Welcome to Our Fun with Fairy Tales Homeschool Language Arts Course

Course Outline for Our Fun with Fairy Tales Homeschool Language Arts Course

Nine Fun with Fairy Tales homeschool language arts lessons are divided into bite-size sections to teach homeschool elementary students about story structure and literary devices.

Course Sample for Our Fun with Fairy Tales Homeschool Language Arts Course

Week 1

Objective:

• Define a fairy tale.
• Identify the characteristics of a fairy tale (characters, plot, and setting).

Supplies Needed:

• Dictionary
• Two to three short fairy tales (or one or two that you will reread each day to identify parts)

Optional:

• Notebooking pages
• Definition posters

Day 1:

Using a dictionary, look up the words fairy tale, character, plot, and setting.

Optional:

Print the definition posters and use as a reference.

Use the notebooking pages to define and understand these terms.

Day 2:

Read one or two short fairy tales and identify the characters.

Optional:

Use the notebooking page to create a character description.

Day 3:

Read one or two short fairy tales and identify the setting.

Optional:

Use the notebooking page to illustrate the setting.

Day 4:

Read one or two short fairy tales and identify the plot.

Optional:

Print the plot chart to help identify the parts of the plot.

Use the notebooking pages to explain the plot.