Comments on: Big kids too old for picture books?

By: Rosemarie Roberts

Rosemarie Roberts — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:37:15 +0000

I teach special needs - K-6 and all enjoy picture books -even teachers love picture books

By: small jobs

small jobs — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:56:59 +0000

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By: Cara Ryan

Cara Ryan — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:25:40 +0000

I teach Year 6 - all boys!

By: Cara Ryan

Cara Ryan — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:16:04 +0000

In our unit we are looking at how authors and illustrators are inspired by the world around them. The boys enjoyed hearing ‘Fox’ by Margaret Wild & Ron Brooks re-told to them only using the pictures from the story up on IWB. The students then were involved in writing the ending of the story, as the author has left it open to interpretation. Another great activity in the unit - we had Narelle Oliver, a famous author and illustrator, come into our school for an incursion and complete a 2 hour workshop with the boys to show them how to create a picture book using a story board. A great hands-on experience!

By: Fiona Lane

Fiona Lane — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 01:41:28 +0000

I recently attended an inservice on the resources that are available for the text “My Place” there are so many layers to this text that you could use it for a term and still not cover everything that it has to offer - and can be adapted for all age groups.

By: Katelyn Doyle

Katelyn Doyle — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 04:16:38 +0000

I have previously taught film analysis to year 10 and have found the use of picture books very beneficial. I use the wonderful picture book called “Oscar and Hoo” that I stumbled across one day. This text uses a variety of shot types in it’s illustrations including establishing shots, long shots and close ups. Using this text was engaging for the older students and also helped everyone to grasp the shot types under study more effectively than any other device I used. Picture books are something that older students are familiar with and they then feel more able to take risks when manipulating this text type to demonstrate their own knowledge and convey complex meanings.

By: Grace

Grace — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:40:47 +0000

I teach year 2 and and they love picture books.

By: Nique Wood

Nique Wood — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:26:03 +0000

I teach a small Year 8 English class with students who have learning difficulties. One of our assignments this term was to write a story book suitable for beginner readers. In preparation, we read many stories. I could see each student was secretly happy: the pictures held so many clues to help them read these ‘little kid’s books’. They then began to write and illustrate their own. They all enjoyed reading their stories to each other. There was no pressure concerning difficult words or phrases because it was their own creation. As it was aimed at a younger audience they knew to include repetition and simple words which also helped them reading it back. This task really improved their confidence and resulted in some beautiful ‘little kid’s books’.

By: Kerry Warland

Kerry Warland — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:22:12 +0000

Hi Ang, I recently shared some Robert Munch stories with a year 6/7 class and then did a writing excercise following it. At first they had a bit of a giggle that I was starting the day by reading them stories but they really enjoyed the 2 I shared. We looked at the pattern to the stories, talked about the author’s style, (how he uses repetitive language throughout to involve the reader and his use of humour.) I then read them the first few pages of another book of his and they had to write the ending for the story, including introducing two new characters who tried to solve the problem and a final solution with humour. They did a great job and came up with some really creative solutions. I think by the end they all agreed they are not too young to enjoy a good picture book!