116 Fables and Stories: Supplemental Guide 7A | The Little Half-Chick (Medio Pollito)
Introducing the Read-Aloud 15 minutes
Introducing Folktales
- Remind students that they have heard several fables. Ask if
they remember the three characteristics of fables. (short, moral,
personification)- You may wish to briefly review the morals of the fables written in
their own words.
- You may wish to briefly review the morals of the fables written in
- Tell students that today they will hear a longer story. This kind of story
is called a folktale.- Have students say folktale three times.
- Ask students if they have heard a folktale before. [Folktales include
fairy tales such as Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and other
stories such as Goldilocks and the Three Bears and Stone Soup. You
may wish to pass around examples of storybooks of folktales.] - Define folktale as a made-up story from a long, long time ago
that was passed down orally—by word of mouth—from person to
person. A folktale may have first been told to family members, like a
grandmother to her grandson, and then the grandson to some friends
and his children, etc. Eventually a folktale may be written down and
put into a book for many people to enjoy. - Tell students that a folktale is also one kind of fiction because it is
made-up from someone’s imagination and is not real.
Introducing “The Little Half-Chick (Medio Pollito)”
Show image 7A-1: Weather vane- Have students describe what they see in the picture to their partner.
Allow fifteen seconds for students to talk. Call on two partner pairs to
share. - Tell students that this is a picture of a weather vane. Weather vanes are
usually found on the tops of buildings, particularly on farm buildings. It
is a tool that helps people see which way the wind is blowing.
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