Abigail Pelletier

EDU387
4/22/14
Lesson Plan: Fairy Tales
ELA-Grade 3
Student: Sasha is a student with learning disabilities. She has very poor reading skills. Despite
her poor reading skills, Sasha learns well when material is presented orally and enjoys
interactive, hands-on activities.
Accommodations: Highlighted in red
Scaffolding:

Students will be able to identify whether stories are fact or fiction and identify key components
of fairy tales.

Materials:

Little Red Riding Hood by Trina Schart Hyman

The Three Little Pigs by Paul Galdone

Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Jan Brett

The Little Red Hen by Jerry Pinkey

The Three Billy-Goats Gruff by Ellen Appleby

Hansel and Gretel by Cynthia Rylant
Lined paper
Pencil
Clipboard
Laptop/Smartboard for video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI4oBuZmBnI
iPad
Books on CD/tape

Goals:

Affective-students will relate stories to their own life

Conceptual-students will understand why fairy tales are important

Procedural-students will identify key components of a fairy tale

CCSS: (Reading standards for literature-grade 3)

#1
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text
as the basis for answers.

#2
Recount stories including fables, folktales and myths from diverse cultures, determine a central
message, lesson or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.

Assessment:
Formative-group work, discussions, reading questions

Frontloading:
Identify key elements of a fairy tale and their importance in the story

Questions:
-What are some titles of fairy tales you have read/heard of?
-Can you think of any fairy tales we have read in class/the library?
-What is a moral?
-Why is this important?
-What kind of lessons/morals do you think these stories are aiming to teach us?



Activity:
-Watch video beforehand that goes over important aspects of fairytales.
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI4oBuZmBnI
-Divide into 4 groups
Each group will have a reader(s)/writer(s)/presenter(s) based on student needs/strengths. Sasha
for example, may be the writer or presenter of the group as she has difficulty with reading. She
may also use supplemental materials to help her (listed below). This group work will also help
to reinforce responsibility among groups and promote a sense of being a team. Students who
have significant difficulties with writing may be asked to present information in order to
highlight their strengths and also promote confidence. Everyone will be expected to be
brainstorming and participating with the group as much as possible-including Sasha. Jotting
down quick phrases and or ideas relative to the questions may be appropriate for all students-
though in some cases may not be. Small group work will reinforce the idea of students all being
involved and working toward a common goal together as well as take some pressure off students
as they are part of a group. Grouping will also be done by the teacher if necessary to ensure that
behavioral problems are taken into consideration as well as how students can work together
efficiently. For example, one could take into consideration patience and flexibility noted in a
few students and pair them with someone who could greatly benefit from this, such as a student
who has behavioral problems. The teacher may also note the leaders in the group and pair
them with others that may need extra motivation.
-Groups choose one fairy tale to read, readers read to the group as others follow along
Dependent on the needs of students, it may be appropriate to have groups or individual students
listen to the book on CD. Having students follow along with the reader will also help. Some
may also use a digital version on the iPad to help them key in on words they do not know (some
read the words to you or give you a definition). These tools may help Sasha in this lesson as
well.
-Evaluate together/brainstorm ideas; main idea, characters, setting, morals
-Students write down a list of fantasy elements in the story on lined paper
-Teacher will walk around throughout to ensure groups members are all participating and on
task, and also encourage participation from all students
-Groups will present information (story overview/morals/etc.) to the class and then discuss

Quick Write:

How do the character(s) in the story relate to your own life?
Students that cannot do this aspect may discuss ideas with teacher or jot down a few ideas rather
than full sentences/paragraphs.

Discussion and Rereading:

-Groups reread their chosen fairy tales with group
Sasha may use her supplemental tools or whole group may listen to book on CD/tape, or follow
along on iPads or with books.
-Discuss together what lesson(s) can be learned from the story and why this is important
-Report out
Sasha may want to be a presenter for the group.

Wrap Up:

-What have we learned about fairy tales?
-Why are they important?
-What are morals?
-How can we apply these concepts to our own lives?

Assessment:
-Teacher will take notes on clipboard to assess whether students and or groups have met the
affective, conceptual and procedural goals of the lesson. Dependent on the outcome, teacher will
reteach lesson or follow up with supplemental materials (online format, etc.) to try and reinforce
the main goals of the lesson. Teacher assessment will vary for each student as some may not be
expected to write full paragraphs, and a few sentences or phrases or a verbal explanation will
show their understanding. Also, other aspects such as cooperation, participation, behavioral
problems, etc. will be noted for future reference. Teacher may decide that certain grouping was
successful or not, and be able assess further what worked or did not work for this lesson plan.

Lesson can be used as a scaffold to students reading multicultural fairy tales that
originated as fables, folktales and myths. Can be used as an introduction to provide
knowledge of what fairy tales are and how these can relate to their own lives.

*Another fun follow up activity would be having students write their own fairy tales. The link
below has some great story starters/story planners for students:
http://www.abcteach.com/free/s/storystarters_fairytale.pdf
http://www.abcteach.com/free/s/storyplanner_fairytale.pdf