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Huff, Puff and Blow the House Down With Point of View - Reading Comprehension

In this class, students will be introduced to point of view (viewpoint or perspective) by discussing The Three Little Pigs and reading The True Story of the Three Little Pigs.
Ilene
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What's included

1 live meeting
50 mins in-class hours
Homework
Optional and Just for Fun! This is an optional activity to create a souvenir or memento of our class. Materials: Pig Craft Attachment Paper Plate Scissors Glue Pencil Steps: 1. Download the Pig Craft attachment. 2. Color the nose, ears, and tail pink (or any color you want your pig to be). 3. Carefully (and with adult supervision) cut the pieces out. Color the paper plate pink. 4. Color the paper plate pink. 5. Glue the eyes, nose and ears to the front of the paper plate. 6. Wrap the tail around a pencil to curl it. Then glue it to the back of the plate. 7. Draw a curved line under the pig's mouth to make a smile.
Assessment
Student learning will be assessed through the brainstorming activity, teacher observation, and discussion after the read-aloud.

Class Experience

US Grade 3 - 5
Huff, Puff and Blow the House Down With Point of View - Reading Comprehension

Activities:
*Introduction Game: The teacher and student will participate in a quick introduction and will play a Three Little Pigs version of Would You Rather? (10 minutes)

*Brainstorming: The teacher will activate background knowledge asking students what do they know about the story of Three Little Pigs. Students will comment and the teacher will write student responses in a brainstorming web. (5 minutes)

*Direct Instruction: The teacher will do a quick lesson on the reading comprehension skill point of view.  The teacher will introduce first and third person point of view and will discuss how point of view affects what the reader knows through examples. Students will share quick first or third person examples with the class. (15 minutes)

*Read-Aloud: The teacher will read The True Story of the Three Little Pigs. (15 minutes)

*Discussion: The teacher and the students will discuss what happened in the story, who's point of view is the story told from, and what do we learn because of who the narrator is.  (10 minutes)

*Wrap-Up: The teacher and the students will rate the book with a thumbs up or a thumbs down and say good-bye. (5 minutes)

Learning Goals

Students will be introduced to point of view and will be able to identify who's point of view is the read-aloud told from.
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Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
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The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
Joined October, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Florida Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Florida International University
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$20

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Meets once
50 min

Completed by 9 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-11
3-6 learners per class

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