Megan Meyer

Elementary Lesson Plan

Author Megan Meyer
Title of Lesson Folktales and Fairytales
Subject/Course Information Literacy
Grade Level 2nd Grade
Duration ~35 minutes
Essential Question How do strategic readers create meaning from
informational and literary text?
What is this text really about?
How do active listeners make meaning?
What does a reader look for and how can they find it?
Model Curriculum Competencies  Use various text features and search tools to locate
key facts or information in text efficiently in print
and digital sources.
 Identify characters and settings in story (either in
text or digital form) and understand their impact
on story by using information from illustrations
and words in text.
 Identify similarities and differences among
characters from different stories.
 Apply strategies to create meaning from literature.
 Describe key ideas from text read aloud or
presented orally or in another media format.
 Recall information from past experience or
information provided to answer question and use
this information to write answer to question.
AASL Standards I.A.2. Learners display curiosity and initiative by
recalling prior and background knowledge as context for
new meaning.
I.B.1. Learners engage with new knowledge by following
a process that includes using evidence to investigate
questions.
I.D.2. Learners participate in an ongoing inquiry-based
process by engaging in sustained inquiry.
III.D.1. Learners actively participate with others in
learning situations by actively contributing to group
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Elementary Lesson Plan
Instructional Objectives
Content Specific Vocabulary
Materials/Resources/Equipment
discussions.
IV.A.1. Learners act on an information need by
determining the need to gather information.
SWBAT:
 Identify characteristics of folktales and fairy tales
after listening to several of them read aloud and
discussing similarities and differences between
numerous versions of the stories.
Characteristics – a feature or quality belonging to a
person, place, or thing and serving to identify it
Differences – a point or way in which people or things
are not the same
Folktale – a story originating in popular culture, typically
passed on by word of mouth
Fairy tale – a children’s story about magical and
imaginary beings and lands
Morals – a lesson, especially one concerning what is right
or prudent, that can be derived from a story, a piece of
information, or an experience
Similarities – the state or fact of being similar; a similar
feature or aspect
Symbolism – the use of symbols to represent ideas or
qualities
Theme – the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a
person’s thoughts, or an exhibition
 Promethean Board
 Elements of a Fairy Tale Worksheet
 Folktale Graphic Organizer
 Pencil Boxes
 Epic
 “Jack and the Beanstalk: An English Folktale”
Retold by Ann Malasina
 “Once Before Time: Cinderella Rex” by Christy
Webster
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Elementary Lesson Plan
 “Cinderella and the Beanstalk” by Hilary
Robinson
 “Little Red Riding Hood” Retold by Trina Schart
Hyman
 “Classic Storybook Fables” illustrated by Scott
Gustafson
Instructional Procedures Greet students at the library doors.
 Have them return any books they may have, have
them sanitize their hands, and then sit in a seat
above a sit spot.
Introduce today’s lesson and activity.
 Learning about Folktales and Fairy tales
o Ask students what they know
 Read them “Jack and the Beanstalk” off the board
o Discuss some of the elements of that story
 Did it have magic?
 What was a major theme in the
story?
 What kind of characters were
there?
 Read “Once Before Time: Cinderella Rex”
o Discuss some of the elements of that story
 Did it have magic?
 What was a major theme in the
story?
 What kind of characters were
there?
Have them pick out books.
 While picking out books play some of the Read-
to-Me books picked out.
End Class.
 Pack up and line up.
Formative Assessment While listening to several folktale and fairy tales, students
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Elementary Lesson Plan
will write out common elements they noticed in the
stories.
Assignment Listen to the story and take note of folktale and fairy tale
elements in the various stories as well as compare and
contrast different versions of the same tale.
Accommodations Hard of Hearing – Extra check-ins with Gabe and Owen
to make sure they hear me and know what they’re doing.
Glenn may need to be proposed an ultimatum to get him
to do certain things.
Riley needs some extra time and extra attention.
