Tam's Slipper
CHALLENGING WORDS
farmerdaughter
dirty
dreams
farmer
harvest
prawns
Prince
rooster
spoiled
wife
SUMMARY
You are going to read a story about a girl named Tam. This story is similar to our Cinderella.--- Conversation Questions---
(1) / Tell what you think is going to happen?(Answer) / Any logical answer.
(Follow Up) / What do you think Tam will do?`
(2) / Tell the reason Tam had to work day and night.
(Answer) / Any logical answer.
(Follow Up) / Tell about some work that you have to do at home.
(3) / Recall what Tam's dream was about.
(Answer) / About marrying a prince.
(Follow Up) / Tell about a dream that you have had.
(4) / Look on page 10 and tell me what is happening.
(Answer) / Any logical answer.
(Follow Up) / Have you ever done work before and someone else took credit?
(5) / Look on page 12 and tell what you think is happening.
(Answer) / Any logical answer.
(Follow Up) / What would you do if someone appeared in front of you like this?
(6) / Recall what Tam seen swimming in the basket.
(Answer) / Yellow and orange fish.
(Follow Up) / Tell about a fish you have seen before.
(7) / Recall what Tam seen one morning with yellow and orange feathers.
(Answer) / Rooster.
(Follow Up) / Tell about a rooster that you have seen before.
(8) / Recall what color the horse was.
(Answer) / Yellow and orange in the sun.
(Follow Up) / Recall the color of a horse that you have seen at some time.
(9) / Recall who helped Tam husk the rice.
(Answer) / Flock of birds.
(Follow Up) / Explain how the stepmother probably felt.
(10) / Recall what Tam lost, that every woman had to try on.
(Answer) / Slipper.
(Follow Up) / Why do you think the stepmother was mat at Cam, when the shoe did not fit her.
Activities
1. / Write a paragraph of your favorite part of the story and tell why it is your favorite.
2. / Draw a picture of your favorite part and tell why it is your favorite part.
3. / Draw a picture of the fish in the basket, and write and tell who you think the fish really is.
4. / Write and tell the story in America that this is similar to.
Introductions
1. / Take in a book of Cinderella. Show the student the cover of both books. Say "Today we are going to read "Tam's Slipper'. It is a book about a Vietnam story that is about the same as our Cinderella."2. / Show the student the cover of Tam's Slipper. Ask the student if they know another story that has a slipper in it. Say "Now let's read 'Tam' Slipper' and see how much they are similar.
3. / Read page 1 and ask the student if there is another story that this is similar to. Say "Now let's read 'Tam's Slipper' and see what else is the same.
Book Title: Tam's Slipper
Author: Janet Palazzo-Craig / Illustrator: Makiko NaganoISBN: 0-8167-4000-3 / # of Text pages: 29 Book Level: 2.5
Building Oral Vocabulary
16 / celebration / 17 / rice / 21 / slipper
Prediction Questions
1 / Tell what you think is going to happen?
5 / Who do you think does all of the work?
10 / What do you think Tam will do?