1. KINDERGARTENREADING PLANFOLK TALE TYPES Moral Tales: A moral tale presents important values such as sacrifice, love, family, and cleverness, usually teaching a lesson. Often animals appear as characters in these simple tales. The Secret Water-ChineseWho Needs Two Wings?-CubanPlain, White Salt-AustralianMaria and the Baker’ s Bread-PeruvianThe Frog Who Stirred the Cream-RussianThe Brother Who Gave Rice-KoreanBring Me Three Gifts!-ChineseDoes a Candle keep You Warm?-TurkishThe Best Match-Mayan

2. Pourquoi Tales: The word pourquoi (por-KWA) means “why” in French. Storytellers use pourquoi tales to give explanations for why things are the way they are, particularly in nature.I Am La Luna-Yaqui MexicanThe Secret Water-ChineseCan Turtle Fly?-Native AmericanLeave, Bees!-ThaiWho Needs Two Wings?-CubanAnansi Gives Wisdom to the World-Ghanaian Circular Tales: The plot of a circular story follows a series of events to end where it begins. A circular plot often has characters who set out from home only to return home again. Mamo is Trading Again!-Ethiopian Juan Bobo Goes Up and down the Hill!-Puerto Rican The Best Match-Mayan

3. Trickster Tales: Many folk tales feature a crafty character who takes advantage of others, either out of selfishness or self-preservation. Although tricksters often show deceit, they traditionally are viewed with sympathy and affection. Anansi Gives Wisdom to the World-Ghanaian Mouse-Deer Must be Quick!-Indonesian National Tales: Sometimes, a particular character is prominent in the folk tales of a culture. The character may be a fool whose silly actions meet with happy results, or a wise character who reveals the foolishness of others. Anansi Gives Wisdom to the World-Ghanaian Juan Bobo Goes Up and Down the Hill-Puerto Rican Does a Candle Keep You Warm?-Turkish

4. TALE: I AM LA LUNA FOLK TALE TYPE: POURQUOI TALE About the Follk tale: The Sun wants to marry the Moon, but the Moon likes being all alone. She will marry the sun if he brings her a skirt that fits. The Sun tries, but the skirt never fits because the Moon is always changing shape. So the Moon still lives alone in the night sky. Characters: La Luna The Moon El Sol The Sun Key Concepts: The shape of the Moon seems to change each night.

5. Key words: Alone Change Day Fit Marry Night Sky Love Build background and vocabulary: Day and night sky Talk about love-marriage and kinds of families. Changes

6. Preview the story: Introduce the characters Predict the story Conduct a picture walk Read the story aloud Try out language Statements with I am: Listen and sing Choral repetition Make masks Time to talk: introduce yourself Make a collage about you