Here is what we found and our recommendations.
In what ways can educators address, question, adapt, omit, and frame book endings so that children understand that the struggle continues? While the discussion focused on how to teach the book, we inevitably arrived at a common question: why did it end that way?Ī few of the books had us thinking about the author’s intentions, the effects of endings on students as well as how to use the ending as a teaching tool. In small groups, we thought about what messages about activism were conveyed. At a recent Anti-Bias Early Childhood Working Group gathering in Washington, D.C., we analyzed and provided feedback on children’s books focused on activism and change.
But what are the consequences of that closure when it comes to books about ongoing social movements? Isn’t there always more to the story? Or is the struggle for justice over?Īfter reading many children’s books about social activism throughout my teaching career, I’ve noticed a pattern, and I’m not the only one. The last sentence of a book can also indicate to a reader that there is closure. We all know what “The End” means when reading a children’s book.
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