ABSTRACT
Chapter 6, “Schooling School-Age Mothers: Motherhood as a Curricular Theme,” investigates the idea of motherhood as a curricular theme. This chapter proposes what a curricular unit focused on school-age parenting as a generative theme would look like and suggests ways to capitalize on the funds of knowledge of school-age parents. The chapter also explores the place that children’s literature can hold in the education of school-age mothers, positing that a curricular connection to children’s literacy is a relevant and purposeful literacy activity for school-age mothers.
