1. 围绕主要故事情节组织教学
简化故事的讲解：Jack and the Magic Plant是一个相对较长的故事，为了保持学生的注意力，建议教师只突出主要情节。通过提前设计好的提问，引导学生回忆和复述关键事件，而不是逐字逐句讲解。
使用关键情节图卡：利用图卡展示故事的每个重要场景，让学生在每个场景中讨论事件和角色，并用简单的句子描述，从而掌握故事的整体情节结构。
2. 定义和理解故事类型
介绍“童话故事”的概念：在开始故事前，可以简单介绍“童话故事”的特点，比如“奇幻、魔法和教训”。然后，请学生举一些他们知道的童话故事，帮助他们建立“Jack and the Magic Plant”在这个类型中的理解。
讨论故事中的魔法元素：在每个有“魔法”情节的地方（如魔法豆子、巨大的植物等）进行讨论，帮助学生识别和理解童话故事的典型元素。
3. 词汇学习和运用
选择核心词汇：重点教授故事中的高频词汇，如"plant"（植物）"market"（市场）"bean"（豆子）"magic"（魔法）"giant"（巨人）等。教师可以通过游戏、图片或简短的角色扮演帮助学生理解这些单词的含义。
运用词汇造句：在故事学习结束后，设置一个小活动，鼓励学生用故事中的词汇造句。比如“Jack traded the cow for beans.”或“Mom was angry about the beans.”这样可以巩固词汇记忆，并提高句子结构的掌握。
4. 培养排序和故事复述能力
使用排序活动：通过活动让学生将故事中的场景按顺序排列，这不仅帮助他们记忆情节，还培养了逻辑思维。排序后可以让学生复述故事，以巩固他们的理解。
分组讨论角色行为：在课堂上，分组讨论每个角色（如Jack、母亲、巨人）的行动动机与行为。这样，学生可以在讨论中思考角色的个性和行为，并学会分析故事中的情节发展。
5. 提问引导学生参与
预测性提问：在故事的每个关键情节前，教师可以让学生进行简单的预测。例如，在Jack换魔法豆时，教师可以问，“What do you think will happen with the beans?” 这样可以激发学生的思考和好奇心。
设定与学生生活相关的问题：例如，“What would you do if you were Jack? Would you trade the cow?”这些问题可以帮助学生更好地理解故事中的人物情感，并锻炼表达能力。
6. 课后活动建议
完成排序活动并复述故事：可以让学生带着课堂上的排序活动作品回家，通过与父母复述故事，加深对情节的理解。
故事关键词的创意展示：课后可以让学生用画画、手工等形式展示“plant”“magic beans”等关键词，鼓励他们用视觉化方式巩固词汇记忆。
Learning Objectives:
Language Knowledge:
Students understand the main idea of Jack and the Magic Plant and can retell it with the help of board work.
Recognize and describe what constitutes a fairy tale.
Learn and understand key vocabulary within the story.
Cognitive Skills:
Students can order the story's events, enhancing sequencing skills.
Develop creativity by constructing sentences using sight words.
Key Vocabulary:
Magic beans, market, golden eggs, giant, castle, hen, harp, chop, grow
Suggested Questions and Responses:
Beginning:
Question: "What do mom and Jack need?"
Response: "Mom and Jack need money for food."
Jack Goes to Market:
Question: "What does Jack do?"
Response: "Jack takes the cow to the market."
Question: "Why does he take the cow?"
Response: "Because they will get money to buy food."
Meeting the Stranger:
Setting Question: "Where is Jack in this scene?"
Response: "Jack is by the roadside, sitting on the ground."
Selling the Cow:
Question: "What does Jack do?"
Response: "Jack sells the cow for magic beans."
Returning Home:
Question: "Is mom happy to see the magic beans?"
Response: "No."
Follow-up Question: "Why not?"
Response: "Because they can’t buy food with magic beans."
The Next Morning:
Question: "What happens the next morning?"
Response: "A tall plant has grown in their yard."
Follow-up Question: "What does Jack do?"
Response: "Jack climbs up the plant to the clouds."
The Giant’s Castle:
Question: "Where does Jack arrive?"
Response: "Jack arrives in the Giant’s castle garden."
Discovering the Hen and Harp:
Question: "What does the Giant have?"
Response: "The giant has a hen and a harp."
Follow-up Question: "What can they do?"
Response: "The hen lays golden eggs, and the harp sings beautiful songs."
Taking the Treasure:
Question: "What does Jack do?"
Response: "Jack takes the hen and the harp."
Follow-up Question: "What does the Giant do?"
Response: "The Giant chases after Jack."
Ending Scene:
Question: "Who saves Jack?"
Response: "Jack’s mom saves him."
Follow-up Question: "How does she do it?"
Response: "Mom chops the plant down until it falls."
After-Class Activities:
Paper Activity:
Use a word bank to complete fill-in-the-blank exercises.
Cut and sequence images of the story events.
Match sentences with images and record a video retelling the story.
Creative Language Practice:
Ask students to draw and label key items or scenes from the story, such as the beanstalk, the golden hen, or the Giant's castle.
Sequencing Exercise:
Complete sequencing activity by sorting images or text excerpts from the story, adding the appropriate captions or sentence tags.
Optional: Have students draw a scene of their own depicting the story’s ending.
Vocabulary Poster:
Create posters with vocabulary words, encouraging students to use “What’s this?” and “This is…” for each item shown.
This lesson structure aims to guide teachers and students through the Jack and the Magic Plant story with a focus on engagement and comprehension while fostering language skills and creativity in a supportive and interactive way.
Materials Needed:
Story Cards: Printed images or illustrations of major scenes in Jack and the Magic Plant.
Each card should have a brief description on the back.
Cards should cover the following events:
Jack and his mother need money for food.
Jack takes the cow to the market.
Jack trades the cow for magic beans.
Mom gets upset about the beans.
A tall plant grows overnight.
Jack climbs the beanstalk to the clouds.
Jack finds the Giant’s castle.
Jack takes the hen and harp.
The Giant chases Jack.
Mom cuts down the beanstalk.
Sentence Tags: A set of sentences matching each story card that describes the event shown.
Glue, markers, and blank construction paper: For students to arrange and paste the final sequence.
Instructions:
Introduce the Activity: Explain to students that they will be putting the story in the correct order using picture cards and matching sentences.
Distribute Materials:
Give each student (or pair of students) a set of story cards and matching sentence tags.
Ensure each group has a large construction paper sheet where they can arrange the story cards in sequence.
Arrange the Sequence:
Step 1: Ask students to look at all the story cards and lay them out in an order that they think matches the story.
Step 2: After arranging the images, students can read each sentence tag and match it to the appropriate picture card.
Check Work:
Once students have arranged the story cards and matched them with the sentence tags, check their order as a class by going through each event and discussing the sequence.
Encourage students to explain why they placed each scene in that particular order.
Glue and Display:
After the sequence is confirmed, students can glue the cards and sentences onto the construction paper.
Hang the completed sequences around the classroom for review and to reinforce the order of events.
Additional Activity: Story Retelling
After sequencing, ask students to retell the story to a partner or the class, using their arranged story cards as visual aids. This will reinforce their understanding of the story's order and help them practice narrative skills.
