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Slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance and to provide you with relevant advertising. Convinced he has a valuable find Elephant followed by a host of other animals takes the melon to the Gorilla King.
The vivid colors make those melons irresistible.
Anansi and the talking melon activities. Activities on Anansi and the Talking Melon 1 Character Analysis. The characters in Anansi and the Talking Melon have very distinct personalities. Show students the front and back cover and discuss what they think will happen in the story.
This literature unit to complements the book Anansi and the Talking Melon - an Anansi trickster story retold by Eric A. There are 9 student activity pages. - vocabulary practice - sort vocabulary by nouns verbs adjectives - who what where when why how - story map - story summary -.
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Anansi the spider bores a hole in a melon climbs in and eats so much that he can no longer fit through the hole. Trapped and bored he mischievously talks to various animals from inside the melon convincing them that the speaker is the melon itself. However the trickster is soon found out and Anansi.
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See our User Agreement and Privacy Policy. Anansi is an spider who loves melons. Using a template we will sequence and retell the story about Anansi getting stuck inside a neighbors melon.
With prompting and support retell familiar stories including key details. With prompting and support identify. Convinced he has discovered a rare treasure a talking melon Elephant sets off to show it to the king.
Of course other animals are duped along the way and Anansi thoroughly embarrasses the king by accusing him of being stupid enough to talk to a melon. The king angrily hurls the talking melon it bursts and Anansi gets away scot-free. To avoid Elephants wrath Anansi begins talking from inside the melon.
Convinced he has a valuable find Elephant followed by a host of other animals takes the melon to the Gorilla King. Anansi plays his part to the hilt. The vivid colors make those melons irresistible.
Examples could include Goal Scorer Problem Solver Friend Maker or Computer Fixer. Have the kids draw themselves as spiders in the Anansi style with a connection to the nickname. A child who chose the nickname Goal Scorer might draw the spider on a soccer field scoring a goal.
Direct students to page 1. As students follow along silently read aloud the script. Model creative use of vocal expression.
Emphasize humorous and dramatic moments in the script. Ask students how they liked the play and how it Anansi and the Talking Melon All activity guides can be found online. Characters in order of appearance.
In striving to enrich the lives of all readers TeachingBooks supports the First Amendment and celebrates the right to read. These lesson plans will guide you through 3-5 daily interactive reading lessons. Each day students will interact with the book for a different purpose and then complete a corresponding activity.
To teach these lessons you will need. Anansi and the Talking Melon by Eric Kimmel. This lesson plan pack includes.
- Detailed Lesson Plan with Examples. Anansi and the Talking Watermelon Level O 3 4 Early one morning Anansi the spider awoke to the sound of Possum hoeing his watermelon patch. Anansi peered down from the peach tree where he lived to watch Possums slow progress.
Anansi is a clever spider who often tricks his friends with his clever tongue. In this retelling while Anansi is trapped inside a watermelon he tricks Possum into believing that the watermelon can talk. Possum proceeds to bring the watermelon to King Bear who is outraged and throws the fruit which frees Anansi when it lands and cracks open.
Illustrations support the text. Education Downtown Ages 5 and up. Listen to Eric Kimmels book Anansi and the Talking Melon a tale about a clever spider who tricks Elephant and other animals into thinking the melon in which he is hiding can talk.
Downtown Childrens Library Tuesday September 9 430 pm. How will Anansi make it stop. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr.
Kimmel is a professor of education at Portland State University and the author of a number of picture books for children. Among them are other Anansi stories Anansi and the Talking Melon Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock and Anansi Goes Fishing also available as Live Oak Readalongs. I hope you are reading every day.
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