Reading Club C – Hansel and Gretel -- 3

 Hansel and Gretel / Aesop’s Fable / Geography

by cAmilla Wu

Date: November 7^th, 2009

1.     Hansel and Gretel illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky, retold by Rika Lesser

a.       Discuss the illustrations. à Review the concepts of light and shadow / characters’ facial expressions / distance: big and small

b.      Discuss the story.

c.       Reinforce the concepts of punctuation.

* Find the quotation marks and circle them.

2.       Aesop’s Fable

* A fable is a special kind of story that teaches a lesson.

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

* If you often lie, people won’t believe you even when you are telling the truth.

3.     Geography

    A World Map

    7 continents: North America, South America, Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia, Antarctica.