The rainbow fish

The Rainbow Fish Lesson Plan Objectives: 1. The students will attend to a storytelling of the beginning of The Rainbow Fish 2. The students will answer different questions about the podcast. 3. The students will try to finish the story of the Rainbow Fish. 4. The students will compare their story with the real one. 5. The students will connect ideas from the story to their lives. 6. The students will use their own ideas and feelings when creating artwork. Materials: • The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister • The Rainbow Fish podcast (by Sara Gorria) • Crayons/Markers Procedure for the activity: 1. The students will listen to the beginning of the story. 2. They will answer the following questions: 1. Where did the rainbow fish live? 2. What was special about him? 3. What colours were his scales made of? 4. Did the other fish want to play with him? 5. Did he want to play with them? 6. Why?/why not? 3. In groups the students will continue the story, trying to imagine the end of it. They will share their own stories. 4. The teacher will read the whole story and they will compare the real story to the students’ ones. 5. They will create a poster showing The Rainbow Fish story. Assessment: Did the children understand the podcast? Were the children able to answer the questions? Did the children understand the story message? Were the children able to complete the artwork?