Making sure your child is exposed to appropriate and enriching content to nurture their emotional intelligence can be challenging in the modern age. One way to do this is to expose your child to a variety of reading topics that explore increasingly complex themes. Classic children’s books are a great place to start your child on a great learning adventure.
A way parents can entertain and educate their kids is through English composition and literature. Children’s books are specifically made to grow a child’s mind. The information is entertaining and purposeful, making books an excellent addition to other types of media. Different books may mirror moral questions your child experiences in day-to-day life. How a character reacts can help your child understand different emotions and thus gain life experience as they put what they learn into practice.
Classic books provide an opportunity to teach the complexities of life in simple enough terms for children to understand. For example, Max of Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are wrestles with anger and rebels to express that emotion. Where the Wild Things Are ends with Max returning home. While he knows he made mistakes, his parents reaffirm their love for him. This story teaches how to properly express anger, and that it is okay to feel big emotions.
A Grade Ahead’s top priority is your child’s success. Through the English curriculum, students learn new vocabulary, grammar, and how to craft a story. Knowing the attributes of different genres, a student can decide on what type of story they need to write that properly expresses their feelings. A Grade Ahead values our community, we find commonality through common values, goals, and aspirations. Reading classic children’s books can inspire students’ class work. Learning as a group is the foundation of our student community, and strong moral values are the glue that holds our community together. Interested in joining our family? Take a free assessment today!
Do you want to take advantage of some classic reads? Take a look at the short lists below:
Younger Readers May Enjoy…
- Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne
- “The Giving Tree” by Shel Silverstein
- “Goodnight Moon” by Margaret Wise Brown
- “The Snowy Day” by Ezra Jack Keats
Older Readers May Enjoy…
- “The Name Jar” by Yangsook Choi
- The Cay by Theodore Taylor
- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
- Holes by Louis Sachar
What do you think? Do you value classic books? What pieces of literature has your child already enjoyed? What lessons have they learned from the books they have read? We would love to hear from you in the comments!
Author: Paige Masterson, Teacher at A Grade Ahead, Inc.
