Finding Nemo is a good story for a younger crowd, but can be enjoyed by any age of students. It is about a fish named Nemo who is taken away from the Finding Nemo is a good story for a younger crowd, but can be enjoyed by any age of students. It is about a fish named Nemo who is taken away from the ocean by some scuba divers. He ends up in a tank of fish in a dentist office. Nemos dad spends his time looking for Nemo. He searches the ocean blue and does not give up. Along the way he finds another fish, Dory, who helps him find his son. Dory is a little different, but she is good company. There are so many obstacles that come into his way when looking for Nemo, but he does not give up. This is the main point for students to take away from this story. At the end, Nemo ends up getting back to his dad and then go back home. Using this book in the class would be good when learning about family, or even just fish. You could have the students color a made up fish and then share it with the class. ...more
Tarzan is one of my favorite Disney stories. I would think that it is good for young elementary students. It is about a boy whose family moves to the Tarzan is one of my favorite Disney stories. I would think that it is good for young elementary students. It is about a boy whose family moves to the jungle and then his parents are killed by a vicious cheetah. Tarzan is then found by a family of apes and lives with them. He grows up thinking that he is a gorilla the whole time, but he knows he is a little different than the rest. When a ship of people come to the island, Tarzan sees them and knows that there are more of his kind. He falls in love with a lady named Jain and she wants him to go back to England with her. Tarzan has to choose to either stay with his family, or go with Jain. There are many issues that he has to work through when making this decision. He ends up going against the wishes of the apes and leads the humans to them. The people attack the gorillas and try to take them. This book is full of adventure and a good read. To incorporate it into the class, you could have students tell what family of animals they would want to be apart of and why. San, S. R. D., McCurdy, M., & Burroughs, E. R. (1999). Tarzan. New York: Hyperion Books for Children. ...more
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