Title: Folktale Exchange
Skill Level: New ~ A great way for you and your students to get introduced to video conferencing.
Project Authors
Name E-mail School Locations
Beth Jones episdegjones@gmail.com Collins E.S. El Paso ISD
Rosa Quintela-Sepulveda quintelarosa@gmail.com Crosby E.S. El Paso ISD
Lorena Ulloa loreulloa5@gmail.com Bradley E.S. El Paso ISD
Martha Rico mcrico884@gmail.com Hawkins E.S. El Paso ISD
Herlinda Gomez 140librarian@gmail.com Schuster E.S. El Paso ISD
Evelyne Silva evelynemsilva@gmail.com Roberts E.S. El Paso IS
Rosana Alvarado imaburra@gmail.com Bond E.S. El Paso ISD
Marcie Reyes nixonlibrarian@gmail.com Nixon E.S. El Paso ISD
Subject Area and Intended Grade Level
Folktales and 2nd grade
Description
Literature exchange of a traditional and contemporary folktale to compare and contrast the characters, settings, and plots.
Learner Outcomes
TEKS 2.6B - Compare different versions of the same story in traditional and contemporary folktales with respect to their characters, settings, and plot.
Time
One session - 45 to 60 minutes
Preparation
In advance, read a folktale such as Stone Soup by Marcia Brown, Cactus Soup by Eric A. Kimmel, A Pot of Stone Soup by Robert R. O’Brien or Burgoo Stew by Susan Patron and Mike Shenon. Students could also develop very basic, popsicle stick puppets/characters and a skit or reader’s theater to convey plot.
We recommend a teacher pre-conference before the session in order to discuss the book their class will be reading, to test out their equipment and to talk about expectations.
Materials
Building Fluency through Reader’s Theater - set from Teacher Created Materials & available through Follett
Stone Soup by Marcia Brown, Cactus Soup by Eric A. Kimmel or other similar titles
Online free scripts:
Stone Soup http://blocs.xtec.cat/englishvalles3/files/2009/03/stone-soup-script.pdf
Reader’ Theater scripts by Teaching Heart http://www.teachingheart.net/readerstheater.htm
Sentence strips for headbands to illustrate characters
Appropriate items to use as simple props such as vegetable pictures for ingredients for Stone Soup
Simple paper doll pattern to create characters and mount on popsicle sticks (example included at the end of this lesson)
Glue, crayons, markers, stapler
Recommendation: do not use paper sacks (noise), suggest to avoid masks
Video Conference Agenda
Agenda 55 minutes
5 min Welcome and introductions. Each class shares their location and brief information about their school.
30 min Presentations : Each class shares a 15-minute presentation on the assigned book.
15 min Compare and Contrast: (setting, characters and plot) For compare and contrast a double bubble Thinking Map will be used. Teachers should negotiate who will cover what to prevent duplication.
5 min Closing: Students to say good-bye and express gratitude for the time shared.
Post Activities
Recommendations:
Teachers can make soup in a crockpot in the classroom with each student contributing one vegetable
Teachers with students can research countries of origin for Stone Soup.
Students can write their own version of Stone Soup.
Assessment & Evaluation
Thinking map-Double Bubble
Optional
Kahoot or NearPod
Implementation Plans
This project can be used for a beginner level introduction to video conferencing for the classroom/library in second grade but it can be adapted to meet the needs of all elementary levels. The coordinator will be the librarian from each campus.
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