Bibliotherapy Lesson

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Bibliotherapy Lesson

• The Baby Sister
• Submitted by Maria Teresa Mendez
• SPED 620 Diversity in Education
• March 2005

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Materials

• Title book The Baby Sister
• Author Tomie de Paola
• Illustrator Tomie de Paola
• Published byPenguin Putnam books for young
  readers 1996

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Synopsis of story The Baby Sister is a book
about a boy who is so excited because his mom is
having a baby, and he asks her for a baby sister
with a red ribbon in her hair. But he did not ask
for stern Nana Fall river to come while his mom
is in the hospital. Tommy and Nana dont get
along very well, but when little Maureen is
born, all the trouble is forgotten.
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Grade Level K4 and K5 Ages 4 - 6 To open a
space in class for children where they can talk
about particular situations related with their
feelings. Can be a compliment on family theme.
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GoalsChildren will begin to understand their
own lives through the expression of themselves.
Talking about their experiences will determine
significance to such experiences.
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Objectives

• Generate anticipations,predictions and inferences
  starting from the title and front cover of the
  book.
• To find projections and expectations in
  childrens comments around the theme of the book.
• To expand their knowledge of others throughout
  the socialization of ideas,comments or thoughts.

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Themes explored in the book

• Exploring feelings about having a new baby sister
  or brother.

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Themes explored in the book

• Recognizing changes in mothers body.

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Themes explored in the book
Reflecting about relationships with older
relatives.
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Themes explored in the book
Preparing the environment for the new baby
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Strategies

• Read the book aloud highliting key words that
  will be important to characterize the characters
  and their intentions.
• Recognize characters personality and ways of
  relating with each other.

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Strategies

• Introduce the book by saying,Some of you have
  brothers and sisters who are older than you. Some
  of you have younger brothers and sisters. Some of
  you dont have brothers and sisters. This is a
  story about a boy who will have a new baby in his
  family.After I read the story,we can talk about
  brothers and sisters.
• Read the story, using your voice and facial
  expression to portray the feelings of the
  characters. Begin a discussion by talking about
  childrens individual experiences.

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• Questions
• Sometimes the youngest in the family is
• called the baby, even when she or he is not a
  baby
• anymore. Are any of you called the baby in your
  family?
• How does that make you feel? What are some good
• things about being the baby?
• Maria is going to have a baby brother or sister
  soon.
• What do you think it will be like to be a big
  sister,
• Maria? Relate childrens experiences to those in
  the
• book as appropriate.
• Acknowledge and interpret childrens feelings
  during the discussion Sometimes you feel lonely
  when everybody is busy with the baby.
• Help children figure out ways to cope with
  negative emotionsWhat might help you feel
  better when your mother is busy?

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Integrated thematic enrichment

• Lullabye and good night. Make a collection of
  lullabies that children and their families sing.
• Family photos. Have each child identify family
  members by name and relationship in photographs.
• Letters or drawings made for children to the new
  baby.
• Pretend play. Let children recreate during

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Free play the babys game Set out an assortment
of things used to dress babies, feed them etc.
Allowed enough time of play to observe what
childrens do. Select one or more books about
older and younger siblings Peters Chair by Ezra
Jack Keats, Nobody Asked Me if I Wanted a Baby
Sister by Martha Alexander, She Come Bringing Me
that Little Baby Girl by Eloise Greenfield.
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THE END
Literature is always a good Way to help children
deal With their feelings.