Comments on: Book Review: Me and My Amazing Body and Me on the Map http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2007/01/book-review-me-and-my-amazing-body-and-me-on-the-map.html A dad's eye view of baby and toddler stuff Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:34:58 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: lisa http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2007/01/book-review-me-and-my-amazing-body-and-me-on-the-map.html/comment-page-1#comment-6646 lisa Wed, 24 Jan 2007 06:05:14 +0000 http://s54748.gridserver.com/baby/2007/01/book-review-me-and-my-amazing-body-and-me-on-the-map.html#comment-6646 <p>"Me on the Map" is a nice book for introducing the map concept. For what it's worth, it's one of the stories in the 1st grade reading text by Houghton Mifflin (one of the two major testbooks used in California public schools), so it's read by a large portion of California 1st graders each year.</p> <p>I used it to teach maps to my 1st graders last year, and only about half of them really had a grasp on the concept at the beginning. By the end of the unit they were able to draw maps of our classroom and our school. </p> <p>If only all parents introduced books like this early on...</p> “Me on the Map” is a nice book for introducing the map concept. For what it’s worth, it’s one of the stories in the 1st grade reading text by Houghton Mifflin (one of the two major testbooks used in California public schools), so it’s read by a large portion of California 1st graders each year.

I used it to teach maps to my 1st graders last year, and only about half of them really had a grasp on the concept at the beginning. By the end of the unit they were able to draw maps of our classroom and our school.

If only all parents introduced books like this early on…

]]> By: STL Mom http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2007/01/book-review-me-and-my-amazing-body-and-me-on-the-map.html/comment-page-1#comment-6645 STL Mom Wed, 24 Jan 2007 01:22:35 +0000 http://s54748.gridserver.com/baby/2007/01/book-review-me-and-my-amazing-body-and-me-on-the-map.html#comment-6645 <p>We have both of these books. We got them when my daughter was 3 or 4, and she enjoyed them for years. Thanks for the review, it reminds me to pull them out and see if my son can enjoy a book without trains, trucks, or dogs in it.</p> We have both of these books. We got them when my daughter was 3 or 4, and she enjoyed them for years. Thanks for the review, it reminds me to pull them out and see if my son can enjoy a book without trains, trucks, or dogs in it.

]]> By: Christina Owen http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2007/01/book-review-me-and-my-amazing-body-and-me-on-the-map.html/comment-page-1#comment-6644 Christina Owen Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:10:12 +0000 http://s54748.gridserver.com/baby/2007/01/book-review-me-and-my-amazing-body-and-me-on-the-map.html#comment-6644 <p>My daughter is very close in age to yours (2.5 in March). I think a lot of her board books are getting too young for her. She has a few of the Sandra Boynton books memorized, "There's a Wocket in My Pocket" practically memorized, etc. I read somewhere that a child can understand a lot more than he or she can speak and I want to continue to increase her vocabulary and comprehension. Besides these which you just posted, do you have any suggestions for some other age appropriate books that involve more in depth stories/concepts but are still fun? Thanks!</p> My daughter is very close in age to yours (2.5 in March). I think a lot of her board books are getting too young for her. She has a few of the Sandra Boynton books memorized, “There’s a Wocket in My Pocket” practically memorized, etc. I read somewhere that a child can understand a lot more than he or she can speak and I want to continue to increase her vocabulary and comprehension. Besides these which you just posted, do you have any suggestions for some other age appropriate books that involve more in depth stories/concepts but are still fun? Thanks!

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