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The Fisherman and His Wife Lesson Plans
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Students read The Fisherman and His Wife and create a collage out of painted paper to illustrate the fish in the fairy tale.
Learners read a fairy tale and create a fish collage based on the piece of fiction. In this fairy tale lesson, students read the fairy tale "The Fisherman and His Wife." Learners then create a tissue paper fish collage to go with the story. Students answer a series of discussion questions and extension activities are available for the topic.
Students participate in a read aloud of an illustrated version of fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm. They discuss the tale,"A Fisherman and His Wife" to discover how fairy tales can help us think about our own situations. They also create a tissue paper collage depicting the tale.
Learners define and identify typical characteristics of a fairy tale using terms such as character, setting, illustrations, and plot. They familiarize themselves with different versions of fairy tales. They recognize the traits that make fairy tales universal.
Second graders explore genre. In this primary literacy lesson, 2nd graders listen to text selections from a variety of genres, then generate common traits which are written on a chart. Students work in groups to read books, identify common traits, and name the genre to which the books belong. Students create a "genre" presentation for the class.
Second graders identify the traits of good writing in poems and stories in the six lessons of this unit. The traits analyzed are used to improve the student's own writing skills.
Sixth graders develop an understanding of the writing process as they use the learning strategies and conventions in an imaginative writing. Handouts, prompts and worksheets are included in the lesson.
Students read and prepare a new oral version of a selected fairy tale. They read and compare/contrast two fairy tales and identify the main story elements. In small groups they create a new oral version of one they fairy tales and present it to the class.
Students will use these lessons to learn different concepts and increase literacy in general. This is really a list of different curriculum activities that are mapped throughout a single school year.
Young scholars visit their school library to read a variety of folktales. While they read, they identify the trickster or hero in each and discuss how the character represents the chaos in the real world. In groups, they write their own verison of the folktales making to sure to incorporate morals and values. To end the lesson, they share them with the class and define new vocabulary.
