I read My Big Rig by Jonathan London. this book is about a little boy playing with his toy truck. He goes through out the book and say how cool it would be to drive a big rig. It gives you different aspects of being a truck driver. It shows all of the different things that a truck driver would go through. The books also shows the different type of environments that truck drivers have to go through ( Deserts, forests, mountains, etc..). This book gives the fun aspect of being a truck driver, but I think it should because people do not always respect truck drivers.
I think that it would be hard to have a lesson about this book. I think I might be able to do a journal writing asking them what they would do if they were a truck driver. This would just be a fun book to read to them right before they went home or even right after lunch. this would be a fun book to also have so that the children could read on there own. The words are easy enough for them to understand at a young age!
Like you said, I don't really see a lesson in this book, but it sounds like a really good book anyways. I think it would still be a really great book to read to a younger class because it's informational, but at the same time fun. It's easier for younger children to learn new information when it's presented in a fun and interesting way, like in this book.
ReplyDeleteI think I would use this book in a classroom, not only as a book for the kids to read on their own, but to teach the kids about different professions. As an activity, I might read the book, then have the kids watch a documentary or some sort of movie about truck drivers. Like you said, I don't think truck drivers get much respect, so I would educate my kids on what they really do!
ReplyDeleteIt would be a stretch to find a lesson in this book but I believe anything is possible! Since the book shows all the different climate and environments they have to go through it could be a great weather lesson. It could really just be used to introduce careers or get them excited in different future jobs. Either way this sounds like a fun book to read!
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a cute book and I like that they have books for such young children that show truck drivers in such a positive light. I think this is a profession that is often times forgotten about and children should learn to respect every profession and know their options for the future.
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