A Tale to Tell
| State | WV |    |
| Status | Ready for Users | |
| Stage | Public | |
| Subject | English/Language Arts Mathematics Social Studies | |
| Author | James "Bo" Metz
Theresa Michael Cathy Shutler | |
| Description | This unit is a study of tall tales, fairy tales, and folklore
that incorporates Language Arts, Science, Mathematics, and Social Studies. | |
| The 21st Century Tools | Computer with chart making capabilities
Word Processor Computer Printer | |
| Grade Level | K 1 2 3 4 | |
| National Standards | Mathematics:
1. Selects and uses appropriate tools for given measurement situations (e.g.,rulers for length, measuring cups for capacity, protractors for angle) 2. Understands that data represent specific pieces of information about real world objects or activities 3. Organizes and displays data in simple bar graphs, pie charts, and line graphs Science: 1. Knows that plants and animals progress through life cycles of birth, growth and development, reproduction, and death; the details of these life cycles are different for different organisms 2. Knows that living organisms have distinct structures and body systems that serve specific functions in growth, survival, and reproduction (e.g.,various body structures for walking, flying, or swimming) 3. Knows the organization of simple food chains and food webs (e.g., green plants make their own food with sunlight, water, and air; some animals eat the plants; some animals eat the animals that eat the plants) Language Arts: 1. Uses reading skills and strategies to understand a variety of literary passages and texts (e.g., fairy tales, folk tales, fiction, nonfiction, myths, poems, fables, fantasies, historical fiction, biographies, autobiographies, chapter books) 2. Knows the defining characteristics of a variety of literary forms and genres ( e.g., fairy tales, folk tales, fiction, nonfiction, myths, poems, fables, fantasies, historical fiction, biographies, autobiographies, chapter books) | |
| West Virginia IGOs | Language Arts- K.1, K.3, K.4, K.5, K.6, K.13, K.14, K.15, K.16, K.17, K.33, K.35, K.36, 3.15, 3.40, 3.3, 3.14, 3.85, 3.94, 3.10, 3.11, 3.13, 3.28, 3.46, 3.51, 3.66, 3.67, 3.68, 4.16, 4.17, 4.19, 4.49
Social Studies- K.1, K.2, K.5, K.7 3.32, 3.35 Computer Technology- 3.94, 3.99, 3.100 Science- 3.6, 3.9, 3.20, 3.21, 3.23, 3.26, 3.27, 3.39, 3.40 3.5, 3.10, 3.22, 4.5, 4.9, 4.26 Mathematics- K.4, K.13, K.15, K.18, K.28 3.39, 3.42, 3.49, 3.51, 3.59 | |
| Keywords | Tall Tales
Fairy Tales Folklore | |
| Lesson Plan URLs (new Window) | Overview:
Lesson 1: Beanstalk or Spaceship Lesson 2: There's No Place Like Home Lesson 3: Pecos Bill"Rootin', Tootin' Cowboy Lesson 4: Where in the U.S.A. is Paul Bunyan? Lesson 5: Seedy Characters | |
| References | Jack and the Beanstalk by Steven Kellogg
Jack and the Spaceship by Lynn DiDominicis Early Childhood Units for Drama: Teacher Created Materials, Inc. Math Excursions - K: Donna Burk, Allyn Snider, Paula Symonds Amazon Books "Pecos Bill" by Steven Kellogg Teacher Created Materials, Inc. Ask Jeeves For Kids Yahooligans "Myths and Legends", MacMillan Steven Kellogg "Paul Bunyan" Teacher Created Materials Thematic Unit: Tall Tales 50 states | |