We read a great article for class today! It was all about integrating toys into the classroom. I really enjoyed reading this article. I never really thought about doing this, but it seems like a great method and incentive for writing! Children in the article would use their toys as things to identify with and write about. Also, it was a great incentive because children knew that during writing time they could get their toys out.
I also really enjoyed reading about gender stereotypes among toys and in the classroom. I thought it was so interesting that some boys were okay and didn't even think about playing with dolls as something odd, while some boys found it strange and tried to get them to play with something more "masculine". I left this comment at the end of the article:
"I think that keeping boys' and girls' typical interests in mind is important. However, there are some who don't follow these stereotypes, and that's okay, and should be supported to deliver the message that boys and girls don't have to play with certain things or act in a certain way."
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