Final Reflection

I was not too sure what to expect while coming into this class, I’ve heard you had to read tons of children’s books and blog about them. It sounded fun to me, something different than the rest of my classes! As I collected my books for my first week of reading and blogging, I found myself not too sure where and what to search for, it was then that I realized I knew (or could remember) not too much about children’s literature! It’s embarrassing to admit, being an elementary education major and all. However, I am truly glad that all elementary education majors are required to take this class because I have such a better sense of what a “good” piece of literature is, where/how I can find books, what type of books different grades and ages like, different genres in general, how to incorporate literature into my curriculum (text sets), what authors are currently a hit with students, how to make a Glogster (which I plan to use in my classroom!), and much more. I never knew there could be so much to children’s literature in my future classroom, so I am so glad I took this class. Even though it was under two hours a week, I feel like I learned a lot more than how long I was in class for. Thanks for a great semester, Jen!