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Folk and Fairy Tale Readers: The Spider and the Beehive PrintablesFolk and Fairy Tale Readers: The Spider and the Beehive Printables
Publisher
Scholastic
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Grade
Pre-K - 3rd
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Duration
15 mins
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Folk and Fairy Tale Readers: The Spider and the Beehive

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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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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

folktales, emergent reading, phonics, reading fluency

Additional Tags

the spider and the beehive, reading fluency, reading practice, printable book, folktale, emergent reader, foldable, english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Include this story during a reading of folktales from other countries
  • Read and discuss the story as a whole class before allowing children to practice reading independently or in pairs
  • Encourage pupils to take the book home and practice reading with their parents

Classroom Considerations

  • Elicit the help of classroom aides and/or upper elementary students for assembling a class set of mini-books

Pros

  • Included are two additional versions of the mini-book template that allow children to either create the illustrations or write the text for the story
  • A teacher resource is provided that offers background information, guiding questions, and a list of other related stories
  • An additional document is included that provides directions for creating the mini-books

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RF.K.1.a RF.K.1.b RF.K.1.c RF.K.3.a RF.K.3.c RF.K.4 RF.1.3.a RF.1.3.b RF.1.3.c RF.1.3.e RF.1.3.f RF.1.3.g RF.1.4.a RF.1.4.b RF.1.4.c RF.2.3.a RF.2.3.b RF.2.3.c RF.2.3.e RF.2.3.f RF.2.4.a RF.2.4.b RF.2.4.c RF.3.3.a RF.3.3.c RF.3.3.d RF.3.4.a RF.3.4.b RF.3.4.c

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