=The seasons. John Burningham
This is one of the books I use frequently in the classroom for a variety of reasons.
STORY AND ILLUSTRATIONS
The book is not really a story as I would define a story but is more a description of the seasons.
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Advantages: Lovely rhythmical book Disadvantages: Not for anyone wanting a "proper" story
...other pictures of the different seasons and ask children to put them in the appropriate season. There is the opportunity for lots of talk and not only because of the pictures but also because of the simple text. We have used the book as a starting point for making our own seasons poems with a line for each season eg "Spring is…" and it's great to encourage the use of a noun and a verb- even better if an adjective creeps in!Once the children have ...
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