Teaching Problem Solving Through Children's Literature
1st Edition
Published on 28. January 2003
209 pages
978-0-313-07836-1 (ISBN)
Description
General and special education teachers will find 40 ready-to-use lesson plans that focus on children's literature characters faced with problem-solving situations, empowering students to independently solve problems in their own lives. Students are also taught a problem-solving strategy that can be applied to any situation.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN-13
978-0-313-07836-1 (9780313078361)
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James W. Forgan
Teaching Problem Solving Through Children's Literature
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01/2003
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JAMES W. FORGAN is Assistant Professor of Special Education, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, Florida.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- List of Figures
- 1-Introduction to Problem Solving
- How to Use This Book
- Introduction to Problem Solving in the Classroom
- Steps for Teaching Problem Solving
- Teaching the I SOLVE Strategy
- An I SOLVE Example
- Problem-Solving Instructional Framework
- Summary Suggestions for Using the Lesson Plans
- References
- 2-Helping Students Respond to Bullies
- The Meanest Thing to Say
- Arthur's April Fool
- The Ant Bully
- Louise Takes Charge
- Owen Foote, Frontiersman
- Additional Readings on Bullies
- 3-Helping Students Make and Keep Friends
- How to Be a Friend: A Guide to Making Friends and Keeping Them
- The All-New Amelia
- Super-Fine Valentine
- Arthur and the Popularity Test
- How Humans Make Friends
- Additional Readings on Friendship
- 4-Helping Students Avoid Fighting
- Why Are You Fighting, Davy?
- Dealing with Fighting
- Dealing with Arguments
- Football Friends
- Rainbow Fish and the Big Blue Whale
- Additional Readings on Fighting/Arguing
- 5-Helping Students Understand Anger and Feelings
- When Sophie Gets Angry-Really, Really Angry
- When I Feel Angry
- Harriet, You'll Drive Me Wild!
- Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
- Angry Arthur
- Additional Readings on Anger/Feelings
- 6-Helping to Improve Students' Self-Concept
- Amazing Grace
- Ignis
- The Tower
- I Love My Hair!
- Chrysanthemum
- Additional Readings on Improving Self-Concept
- 7-Helping Students Understand Disabilities
- Hooway for Wodney Wat
- Thank You, Mr. Falker
- Way to Go, Alex!
- Baby Duck and the Bad Eyeglasses
- Rolling Along: The Story of Taylor and His Wheelchair
- Additional Readings on Disabilities
- 8-Helping Students Value Diversity
- Uncle Jed's Barbershop
- Angel Child, Dragon Child
- The Black Snowman
- Wings
- The Hundred Dresses
- Additional Readings on Diversity
- 9-Helping Students Learn About Sharing and Selfishness
- It's Mine!
- Ebb and Flo and the Greedy Gulls
- Mean Soup
- Franklin Is Bossy
- The Greedy Triangle
- Additional Readings on Selfishness and Sharing
- Author/Title Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Subject Index
- A
- B
- D
- F
- S
- About the Author
