Objectives Students read and discuss a new story or book each day. Students plot the locations of the story or book on a world map or globe.
Students can learn much about the world by reading literature that takes place in other locales.
Use this lesson to start a world literature read-aloud month in your classroom. Each day, have students read aloud a new book or story. Discuss where the story takes place. Call on students to plot the locations of the story or book on a world map or globe using markers or pushpins. Following are some classic children's titles that work well with this activity.