186 Fairy Tales and Tall Tales: Supplemental Guide DR | Domain Review
You may also wish to have partner pairs or small groups come up with
lists of words to play in this game.Image Review
Show the Flip Book images from any read-aloud again, and have
students retell the read-aloud using the images.Retelling a Story with Puppets
Have students make simple puppets of the characters from a particular
tall tale and then use them to retell the story.Characters, Setting, Plot
Materials: Drawing paper, drawing tools
Divide students into groups of three. Tell them that you are going to name
a character, and that one person in each group should draw or write the
name of another character from the same tall tale and pass the paper
and pen to the second student. The second student should draw or write
the name of a setting from that tall tale and pass the paper and pen to
the third student. The third student should write one sentence or key
phrase about an exaggeration from that tall tale and raise his/her hand
once s/he is finished.Riddles for Core Content
Ask students riddles such as the following to review core content:
[You may wish to have students hold up their corresponding response
card to answer the quesitons.]- Using only two hammers, I beat a steam drill in a competition to see
who could cut through a mountain the fastest. Who am I? (John Henry) - I am a famous logger from the frontier who, as a child, found a blue
ox in the woods and called him Babe. Who am I? (Paul Bunyan) - I am the cowboy. Who am I? (Pecos Bill)
- Legend says that I dug the Grand Canyon. Who am I? (Paul Bunyan)
- As a young boy, I lived with a pack of coyotes that raised me as their
own. Who am I? (Pecos Bill) - I was born with a hammer in my hand. Who am I? (John Henry)