Part 1 / Monthly Thematic Classes

1.
Relationships built through picture books

March / Getting to know me
"I am," "Important Facts," "Blue, Red, and Transparent Me"
April / Respect You
"You Are My Friend, Because...", "To a Friend," "Edward the Worst Boy in the World"
May / Becoming Us
"Gungdi Pangpang", "Come in, Come in"
February / Breakup
Tomorrow is a Rainbow, The Great Enlightenment, I Wait…, The Dream of a Little Snowball, To You Who Set Out on a Journey, Perhaps You

2.
Seasons through picture books

April / Spring
"The Tree is Good," "A Very Small Seed Grows," "The Gentle Spring Breeze Says Goodbye"
July / Summer Nagi
The Hungry Spider and the Happy Elephant, Hello, Raindrop, Let's Play, Waves
October / Feeling Autumn
Autumn Leaves, Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Oil
December / Enjoying Winter
"Snowy Day," "Happy Day for Everyone," "Annabelle and the Magical Yarn"

3.
An event opened with a picture book

April, Science Month / Let Your Imagination Run Free
Robobaby, The Day the Wolf Flies, and Inventor Rosie's Brilliant Failure
May, Family Month / Our Precious Family
"Family is a Tight Hugging", "The Day I Swapped Two Goldfish for My Dad", "Mom's Chair"
June, Peace Month / The True Meaning of Peace
『The Hundred-Year Child』, 『The Book of Peace』
September, Reading Month / There's a Road in Books
"Yes, It's a Book!", "I'm a Scary Wolf!", "A Book for Bruno", "A Book of Nothing"
December, the Month of Sharing / Happiness Doubles When You Share
"What We Can Do," "Something Special," "When I Pee," "Everyone's Good at Something"

Part 2 / Cross-curricular Topic Classes

1.
Individuals enriched by picture books

School Violence Prevention Education / A World Without Invisible Children
The Invisible Child
Smartphone Addiction Prevention Education / Smart Smartphone Usage
"I'm stuck on my smartphone!"
Sex Education / Precious Me, Equal Us
"Promise Me Tightly for My Precious Body," "I Hug You Because I Like You, But Why?", "Men and Women Are the Same"
Dietary Education / Creating a Healthy Body and Mind with Our Own Hands
『Seasonal Table Full of Nature』, 『Our School Garden』, 『Strawberry Cream Bonbons』
Character Education / What's better than doing it alone?
The Mole Who Loved the Stars, Mr. Gil and Mr. Son, and Pebble Country
Career Education / Reflect on your present self for your future self
"I Chose Myself!", "When You Grow Up!", "If You Want to Eat Watermelon"

2.
A civil society that matures through picture books

Democratic Citizenship Education / Growing into Active Citizens
"No One Passes!", "Square Square Square Square", "Tap, tap, tap, the cow writes a letter"
Disability Awareness Education / Dreaming of a Happy Society for 'Everyone'
Close Your Eyes!, Sign Language: A Noisy and Cheerful Time, Anatole's Little Pot
Respect for Life Education / Thinking About the Weight of Life
The Day I Encountered the Dung Beetle
Multicultural Education / A World Where Everyone Can Communicate Despite Language Differences
"Please find my dog!"

3.
A national community learning through picture books

Unification Education / Beyond Unification to Peace Education
Red Country, Blue Country, When Spring Comes to the DMZ, Is This Line Necessary?
Dokdo Education / Let's learn about our land, Dokdo!
"Hello, Dokdo!", "A Letter from Our Dokdo," "Dokdo is Not Lonely"
Economic Education / Smart Consumption, Learning the Value of Money
"Going to the supermarket again was a mistake!", "Money goes round and round."
Environmental Education / Thinking about things that were once alive
Pencil, I Thought They Were All the Same Tree

Book Features

Selecting a picture book that fits the topic perfectly

Picture books use material or themes from events that occur in students' lives or around them, so when you read a picture book to a child, the child listens attentively and comfortably.
Picture books, with short texts that take less than 10 minutes to read and beautiful illustrations filled with symbols, metaphors, and narratives, speak to students in a warm and cheerful way and stimulate their imaginations.
"Elementary Picture Book Class" begins each chapter with a picture book that perfectly matches the topic.
Well-chosen picture books can immediately reach students without the need for lengthy explanations or persuasion, even on abstract or slightly difficult topics.


