Mama, Do You Love Me? by Barbara M. Joosse

Go on a pretend bear hunt with the children. Literacy/Book Knowledge & Appreciation shows growing interest and involvement in listening to and discussing a variety of fiction and non-fiction and poetry.

Discoveryīring in any books or pictures of life in the arctic circle (the animals, the dress of the people, modern life style, transportation, etc). After Reading the Storyĭo the people in the story dress like you do where you live? Could you tell what the weather was like when we read the story? What was the little girl’s biggest worry? (Mama do you love me?) Language Development/Speaking & Communicating develops increasing abilities to understand and use language to communicate information, experiences, ideas, feelings, opinions, needs, questions and for other varied purposes. Reading the StoryĪs you read, stop on each page that names an emotion and ask the children to show you what that emotion looks like. Social & Emotional Development/Knowledge of Families & Communities begins to express and understand concepts and language of geography in the contexts of the classroom, home, and community. Tell them that the arctic is always very cold. Tell the children that the story today takes place in the artic. What are some things that people do to forgive each other? (say sorry, hug, smile at each other, shrug shoulders and go play). What should you do if you are mad? Ask the children if they know what it means to forgive. Tell them that sometimes everyone gets mad. Mukluks (a big pair of boots made to wear over shoes or with extra socks)Īsk the children if their parent has ever gotten mad at them? Ask if they have ever gotten mad at their parent? Ask them to show you what mad looks like.

Umiak (a kind of boat that the Inuit use).

Spout (the water that comes from the whales head like a fountain).Any winter clothing that you can add to dramatic play.And it conveys the message of unconditional love between a mother and her child. This book has bold pictures that show the life of the Inuit’s in the northern regions of the artic. Helping Your Child to become Creative so that they can help change the world.īook Play Everyday Teaching Preschoolers Through the Love of BooksĪ little girl asks her Mama if she loves her.Helping Your Preschooler Prepare for Reading.Multiple Intelligence and Children’s Learning.The Value of Play Dough in Early Childhood.The Importance of Teaching Classroom Rules.

Mama, Do You Love Me? by Barbara M. Joosse