Happily Ever After

Grade Level: 
First
(Minor Modifications can adapt it to Kindergarten or Second Grade)

Subjects:
Language Arts
Health
Technology
 

Learner Outcomes:

The student will read a fairy tale.
The student will listen to a different version of a fairy tale.
The student will compare and contrast the two versions.
The student will demonstrate the importance of contributing to friendships and working together by creating a skit on video.

Duration of Lesson:
1 hour

Materials:

The Red Hen , 
The Little Red Hen:  A Tale of Hard work,
large sheet of paper,
marker, blank video tape

Technology:
video camera
TV
VCR with connection cable

Teacher Notes:

  • The Little Red Hen:  A Tale of Hard work is reproduced from A Treasury of Virtues-Courage-Love-Honesty.
  • Permission forms for videotaping children must be obtained if school policy requires it.


Procedures:

Reread The Little Red Hen independently.
Read aloud The Little Red Hen:  A Tale of Hard work.
Compare and contrast the two versions in a Venn Diagram on the large sheet of paper.  Students work in pairs to list features of each story on a sheet with one story on the front and the other story on the back.  Using their list, students contribute to the Venn Diagram.
Discuss good friend characteristics and hard work verses playing.  Students in cooperative groups brainstorm situations displaying these character traits within their community.  They will video tape themselves acting out the situations.
View the video when all groups are complete.

Modifications:
      Follow special needs procedures.

Enrichment Activities:
 Read different fairy tale.

Evaluation:
  Complete the rubric.


Reads the story.
Listens to the story.
Compares/Contrasts
Demonstrates the importance of friendships and working together.
S = Reads with phrasing and expression.

U = Does not read with phrasing and expression.

 S = Demonstrates listening behaviors.

U = Does not demonstrate listening behaviors.

 S = Works with partner to make a list and contributes to the discussion.

U = Does not work with partner to make a list or contribute to the discussion.

 S = Skit provides an example of friendships or working together.

U = Skit does not provide an example of friendships or working together.

National Standards:

Language Arts:
  • Uses reading skills and strategies to understand a variety of familiar literary passages and texts.
  • Relates stories to personal experiences
Health: 
  • Knows the roles of parents and the extended family in supported a strong family and promoting the health of children.
Technology: 
  • Knows ways that technology is used at home and at school.

West Virginia Instructional Goals and Objectives:


Reading: 
  • 1.1, 1.7, 1.15, 1.45,
Health: 
  • 1.23, 1.24
Technology:
  • 1.117

Authors:
Lola Brown
Michelle Kelley
Tammy Stalensky

Harden Elementary
2000 School of Excellence
1999, 2000 West Virginia Title I Distinguished School


Overview
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Lesson 5

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