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Mount Saint Mary College
Newburgh, NY
Paul Bunyan Lesson Plan Kelly Spreer
Goal
Students will read tall tales to help them make decisions in everyday life.
Performance Objectives
Given the tall tale, “Paul Bunyan” read by the teacher the students will: - Identify tall tales as a type of fiction
-Demonstrate familiarity with the tall tale “Paul Bunyan”
-Identify the characters, plot, and setting of “Paul Bunyan”
-Identify exaggeration and larger-than-life characters as characteristics of tall tales
-Identify the exaggerations in “Paul Bunyan”
Standards
New York State Common Core Standards
-RL 2.1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
-W 2.8 Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
Prerequisites
-Tall tales are a type of folk tale
-American Frontier
-Image 5A-3 from Paul Bunyan
Materials
-Smart Board
-Flip book incase Smart Board isn’t working
- Paul Bunyan teacher made power point presentation
-Pencil
-Word work worksheets
-Worksheets for the gifted students
-Small dry erase boards for inclusion students
Introduction
Remind students we just finished reading fairy tales and ask for characteristics that make up a fairy tale. Then tell students that, today they are going to learn about tall tales. Explain to the students that tall tales are a type of folktale. Share that tall tales, like other folktales, were first told orally many, many years ago and were later written down. Tell students that tall tales are humorous stories often about real-life heroes of the American frontier during the 1800’s. Explain that the word frontier can be described as the unexplored areas of a country or place. Show students a map of the United States and point out the East Coast.
Next, share with students that
Newburgh, NY
Paul Bunyan Lesson Plan Kelly Spreer
Goal
Students will read tall tales to help them make decisions in everyday life.
Performance Objectives
Given the tall tale, “Paul Bunyan” read by the teacher the students will: - Identify tall tales as a type of fiction
-Demonstrate familiarity with the tall tale “Paul Bunyan”
-Identify the characters, plot, and setting of “Paul Bunyan”
-Identify exaggeration and larger-than-life characters as characteristics of tall tales
-Identify the exaggerations in “Paul Bunyan”
Standards
New York State Common Core Standards
-RL 2.1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
-W 2.8 Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
Prerequisites
-Tall tales are a type of folk tale
-American Frontier
-Image 5A-3 from Paul Bunyan
Materials
-Smart Board
-Flip book incase Smart Board isn’t working
- Paul Bunyan teacher made power point presentation
-Pencil
-Word work worksheets
-Worksheets for the gifted students
-Small dry erase boards for inclusion students
Introduction
Remind students we just finished reading fairy tales and ask for characteristics that make up a fairy tale. Then tell students that, today they are going to learn about tall tales. Explain to the students that tall tales are a type of folktale. Share that tall tales, like other folktales, were first told orally many, many years ago and were later written down. Tell students that tall tales are humorous stories often about real-life heroes of the American frontier during the 1800’s. Explain that the word frontier can be described as the unexplored areas of a country or place. Show students a map of the United States and point out the East Coast.
Next, share with students that