- 50 minutes
- Grades 2-5
OVERVIEW
01. Ecological Intergenerational Generosity - 10 MIN
- Highlight: Generosity is shown by animals, as well.
- Engage–Read: Following Papa’s Song by Gianna Marino
- Explore–Discuss:
- How did Big Blue show generosity to Little Blue? [Invite student responses.]
- What does generosity mean in this story? [Helping others to be safe.]
02. Story Plot Line - 10 MIN
- Explain: Explain the elements of the Story Plot Line as a class.
- Analyze: Chart the events of Following Papa’s Song on the Story Plot Line to show the story beginning, events, climax, and ending by using the who, what, when, where, why, and how questions, included on the Story Plot Line.
- Story Beginning: Little Blue is with Big Blue in the ocean.
- Story Events: Big Blue teaches Little Blue to stop and listen quietly for his father’s whistle if he is lost.
- Story Climax: Little Blue gets lost and listens for his father’s whistle.
- Story Ending: Little Blue finds Big Blue and values his father’s lesson for how to be safe.
04. Create a Storyboard - 20 MIN
- Explain: Explain storyboard. As a class, sketch simple pictures (e.g., stick figures) flowing the story plot line for Following Papa’s Song by Gianna Marino.
- Practice: Invite students to sketch a storyboard for a memory of a time they learned generosity from a grandparent or a parent.
- Homework: Students will work 1–1 with a teacher’s assistant, art teacher, or local artist to complete the creation of their children’s books. If collaboration with the school’s art teacher is possible, students could complete their books in their art class from this point forward.
03. Create a Story Plot Line - 10 MIN
- Practice: Invite students to create a story plot line for a memory of a time they learned generosity from a grandparent or a parent.
- Share: Invite students to share their plot lines with a partner classmate and with the teacher.