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Learning Activities 3rd & 4th Grade: Norwegian Folktales and Myths Georgia Performance Standards covered: Grade 3, English Language Arts and Reading, Writing, ELA3W1 a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n; Grade 4, English/Language Arts, Writing, ELA4W1 a, b, c, d; ELA4W2 (Response to Literature) a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h. Objective: Students will identify common characteristics of Norwegian folktales and create their own stories including elements common to Norwegian folklore. Materials: Sample Norwegian folktales like The Three Billy Goats Gruff and East of the Sun, West of the Moon. Computers with word processing software or paper and pencils. Procedure: 1. Discuss the definition of a folktale with your students: folktale – an imaginative story passed from generation to generation expressed in fantastic or symbolic terms. Folktales are based on human experience but feature supernatural or extraordinary elements. 2. Locate Norway on a world map. 3. On the chalk board or chart paper, make a list of elements commonly found in Norwegian folklore: • Stock characters include a king or queen, a princess or prince, three brothers or three trolls, giants, or talking animals such as great white bears (as in East of the Sun, West of the Moon), wolves, foxes, chickens, cats, goats or dragons. • Many stories explain the origin of the feature of some animal (e.g. why bears have short tails). • Use of repetition to emphasize what is important. • Recurring use of the number “three” (trouble that is escalated each time until the third time around when it is resolved). • Use of supernatural items like cloaks of invisibility, enchanted swords, tablecloths that bring forth food when they are laid or a salt mill at the bottom of the ocean. • A long journey. • Good rewarded; evil punished. • A happy ending. 4. Have students write their own folktales using the criteria listed above. Make sure they have thought about literary elements and techniques such as plot, setting, theme, characters, characterization, conflict, figurative language, and point of view. 5. Edit and revise stories. Share stories with the class. Assessment: Check students’ work for spelling, punctuation and grammar. Do their stories have a clear beginning, middle and end? Do their versions contain the core elements that would place their stories under the Norwegian folktale category? Save stories for English Language Arts & Reading portfolios. © 2010 Center for Puppetry Arts ® . All Rights Reserved. 8
Learning Activities 5th & 6th Grade: The Science of Rainbows: A Word Search Puzzle Georgia Performance Standards covered: Grade 5, English/Language Arts, Reading, ELA5R3 a, b, c, d, e, f; Grade 6, English/Language Arts, Reading, ELA6R2 a, b, c, d. Objective: Students will read a paragraph about what causes rainbows to form and complete a word search puzzle featuring vocabulary words from the reading. Materials: Copies of word search puzzle handouts, pens, pencils, or highlighters. Procedure: 1. Have students read the a paragraph about what causes rainbows to form at the bottom of the word search puzzle paying special attention to the words in bold face. Discuss the meaning of any unfamiliar words. 2. After they have read the paragraph, ask them to locate the 17 bolded words in the puzzle. Students should circle or highlight each word as they find it. Words are hidden vertically, horizontally, diagonally, and backward. Assessment: Check student handouts for completion, comprehension and retention of information. Remediate content from paragraph if necessary. Center for Puppetry Arts ® is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization and is supported in part by contributions from corporations, foundations, government agencies, and individuals. Major funding for the Center is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council. Major support is provided by the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs. This program is supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) through the appropriations from the Georgia General Assembly. GCA is a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. The Center is a Member of Theatre Communications Group (TCG) and the Atlanta Coalition of Performing Arts. The Center also serves as headquarters of UNIMA-USA, the American branch of Union Internationale de la Marionnette, the international puppetry organization. 9
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