Garde 1 - Read-Aloud Supplemental Guide

Fables and Stories: Supplemental Guide 1A | The Boy Who Cried Wolf 21

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1 A

Introducing the Read-Aloud 15 minutes

Domain Introduction

• Say to students: “Tell your partner what is the most enjoyable part of
  the school day.” Allow thirty seconds for students to talk. You may
  wish to prompt partner pairs with questions: “Is recess the most
  enjoyable part of the day? Do you think art is the most enjoyable part
  of the day? How about story time?” Call on three partner pairs to
  share.
  
  
  • If listening to stories was not mentioned. Ask students whether
    they enjoy listening to stories.
  
  
  
  


• Tell students that people have enjoyed listening to stories and making
  up their own stories for many, many years. Tell the class that for the
  next few weeks, they will listen to many enjoyable stories.


• Tell students that some stories are made up from people’s
  imagination. They are make-believe and are not real. These types of
  stories are called fiction.
  
  
  • Have students say the word fiction with you three times.
    Introducing Fables
  
  
  
  


• Tell students that a fable is a type of fiction story.
  
  
  • Have students say fable with you three times.
  
  
  
  


• Ask students whether they know of any fables.
  [Some popular fables include “The Lion and The Mouse,” “The
  Tortoise and the Hare,” and “The Grasshopper and the Ants.” You
  may wish to pass around storybooks of fables to see if students have
  heard those fables before.]


• Explain the three characteristics of fables: fables are very short
  stories, they teach a lesson called “the moral of the story,” and
  they sometimes have animal characters that act like people
  (personification). Note: Fables that include personification begin in
  Lesson 4, “The Dog in the Manger.”