Folktales and Ecology: Animals and Humans in Cooperation and Conflict

Story elements such as conflict, character analysis, resolution, and moral are discussed and charted as elementary children read folktales involving animals. An element of science is also introduced as learners discover what a keystone species is and consider the role animals play in the ecosystem. Complete with worksheets, extensions, and links to stories the class will read, this is easily adaptable to younger grades.

Concepts

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asking questions, answering questions, character analysis, characters, characterization, literary themes, literary elements, plot, plot elements, compare and contrast, folktales, inferences, literature, morals, ecosystems, keystone species

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characterization, folktales, plot, theme, ask and answer questions, character analysis, compare and contrast, ecosystem, keystone species, literature, making inferences, moral, science

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Resource Details

Grade

3rd - 5th

Subjects

Science

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Resource Type

Lesson Plans

Audience

For Teacher Use

Duration

3 days

Instructional Strategy

Modeling

Usage Permissions

Creative Commons

BY: 4.0