Natasha, Tyler, and Dylan play off each other, so they
may need to be separated and reeled back in if they
become too much. (DAY E)
Megan Meyer
Elementary Lesson Plan
Author Megan Meyer
Title of Lesson Folktales and Fairytales
Subject/Course Information Literacy
Grade Level 2nd Grade
Duration ~35 minutes
Essential Question How do strategic readers create meaning from
informational and literary text?
What is this text really about?
How do active listeners make meaning?
What does a reader look for and how can they find it?
Model Curriculum Competencies  Use various text features and search tools to locate
key facts or information in text efficiently in print
and digital sources.
 Identify characters and settings in story (either in
text or digital form) and understand their impact
on story by using information from illustrations
and words in text.
 Identify similarities and differences among
characters from different stories.
 Apply strategies to create meaning from literature.
 Describe key ideas from text read aloud or
presented orally or in another media format.
 Recall information from past experience or
information provided to answer question and use
this information to write answer to question.
AASL Standards I.A.2. Learners display curiosity and initiative by
recalling prior and background knowledge as context for
new meaning.
I.B.1. Learners engage with new knowledge by following
a process that includes using evidence to investigate
questions.
I.D.2. Learners participate in an ongoing inquiry-based
process by engaging in sustained inquiry.
III.D.1. Learners actively participate with others in
learning situations by actively contributing to group
Megan Meyer
Elementary Lesson Plan
Instructional Objectives
Content Specific Vocabulary
Materials/Resources/Equipment
discussions.
IV.A.1. Learners act on an information need by
determining the need to gather information.
SWBAT:
 Identify characteristics of folktales and fairy tales
after listening to several of them read aloud and
discussing similarities and differences between
numerous versions of the stories.
Characteristics – a feature or quality belonging to a
person, place, or thing and serving to identify it
Differences – a point or way in which people or things
are not the same
Folktale – a story originating in popular culture, typically
passed on by word of mouth
Fairy tale – a children’s story about magical and
imaginary beings and lands
Morals – a lesson, especially one concerning what is right
or prudent, that can be derived from a story, a piece of
information, or an experience
Similarities – the state or fact of being similar; a similar
feature or aspect
Symbolism – the use of symbols to represent ideas or
qualities
Theme – the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a
person’s thoughts, or an exhibition
 Promethean Board
 Elements of a Fairy Tale Worksheet
 Folktale Graphic Organizer
 Pencil Boxes
 Epic
 “Jack and the Beanstalk: An English Folktale”
Retold by Ann Malasina
 “Once Before Time: Cinderella Rex” by Christy
Webster
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Elementary Lesson Plan
 “Cinderella and the Beanstalk” by Hilary
Robinson
 “Little Red Riding Hood” Retold by Trina Schart
Hyman
 “Classic Storybook Fables” illustrated by Scott
Gustafson
Instructional Procedures Greet students at the library doors.
 Have them return any books they may have, have
them sanitize their hands, and then sit in a seat
above a sit spot.
Introduce today’s lesson and activity.
 Continue learning about Folktales and Fairy tales
o Ask students what they remember from last
class
 Go over “Jack and the Beanstalk”
 Go over “Once Before Time:
Cinderella Rex”
 Read them “Cinderella and the Beanstalk”
o Discuss some of the elements of that story
 Did it have magic?
 What was a major theme in the
story?
 What kind of characters were
there?
 Compare it to the previous two
stories
 What elements did they
share?
o Fill out Elements of a Fairy tale Worksheet
together based on Cinderella Rex
Have them pick out books.
 While picking out books play some of the Read-
to-Me books picked out.
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Elementary Lesson Plan
End Class.
 Pack up and line up.
Formative Assessment While listening to several folktale and fairy tales, students
will write out common elements they noticed in the
stories.
Assignment Listen to the story and take note of folktale and fairy tale
elements in the various stories as well as compare and
contrast different versions of the same tale.
Accommodations Hard of Hearing – Extra check-ins with Gabe and Owen
to make sure they hear me and know what they’re doing.
Glenn may need to be proposed an ultimatum to get him
to do certain things.
Riley needs some extra time and extra attention.
