Starter quiz
- What is the correct description of a fiction book?
- a book that gives factual information
- a book with lots of poems
- a book about a made-up story ✓
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- Match the following terms to their definitions.
- character⇔a person or animal in the story ✓
- setting⇔where the story takes place ✓
- plot⇔what happens in the story ✓
- Starting with the first, put these parts of a fairy tale in the correct order.
- 1⇔opening
- 2⇔build-up
- 3⇔climax
- 4⇔resolution
- What is a fairy tale?
- a type of poem that works like a puzzle
- a children's story about magical and imaginary beings and lands ✓
- a genre of text which presents real events, information or knowledge
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- Which of these titles are fairy tales?
- Little Red Riding Hood ✓
- Cinderella ✓
- Emmeline Pankhurst: Little People Big Dreams
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ✓
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- What does reading with expression mean?
- reading aloud with feelings and emotion ✓
- reading aloud in one voice
- reading in your head
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Exit quiz
- What is folklore?
- the sharing and passing down of stories orally ✓
- the reading of books
- new stories being written
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- Where did 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears' originate?
- Britain ✓
- France
- Japan
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- Which of the following are features of a fairy tale?
- imaginary/magical characters and settings ✓
- repetition ✓
- tells a funny and light hearted story
- set in an undefined period of history ✓
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- What prompted the bears to go for a walk?
- They had been inside all day long.
- It had snowed and they wanted to play.
- Their breakfast porridge was too hot to eat. ✓
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- Which bear’s items did Goldilocks enjoy the most?
- Father Bear’s
- Mother Bear’s
- Baby Bear’s ✓
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- How does the story end?
- Goldilocks ran away and never returned. ✓
- The bears had a fight with Goldilocks.
- Goldilocks became part of the bears’ family.
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Fairy tales are fiction stories about magical and imaginary beings and lands.
- Fairy tales belong to the genre of folklore in which stories are orally shared and passed down over time.
- Stories can be structured in four parts and each part has a different purpose.
- It is important to sequence a story correctly so that it can be enjoyed and understood.
Common misconception
Children may have questions around who the 'good' vs 'evil' characters are.
Goldilocks is the one who breaks into the bears' home and uses their things, therefore she would be considered the 'evil' character. However, ask/discuss whether her behaviour actually constitutes 'evil' and what her motivations might have been.
Keywords
Fairy tale - a children's story about magical and imaginary beings and lands
Folklore - a genre in which oral stories are shared and passed down over time
Sequence - following the order in which a series of events happened
Expression - reading with feelings and emotion to bring the story to life
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