In the monthly themed class, Part 1, "Relationships Made Through Picture Books," we read the picture book "Blue, Red, and Transparent Me" and think about our own colors. We also suggest playing together while cheerfully shouting "Come in, come in!"
"You are my friend.
I also think about my friends while answering “Why…”
In 'Meeting the Seasons with Picture Books', picture books that allow us to fully experience the beauty of spring, summer, fall, and winter are featured, and in 'Opening Events with Picture Books', picture books such as 'Robobaby' (Science Month), 'Century Child' (Peace Month), and 'Mom's Chair' (Family Month) are used to reflect on their meaning.


Part 2: Thematic classes across all subjects also add depth to the class with picture books that perfectly fit the topic.
In 'Enriching Individuals with Picture Books', the picture book 'Invisible Child' discusses school violence, and 'Trapped in My Smartphone!' makes us think about the wise use of smartphones.
In "I hugged you because I liked you, but why?", we think about the boundaries of our precious bodies and guide a balanced diet with "A seasonal table full of nature."
In "The Mole Who Loved the Stars," I think about what I'm all about, and in "I Chose Myself!" I think about the talents I have.


In 'Civil Society Maturating Through Picture Books,' we learn about the dangers of dictatorship through 'The Square of Squares,' and broaden our understanding of disability through 'Anatol's Little Pot.'
Watching "The Day I Encountered a Dung Beetle," I ponder the weight of life, and reading "Please Find My Dog!", I understand multiculturalism.


‘National Community Learning through Picture Books’ also introduces various picture books.
Through the symbolic picture books “Red Country, Blue Country” and “Is This Line Necessary?”, we think about unification, and through “Hello, Dokdo!”, we feel closer to Dokdo.
Reading "Going to the Mart Again Was a Mistake!" made me think about smart consumption, and imagining a forest in "Pencil" made me reflect on the Earth's environment.

Picture books allow us to talk about books and break down the walls in children's minds.
Without having to nag them to work hard or explain the world in a difficult way, you can find beautiful picture books that instantly resonate with children's hearts and are perfectly suited to the subject matter in "Elementary Picture Book Class."
In addition to the various picture books introduced in each class, each chapter includes a list of 'Picture Books to Read Together,' allowing you to obtain information on a variety of picture books on a single topic.


Contains creative experiential activities

Experiential activities are very meaningful to children in elementary school, who are in the concrete operational stage of cognitive development. "Elementary Picture Book Class" introduces various experiential activities such as making questions and sharing stories, playing with the body, making things with hands, expressing with words and pictures, and imagining and planning.
This book begins with a picture book and vividly shows the entire process of an experiential activity class with students.
By showing creative results that reveal the students' thoughts as well as the stories shared with them in class, teachers can draw a concrete picture when planning lessons on a given topic.


Part 1, "Building Relationships Through Picture Books," includes activities such as drawing "palm pictures" to reveal important facts about yourself, creating a picture book using transparent film to show you approaching a friend, and stacking cooperation cups.
In 'Season with Picture Books', there are activities such as growing acorn pots, making wild flower bracelets, drawing wet watercolors of the sea and sky, designing clothes with autumn leaves, and playing in the winter with tissue paper snow. In 'Events with Picture Books', there are activities such as holding a contest in my own way, making a family constitution, writing a historical timeline, and introducing one's own 'life library'.
We also introduce the 'Oh My God' activity of donating hair.


In the second part of the interdisciplinary class, we created a 'rainbow group', created a smartphone prevention app, drew a boundary respect doll, made a dessert, and experimented with making team cups.
We introduce creative and fun activities such as making business cards with your career philosophy, making a Dokdo model, and making card news, as well as experiencing the "No One Passes By!" classroom, writing a book review in Braille, doing universal design, making flyers in various languages ​​around the world, donating the proceeds from a flea market, and making a pencil forest.


In addition to the experiential activities included in the text, each chapter includes 'Suggested Activities by Grade Level', offering a variety of activity ideas that can be applied according to the classroom situation.
As students enjoy reading picture books and engage in creative experiential activities, they will eventually reach the theme and goals of the class.