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Folk and Fairy Tale Readers: The Spider and the Beehive

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd Standards
Anansi the spider teaches young readers the importance of sharing with others in this fun African folktale. Offering clear illustrations and repetitive structure, this printable book is ideal for developing children's reading fluency.
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Lesson Plan
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Identifying Characteristics - Anansi, The Spider

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students identify character traits in African folklore by creating a character web of Anansi the Spider. In this character web lesson, students watch a video featuring a storyteller who tells a Pourquoi story about Anansi the Spider....
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Transforming Anansi Folktales Into Storyboards

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students work in small groups to illustrate a story board of a folktale. They develop the meaning of a trickster as a humor device in folktales by listening to several about Leprechauns and the Coyote of Native American tales. They then...
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Anasi Has 8 Long Legs

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this Why Anansi Has 8 Legs story worksheet, students read the story, answer comprehension, discussion and extension questions and do simple research on spiders.
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The Tell Tale Students

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice summarizing text by retelling what they have read. They read selected, leveled passages and use enthusiastic and createive ways to members of their group. Students complete a journal entry documenting their experience...
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Lesson Plan
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Storytelling

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars discuss how they know certain aspects about their families and customs. As a class, they discover that life changes over time and stories are only preserved if they are told. They read many different pieces of literature...

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