1. FAIRY TALE PROJECT (FIRST GRADE) Allee Burka LLED 6420 Module 6

2. PROJECT OBJECTIVES  ELACC1RL2: Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.  ELACC1RL5: Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide reading range of text types.  ELACC1RF#: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.  ELACC1RF4: Reading with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

3. OVERVIEW OF UNIT  Introduction to characteristics of fairy tales through read-alouds Jack and the Beanstalk and The Gingerbread Cowboy.  Guided Reading of instructional level fairytales  Independent Reading of fairytales at students’ independent reading level.  Extension: Cinderella around the world

4. INTRODUCTION OF FAIRY TALES AND JACK AND THE BEANSTALK  Teacher will read students the story Jack and the Beanstalk by Steven Kellogg  Students will sit with a partner during the story, and teacher will ask students think-pair-share questions to informally assess comprehension.  Vocabulary Words from this story include: magical, parish, paltry, ogre, peltered,  Vocabulary should be introduced before the reading of the story and should be referenced both during and after the reading.  Teacher will introduce characteristics of Fairy Tales (see next slide). Students will discuss what in the story Jack and the Beanstalk made it a fairy tale

5. FAIRY TALE CHARACTERISTICS  Begin with “once upon a time”  End with “and they lived happily every after”  Usually a good character and a bad character  Magic  Talking Animals  A castle  Problem and a solution  Often things happen in 3s and 7s

6. READ ALOUD: THE GINGERBREAD COWBOY  Teach will read aloud the book The Gingerbread Cowboy by Janet Squirles.  Teacher will tell students to think about what makes this story a fairy tale while listening to the story.  As the teacher gets to aspects of the story that make it a fairy tale, the teacher will call upon students to identify the elements in the story. For example, the story begins with “Once upon a time”.  Vocabulary words from the story include rancher, sniffing, gobbling, corral, and cactus.  Vocabulary should be introduced before the reading of the story and should be referenced both during and after the reading.

7. STUDENTS WILL COMPLETE THIS CHART ON THE STORY Fairy Tale ElementHow it was demonstrated in the story

8. GUIDED READING  In leveled guided reading groups students will read a book on fairy tales.  Below Level: The Hare and the Tortoise by Janet Hillman  On Level: The Three Little Pigs by Annette Smith  Above Level: Cinderella by Charles Perrault  In their guided reading groups each group will have a chance to meet with the teacher. During the guided reading the teacher will focus on:  Reading with fluency and expression  Phonics (specially with below level group)  What makes each of these books a fairy tale.

9. INDEPENDENT READING  Teacher will ask students to pick a fairytale book to read independently. This lesson can me taught with the help of the librarian. The librarian will have a table of fairy tale books available at all different levels.  Students will choose a book at their independent reading level to read by themselves.  After reading the book independently students will finish the sentence starter: ______(name of book) is a fairy tale becauce _______. In their journals.

10. EXTENSION: CINDERELLA STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD  The objectives of this extension lesson are:  Students will read a selection of Cinderella stories from around the world.  Students will analyze different cultural versions of Cinderella from around the world.  Students will compare and contrast the different texts  Teacher will begin this lesson by reading students the original version of Cinderella by Charles Perrault.  During the reading, students will sit with partners. Teacher will ask think-pair-share questions throughout the reading to ensure comprehension of the plot and to ask what elements of the story make it a fairy tale.

11. EXTENSION: CINDERELLA CONTINUED  Through read alouds, guided reading, and independent reading students will be exposed to many different versions of Cinderella from around the word. Some examples are:  The Egyptian Cinderella by Shirly Slomo  Anklet for a Princess: A Cinderella Story from India by Babeaux Brucker  The Golden Sandal: A Middle Eastern Cinderella Story by Rebecca Hickox  Students will compare and contrast the different versions of Cinderella, including the elements that make them a fairy tale.

12. REFERENCES  Brucker, M. B., & Tang, Y. (2002). Anklet for a princess: a Cinderella story from India. Fremont, Calif.: Shen's Books.  Climo, S., & Heller, R. (1989). The Egyptian Cinderella. New York: Crowell.  Dorn, L. J.,& Jones, T. (2012). Apprenticeship in literacy: Transitions across reading and writing, K-4 (2 nd ed). Portland, ME: Stenhouse.  Ford M. P., & Opitz, M. R. (2002) Using centers to engage children during guided reading time: Intensifying learning experiences away from the teacher. Reading Teacher, 55, 710-717.  Hickox, R., & Hillenbrand, W. (1998). The golden sandal: a Middle Eastern Cinderella story. New York: Holiday House.  Hillman, J., & McAllan, M. (1990). The hare and the tortoise. Auckland, N.Z.: Shortland ;.  Kellogg, S. (1991). Jack and the beanstalk. New York: Morrow Junior Books.  Lesesne, T. (2010). Reading ladders: Leading students from where they are to where we'd like them to be. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.  Perrault, C., & Mignucci, A. (2001). Cinderela [Cinderella].. Rio de Janeiro: Editôra Vecchi..  Perrault, C., & Smith, P. (1979). Cinderella. Mahwah, N.J.: Troll Associates.  Smith, A., & Lowe, I. (1997). The three little pigs. Petone, N.Z.: Nelson Price Milburn.  Squires, J., & Berry, H. (2006). The Gingerbread Cowboy. New York: Laura Geringer.

13. ADDITIONAL BOOKS TO USE FOR THIS UNIT  Dewan, T. (1994). 3 billy goats Gruff. New York: Scholastic Inc  Parkes, B., & Power, M. (1990). Rumpelstiltskin. Hawthorn, Australia: Mimosa Publications  Rogasky, B., Grimm, J., Grimm, W., & Hyman, T. S. (1982). Rapunzel. New York: Holiday House.