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The Pied Piper of Hamelin Lesson PlanThe Pied Piper of Hamelin Lesson Plan
Publisher
Teach It Primary
Resource Details
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Grade
4th - 6th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Types
Activities & Projects
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Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
2 days
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Year
2008
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Lesson Plan

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

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This The Pied Piper of Hamelin lesson plan also includes:
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  • Pied Piper Activities
  • Complete illustrated text of the The Pied Piper
  • Pied Piper Word Search
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  • The Rats Leave
  • The Boy Who Was Left Behind
  • A Strange Figure
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Six tasks make up a lesson plan designed to reinforce comprehension and language skills using the poem "The Pied Piper" by Robert Browing. Scholars discuss and define unknown words, identify adjectives and onomatopoeia, review complex sentences, and write a script and a summary. 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

poetry, reading poetry, responding to reading, adjectives, Grammar, onomatopoeia, complex sentences, sentences, script writing, summaries, summarizing, Writing, headlines, paraphrasing, stage directions

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Send a copy of the poem home for pupils to read and become familiar with prior to introducing the learning activities
  •  Have a collection of scripts for learners to browse prior to writing their script
  • Review stage direction
  • Make copies of the word search for early finishers to work on when time permits 

Classroom Considerations

  • Mentions outdated technology
  • Links to resources no longer work; however, all materials are attached
  • The duration may change depending on when you decide to implement each activity

Pros

  • Provides one extension activity 
  • The plan clearly separates each activity for easy reading 

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.4.2 RL.5.2 W.4.4 W.5.4 SL.4.1.a SL.4.4 SL.5.1.a SL.5.4 L.4.1.a L.4.4.a L.5.1.a L.5.4.a RL.6.2 W.6.4 SL.6.1.a SL.6.4 L.6.1.a L.6.4.a

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