My friend at Kinderbookswitheverything alerted me to The International Year of Glass for 2022. She has begun a collection of books from her K-2 library to set up a display ready for Term One when the children return in February.
Glass - what books can you think of?
Cinderella wears glass slippers
Sometimes characters wear magical eye glasses
Castles and palaces can be made of glass
Mirrors are often important in stories
Children can read about glass as a material and the way it is manufactured. Check your library at the Dewey number 666
Windows often feature in picture books
Snow globes are made from glass
Glass can be recycled
Perhaps you put your tooth in a glass for the tooth fairy
I wish milk bottles were still made from glass but at least we still have glass jars and sometimes lucky people even find a message in a bottle.
Lighthouses rely on glass
People grow beautiful plants in a glasshouse
I love my glass button jar. The buttons in these two books are in tins but I thought I would share them anyway.
In this book the girl herself is made from glass
You might have glass ornaments in your home or a torch. You might look through a microscope or a magnifying glass. Your television, computer screen and phone are all made from glass. You could visit a church to enjoy the stained glass windows which often tell stories. There are hundreds of way we use glass in the world. Here are some other things to think about - Glasses; genie in a bottle; Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator; Alice through the Looking Glass; and a ship in a bottle.
Here are a few resources about glass
History of Glass Video (7 minutes)
How is Glass Made? Method & Process - Science for Kids by Mocomi (1.5minutes)
How was it made? Stained glass window | V&A (4 minutes)
Why dedicate a year to glass?
- Because it is the material that, since the dawn of human civilisation, has accompanied us in art and work, becoming a work of art, an instrument, a jewel.
- Because it is an eco-sustainable material that, if well disposed of (and we have been able to do so for a long time), can be recycled practically indefinitely, truly being “friendly” towards the planet’s resources.
- Because it is an invaluable material for its conservation properties and for the protection from any contamination it offers. Plus it looks amazing!
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