Starter quiz
- Which of these adjectives best describes Yoshi at the start of the story?
- happy
- poor ✓
- rich
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- Which of these are often features of traditional tales?
- heroes and villains ✓
- rhyme
- headings
- themes ✓
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- What mode of transport does Yoshi get given when he becomes a prince?
- a donkey
- a horse and cart
- a racing car
- a carriage ✓
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- Which of these can help us to build our comprehension of a text?
- skimming and scanning ✓
- reading a text as quickly as possible
- having discussions ✓
- summarising events ✓
- ignoring unfamiliar words
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- Why do you think the spirit "smiled" at the end when Yoshi asked to return to being a "stonecutter"?
- The spirit smiled because it found Yoshi's wish silly.
- The spirit smiled because Yoshi gave it a gift to say thank you.
- The spirit smiled because it was happy that Yoshi had learned about happiness. ✓
- The spirit smiled because it was planning to trick Yoshi.
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- True or false? Yoshi became a king at the end of the story.
- True
- False ✓
Exit quiz
- What is a theme in a traditional tale?
- a summary of a story
- a big idea, topic or message that appears in a story ✓
- the reader's favourite part of a story
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- Which of these is a theme in 'Yoshi the Stonecutter'?
- wisdom
- courage
- love and family
- greed ✓
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- What is a moral?
- a piece of interesting information from a story
- a summary of a story
- a lesson that can be learnt from a story ✓
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- What is the moral of 'Yoshi the Stonecutter'?
- If you lie often, people won't believe you when you tell the truth.
- If you ask, you won't get it.
- Be grateful for the things you have. ✓
- Hard work and preparation pay off.
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- Place these events in chronological order.
- 1⇔Yoshi made a wish and was turned into a rich person.
- 2⇔Yoshi made a wish and was turned into a prince.
- 3⇔Yoshi made a wish and was turned into the Sun.
- 4⇔Yoshi made a wish and was turned into a cloud.
- 5⇔Yoshi made a wish and was turned into a rock.
- 6⇔Yoshi made a wish and was turned back into a "stonecutter".
- Which of these is a main event in 'Yoshi the Stonecutter'?
- Yoshi wore expensive clothes.
- Yoshi wished to return to being a "stonecutter". ✓
- Yoshi has a "bent" back.
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Key learning points
- Traditional tales often have a theme that is central to the story.
- The theme often leads to a moral that can teach us a lesson about something.
- Thinking about the moral can help us change something in our lives.
- When we sequence events in a story, we put them in chronological order.
- Sequencing the main events of the story helps to summarise the whole story.
Common misconception
Children may find it difficult to identify the main events in the story and they may try to include too much information.
Explain that the main events are the most important moments in the story. Without these moments, the story would not flow. Pick out some elements of the text that are minor moments and share these as non-examples.
Keywords
Theme - a big idea, topic or message that appears in a story
Moral - a lesson that can be learnt from a story or experience
Sequence - place events in order
Chronological - following the order in which a series of events happened
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