ADOPTION RESOURCES
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Starting kinder and school can be a daunting time for any child, but when they are adopted there are even more issues to consider. The links on this page will give you some great ideas on how to approach the kindergarten or school. |
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Adoptive Families.Com - There are downloadable handouts and information for your child's teacher, inspiring ideas for adoption presentations and creative approaches to the family tree assignment, advice from experts about development and learning styles, suggested books to read and to donate to your child's school. |
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A Teachers Guide to Adoption - What is adoption all about? When a student asks this, will you have an answer? Presented here are some basic information on adoption for primary and secondary school teachers. |
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Celebrate your child's culture by sharing it with others. Have a 'Culture Day' at your child's school or kinder. Plan a day with music, food, handouts, crafts etc. |
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Adoptive/birth family trees, etc. EMK Press have a great handout. Adoption Education Language in a primary school setting. |
 ADOPTION BOOKS
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BOOKS - try www.amazon.com or www.adoptshoppe.com |
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An Educator's Guide to Adoption is a tool for parents to give to their child's classroom teacher to create a partnership on how to handle adoption in the classroom. The 22-page guide -
- Increases teachers understanding of how families are built by adoption |
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S.A.F.E. at School presents 5 proactive strategies to help teachers create a positive adoption environment in school: Acceptance, Accuracy, Assignments, Assistance, and Advocacy. |
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LUCY'S FAMILY TREEÂ by Karen Halvorsen Schreck. When Lucy comes home from school with a family tree assignment, she asks her parents to write her a note to excuse her from the task. Lucy's adoption from Mexico makes her feel as though her family is too "different," but her parents gently and wisely challenge Lucy to think some more about it and to find three families that are the "same." As Lucy ponders her list of school and family friends who are "normal," she comes to realize that there are many different kinds of families. Her best friend Lucinda has a stay-at-home dad and a working mom. The twins next door look alike and their family matches perfectly, but she discovers that they feel different in their neighbourhood because they are Jewish. Her friend Robert has two "moms" who both cheer him on at soccer games, and the parent who attends all of Dora's and Seth's school events is their stepfather. Although her friends the Malones certainly look like an "all-American family," Lucy knows they've suffered a loss that doesn't always show on the outside. Lucy wins her bet with her parents in a surprising way and ends up creating a family tree that celebrates both her past and present. This is a wonderful book for exploring family diversity and what constitutes a family. Two pages at the back of the book offer further suggestions for parents and teachers. |
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W.I.S.E. UP Powerbook leads young readers through the questions, the feelings, the different ways the topic of adoption is brought up by peers, and how to handle situations as they arise. Kids are given choices on how to respond with several different examples. The topic of adoption in the media is also discussed and asks kids to examine what they have seen, heard, and read and to decide what they think about the way adoption is portrayed. The case examples illustrate a variety of typical adoption situations, domestic and international, that adopted children deal with daily at school and in their neighbourhoods. Children who read and use the "W.I.S.E. Up PowerBooks" will learn they're not alone. They'll find the skills they need to handle any question or situation with confidence and purpose. |
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Some of the best adoption books to donate to your school or library - Â Ages 2 to 6
Ages 4 to 8
Ages 8 to 11
*Please note some of these are available at Angus and Robertson bookshops - especially the Todd Parr books. Â |
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Some other great Korean Adoption Books |
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Learning Together - is the brainchild of two Victorian Adoptive mums - Michelle & Lindy. A specialist online bookshop featuring personally selected books and resources encompassing adoption, multi-cultural families, foster and permanent care, infertility, assisted conception, diversity and emotional development. Offering an extensive range of items from both Australia and overseas. Learning Together is currently taking a break from operations.
Learning Together is currently taking a break and not selling books at present. |
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