KU Lesson Plan Format Template

Teacher Candidate: Kelsey Metzler Date:

Cooperating Teacher: Stump Coop. Initials

Group Size: 16 Allotted Time: 60 min-Day 1,

(If needed )20-35 min-Day 2 Grade Level:2

Subject: Fairy tale Red Riding Hood Lit circles-Day 1 Section: Weiler

I. Objectives and Standards

 Standard - CC.1.3.2.G-Use information from illustrations and words, in print or
digital text, to demonstrate understanding of characters, setting, or plot.

A. Performance Objectives: The students will be able to read a story and analyze
illustrations and in text details in order to determine the fairy tale
characteristics present, main characters, setting, and problem in the story.

II. Instructional Materials

A. Teacher:
 Little red Riding Hood Stories around the World-tale 1
 Copies of stories: Lon Po Po, Little Red Riding Hood, Honestly, Red
Riding Hood was Rotten, Little Red Riding Hood
 Packets for students (attached at end of lesson)
B. Student Lit Circle Packet
 Pencil
 Copy of story

III. Subject Matter Explanation

A. Prior Knowledge/Skills:
 can read grade level text
 Emerging knowledge of fairy tale characteristics gained through
previous lesson
B. New Knowledge:
 There are many different ways of telling stories- fairy tales have
many different versions

Big Idea: There is always more than one way to tell a story
Vocabulary: Setting: where they story takes place-location

IV. Implementation
A. Introduction:
  Explain that the class will be investigating a new fairy tale- Little
Red Riding Hood
 Explain that there are many different Little Red Riding Hood stories
 Explain there are different stories because each country or culture
tells stories differently based on where they live
 Explain that in Little Red Riding Hood, she might live somewhere
different or carry different foods because the setting is different
 Explain that you are going to read one shorter version aloud
 Read Little Red Riding Hood from stories around the world
 Explain that students will be working in Lit Circle groups and each
group will be getting to read two different versions of the tale

B. Development
 Explain that when students get their book they are to take a picture
walk and let each person in the group share a prediction about what
might happen in the story
 Explain that they will be getting a packet. They must write the title
of the story they read on the line on their packet.
 The packet has two parts.
 The students have to use the check sheet to mark what characteristics
of fairy tales their story has
 Next, students must answer the second page which asks about
characters, setting, problem, and what happened to the wolf at the
end of the story.
 Review that setting is where the story takes place.
 Explain that the group should read the story together, each person
takes a turn reading
 Split students into these groups:
1. Ava, Jessica, Caden, Liam: Lon Po Po by Young

2. Keira, Camden, Annabell, Domanic: Little Red Riding Hood by

Ernst

3. AJ, Mikayla, Emma, Connor: Honestly, Red Riding Hood was

Rotten by Shaskan

4. Rylee, Austin, Isabel, Olivia- Little Red Riding Hood by

Marshall

 Circulate as groups begin their first books

C. Closure
 Tell students that groups will be given time next day to finish book
#1 and packet if needed
  Have students keep packet in reading folder
 Collect books or copies of books

D. Accommodations/Differentiation:
 High level reading groups will receive longer, more challenging
texts to read
 Teacher will sit with lower level groups to help guide reading and
comprehension of story

V. Assessment of Students
A. Formative- packets
B. Summative- Compare/contrast activity after lit circles

VI. Reflective Response

A. Report of Students’ Performance in Terms of Stated Objectives
B. Personal Reflection

VII. Resources:

Ernst, L. C. (1998). Little Red Riding Hood: a newfangled prairie tale. New York: Aladdin

Paperbacks.

Shaskan, T. S., & Guerlais, G. (2012). Honestly, Red Riding Hood was rotten!: the story of

Little Red Riding Hood as told by the wolf. Mankato, MN: Picture Window Books.

Spirin, G., Grimm, W., & Grimm, J. (2010). Little Red Riding Hood. Tarrytown, NY:

Marshall Cavendish.

Young, E. (2012). Lon Po Po: a Red-Riding Hood story from China. New York: Penguin

Putnam Books for Young Readers.

(worksheets are self-made)

Name:_____________________________________________________________

Title of fairy tale: _________________________________________________________

Directions: Place a check mark in the yes column if you find your fairy tale has the
characteristic listed. Put a check mark in the no comma if you did not find the
characteristic in your story.

Yes No
Starts with once upon a time
Talks about magic
There is royalty
There is a villain
Takes place in a far away land
A problem occurs between a character who is
good and a character who is evil

Ends with happily ever after

 1. List the good characters and evil characters in the chart below.

Good Characters Evil Characters

2. What is the setting of the story?

3. In the story you read, where did the main character first meet the wolf?
4. What was the problem in the story?

5. At the end of the story, what happened to the wolf?