Kindergarden - Stories

Stories: Supplemental Guide 10A | Tu g- of-Wa r 169

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10 A

Introducing the Read-Aloud 15 minutes

Story Review

• Ask students, “What are made-up stories called?”
  
  
  • Made-up stories are called fiction.
  
  
  
  


• Remind students that fiction stories are often created from people’s
  imaginations and that many times stories are make-believe and
  fantasy with a little bit of reality, or something that is true.


• Ask students, “Is ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’ fiction?”
  
  
  • “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” is fiction.
  
  
  
  


• Remind students of the definitions of character, setting, and plot.
  
  
  • A character is who the story is about.
  
  
  • The setting is where the story takes place.
  
  
  • The plot is what happens in the story.
  
  
  
  


• Say to students, “Using the Character, Setting, Plot Map for
  ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears,’ tell your partner what you remember
  about the characters, setting, and plot of the story.”

Introducing “Tug-of-War”

• Tell students that today’s story is an African trickster tale.


• Point to Africa on the world map or globe.


• A trickster tale is a story about a character who outsmarts larger,
  stronger characters. Tell students that trickster tales are another type
  of fiction—or a story created from someone’s imagination.


• Ask students, “Have any of you ever played the game tug-of-war?”
  [Invite volunteers to explain how the game is played and won. If none
  of the students have played tug-of-war, quickly explain how the game
  is played.]