Tomas del Rosario College

Capitol Drive, San Jose, Balanga City

Telefax No: (047) 791-6152; Tele No: (047) 791-6082

Department: Education

Course Code: English 23

Course Title: Children’s Literature

I. Course Description:

This course is purposely designed for student teachers whose delicate task is to bring books to children and to share with them their own love for literature. Its aim is to
widen the student’s acquaintance with children’s poems, stories and other forms and to develop fine tastes and sensitivity in changing appropriate books that provide children a
genuine enjoyment. Furthermore, this course also leads to extend knowledge and discussions on different techniques and activities that future teachers may pleasurable for
children. The course includes opportunities for student teachers to be more creative, component and resourceful.

II. Course Objectives

A. General Objectives
1. Familiarizes the students with content and scope of children’s literature.
2. Assets in the selection of appropriate materials for specific learning activities.
3. Develops effective presentations, techniques, such as, storytelling, dramatization and choral speaking/reading.

B. Specific Objectives:
1. Widens the student’s acquaintance with children’s poems, stories and other forms.
2. Demonstrate fine tastes and sensitivity in choosing poems, stories, and appropriate books that provide children, a genuine enjoyments.
3. Leads to extended knowledge and discussions on different techniques and activities that future teachers may adopt to make learning literature, pleasurable for the
children.
4. Develops student teachers to be more creative, competent and resourceful
5. Creates simple poems and stories for children with emphasis on the sense of humanism and Filipinism

III. Credit : 3 units

Time Allotment : 54 hours

IV. Course Outline

Vision: “Truth and Goodness in Man and for all others through Education” Mission: Produce through a responsive curriculum, morally upright, committed
and competent graduates capable of meeting the growing human resources
needs in the profession, government, business, industry and home.
 Tomas del Rosario College
Capitol Drive, San Jose, Balanga City
Telefax No: (047) 791-6152; Tele No: (047) 791-6082

TIME LEARNING
LEARNING CONTENT LEARNING ACTIVITIES
LEARNING ALLOTMENT ASSESSMENT
OBJECTIVES
1. Explain the importance of
literature intellectual life A. Topics: Unit I
2. Identify the reading interest 1. The place of literature in a Week Lecture Quiz
of the children (boy vs. girl) child Life 1-2
3. Give information on how to 2. Children’s reading interests Discussions
3. Selecting books for children
select books for the children
4. History of children’s
4. Give the history children’s literature
literature 5. Development of children’s
5. Discuss the development of literature in the Philippines
poetry for children and their
poem makers B. Topics: Unit II
6. Explain the development of 1. Development of poetry for Week Lecture Graded
poetry for children and their children and their poem- 3-4
poem-makers makers Reporting Recitation
7. Name some examples of 2. Mother Goose Rhymes
Mother Goose Rhymes or 3. Verses for children Discussions
Nursery Rhymes 4. Poetry for Children
5. Choral Speaking or
8. Give examples of some
Reading
verses for children.
9. Read some poetry for
children

Week Lecture Graded

10. Demonstrate how choral C. Topics: Unit III 1-2
speaking or reading be 1. Folklore and folktales Reporting Recitation
undertaken 2. Myths
3. Discussions
Vision: “Truth and Goodness in Man and for all others through Education” Mission: Produce through a responsive curriculum, morally upright, committed
and competent graduates capable of meeting the growing human resources
needs in the profession, government, business, industry and home.
 Tomas del Rosario College
Capitol Drive, San Jose, Balanga City
Telefax No: (047) 791-6152; Tele No: (047) 791-6082

11. Name some folklore’s and 3. Legend

folktales 4. Epics and hero tales
12. Identify 5. Fables
12.1 Myths
12.2 Legend
12.3 Epics and Hero
Tales
12.4 Fables
13. Give the effect of bible D. Topics: Unit IV
stories among the children Week Lecture Graded
14. Explain why realistic 1. Bible Stories
stories are more acceptable to 2. Realistic Stories for 3-4 Reporting Recitation
children Children
3. Autobiography Discussions
15. Tell what auto biography
4. Biography
and be able to write/give 5. Modern Fairy Tales or
example Tales of Fantasy
16. Name some examples of Lecture Graded
biography of our National E. Topics: Unit V Week Reporting Recitation
Heroes Discussions
17. Discuss Modern Fairy 1. Literature - Spring Board of 1-2
Tales or Tales of Fantasy Creative Activities Lecture Quizzes
18. Tell that literature is the 2. Plain Storytelling Week Reporting
spring board of creative 3. Storytelling with Pictures Discussions
activities 4. Dramatization 3-4
19. Give the importance of 5. Puppets and Marionettes
plain storytelling is still
F. Topics: Unit VI
effective Week Lecture Graded
20. Explain why storytelling 1. Information Book
with pictures is the most 2. Comics 1-2 Reporting Recitation
effective among children 3. The Story Hour for
Discussions
Vision: “Truth and Goodness in Man and for all others through Education” Mission: Produce through a responsive curriculum, morally upright, committed
and competent graduates capable of meeting the growing human resources
needs in the profession, government, business, industry and home.
 Tomas del Rosario College
Capitol Drive, San Jose, Balanga City
Telefax No: (047) 791-6152; Tele No: (047) 791-6082

21. Give the importance of Classroom and Librarian

Dramatization 4. Historical Background of
22. Differentiate puppets from Storytelling
marionettes and the value 5. Children’s Award
among children Bibliography
23. Give the uses of comics
24. Give the values of Story
Hour for Classrooms and
Librarians
25. Discuss the Historical
Background of storytelling
26. Report on different
bibliographies
27. Report on different
bibliographies

Prepared by: Approved:

VANESSA L. VINLUAN MERCEDES G. SANCHEZ, Ed. D.

Acting College Secretary Vice President for Academics Student Affairs
and Extension Services

Vision: “Truth and Goodness in Man and for all others through Education” Mission: Produce through a responsive curriculum, morally upright, committed
and competent graduates capable of meeting the growing human resources
needs in the profession, government, business, industry and home.