Humanizing Immigration and Refugee Experiences: A Student-Centered Approach to Teaching with Children’s Picturebooks in the Elementary Classroom

How might immigration experiences be complexified and nuanced in elementary settings? This article highlights how fourth-grade students engaged in a picturebook exploration guided by a critical social educator, Kara, centered on immigration and refugee narratives for an integrated social studies and...

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Published in:	Education Sciences
Main Authors:	Mary Adu-Gyamfi, Sarah D. Reid, Angie Zapata
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2026-05-01
Subjects:	picturebook exploration theme generation immigrant and refugee experiences
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/16/5/730