Why Literature Matters

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 16.02.04

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Demographics
  3. Rationale
  4. Cross-Curricular Connections
  5. Strategies
  6. Student Activities
  7. Annotated Bibliography
  8. Internet Resources
  9. Teacher Resources
  10. Student Reading List
  11. Appendix: Implementing Third Grade ELA Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards
  12. Notes

Learning Social Skills and Problem Solving with Winnie-the-Pooh

Amandeep Khosa

Published September 2016

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Guide Entry to 16.02.04

The goal of this unit is to develop social skills such as communicating respectfully, thinking logically, rather than emotionally, and developing values like respect and empathy, through classic imaginative literature. Students will explore these themes through the characters’ point of view and their choices. For this unit I will use a popular children’s classic, Winnie-the-Pooh, written by A. A. Milne.

This unit was written with primary students in mind, but it can be modified and adapted across grade levels. Teachers can modify the strategies and activities according to their class situation. This unit can also be adapted across the curriculum to connect to the requirements of the other subject areas, such as science and history. Through the humorous tales of Winnie-the-Pooh, the students not only learn problem solving through the actions and decisions of the characters, but also get a glimpse of a different culture, time period, and usage of language.

(Developed for English Language Arts and Science, grade 3; recommended for English Language Arts and Science, grades 1-5)

Comments:

Karina Salenger

June 13, 2017 at 1:32 pm

Social Learning in Occupational Therapy

Hello! Thank you for making this available online. It is great information that I can share with parents to teach empathy and social skills to children on the spectrum (Autism). It supports the use of the Alert Program for self-regulation. Karina Salenger, OTR/L

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