Common Core: Using Global Children's Literature and Digital Technologies

Common Core is an instructive book that enhances classroom teacher knowledge-base of global and multicultural literature texts, which as a result, deepens student appreciation for cultures around the world. Through use of technology and multicultural literature, Dr. Saine fires up the imagination of students, as she transports them to other cultures, countries and regions of the world. It is a highly nuanced text that builds bridges across cultures while meeting English Language Arts (ELA) standards. The text is likely to make a lasting contribution to this mostly neglected area of student cultural awareness and development.

Table of Contents:
FOREWORD ACKNOWLEDGMENTS CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 2: AFRICA EAST AFRICA Fatuma’s New Cloth Literacy Activities Markets and Supermarkets Supermarket Dictation Sorting Character Traits Using Metaphors Persuasive Writing SPOTLIGHT KENYA MOROCCO My Father’s Shop Literacy Activities Lifestyles in Morocco Diverse Languages I Diverse Languages II Fiction Writing SPOTLIGHT MOROCCO SENEGAL Sofie and the City Literacy Activities Life in Senegal and New York Friendship Writing a Friendship Poem Descriptive Word Bank Descriptive Writings SPOTLIGHT SENEGAL SOUTH AFRICA Mandela: From the Life of a South Africa Statesman Literacy Activities Mandela’s Extraordinary Life Mandela Sentence Starter Writing a Bio-Poem Read-Cover-Remember-Retell Reporting a News Story SPOTLIGHT SOUTH AFRICA Related Apps and Web Resources CHAPTER 3:ASIA (NORTH) CHINA My Chinatown: One year in poems Literacy Activities Two Chinese Cultures Writing a Letter Word Knowledge Writing Sentences SPOTLIGHT HONG KONG A Song for Ba Literacy Activities Making Predictions Synonyms Story Retelling My Opera Report SPOTLIGHT CHINA JAPAN Kamishibai Man Literacy Activities Comparing the Past and Present Recognizing Compound Words Descriptive Writing SPOTLIGHT JAPAN Suki’s Kimono Literacy Activities Text-to-Self Connections Significant Selections Suki’s Word Challenge Story Writing SPOTLIGHT –FAVORITE CLOTHES KOREA Halmoni’s Day Literacy Activities Making Connections with Jennifer Culture Detective Analyzing Jennifer’s Feelings History of my Grandparents SPOTLIGHT KOREA Related Apps and Web Resources CHAPTER 4: ASIA (SOUTH) BANGLADESH Basket of Bangles: How a Business Begins Literacy Activities Exploring Bangladesh Story Sequencing Star Synonyms Making a Business Plan SPOTLIGHT BANGLADESH INDIA Monsoon Literacy Activities Learning About India Miniature Monsoon Compound Collection Persuasive Writing SPOTLIGHT INDIA INDONESIA Rice is Life Literacy Activities Learning About Rice Writing in Sequence Vocabulary Harvest Expository Writing SPOTLIGHT INDONESIA AFGHANISTAN Four Feet Literacy Activities Book Box Checking Predictions Writing a Postcard Letter Writing SPOTLIGHT AFGHANISTAN Related Apps and Web Resources CHAPTER 5: CARIBBEAN HAITI Circles of Hope Literacy Activities Learning About Haiti Predicting and Checking Predictions Sequencing Broadcasting a Home and Garden Show SPOTLIGHT HAITI JAMAICA Under the Breadfruit Tree: Island Poems Literacy Activities Learning About Jamaica Mental Imagery Author Study Writing Free Verse SPOTLIGHT JAMAICA ST. THOMAS Rata-Pata-Scata-Fata: A Caribbean Story Literacy Activities Learning About St. Thomas “I Dream” Poem Plot Summary Book Review SPOTLIGHT ST. THOMAS TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Fish for the Grand Lady Literacy Activities Learning About Trinidad Story Problem Feelings Chart Descriptive Writing SPOTLIGHT TRINIDAT & TOBAGO Related Apps and Web Resources CHATPER 6:EUROPE BULGARIA My Name Was Hussein Literacy Activities Making Predictions Practicing Phrase and Expressive Reading Say Something Summarizing Strategy Researching Names SPOTLIGHT BULGARIA HOLLAND Boxes for Katje Literacy Activities Book Box Story Mapping Antonyms Letter or Message Writing SPOTLIGHT HOLLAND ITALY In English, of Course Literacy Activities Anticipation Guides Sketch-to-Stretch Character Traits A Day in the Life of Josephine SPOTLIGHT ITALY TURKEY The Hungry Coat: A Tale from Turkey Literacy Activities Learning About Turkey Part of a Story Character Analysis Writing Folktales SPOTLIGHT TURKEY Related Apps and Web Resources CHAPTER 7: CENTRAL AMERICA BELIZE Jahmon's Adventure Home Literacy Activities Directed Reading-Thinking Activity Alphabetical Order Could It Be True? Letter Writing SPOTLIGHT BELIZE COSTA RICA The Remembering Stone Literacy Activities Book Box Guess the Word My Favorite Locket Digital Storytelling: Dreams PODCASTING COSTA RICA EL SALVADOR Alfredito Flies Home Literacy Activities Place to Place Compare and Constrast Language Boxes Writing Research SPOTLIGHT EL SALVADOR Related Apps and Web Resources CHAPTER 8:NORTH AMERICA AFRICAN AMERICAN A Sweet Smell of Roses Literacy Activities Text-to-World Connection Marching for Rights Four Square Vocabulary I Have My Dream Poem SPOTLIGHT CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT The Other Side Literacy Activities Making Connections Ten Important Words Discussion Web Writing a Press Release SPOTLIGHT AFRICAN AMERICAN HERTIAGE AMERICAN INDIAN MUSCOGEE Jingle Dancer Literacy Activities Learning Across Cultures Double Entry Journal Understanding Personification Think Aloud Letter Writing SPOTLIGHT FAMILIES NATIVE AMERICAN HERTIAGE MUSKOGEE-CREEK NATION The Good Luck Cat Literacy Activities Activating Prior Knowledge Enhancing Vocabulary Feelings Chart Writing Point of View SPOTLIGHT MUSKOGEE OR CREEK TRIBE INTERRACIAL AMERICAN Family Literacy Activities My Family Writing an Invitation Practicing Phrasing Making a Recipe Book SPOTLIGHT FAMILIES Am I a Color Too? Literacy Activities I Wonder Word Sort Five-Senses Poem Writing Sentences Book Review SPOTLIGHT –ALL ABOUT ME MEXICAN AMERICAN The Pot that Juan Built Literacy Activities Getting to Know Mexico Writing an Ad Sentence Sequence Identifying Poetic Forms Writing Poetic Forms SPOTLIGHT MEXICO I love Saturdays y domingos Literacy Activities Making Connections with Grandparents Vocabulary Using Self-Monitoring Visualizing Strategy SPOTLIGHT HISPANIC HERTIAGE Related Apps and Web Resources CHAPTER 9: SOUTH AMERICA BRAZIL Brazil Literacy Activities Compare and Contrast Questioning Strategy Brazilian Vocabulary Writing about Brazil Exploring Brazil SPOTLIGHT BRAZIL COLUMBIA My Name is Gabito Literacy Activities Sequencing Important Events Be an Investigator Choral Reading Describing Words Can You Imagine Poem SPOTLIGHT COLUMBIA PERU Tomasino: A Child of Peru Literacy Activities KWL Things in Common Non-Fiction Conventions Vocabulary Development SPOTLIGHT PERU VENEZUELA Venezuela ABCs Literacy Activities KWLPlus Cultural Class Book Alphabetizing Venezuelan Vocabulary Letters of the Alphabet SPOTLIGHT VENEZUELA Related Apps and Web Resources APPENDIX A KWLVenn DiagramFriendly LetterStory ElementsSorting Descriptive Words -ISorting Descriptive Words -IISomething to Crow About-1Something to Crow About -IIWriting a Friendship PoemNelson Mandala’s Bio-Poem Great Things about the U.S.!What would I take with me?Past and PresentMy plan to bring people back to the Chinese OperaEducation or Tradition?Good Readers ThinkKimono (“key-mo-no”)Suki’s Word ChallengeChanges in Jennifer’s FeelingsBe a Cultural DetectiveSteps to Starting Our Own BusinessThe 4 PrinciplesMonsoon Rain in India (KWL) Summarizing MonsoonWord Sort TemplateMaking a PostcardWhat does it take for a plant to GrowThe RecipeHow-to-Plant-and-Take-Care-RecipePlot Summary Fold-up BookFeelings ChartPredicting and Confirming Chart Story MappingMatching Antonyms in Boxes for KatjeAnticipation Guides for In English of CourseLiterary Report CardQuestions for Story Elements in Hungry CoatSpecial CelebrationsCould it be True?My Favorite LocketI march becauseFour Square VocabularyDouble Entry JournalMy Family InvitationBecause…Paw Prints for The Good Luck CatFeelings ChartBook Review 1Book Review IISentence Sequence ISentence Sequence IIClarifying WordsWord SortDiscussion WebCompare and Contrast (Brazil & United States)Can You Imagine?Compare and Contrast (Me & Tomasino)Template for Class Book ITemplate for Class Book IIBlank Cards for Alphabetizing Vocabulary Activity APPENDIX B Common Core State StandardsPodcast ResourcesPodcast RubricsAdditional Digital Resources (eBooks, Digital Storytelling)Digital Children’s Global Literature REFERENCES ABOUT THE AUTHOR

