Falker, who teaches her that she is not unintelligent, nor is she worthy of the criticism and bullying she’s been receiving from her classmates. The young girl is brought under the wing of a special teacher, Mr. The kids make fun of her and call her names, which of course causes her to feel badly about herself. This book tells of a young girl who struggles in her schoolwork. A prime example of this would be the book “Thank You, Mr. In my opinion, classic children’s literature contains lessons that are not only applicable to children, but adults, too. Ten additional picture books are presented as extensions and enrichment of ideas.As the beginning of the school year is getting underway, I thought I’d do a quick post on one of my favorite children’s books. The ideas presented can build resilience in struggling readers and empathy and moral reasoning in their peers.
Activities are designed to enliven domains of knowledge like history, current affairs, and writing and to enhance social and emotional skills. Ideas for sparking discussion in the college classroom are provided, along with nonthreatening activities that teachers of adolescents can use. Falker by Patricia Polacco is used to demonstrate the power of picture books when professors use them in their classrooms and when teachers, in turn, use them in theirs. Teachers who understand theory develop new ways of thinking and possess better problem-solving skills, and are better prepared to assist struggling adolescent readers who need cognitive, social, and emotional support.
The benefit of picture books does not stop at the college door, because when students graduate and have classrooms of their own they can use the stories and pictures to remember and apply theories in their classrooms. Using picture books in teacher education courses allows instructors to set theory in context, create a visual representation of it, and make theory come alive.
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