Lesson plan-the Giving Tree

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1 Lesson plan-the Giving Tree Level:Elementary students (8-12 years olds) and for those who are learning English. Time:50 minutes Aims:Being able to collaborate in a group; being able to read, order and retell the story The Giving Tree. Materials:A story poster, sheets of picture and strips of sentence from the story (one set for each group, and one set put on the board), worksheets, the whole story in A4 paper. Procedure: 1. Put the story poster on the board and make a short summary The Giving Tree. 2. Divide the class into groups of four. Give a set of sentences and pictures (in jumbled order) to each group. 3. Students arrange the sentences and pictures in the order of the story on their desks. 4. When they finished, let them walk about looking at how neighboring groups sequenced them to see if they have done in the same way. 5. Teacher tells students the correct sequence. 6. They then reshuffle the pictures, redistribute the sentences and repeat the procedure. 7. Students in their group take turns to read the strips of sentence as fluently as possible. 8. Teacher gives the whole story to students, and asks them to choose one dialogue to practice with teacher (teacher as the boy, students as the tree). 9. After the activity, teacher gives the worksheet to each student and tells them write some sentences to someone who students want to thank for on the worksheet. 10. Students write the worksheet and turn in to you after the class. The strips of sentence

2 The Giving Tree There was a tree and a boy loved each other. They played together and felt very happy. But time went by. The boy grew older and the tree was often alone. The boy carried her apples away to make money. The boy cut off her branches to build his house. The boy cut down her trunk to make a boat. I didn t need very much now. The boy sat down and rested, the tree was happy. The sheets of picture

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8 The Giving Tree, By Shel Silverstein Once there was a tree... and she loved a little boy. And every day the boy would come and he would gather her leaves and make them into crowns and play king of the forest. He would climb up her trunk and swing from her branches and eat apples. And they would play hide-and-go-seek. And when he was tired, he would sleep in her shade. And the boy loved the tree... very much. And the tree was happy. But time went by. The boy grew older, and the tree was often alone. Then one day the boy came to the tree And the tree said, "Come, Boy, come and climb up my trunk and swing from my branches and eat my apples and play in my shade and be happy." "I am too big to climb and play," said the boy. "I want to buy things and have fun. I want some money. Can you give me some money?" "I m sorry," said the tree, "but I have no money. I have only leaves and apples. Take my apples, Boy, and sell them in the city. Then you will have money and you will be happy." And so the boy climbed up the tree and gathered her apples and carried them away. And the tree was happy. But the boy stayed away for a long time... and the tree was sad.... And after a long time the boy came back again, "I am sorry Boy," said the tree, "but I have nothing left to give you- my apples are gone." "My teeth are too weak for apples," said the boy. "My branches are gone," said the tree. "You cannot swing on them-" "I am too old to swing on branches," said the boy. "My trunk is gone," said the tree. "You cannot climb-" "I am too tired to climb," said the boy. "I am sorry," sighed the tree. "I wish that I could give you something but I have nothing left. I am just an old stump. I am sorry " "I don t need very much now," said the boy, "just a quiet place to sit and rest. I am very tired." "Well," said the tree, straightening herself up as much as she could, "Well, an old stump is good for sitting and resting. Come boy, sit down. Sit down and rest." And the boy did. And the tree was happy. The End.

9 The Giving Tree. The Giving Tree Name: Say something to someone who you want to thank for.