Stories: Supplemental Guide 6A | Momotaro, Peach Boy 107- Ask students, “What do you think an island is?” [Point out how Japan
is completely surrounded by water.]- An island is land that is completely surrounded by water.
Picture Walk
- An island is land that is completely surrounded by water.
- Tell students that the next folktale they will hear is called “Momotaro,
Peach Boy.” - Tell students that you will take a picture walk through this story
together. - Ask students what they would call a person who draws the pictures of
a story. - Remind students that this story is a folktale that was passed down
orally so the author is unknown.
Show image 6A-2: The old man and his wife
- Tell students that this is the beginning of the story.
- Have students describe who they see.
- Ask students if they see something interesting floating down a river.
Show image 6A-3: Momotaro breaking out of the peach
- Have students talk about what is interesting and unusual about this
picture. - Identify Momotaro, the old man, and his wife as characters in this
folktale.
Show image 6A-4: Momotaro waving goodbye
- Ask students to guess who they think the boy in the picture is and
what he is doing.
Show image 6A-5: Momotaro and the dog
- Tell students that the item in the boy’s hand is called a millet cake. It is
made from a type of seed called millet. - Ask students what the boy is doing with the millet cake.
Show image 6A-6: Momotaro, the dog, and the monkey talking to
the pheasant
- Have students identify the characters they see in this picture.
- Tell students that the bird in the picture is called a pheasant. Have
them say pheasant with you. It is a bird with a long tail.