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Anansi Goes to Lunch - Pre-Kindergarten Lesson PlanAnansi Goes to Lunch - Pre-Kindergarten Lesson Plan
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August House
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Pre-K
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Duration
3 hrs
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Year
2007
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Anansi Goes to Lunch - Pre-Kindergarten

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In a multidisciplinary lesson plan, you will focus your instruction around the West African folktale, Anansi Goes to Lunch by Bobby and Sherry Norfolk while your little learners sing songs, play games, participate in a grand conversation, role play, create art pieces, and practice skills using worksheets that address phonics, counting, making comparisons, and pre-writing skills. 

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Concepts

body parts, /h/ sounds, counting, phonics, comparisons, prewriting, numbers, tracing, tracing letters, tracing numbers, role playing, folktales, african folktales, crafts, spiders

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Display pictures of the animals depicted in the story
  • Assign applicable lesson activities as centers projects
  • Establish brain breaks using the song and game throughout the lesson

Classroom Considerations

  • Copies and craft supplies are required
  • The two art activities may be messy, consider taking precautions for easy clean up
  • Download or visit your school or local library to obtain the literature referenced

Pros

  • An additional book is listed for extended learning opportunities
  • The worksheets provided may work as an assessment tool as well as skills practice
  • The instructional plan is written in thorough detail making for easy implementation

Cons

  • None

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