Course · EDU 230

Children's Books for the Classroom

A education course at Arizona Christian University.

Credits
3 Credits
Level
Undergraduate
Format
Lecture + discussion
Typical Terms
Fall, Summer

Course Description

This course will explore the power of using children's books in the classroom. It will include the opportunity to extend and expand language, build background knowledge, create emotion, as well as explore the synergy that is created when pictures and words work together. Students will learn to identify and apply specific strategies to incorporate children's books in their classrooms at all grade levels.

Taught By

Offered 2026-2027: Fall Traditional.

Rita Robinson

2026-2027: Fall Traditional

Prerequisites

  • None

Corequisites

  • None

Learning Outcomes

1

Engage the Course Material

Build a working understanding of children's books for the classroom as the course's central subject.

2

Apply Discipline Methods

Use the methods, vocabulary, and frameworks of the discipline to address course problems.

3

Connect Course Content

Connect this course's content to broader work in the discipline and related fields.

4

Demonstrate Course Competencies

Demonstrate the specific competencies the course is designed to develop.

Biblical Worldview Connection

A Biblical Worldview treats the work of mathematics and teaching as careful, honest engagement with what's true and with the students who learn from it.

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