Nettsider med emneord «Cross-curricular» - Side 3

Themes: Cross-curricular, Environment, Factual text, Language work 

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This factual text about the role of plastic encourages talk about the environment and how everyone can contribute to make the world a better place. In addition, the book provides the students with useful vocabulary enabling them to express themselves about environmental issues.  

Themes: Cross-curricular, Democracy and citizenship, Friendship, Intercultural competence, Racism

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book can contribute to developing students’ insight into different societies and help prevent prejudices. It also encourages reflection on friendship and barriers that keep people apart.  

Themes: Cross-curricular, Democracy and citizenship, Diversity, Identity, Intercultural competence, Language work 

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book contributes to reflection on similarities and differences between children with different cultural background. The sentence structure is repetitive and simple and can serve as a model for the youngest learners to start writing simple sentences.

Themes: Cross-curricular, Family, Health and life skills

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book is an excellent starting point for talking about some aspects of different ways of living.    

Themes: Cross-curricular, Family, Friendship, Health and life skills 

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book investigates ways of living and it encourages talk about family life and how different families can be.     

Themes: Cross-curricular, Family, Feelings, Health and life skills  

Connections to the  Curriculum in English: This book allows children to talk about loss and bereavement. It can be used in other subjects as a starting point for talking about death and how to cope with death. 

Themes: Cross-curricular, Factual text 

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This factual text about Pluto being reclassified as a dwarf planet encourages cross-curricular work.  

Themes: Art and crafts, Cross-curricular, Indigenous people

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book offers the possibility for investigating ways of living and traditions in different societies and reflect on identity and cultural belonging. Furthermore, the illustrations are paintings by a renowned artist, George Littlechild; they are colourful, childlike and expressive and can be used as inspiration for painting.

Themes: Cross-curricular, Intercultural competence, Music

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This picture book allows for teaching music and English in combination which will help children experience the rhythm of English through different senses. In addition, it brings an iconic song into the classroom and can be used as an introduction to the Beatles and their music.