Webpages tagged with «Cross-curricular»
Themes: Cross-curricular, Factual text, Intercultural competence, Music
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This colourful and expressive picture book encourages students to explore different cultural forms of expression: in this case, jazz music.
Themes: Animals, Cross-curricular, Diversity, Environment, Identity
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This picture book celebrates diversity and individuality and can help children see their own and others’ identities in a multicultural context. In addition, it focuses on environmental issues.
Themes: Acceptance, Art and Crafts, Cross-curricular, Diversity
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This picture book invites the reader to talk about different styles of art, but still relating these to ourselves and the importance of diversity in society. Besides, this book will help learners to express themselves more accurately and with more nuances to communicate on different topics.
Themes: Acceptance, Cross-curricular, Democracy and citizenship, Diversity, Identity, Racism
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book explores the concepts of intolerance and racism using relatable comparisons for young people. Hence, it can contribute to developing students’ intercultural competence and preventing prejudices.
Themes: Cross-curricular, Democracy and citizenship, Diversity, Identity, Refugees
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book will contribute to developing students’ understanding of refugees’ background and reasons for fleeing their country.
Themes: Intercultural competence, Cross-curricular
Connections to the Curriculum in English: Reading in English means understanding and reflecting on the content of various types of texts in order to develop reading pleasure and language acquisition.
Themes: Intercultural competence, Democracy and citizenship, Cross-curricular
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book shows that concept of text is used in a broad sense. By reflecting on, interpreting and critically assessing different types of texts in English, the pupils shall acquire language and knowledge of culture and society.
Themes: Cross-curricular, Feelings, Health and life skills
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This allegorical tale questions what it means to grow up. The book encourages students to reflect on and express their feelings and thoughts about approaching the transition to adulthood.
Themes: Cross-curricular, Environment, Indigenous people, Intercultural competence
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book gives insight into environmental issues connected to the rain forest and encourages interdisciplinary work. Furthermore, it can be used as inspiration for exploring and reflecting on the situation of indigenous people.
Themes: Cross-curricular, Democracy and citizenship, Factual text, Intercultural competence, Racism
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book about Malala can inspire students to explore diversity and describe different ways of living and thinking and hence, contributes to developing their intercultural competence. Furthermore, this book can be used to work with interdisciplinary topics.
Themes: Cross-curricular, Democracy and citizenship, Environment, Feminism
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book can inspire students to actively engage in society and find their own way of solving problems and turning a no from society into a yes.
Themes: Cross-curricular, Feelings, Health and life skills
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book encourages reflection and talk about feelings, and it celebrates what good wishes can do for those who receive them. In this way, the book can provide new perspectives on the pupils’ own way of life and that of others.
Themes: Art and crafts, Cross-curricular, Feelings, Health and life skills, Intercultural competence, Seasons, Democracy and citizenship
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This heart-warming story with roots in Nigerian culture encourages young learners to talk about generosity and sharing with others. It can be used for the Thanksgiving season. Besides, it uses colourful and expressive collages as illustrations.
Themes: Cross-curricular, Environment
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book about human beings’ relationship with nature encourages reflections on and talk about the environment.
Themes: Cross-curricular, Fairy tales, Intercultural competence
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This mathematical folktale from India gives insight into traditions and cultural forms in the English-speaking world and, hence, contributes to developing students’ intercultural competence.
Themes: Cross-curricular, Family, Feelings, Health and life skills
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book will help students to express their feelings about loss and bereavement.
Themes: Animals, Cross-curricular, Environment, Language work
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book inspires talk about the environment. The story is poetic and in rhyme and encourages work with pronunciation patterns of the English language.
Themes: Animals, Cross-curricular, Factual text
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book about wolves in the Yukon Territory in Canada provides learners with knowledge about wild animals and inspires learners to read and present content from various types of texts.
Themes: Cross-curricular, Friendship, Numeracy
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book about sharing can also be used to introduce some basic math concepts.
Themes: Cross-curricular, Democracy and citizenship, Indigenous people, Intercultural competence
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book provides insight into ways of living, ways of thinking and traditions of indigenous people and, hence, contributes to building students’ intercultural competence. Furthermore, it helps students develop their understanding that their views of the world are culture-dependent.