my hand, don't remove it - I might be writing in my dreams."- Pace
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What about the one with the lorax? I think it has something to do with that....
EDIT: The Lorax by Dr. Suess.
I want something that is a little less biased. I agree with the bias in the book, but I want the lesson to allow for a healthy debate of all sides, and opening with a pro-park book might set the tone too much in one direction. I'm thinking more along the lines of something that discusses what makes buildings/structures/services important to a community or something about preserving historic places so the kid can discuss which buildings are worth saving and which aren't. Or something about how cities grow and change.
http://www.progressiveu.org/blog/ediblewoman
Thank you for being objective in your teaching! It's hard to find anyone who teaches objectively, no matter what field it is. I kinda think this is why people can't think objectively- they've never seen it done before.
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