This first picture is of a book box that I used as a lesson in the field for my Literacy and the Young Child course. I used the book The Bag I'm taking to Grandma's by Shirley Neitzel. It is a cute book and easy to read. I designed the "box" to look like a bag and found the items that were discussed in the story. As I read the story, the students "packed" the bag along with the little boy in the story. Afterward, I had the students what they would take if they were going to their grandma's house. They also drew a picture to go along with their writing. I taught this lesson in the field and was able to tie this to a story that the students had just read in their reading books about spending the night at someone's house.
This picture is of the book box I made for my Literacy and the Young child course prior to going out into the field. Prior to reading A Fish Out of Water by Helen Palmer, I would ask the students what they knew about having a pet fish and taking care of it. In the box I had a stuffed fish, fish food, a cut out of a fish bowl, and a pot (it was actually a little measuring cup). All of these were items related to the story. After reading the story, I planned an activity where the students would write about a pet fish they have or wish to have.
