please respond to my classmate 100-150 words ( its not an essay)

Literacy Backpack.

Reading with children is so important, it can take place anywhere. When parents/teacher read to or with their child/student it brings them closer together because it is so personal and they are able to enjoy a good book together. My plan is something that could be fun to do at home or at school. The theme of my bag is “My Family”. Families are so important and they can be someone other than your biological families, some people consider a close friend or a pet to be family. Families can be the same color as you or different.

This literacy backpack would be plastic (so it would be easy to wipe clean) in the shape of a circle and it would have a little pocket in the front so that the child’s picture could fit into it so that they bag would be personal. Then on the back it would have different see through pockets in the shape of a tree so that they could fit pictures of their family members in it with the child’s picture at the bottom (as the tree trunk).

The group that this would target is from Pre K – 5th grade. A child that is in Pre-K to 5th grade are able to talk and name members in their family so this literacy backpack would be fun because it will allow parents to see who their child considers to be family. Inside the bag it would include a dvd demonstrating to parents how important it is to read with children and different ways to help their story time come alive.

Three developmentally appropriate literature selections that I would read to my students are 1. ‘Who’s in a Family’ by: Robert Skutch. This book displays pictures of all types of family structures. 2. ‘Black is Brown is Tan’ by: Arnold Adoff. This book explores and celebrates multi-racial families. 3. ‘The Family book’ by: Todd Parr. This book will help celebrates many different types of families, including stepfamilies, families with two moms or two dads, and single-parent families.

Three open-ended questions that a child could discuss after reading the stories are Who’s in a Family 1. Do all families look the same? 2. Do families live outside? 3. Are the animals in the zoo a family? Black is Brown is Tan 1. Does the color of your skin make you family? 2. How many people can make up a family? 3. Can you change your skin color? The Family book 1. If you have two daddies (two because of a divorce and the mom re marries) is it ok to love them both? 2. Why do some families like to be clean? 3. why do some families look like their pets?

Three activities which will reflect reading/writing for the developmental level are 1. Bring in a box decorated from home with pictures of your family members, 2. Students could be asked to draw a picture about their family them write a short story about what they drew. For younger children they could be asked about their picture for the teacher to write their story. 3. Another activity that could be done is a class story about a family where everyone takes a turn in adding to the story.

Three language activities that could be done with the child are 1. Allowing children to use their imagination to make up their own story and use clothes from dramatic play. 2. Talk about things that makes mommy’s special. 3. Talk about things that makes daddy’s special.

Three manipulative or additional items that I would add to my bag/theme are 1. A big floor puzzle that will display a picture a family and a pet which would be considered a part of the family. 2. Chalk would be important to have so that the child could draw on the ground who are the members that make up their family, then the child would be asked to count each member as a part of including math 3. Another thing I would include is magazines and scissors so the child could cut out picture of fun things they like to do with their family to make a collage.

Reading, writing, and math is something that is so important. These things could be done with anything anywhere so it is always important to encourage a child to pick up a good book and get lost in it. “A weak (slow) reader today, could become a great reader tomorrow” (Johnson, Y.2015).