Use Literature to Foster Wonderings
Families should follow the child’s interests and curiosities and expand upon them to build a world of information around books they read.
Search for the setting of the book on the internet.
Visit a location in the book or use the book to take a virtual tour.
Keep a wall of wonderings.
The Starfish Story
One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean. Approaching the boy, he asked, “What are you doing?”
The youth replied, “Throwing starfish back into the ocean. The surf is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them back, they’ll die.”
“Son,” the man said, “don’t you realize there are miles and miles of beach and hundreds of starfish? You can’t make a difference!”
After listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish, and threw it back into the surf. Then, smiling at the man, he said, “I made a difference for that one.”
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