The World Made New: Why the Age of Exploration Happened and How It Changed the World (opens in a new window) By Marc Aronson By adding eight photographs and filling in a few details, parents can create a very special journal for their child, rejoicing together in all the natural wonders of the universe. Here is an ideal gift for the new parents with a vibrant connection to nature. --Emilie Coulter

Living timelines: construct a large timeline that uses the walls or floor of the room using lengths of butcher paper; students can learn about and dress to represent historical events and then tell other member of the class, or an audience of other classes, about the period Table top timelines: add objects, artifacts, photographs in frames, etc. to a timeline on a table or counter in a classroom Curriculum Uses: I would use this book as a read aloud for younger students because it will help them feel loved, and maybe it will help them feel like the classroom environment that I am trying to create is much like the ambiance that this book creates. I would use this book for a guided reading selection, and I would also consider it for an independent reading book for students who are just transitioning into reading such books.Lynn, S. (1993). Children reading pictures: History visuals at key stages 1 and 2. Education, 3-13, 21(3), 23-29. Each student can begin with their date of birth and then make a list of the subsequent years of their lives, with at least one important event for each year. These lists should be developmentally appropriate for each grade but can become increasingly complex through the grades. Information on what was happening in the world around them can be added as well. Teachers can co-construct the guidelines for creating a timeline with students, depending on their grade and area of study in the social studies (e.g., the family in kindergarten, the community in Grade 3, U.S. history in Grade 5, world history in Grade 6, etc.). These parallel timelines afford students a view of the world during their own lifetime, situating themselves in the context of the historical events of the time. Haas, M. (2000). A street through time used with powerful instructional strategies. Social Studies and the Young Learner, 13(2), 20-23.

Masterman, E., & Rogers, Y. (2002). A framework for designing interactive multimedia to scaffold young children’s understanding of historical chronology. Instructional Science, 30, 221-241. I have in turn given this book as a baby gift to other expectant parents. It is not as well known as some other popular baby shower book gifts, but it's message of "welcome to the world, we are so glad you're here" is universal.

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Received this book as a baby gift from an environmental scientist. A decade later, I'm still reading it with my "baby." With simple paper cut illustrations and lyrical text, this book reassures a child they are loved by their parents and community, and an essential part of the natural world that they have been born into. The end matter delves deeper into the science behind each illustration, and is great for older children. The main text of the book is a wonderful read aloud for your newborn or baby. The Day You Were Born’ book by From Lucy is illustrated and written by the husband and wife team of Steve Wilson and Lucy Tapper. They have created a personalised book that any new parent would be love to receive and it is the perfect sentimental gift a child can keep forever.

There is also a great selection of gift presentation options that not only offer the perfect finishing touch, to what is already a unique and one of a kind gift, but also help preserve the newspaper so it can be enjoyed for years to come. Choose from a huge range; including a red satin lined gift box, a presentation folder, a cherry wood gift box or even having the newspaper framed. Literary Elements: This book uses so much imagery. The book has amazing details and uses tons of adjectives such as "wrapped your wet, slippery body. This beautiful ‘The Day You Were Born’ book is the perfect gift for newborn babies and their parents. Completely individual to each baby, the personalised baby book contains unique facts and information and brings them together in a lovely story. Literary elements: Interactive text allows the reader to place themselves inside the text, gender of the children are not specified allowing either gender to feel a part of this text The context-embedded instruction that is so important for English learners to succeed can be achieved with personal timelines. Students draw on their own life experiences and that of their families as they construct this type of timeline. The timeline itself provides visual support, which is also important in the instruction of students learning English; teachers can use illustrations to clarify timeline content and students can illustrate their own timelines. Students can work in pairs, providing support through cooperative learning as well. Another ELD strategy is to use props, realia, and artifacts, which could be included in a table top timeline. Struggling studentsPeople have an innate curiosity to know what happened on the day they were born and understand how the world they know today once was. Often memories that we are too young to recall directly can be prompted by revisiting them through visual cues, such as the images and firsthand accounts found in newspapers from that very day. As the recipient reads through a newspaper from the day they were born they are likely to experience a wave of nostalgia and have some fond memories prompted.

Barton, K. C., & Levstik, L. S. (1998). “It wasn’t a good part of history”: Ambiguity and identity in middle grade students’ judgments of historical significance. Teachers College Record, 99, 478-513. I gave this book a five star because i like hoe creative of explaining to children how babies are born its funny but cute at the same time.With the world’s largest private collection of archived newspapers we can almost guarantee a newspaper will be available from the day you were born. Newspapers over 100 years old are generally bought for historical interest although we have even supplied a born day newspaper for someone born 110 years ago! There are a huge range of title to choose from for the majority of dates, including many that are no longer in circulation. Some examples of the newspaper titles that are no longer printed include the Daily Graphic, the News Chronicle, The Citizen – and many others. Perfect Gifts From The Day You Were Born This was such a beautiful book. This told a story for children of how babies are born, its in a meaningful manner without being to specific for babies that every wonder where and how babies are born. There is no main character the story is expressed with using mother nature, the atmosphere and the earths involvement of how babies are created.