Natasha, Tyler, and Dylan play off each other, so they
may need to be separated and reeled back in if they
become too much. (DAY E)
Megan Meyer
Elementary Lesson Plan
Author Megan Meyer
Title of Lesson Folktales and Fairytales
Subject/Course Information Literacy
Grade Level 2nd Grade
Duration ~35 minutes
Essential Question How do strategic readers create meaning from
informational and literary text?
What is this text really about?
How do active listeners make meaning?
What does a reader look for and how can they find it?
Model Curriculum Competencies  Use various text features and search tools to locate
key facts or information in text efficiently in print
and digital sources.
 Identify characters and settings in story (either in
text or digital form) and understand their impact
on story by using information from illustrations
and words in text.
 Identify similarities and differences among
characters from different stories.
 Apply strategies to create meaning from literature.
 Describe key ideas from text read aloud or
presented orally or in another media format.
 Recall information from past experience or
information provided to answer question and use
this information to write answer to question.
AASL Standards I.A.2. Learners display curiosity and initiative by
recalling prior and background knowledge as context for
new meaning.
I.B.1. Learners engage with new knowledge by following
a process that includes using evidence to investigate
questions.
I.D.2. Learners participate in an ongoing inquiry-based
process by engaging in sustained inquiry.
III.D.1. Learners actively participate with others in
learning situations by actively contributing to group
Megan Meyer
Elementary Lesson Plan
Instructional Objectives
Content Specific Vocabulary
Materials/Resources/Equipment
discussions.
IV.A.1. Learners act on an information need by
determining the need to gather information.
SWBAT:
 Identify characteristics of folktales and fairy tales
after listening to several of them read aloud and
discussing similarities and differences between
numerous versions of the stories.
Characteristics – a feature or quality belonging to a
person, place, or thing and serving to identify it
Differences – a point or way in which people or things
are not the same
Folktale – a story originating in popular culture, typically
passed on by word of mouth
Fairy tale – a children’s story about magical and
imaginary beings and lands
Morals – a lesson, especially one concerning what is right
or prudent, that can be derived from a story, a piece of
information, or an experience
Similarities – the state or fact of being similar; a similar
feature or aspect
Symbolism – the use of symbols to represent ideas or
qualities
Theme – the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a
person’s thoughts, or an exhibition
 Promethean Board
 Elements of a Fairy Tale Worksheet
 Folktale Graphic Organizer
 Pencil Boxes
 Epic
 “Jack and the Beanstalk: An English Folktale”
Retold by Ann Malasina
 “Once Before Time: Cinderella Rex” by Christy
Webster
Megan Meyer
Elementary Lesson Plan
 “Cinderella and the Beanstalk” by Hilary
Robinson
 “Little Red Riding Hood” Retold by Trina Schart
Hyman
 “Classic Storybook Fables” illustrated by Scott
Gustafson
Instructional Procedures Greet students at the library doors.
 Have them return any books they may have, have
them sanitize their hands, and then sit in a seat
above a sit spot.
Introduce today’s lesson and activity.
 Continue learning about Folktales and Fairy tales
o Ask students what they remember from last
class
 Read them “Little Red Riding Hood”
o Discuss some of the elements of that story
 What was a major theme in the
story?
 What kind of characters were
there?
 Read them a fable of the class’s choosing out of
“Classic Storybook Fables”
o Discuss some of the elements of that story
 What was a major theme in the
story?
 What kind of characters were
there?
o Fill out the Folktale Graphic Organizer
about the chosen fable.
Have them pick out books.
 While picking out books play some of the Read-
to-Me books picked out.
End Class.
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Elementary Lesson Plan
 Pack up and line up.
Formative Assessment While listening to several folktale and fairy tales, students
will write out common elements they noticed in the
stories.
Assignment Listen to the story and take note of folktale and fairy tale
elements in the various stories as well as compare and
contrast different versions of the same tale.
Accommodations Hard of Hearing – Extra check-ins with Gabe and Owen
to make sure they hear me and know what they’re doing.
Glenn may need to be proposed an ultimatum to get him
to do certain things.
Riley needs some extra time and extra attention.
Natasha, Tyler, and Dylan play off each other, so they
may need to be separated and reeled back in if they
become too much. (DAY E)