Joanne Wagner, Social Studies Pre-Kindergarten

Lesson Title: Rumpelstiltskin (Lesson 3)

Grade Level: Pre-Kindergarten
I

Topic (Long Term Goal/Concept/Vocabulary)

Introducing the story of Rumpelstiltskin
Understanding Cause and Effect/ Action and Reward
Vocabulary:
Consequence: the result or effect of an action

II

Objectives/Standards (List Objectives/PA Standards)

After having learned the stories of The Three Bears, Jack and the Beanstalk, and
Rumpelstiltskin, TSWBAT identify fairytales and fables to 100% accuracy.
Given teacher assistance, with prompting and support TSWBT retell the story of
Rumpelstiltskin, explaining why the queen owed anything to Rumpelstiltskin to
100% accuracy.
With prompting and support, TSWBT identify problem and discuss possible
solutions, to teacher satisfaction.
Arts and Humanities Standards
-9.1.3.E Demonstrate the ability to define objects, express emotions, illustrate
an action, or create an experience through creation of works in the arts.
-9.1.3. K Know and use traditional and contemporary technologies for furthering
knowledge and understanding in the humanities.
Standards: PA Core Standards
- CC 1.3 PK.C. With prompting and support, answer questions to identify
characters, settings, and major events in a story
Pennsylvania Learning Standards for Pre-Kindergarten
- 5.1 PK.A State rules and their consequences.
- 5.2 PK.A Identify self membership of a group such as the class or family.
- 5.2 PK.B identify a problem and discuss possible solutions with adult
assistance. *See also 16.2 PK.D
- 6.1 PK.D Identify a choice based on individual interest.

III

Teaching Procedures (30 minutes, give or take)

1 Anticipatory Set: (2 minutes)
1 Bring the class to the carpet and sit as a group in a circle.

Joanne Wagner, Social Studies Pre-Kindergarten

2 Go around the circle, having students guess the name of the friend
sitting next to them.
1 That was pretty easy, wasnt it?
2 What if it was a little harder?
3 Optional: Allow students to go around the circle guessing your actual
name. Telling students you will tell them only if they get it right.
2 Development: (9 minutes)
1 Show students the Rumpelstiltskin YouTube Video.
1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHBp9pTaZfM
3 Guided Practice: (5 minutes)
1 Ask students to think/pair/share and retell the story to a friend. (2
minutes at most)
2 Regain whole group attention and ask the students what they would
have given Rumpelstiltskin in return for spinning gold.
1 Write their responses on the board.
4 Independent Practice (15 minutes)
1 Tell students that they did a great job using their brains and now it is
time for them to use their bodies.
2 Teach the students at least one Rumpelstiltskin song.
1 To the tune of A Bear Went Over the Mountain
1 Who gave help to the poor girl, who gave help to the poor
girl, who gave help to the poor girl, his name starts with R.
3 Allow the students to make up motions for the lyrics.
4 Optional: Introduce a second Rumpelstiltskin song.
1 Google offers a variety, choose one relevant and well suited to
the individual class.
5 Tell students that they are going to play a musical version of Duck,
Duck, Goose.
6 With students sitting in a circle, model the game.
1 Whoever is it will walk around the circle, patting each student
on the head, singing their first name.
2 If it taps you on the head and sings Rumpelstiltskin, you go
to the center of the circle and do a little jig while singing,
Rumpelstiltskin is my name!
5 Closure: (1 minute)
1 Have students line up at the door one by one, after singing their
name and saying what they would give Rumpelstiltskin to pay
him, when their name is called.
IV

Materials
1 Rumpelstiltskin YouTube Video
1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHBp9pTaZfM
2 Working Speakers
3 Means of projection
4 Board and chalk or markers
5 Internet Access

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1 Google
2 YouTube
3 ITunes
V

Assessment
1 During this lesson, objectives will be measured through formative
assessment.
1 Answering questions
2 Class participation
2 There is no formal assessment tied to this lesson.

VI

Evaluation
1 Were the students engaged the entire time?
2 Did the students meet the lesson objectives?
3 Was this lesson tailored to each students ZPD?
4 If I were to do this lesson again, what would I change?
5 Was the song game appropriate for the amount of space in the classroom?
6 Were the students engaged during the Rumpelstiltskin video?