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Michael’s College
Basic Education Department

STUDENT LEARNING PLAN

Lesson: STORY ELEMENTS OF A FABLE Quarter: FIRST Week: 3

Subject/Level : GRADE 3 Unit: 1 Day: 4

Transfer Goals:

The students in the long run and on their own will be able to determine the central
message of a fable and explain how it is conveyed through key details in text, as well as
appreciate the existence of animals and realize the importance of protecting their lives as
creations of God.

Essential Understanding:

Students will understand that stories can teach you lessons; and the actions of characters
lead to the message.

Essential Questions:
What can stories teach you? How do stories change our lives?

I. Preliminaries

Review
Reading Basic Sight Words
Focus
Fables (Basic Story Elements)
Vocabulary (Unlocking of Difficulties)
woodcutter – a person who cuts down trees or branches, expecially for fuel.
builder - a person whose job is to build or repair houses.
wheelbarrow - a simple vehicle for carrying small loads.

Motivation: NAME THE ANIMAL

The teacher will present different sounds of animals which the students will guess what
animal is it; or show pictures of animals and the students will tell their sounds.
Is it important to take care of the animals? Why?
 APK: PICTURE PARADE
Based on the picture, the students will tell a short event about what happened on different
fable stories.

II. Lesson Development

A. Presentation of Concepts
Students will know
 The basic elements of a fable.
Students will be able to
 Identify and describe the main characters and setting in a story.

 Appreciate the importance of taking care of the animals.

 Complete the story map based on the fable.

Activity 1: MATCH ME! (Matching pictures of events from the story to their own
descriptions)
The students in their respective groups are task to match the picture to its
corresponding events.

Online: Students will access the link:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iumRM2yGzJTdL9QT0SfMQ8DlD9IcovWPz6rv7kQVDqs/edit?usp=sharing
They will match the picture to its corresponding story events as illustrated. The interface will then be
shared by the teacher to the class’ screen for them to see it.

B. Broadening of Concept

Fables are stories intended to teach a lesson animals often speak and act like human.
 Personification - characters can talk or show human characteristics.
 Setting - often takes place outside.
 Problem - something that is causing trouble or harm that needs to be solved.
 Solution - how the problem is solved.
 Moral - is a short lesson about life that is found in a story.

Question and Answer:

1. What are the main characters of a fable?
2. What are the elements of a fable?
3. What is your favorite fable? Why?

Activity 2: LET’S ORGANIZE!

The students will be divided into five groups. They will complete the story map containing the basic elements of a
fable based on the given short fable story. After that, they will share their ideas to the class.
Group 1 will identify the characters of the fable.
Group 2 will identify the setting.
Group 3 will identify the problem/Solution.
Group 4 will identify the moral of the story.

Online: Discussion and sharing of students’ ideas about the activity shall be done through online
chatting and / or video calls via respective Google meet link:

Group 1 meet.google.com/upr-ghty-ahc
Group 2 meet.google.com/mun-nfvh-ghx
Group 3 meet.google.com/rit-lmbu-xdg
Group 4 meet.google.com/qrs-hgty-lhf
Group 5 meet.google.com/hgf-ghtu-tlf

C. INTEGRATION
a. Ignacian Core/Related Values: SERVICE ; Stewardship
How do we take good care of the animals around us?

b. Social Orientation: Environmental Awareness

Why do we need to know the animals which are endangered? How can we protect
them?

c. Lesson Across Discipline: Science

In what ways are humans and animals similar?

d. Faith/Biblical Reflection: Proverbs 12:10

“The righteous care for the needs of their animals.”

III. EVALUATION / ASSESSMENT

How Much Have I Learned?

Students will answer the 5 – itemed quiz.

Direction: Encircle the letter of the best answer.

 1. This often takes place outside.
A. Personification B. Setting C. Moral
2. It is a short lesson about life that is found in the story.
A. Personification B. Setting C. Moral
3. It refers to the characters that can talk or show human characteristics.
A. Personification B. Setting C. Moral
4. He is the father of fables.
A. Newton B. Aesop C. Shakespeare
5. It is something that is causing trouble or harm that needs to be solved.
A. Solution B. Moral C. Problem

IV. SUMMARY / ACTION

Today, I have learned ________________________________.

The students will enumerate the story elements of a fable.
The students will give one moral of a story which they treasure the most.

V. GENERALIZATION
What can stories teach you? How do stories change our lives?

V. PURPOSIVE ASSIGNMENT

ELEMENTS OF A FABLE
The students will research on the story, “The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse.”
They will complete the graphic organizer to supply the needed elements of a fable.

They will write their answers in a long bond paper.

References:
https://www.kids-pages.com/folders/stories/The_Three_Little_Pigs/page2.htm
http://gingersnapstreatsforteachers.blogspot.com/2012/01/fables-and-lesson-plan-template.html

Instructional Materials
Television Speaker Laptop Worksheets

Prepared by: Checked by:

Mary Analyn S. Lim PAULA KRISTIE B. PEPITO, MIH

Grade School Teacher Academic Coordinator

MARITES D. PALOS, MAED

Principal

Rubrics for the Activity: Match Me Activity!

Criteria Excellent (4) Proficient (3) Basic (2) Limited (1) Score:
Accuracy All pictures Most pictures Some pictures Few pictures
matched with matched with matched with matched
the story event the story event the story event accurately with
accurately and accurately and accurately, but the story event,
precisely with with minor with noticeable and most
no errors. errors. errors in pictures did not
matching. match

Completeness All required Most required Some required Few required

pictures are pictures are pictures are pictures are
matched. matched. matched. matched.

Graphic Organizer Rubric:

Criteria Excellent (4) Proficient (3) Basic (2) Limited (1) Score:

Characters Thoroughly Identifies most Identifies some Does not

and Setting identifies all the major characters, or effectively
characters and characters and misses some identify the
settin in the the main setting key characters, characters and
fable. . in the fable. and does not setting in a
identify the fable.
setting in the
fable.

Plot (Problem Provides a Presents the Outlines the Does not

detailed and fable’s plot with fable’s plot, but effectively
or Solution) accurate clear it is vague or represent the
depiction of a progression but lacks clarity in fable’s plot or
fable’s plot. may lack some progression. lacks key
details. events.

Moral or Articulates a Presents a Includes a Lacks a clear or

Lesson profound and moral or lesson basic moral or relevant moral
well-expressed that is relevant lesson that may or lesson.
moral or lesson to the fable but not be entirely
that is directly may lack depth relevant to the
related to the or clarity. fable’s events.
fable’s events.