Linda's+Jack+and+the+Beanstalk

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 * Title: ||< Jack and the Beanstalk ||
 * Subject: ||< ELA Fairy Tales ||
 * Grade: ||< 2nd ||
 * Time Frame: ||< 2-3 weeks ||
 * Summary: ||< The students will use various ways to aid in their comprehension of retelling a fairy tale ||
 * Tasks: ||< 1) Describe the main steps of the activity/lesson/project here
 * This is part of a 2nd grade fairy tale unit that focusing strengthening students ability to retell a story.
 * After listening to the story 3-5 times the students will act out the story using props multiple times during the 2-3 week time frame.
 * After each inactment, the students will discuss the characters, and events using go talks and boardmaker picture cards.
 * Students will use the program Audacity to choral read the story.
 * Watch movie of Jack and the Beanstalk.
 * Using pictures from the text the students will glue the pictures in the correct sequence order to a paper beanstalk.
 * Pretyped sentences will be glued to the corresponding pictures on the beanstalk.
 * Objectives: ||< * After reading Jack and the Beanstalk the students will be able to retell the story in sequence. They will be able to retell the story by using prompts to act out the story, visual aids to reconstruct the story in the shape of a beanstalk, cut and paste sentences in order. Technology devices that will be used to assist in the retelling will be Go Talks, Boardmaker pictures, Audacity, the movie Jack and the Beanstalk, and the computer program, Inspiration. ||
 * Assessment: ||< The students retell the story by sequencing downloaded story pictures on Inspiration. ||
 * Resources: ||< * Jack and the Beanstalk book, green paper, Audacity and Inspiration program, Boardmaker storyboard, typed sentences and story pictures, glue, scissors, movie, Go Talks, paper beanstalk up to the ceiling, golden eggs, hen puppet, mini harp, step ladder, beans, stuffed animal cow. ||
 * Examples: ||< * Links to teacher or student examples. ||
 * Reflection: || Reflect on the experience with specific details about the instructional outcome, pedagogy, tool effectiveness, and student engagement. Include any student feedback about the activity. ||
 * Examples: ||< * Links to teacher or student examples. ||
 * Reflection: || Reflect on the experience with specific details about the instructional outcome, pedagogy, tool effectiveness, and student engagement. Include any student feedback about the activity. ||