Story Time Fun: Who's Telling the Tale?

English Language Arts Grades Pre-K 3:53 Video
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Lesson Description

Let's explore how stories change depending on who's telling them! We'll learn about different voices in stories and how they make us feel.

Video Resource

Point of View Fun

Lincoln Learning Solutions

Duration: 3:53
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Key Concepts

  • Point of View
  • Characters
  • Narrator

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to identify the characters in a story.
  • Students will be able to understand that stories can be told from different points of view.
  • Students will be able to express how a story might change if told by a different character.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Start by asking students if they've ever told a story differently than someone else who was there. Explain that stories can change depending on who is telling them, which is called 'point of view.'
  • Video Time (5 mins)
    Watch the 'Point of View Fun' video from Lincoln Learning Solutions. Tell students to pay attention to the story of the field mouse and the town mouse.
  • Discuss the Story (10 mins)
    After the video, ask students about the characters in the story. Ask how the field mouse felt and how the town mouse felt. Prompt them to think about why they felt that way.
  • Act It Out! (10 mins)
    Divide the class into two groups: Field Mice and Town Mice. Have each group act out a short scene from the story from their character's perspective.
  • Drawing Time (10 mins)
    Have each student draw a picture of their favorite part of the story. Encourage them to think about which character's point of view their drawing shows.
  • Wrap Up (5 mins)
    Review the concept of point of view. Ask students to share their drawings and explain what's happening from their character's perspective.

Interactive Exercises

  • Character Puppets
    Create simple puppets of the field mouse and town mouse. Use the puppets to retell the story from each character's perspective.
  • Change the Ending
    Ask students how the story might end differently if the town mouse was telling it. Act out the new ending.

Discussion Questions

  • Who are the characters in the story?
  • How did the field mouse feel about the town?
  • How did the town mouse feel about the field?
  • What is a narrator?

Skills Developed

  • Listening Comprehension
  • Perspective-Taking
  • Story Retelling
  • Critical Thinking

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

Who are the two main friends in the story?

Correct Answer: Field Mouse and Town Mouse

Question 2:

Where does the field mouse live?

Correct Answer: In a field

Question 3:

Where does the town mouse live?

Correct Answer: In a house

Question 4:

Which mouse liked having lots of food?

Correct Answer: Town Mouse

Question 5:

Which mouse liked being safe?

Correct Answer: Field Mouse

Question 6:

When you tell a story, it is called a...?

Correct Answer: point of view

Question 7:

Someone in the story is a...

Correct Answer: character

Question 8:

Who tells us the story?

Correct Answer: a narrator

Question 9:

Does the narrator tells the feelings and actions of all the...

Correct Answer: characters

Question 10:

What did the town mouse show off?

Correct Answer: beans, grains, cheeses, fruit, and honey

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

The field mouse lives in the _____. (field)

Correct Answer: field

Question 2:

The town mouse lives in a _____. (house)

Correct Answer: house

Question 3:

Stories are told from a _____________. (point of view)

Correct Answer: point of view

Question 4:

The speaker who is not a character in the story is called a ______. (narrator)

Correct Answer: narrator

Question 5:

The town mouse thinks the field mouse lives a ______ life. (poor)

Correct Answer: poor

Question 6:

How the story is being told is the ____________. (point of view)

Correct Answer: point of view

Question 7:

The town mouse showed his beans, _____, cheeses, fruit, and honey. (grains)

Correct Answer: grains

Question 8:

How one of your favorite _______ change if told by a different character? (stories)

Correct Answer: stories

Question 9:

The field mouse had a _________ who lived in a house in town. (friend)

Correct Answer: friend

Question 10:

Having _______ is worth the danger. (riches)

Correct Answer: riches

Educational Standards

PK.2.R:Students will begin to retell or reenact major events or details from a read-aloud. PK.3.R.3:Students will identify characters in a story with prompting. PK.1.S.2:Students will engage in collaborative discussions about various topics and texts, including their own writing, with peers and adults in small and large groups with prompting. PK.8.R:Students will listen and respond to read-alouds, participate in shared reading, and interact independently with texts.

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