African Folktales: Anansi and the Magic Stick
This lesson is designed for 1st or 2nd grade to introduce African folktales and to introduce or expand the students' knowledge of locating and accessing the dictionary, the atlas, and folktales in the library. Students will participate in a fun activity with a shared read aloud of ANANSI AND THE MAGIC STICK by Eric Kimmel. The students will respond and interact with creative writing, illustrating, and speaking activities. This lesson is designed to be taught collaboratively between the LMS and the classroom teacher and integrated into the English Language Arts curriculum.
The students will be able to:
1. state in their own words what a folktale is.
2. locate Africa on an atlas.
3. locate dictionaries, atlases, and folktales in the library.
3. participate in a shared read aloud.
4. complete a writing activity.
5. share their work with classmates
1. The teachers and students will interact with questions and answers throughout the lesson.
2. The teachers will observe the students locating and accessing information from the dictionary and encyclopedia.
3. The teachers will observe the students participating in a shared read aloud.
4. The teachers will observe the students completing a writing activity.
5. The teachers will observe the students sharing their work with others.