About the Author :
Paula Saine, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the College of Education, Health, & Society at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and has over thirty years of teaching experiences in K-16 and beyond. Her scholarly work is connected to literacy, culture, and the use of digital technologies in the classroom.

Review :
Dr. Paula Saine has produced a definitive work that uses literature and technology to connect early childhood students with persons from various cultures across the United States of America, and around the world. This book is written primarily to equip teachers with the knowledge-base of other cultures in order to inspire students to become culturally diverse and technologically proficient to enhance literacy. Her approach affords teachers an opportunity to help students fulfill one of the basic tenets of cultural proficiency, that of developing a value for diversity. In doing so, teachers build a balanced collection of culturally diverse children’s literature and through innovative technology, use it to help students better understand themselves and others. She has, as a result, developed a valuableteaching tool that fosters an “inside-out” process. The communities we, and our children, live in are becoming increasingly global. A comprehensive and contemporary education requires students to develop an understanding of the diverse and complex world they inhabit. Paula Saine provides teachers with an eminently usable resource for helping teachers deliver culturally focused instruction within the context of the school literature and literacy curricula. I recommend this book because readers will find it full of wonderful and engaging instructional ideas and activities that are sure to deepen students’ awareness of and appreciation for other peoples and cultures from around the world. Teachers and librarians interested in introducing their K-3 students to global literature and digital technologies will find this book to be solid gold! The lists of children’s trade books and resources alone make the text worth owning. It is a virtual instructional treasure chest brimming with literacy best practice activities and digital learning strategies. Moreover, the author presents a model that can be applied to books set in additional countries. At the intersection of children's literature and technology, any child can travel around the world! No matter who they are or where they're from, readers can simultaneously experience the culture of any country in the world, use technology to amplify their learning, and become a more literate human being. In this book, Dr. Paula Saine shows us how this convergence is possible, and provides the practical steps to move our teaching around the world and back!