Lesson Plans for Fairy and Folk Tale Unit


The Three Wishes, The Little Mermaid, Rapunzel, Tall Tales by Steven Kellogg including: Mike Fink, Paul Bunyan, Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett, Snow White, and The Magic Nesting Doll

Discuss the differences between folktales and fairy tales.

Fairy tales are stories with imaginary characters such as witches, giants and elves, dragons, ogres, or fairies.

Fairy tales. . . .

  • usually begin with "Once upon a time" and end with "And they lived happily ever after."
  • have good and evil characters.
  • have heroes which are often princesses or princes.
  • generally contain magic.
  • have a problem and a solution.
  • have events happening in "threes" or "sevens".
A folktale is a story based on either a real or fictional person.

Folktales . . . .

  • often begins with "Long, long ago" or something similar.
  • have main characters with extraordinary abilities such as great strength.

 

What do fairy tales and folktales all have in common?

As students read each story have them discuss which type of a story it is and why.

Day 1

Words of the Day

agreed - settled, decided, determined, resolved

spare - save, reserve

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Teacher reads The Three Wishes to the students.

Skill Worksheets

211 Sequencing

213 Story Details

214 Plot

215 Cause and Effect

216 Reality and Fantasy

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Day 2

Words of the Day

tramped - walked about, hiked, marched

plopped - dropped nosily, thudded, plunked

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Students partner read The Three Wishes.

Discussion - What type of a story is The Three Wishes?

Skill Worksheets

218 Making Judgments

219 Making Predictions

220 Point of View

221 Vocabulary

222 Sentence Order

223 Writing Mechanics

224 Writing a Letter

Activity Three Wishes 4th - 6th Grade Lesson Plan and World Wide Web Project http://www.geocities.com/Athens/4868/write.html

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Day 3

Words of the Day

tugged - yanked, jerked

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Read The Magic Nesting Doll.

Discussion - What type of a story is The Magic Nesting Doll?

Activity - Make a Venn Diagram comparing The Three Wishes to The Magic Nesting Doll.

Example:

Activity - Make a paper set of nesting dolls. Paper Nesting Dolls Template  http://mssscrafts.com/crafts/matryushka/

Unpainted Nesting Dolls http://www.purcifuls-toys.com/artscraftstoys.html

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Day 4

Words of the Day

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Teacher reads Rapunzel to the students.

Discussion - What type of a story is Rapunzel?

Skill Worksheets

253 Characters

254-255 Summarizing

256-257 Setting

259 Story Details

260 Cause and Effect

http://www.penguinreaders.com/downloads/0582428718.pdf

Activity

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Day 5

Words of the Day

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Students partner read Rapunzel.

Skill Worksheets

261 Main Idea

262 Vocabulary

265 Writing Mechanics

266 Writing a Poem

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Day 6

Words of the Day

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Teacher reads The Little Mermaid to the students.

Discussion - What type of a story is The Little Mermaid?

Skill Worksheets

267-269 Sequencing

270 Story Elements and Summarizing

271 Story Details

272 Drawing Conclusions

273 Categorizing

274 Main Idea

Activity

Ocean in a Bottle - Fill one-liter soda bottle 3/4 with water. Add a few drops of blue food coloring. Add plastic sea creatures and tiny shells. Fill the bottle to the top with mineral oil. Screw the cap back on tightly.

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Day 7

Words of the Day

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Students partner read The Little Mermaid.

Skill Worksheets

275 Characters

276 Story Vocabulary

278 Homophones

279 Writing Mechanics

280 Writing a Description

Activity

Finger Puppets - Crayola Kids July 1998 Page 22-23

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Day 8

Words of the Day

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Teacher reads Paul Bunyan to the students.

Discussion - What type of a story is Paul Bunyan? Answer - Tall Tell  ---  A tall tale is a story where the main character is a hero or heroine that is larger-than-life.  The hero or heroine has a real job and can do things that would be impossible for an ordinary person to accomplish, like lifting a barn.  Problems are solved in a humorous or funny way. Some tall tales are based on real people important to a particular region of the United States or to a particular occupation.

Skill Worksheets

281 -283 Sequencing

284- 285 Characterization

286 Story Details

Activity - Online Jigsaw Puzzle http://www.first-school.ws/puzzlesonline/united-states/paul-bunyan-puzzle.htm

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Day 9

Words of the Day

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Vocabulary - Online Quiz http://www.mce.k12tn.net/specialed/activities/vocabulary.htm

Students partner read Paul Bunyan.

Skill Worksheets

287 Vocabulary

288- 289 Fantasy or Reality

290 Main Idea

Activity - Blue Ox paper bag puppet template http://www.first-school.ws/activities/crafts/animals/farm/bagcow.htm

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Day 10

Words of the Day

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Read The Bunyans by Audrey Wood.

Skill Worksheets

291 Compound Words

292 Spelling

293 Capitalization and Punctuation

294 Similes

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Day 11

Words of the Day

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Watch Reading Rainbow Paul Bunyan.

Activity - Make flapjacks.

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Day 12

Words of the Day

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Read Mike Fink by Steven Kellogg

Discussion - What type of a story is Mike Fink? Answer - Legend ---  A legend is a story that mixes fact and fiction.  Legends record the deeds of humans who may or may not have been real.  The main characters in legends are looked upon as heroes because they demonstrate traits or qualities respected by their society or culture.

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Day 13

Words of the Day

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Read Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett by Steven Kellogg

Discussion - What type of a story is Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett? Answer - Legend ---  A legend is a story that mixes fact and fiction.  Legends record the deeds of humans who may or may not have been real.  The main characters in legends are looked upon as heroes because they demonstrate traits or qualities respected by their society or culture.

Skill Activity - Sequencing the story - page 37 from Thematic Unit Tall Tales by Teacher Created Materials

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Day 14

Words of the Day.

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Read Snow White

Discussion - What type of a story is Snow White?

Skill Worksheets - Similes http://www.filmeducation.org/filmlib/SnowWhite.pdf

Activity - Make a custom bookmark with Snow White http://www.dltk-cards.com/bookmarks/