A poor boy's dreams come true with a hand full of beans in Jack and the Beanstalk. After Jack throws out beans, they grow into a giant beanstalk—where an angry giant waits to greet him. Scholars read in an easy-to-use format to find...

Introduce the day's instructional activity by reading Jack and The Beanstalk by Richard Walker, and then review the concept of area with your class. We don't always need rulers to measure, though! Teach learners how to use their hands to...

In this comprehension worksheet, students answer short answer and discussion questions for the story Jack and the Beanstalk. Students complete 14 questions.

Middle schoolers define fictional story elements. In this reading comprehension lesson, students read Jack and the Beanstalk and view an included SMARTboard lesson. Middle schoolers use the SMARTboard to match the story element terms...

In these reading comprehension worksheets, students complete several activities to help them learn about Jack and the Beanstalk. Students complete a cloze exercise, a reading comprehension activity, a story sequencing activity, and an...

Students create a creative interpretation of Jack and the Beanstalk. In this artistic expression lesson plan, students paint the stages of the beanstalk plant as a storyboard and create song about how the seed is growing.

Third graders examine a reading selection. In this fairy tale lesson, 3rd graders read Jack and the Beanstalk. Students are divided into groups and each group lists the elements of a fairy tale and writes a script for a puppet play of...

In this literature and science worksheet, students respond to the book Jack and the Beanstalk by planting their own beanstalk. Students gather the 5 necessary tools and follow the 5 directions for planting a bean seed in a pot.

A read-aloud anthology explores the fantasy worlds of fairy tales. Thirteen lessons challenge scholars to listen to and discuss a text, complete word work, then participate in extension activities—assessments and culminating activities...

Students listen to Jack and the Beanstalk and determine what they think are the most common words.  For this Jack and the Beanstalk lesson, students reread the story, count the words they chosen and graph those words. Students graph...

Third graders read a story and grow a beanstalk. For this literature and life science lesson, the class reads "Jack and the Beanstalk," then lists fairy tale elements and write a puppet show. The students plant pinto beans and observes...

Students explore estimating and measurement with the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. They read and discuss the story, estimate and measure their own height, circumference, and length of their foot, and draw and paint a giant using...

First graders investigate how plants grow by growing their own "beanstalk", (after reading "Jack and the Beanstalk") and record their observations daily in a science journal.

In this word search learning exercise, students read the 15 words related to story 'Jack and the Beanstalk.' Students then locate the words within the word search.

First graders read several selections of poems and stories. They focus on a selection of fairy tales including Jack and The Beanstalk, Thumbelina and Issun Boshi. They complete several comprehension activities and compare the different...

In this Jack and the beanstalk maze worksheet, students trace a path through a twisted maze to help Jack reach the top of the beanstalk.

In this Jack in the Beanstalk themed maze worksheet, students must discover a path through the maze and help Jack climb down the beanstalk.

Students investigate scale as it is related to maps. In this map lesson, students read Jack and the Beanstalk by Carol North. Students then compare the setting in the story to a landscape picture map to help them study scale.

In this Jack and the Beanstalk maze worksheet, 1st graders show Jack the way down the beanstalk by completing a maze. This is a wordless worksheet.

Students apply ideas of proportionality from "Jack and the Beanstalk." They compare objects that are proportional to Jack with those that are in proportion to the Giant. They measure their hands and use those measurements to determine...

In this crossword puzzle, students solve using 12 clues about the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. Answers included on page 2.

Pupils gain a deeper understanding of the fairy tale genre by reading fractured versions of familiar tales. For this Kate and the Beanstalk lesson plan, students read a variety of fairy tales and fractured fairy tales in order to compare...

Gather your class around to hear the real story of Jack and the Bean Stalk. In this version Jack is mean and rude, and the Giant is friendly and kind.  Have your class rewrite a classic fairy tale to build strong written...

Third graders explore the functions of money. In this economics lesson, 3rd graders read Jack and the Beanstalk to discover the three main functions of money.