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The Gifts of Wali Dad, a Tale of India and Pakistan WebsiteThe Gifts of Wali Dad, a Tale of India and Pakistan Website
Publisher
Aaron Shepherd
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3rd - 8th
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English Language Arts
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The Gifts of Wali Dad, a Tale of India and Pakistan

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A reader's theater version of a folktale from India and Pakistan adapted by children's book author Aaron Shepard from his picture book "The Gifts of Wali Dad." For 15 players, ages 8-13, it contemplates questions of generosity. Performance length is 10 minutes. You will find links to name pronunciation, the picture book, and extras that feature background material, audio sample, posters and productions hints.

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Concepts

humor, reader's theater

Additional Tags

group activities, multicultural stories, writing activities, drama, asian indian culture, asian indian folktale, asian indian heritage, esl reading, esl role-plays, esl speaking, indian folktales, pakistani culture, pakistani folktale, pakistani heritage, speaking

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 1 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

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