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Students to work in groups to create a children's book for ages 4-8. The book should educate young children on a specific issue/ topic facing people today or contain some moral human learning experience i.e. resilience, kindness, etc.

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The challenge will be to analyse their finding from research and present that in a suitable manner to a target audience.

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Research your chosen topic to understand and find first hand accounts to build your understanding of the issue.

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Finding the connections and commonalities in children's books.

Worksheets can be made... What, how, why?

What topics have been covered. Why do you think they have been made into a children's story?

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Personalisation of animals.

Can be a quick starter task to loosen up and get students ideas and creativity going.

On a whiteboard- draw an animal (can be cartoon esq)

Everyone gives a activity suggestion in a box or on a random picker

Pick out an activity that the students have to draw the animal doing.

Aim is to praise and support students in there approach to the challenge NOT to build drawing skill.

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Omu is making stew and its delicious smell enchants the neighborhood. One by one, a diverse group of visitors, drawn in by the scent of Omu's stew, knock on her door and ask for a bowl. Omu generously hands out portions but eventually realizes that she no longer has any left for herself. Not to worry! Her neighbors don't forget her kindness and they all join together to return the favor.

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Her teacher smiled. "Just make a mark and see where it takes you."

Art class is over, but Vashti is sitting glued to her chair in front of a blank piece of paper. The words of her teacher are a gentle invitation to express herself. But Vashti can’t draw - she’s no artist. To prove her point, Vashti jabs at a blank sheet of paper to make an unremarkable and angry mark. "There!" she says.

That one little dot marks the beginning of Vashti’s journey of surprise and self-discovery.

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Introduction into how we use brainstorming and mind map's as a tool to develop ideas

Sub headings can be given to support students (issue, characters, settings, techniques etc.)

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Using storyboards and thumbnails

Art elements- Composition, texture, line

Traditional vs digital- Students can have autonomy in what they decide, however traditional may bring challenges for teachers who don't feel confident with techniques. Students should be encourage to consider the strengths and limitations of both and work with their own strengths. (Smart about myself!?)

Digital content can be created to support students who struggle with art techniques and building confidence.

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Blind character drawing

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Billy the Brave illustrations

Gary the Gecko illustrations

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Draw.... using only....

Example: Draw a cat using only geometric shapes

Lacoste Alligator example

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How will you adapt to support EAL and SEN students...

Structures for writing

Sentence starters

Word banks

English Lang support (Adjective, verb etc. resource pages)

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Digital:

What if they don't have tablets they can work on?

iPad and iPad pencil

Other tablet and stylus

Procreate, sketches, other drawing software (Procreate recommended)

Traditional:

Paper

Pencils

Rubbers

Rulers

Stencils?

Colouring pencils

Colour markers

Watercolours!?

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Lost and Found Cat: The True Story of Kunkush's Incredible Journey

Amy Shrodes, 2017

My Name is Not Refugee

Kate Milner, 2017

My Name is Not Refugee

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A young boy discusses the journey he is about to make with his mother. They will leave their town, she explains, and it will be sad but also a little bit exciting. They will have to say goodbye to friends and loved ones, and that will be difficult.

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TOOLS FOR EMPOWERING YOUNG CHILDREN Louise Derman-Sparks and the A.B.C. Task Force - a good link for educators and students learning about stereotypes and literature. TOOLS FOR EMPOWERING YOUNG CHILDREN Louise Derman-Sparks and the A.B.C. Task Force - a good link for educators and students learning about stereotypes and literature. Show less

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Children's Literature with Negative Portrayals and Stereotypes for Curriculum - San Francisco Public Library

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Children's Literature with Negative Portrayals and Stereotypes for Curriculum by SFPL_ELM_Collection - a community-created list : An SFPL list featuring negative stereotypes and portrayals in Children's Literature, which has become more inclusive and diverse - but unfortunately, not historically.