Stories Around the World
Reading and Materials List
Required Books
- Yeh-Shen by Ai-Ling Louie
- The Egyptian Cinderella by Shirley Climo
- Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears by Verna Aardema
- The Irish Cinderlad by Shirley Climo
- Paul Bunyan by Steven Kellogg
- A Child's Calendar by John Updike
Lesson 5
Lesson 6
Lesson 8
Lesson 9
Materials
- scissors
- crayons, colored pencils, or markers
- tape or glue
- blank paper
- ruler
- glue
- book with your child's favorite character
- several books with illustrations
- several pieces of paper
- world map or globe
- crayons
- markers
- two fiction storybooks
- 15-20 children's books
- six fiction storybooks
- book with a well-developed character
- book with a distinct setting
- book with a setting in another country
- glue or glue stick
- storybook that involves a problem
- spelling journal
- map of Africa
- map of Europe
- Disney's Cinderella
- encyclopedia
- storybook with an obvious theme
- piece of wood or a large stick
- red/yellow tissue paper
- safety pin
- construction paper or cardstock
- world map
- stapler or tape
- 4 cardstock pages
- stapler
Common Materials
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Lesson 6
Lesson 7
Lesson 8
Final Project
* - denotes an optional material that may or may not be used