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Jack and the Beanstalk (Literature Disguised as Fun)
SKU
016343
ISBN
9798860319493
Grade K-6
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Teaching Method
Traditional
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Charlotte Mason
A methodology based on the work of a 19th century educator who maintained that children learn best from literature (Living Books), not textbooks.
Classical
A methodology based on the Latin Trivium (three stages of learning), including the grammar stage (memorization and facts), logic stage (critical thinking), and rhetoric stage (developing/defending ideas).
Unit Study
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Montessori (Discovery)
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Secular
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Christian/Religious
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Auditory
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Visual
Learns through seeing, prefers written instructions and visual materials.
Kinesthetic/Tactile (Hands-On)
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Curriculum progresses through well-defined learning objectives. Emphasizes mastery before moving to the next topic.
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Our Price
$9.95 - Introduce your students to great literature in an easy-to-read, fun format
- Full, unabridged, annotated text of Jack and the Beanstalk
- Discover art from the original publications (with speech bubbles), trivia, discussion questions, vocab words, and more
- At the end, there are even images with blank speech bubbles for your student to fill in
Description
Introduce your students to great literature with an easy-to-read annotated format that prompts laughs as well as learning. As your student reads the unabridged text of Joseph Jacobs’s Jack and the Beanstalk, they will encounter original illustrations with added speech bubbles, vocabulary words, discussion questions, trivia questions, and historical information about the story. At the end, there are even images with blank speech bubbles that your student can fill in themselves!
Publisher's Description of Jack and the Beanstalk (Literature Disguised as Fun)
This annotated version of Jack in the Beanstalk includes:
- The unabridged text of Joseph Jacobs's version
- Original illustrations with added talk bubbles
- Vocabulary words with Sniffy the Hamster
- A creative story with historical information about the story.
- Discussion questions
- Trivia questions
This edition of Jack and the Beanstalk includes Joseph Jacobs's version of the story, the most popular version. It also includes original art from earlier versions with added talk bubbles.
Also included are vocabulary words from the story with Sniffy the Hamster, a professional word smith, who has, shall we say, a way with words. Want to listen to Sniffy? His definitions are available on artk12.com/sniffy.
And let’s not forget, of course you can’t because you’ve never met him, Professor Bartholomew Higginbottom, the literary mouse, who lives in the walls of Mr. Draeger’s house and is responsible for many adventures. This one takes Mr. Draeger up the beanstalk to meet Jacks, Giants and Fairies.
Jack and the Beanstalk is close to 300 years old. The earliest printed versions date to 200 years ago. There are many versions of the story. The two most common differ in their justification or lack of it for Jack’s behavior. In Joseph Jacobs's version Jack is a trickster, a common personality in myths and fairy tales. In Andrew Lang’s version Jack is the rightful heir to all that the giant has and he takes it back.
This is Literature Disguised as Fun.
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Category Description for Literature Disguised As Fun (Grades K-12)
These are contained (include the story), inexpensive, and non-consumable literary components you can weave into your language arts for middle and high school ages. Each one can be done by a student and parent, small group or a classroom. The content is not religious unless the author mentions it as a talking point (even then, they are not biblical in nature.) It's the questions after the story that really tripped my trigger! Why do you think so-and-so responded the way he did? Why was that good or bad? What might you have done in that situation? I'm generalizing to show the higher-order thinking structure of the questions. A short biography of the author and some background to the setting introduces the mood to come. Read the story, then comes the discussion questions. You could easily make a question into an essay topic! The voice of the guides themselves is very friendly and conversational. It makes for a relaxed vibe going into some pretty dark and heavy literature. The prices vary with the length of the reading, but they all have the same pre- and post-story content. A few scattered illustrations poke fun at the topics. At the end, I quite liked reading some quotes from the author and suggestions for further reading. These feel like something you could work into a busy week when you may not get to your heavier work. Or maybe you find yourself picking one up between larger novels to discuss. The titles are some that you may not know, so have a try at something new! I would get the whole set if it were me. ~Sara
Details
| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Brand: | ArtK12 |
| Grades: | K-6 |
| ISBN: | 9798860319493 |
| Length in Inches: | 9 |
| Width in Inches: | 6 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.125 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.2 |
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