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Alaskan Story Time: Totem Tale

Step into a wonderful world where the Totem animals comes to life and work together to solve a problem before they run out of time.
Angela Dunton, M.Ed.
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:
(131)
Class

What's included

1 live meeting
35 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

Join this class and let your imagination step into Alaska while enjoying a tall tale about a totem pole that comes to life.  Students will get to join in on the story fun by acting out different characters as the story is read.  After the story time they will have the opportunity to participate in answering comprehension questions and  forming and sharing opinions on this book.  Three story based coloring pages are available for students to complete on their own after the class.  
Time structure:  
5 minutes introductions & story time, expectations
5 minutes fiction, or non-fiction comparison, with student predictions of what type of story this will be and practicing acting out 
the following verbs:  leapt, slapped, swooped, wriggled, howling, chattering, swayed, kerchooed
10 minutes story time
10 minutes:  comprehension questions, group vote fiction or non-fiction?, student opinion sharing, coloring page example share.

Learning Goals

With support, students will be able to 
1.  Identify characters 
2.  Retell key details of a story
3.  Answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how 
4.  Describe how characters in a story, play or poem respond to major events, problems, and challenges
5.  Use illustrations and context clues to learn new words
learning goal

Other Details

Parental Guidance
Parental guidance might be necessary very young children so that they are safe while acting out different parts of the story. We don't want laptops ending up on the floor. :)
Supply List
Three story related coloring pages will be provided by the teacher for optional download.
 3 files available upon enrollment
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined March, 2020
4.8
131reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
I have 5+ years experience in teaching K-8 and over 15 years teaching in all.  I want to share my love of Alaska and reading books with children.   My classes incorporate voice, acting and dramatic effects to encourage story comprehension and the pure fun factor of reading. 

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$5

per class
Meets once
35 min

Completed by 55 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 3-8
1-8 learners per class

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