1. Ms. Williams Third Grade
Trickster Tales
Ms. Williams
Third Grade

2. Trickster Tales
Trickster Tales are a kind of folktale from different cultures.
I am going to read you a story called:
Tyl Eulenspiegel and the Three Questions this is a tale from Germany.

3. Comprehension What problem does Tyl Eulenspiegel have to solve?
How does the burgomaster try to outsmart Tyl? How does Tyl outsmart the burgomaster?
How would you describe Tyl’s character?

4. Understanding Trickster Tales
Turn to pages 280 & 281 in your reading book!
A tickster tale is a kind of folktale told all over the world.
Why do you think people like to read trickster tales?

5. Reading, writing, listening, & speaking!
It’s time for . . .
These are words . . .
We use them for . . .
Vocabulary
we want to know
Reading, writing, listening, & speaking!

6. Trickster Vocabulary
boastfulness: being full of praise for oneself, one’s belongings, or one’s actions (bragging)

7. clever: smart

8. culture: the customs, beliefs, and ways of living that belong to people

9. folktale: a traditional story handed down from one generation to the next

10. greediness: being filled with selfish desire for more than what one needs

11. mischief: bad behavior

12. qualities: features that make a person or thing special

13. trickster: a character who plays tricks pr pranks on others

14. Hungry Spider Predict/Infer:
I will think about the title, the illustrations, and what I have read so far to make predictions and discussing them with my partner.

15. Understanding Trickster Tales
Practice Book pg. 178

16. Inflected Endings I can read and write words with inflected endings.
Readers can decode unfamiliar words ending in –ed and –ing by looking for the base words.
Uncle Fox smiled.
I am smiling.

17. Rules on Inflected endings
When a base word ends with an “e,” the e is dropped before adding –ed or –ing.
To find the base word for smiled, remove the ending –ed and add e: smile
To find the base word for smiling, remove the ending –ing and add e: smile

18. Write the base words Turtle was hoping to win.
Everyone agreed to help.
Aunt Fox was nibbling at the fish.
Turtle excused himself.
Uncle Fox was scraping a pan.
Turtle scrambled to shore.

19. Synonyms Spider was hungry. “I’m famished!” exclaimed Spider.
Hungry means in need of food.
Famished means in need of food.

20. Synonyms=Same
Come and enjoy the meal. I will prepare a feast. You will be practice matching synonyms.

21. Great Job Reading Today!!!

22. Trickster Tales
Ms. Williams
Third Grade
Day 2

23. Reading, writing, listening, & speaking!
It’s time for . . .
These are words . . .
We use them for . . .
Vocabulary
we want to know
Reading, writing, listening, & speaking!

24. boastfulness: being full of praise for oneself, one’s belongings, or one’s actions (bragging)

25. clever: smart

26. Rabbit Races with Turtle
Predict/Infer:
I will think about the title, the illustrations, and what I have read so far to make predictions and discussing them with my partner.

27. Understanding Trickster Tales
Practice Book pg. 178

28. Synonyms You will be making a synonym connection graphic organizer.
miniature
hilarious
gigantic
giggled
small
funny
big
laughed

29. Great Job Reading Today!!!

30. Trickster Tales
Ms. Williams
Third Grade
Day 3

31. Reading, writing, listening, & speaking!
It’s time for . . .
These are words . . .
We use them for . . .
Vocabulary
we want to know
Reading, writing, listening, & speaking!

32. culture: the customs, beliefs, and ways of living that belong to people

33. folktale: a traditional story handed down from one generation to the next

34. greediness: being filled with selfish desire for more than what one needs

35. Aunt Fox and the Fried Fish
Predict/Infer:
I will think about the title, the illustrations, and what I have read so far to make predictions and discussing them with my partner.
Story Map in pairs on Aunt Fox and the Fried Fish

36. Journaling
Compare the tricks played by the characters. Which do you think is the most clever? Which one is the funniest? Why?

37. Great Job Reading Today!!!

38. Trickster Tales
Ms. Williams
Third Grade
Day 4

39. Reading, writing, listening, & speaking!
It’s time for . . .
These are words . . .
We use them for . . .
Vocabulary
we want to know
Reading, writing, listening, & speaking!

40. mischief: bad behavior

41. qualities: features that make a person or thing special

42. trickster: a character who plays tricks pr pranks on others

43. Inflected Endings
We will be reading a story and picking out the words with inflected endings. You will need to be picking out the base words. (Practice Book pg. 182)

45. Practice Book pg. 191

47. Reader’s Theater with Trickster Tales