Cuentos del Arbol

by the Pushcart Players

Grades 1-5

Latino folktales come alive! “Cuentos Del Arbol” or “Tree Tales” is a delightful bilingual musical drawn from Spanish and Latin American folklore. The centerpiece of the stories is a tree (un arbol) that has sheltered, shielded, and nurtured countless characters over the years. Through singing and dancing, stories about dreaming dreams, setting goals, rising to challenges, and keeping commitments are told. This performance provides terrific opportunities for literacy enhancement!

California Content Standards easily applied in your classroom:

2.EN.3.3: Compare and contrast different versions of the same stories that reflect different cultures.
4.EN.RE.3.4: Compare and contrast tales from different cultures by tracing the exploits of one character type and develop theories to account for similar tales in diverse cultures (e.g., trickster tales).

LESSON PLAN IDEA: Students write their own version of Little Red Riding Hood, each with his or her own original ending.

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Literacy & Storytelling

INCLUDES THREE VISITS TO YOUR CLASSROOM!

Grades 2-3
(sold out)

Local storyteller Kenneth Foster, will explore the hero’s journey and elements of a wellrounded story during this interactive miniresidency. Using word games, storyboards, sensory descriptions, and storytelling; students will be escorted through the development of character, setting, action, and resolution and will use these as a foundation to create their own stories.

California Content Standards

2.EN.RE.3.2: Generate alternative endings to plots and identify the reason or reasons for,and the impact of, the alternatives.
3.EN.RE.3.3: Determine what characters are like by what they say or do and by how the author or illustrator portrays them.

Event Information

Tuesday, February 14 at 9:30am
50 minutes with Q&A

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