4. Building Communities – Alphabet Books

Objectives

To identify, read, and discuss books that use the alphabet or a counting structure to present their content.
To continue the process of self-discovery, exploring one’s physical and social surroundings.
To develop an extended classroom community that encourages respect, understanding, and appreciation for uniqueness, as well as sense of solidarity in the common human adventure.
To foster community building among students’ families by providing opportunities for them to learn about the other.
To explore the idea of community using the alphabet or counting book format as a tool for creating and structuring a book.
Some books about building communities, sometimes do not necessarily take the form of an Alphabet book.