- Year 4
Engaging with 'Hansel and Gretel'
I can summarise the fairytale of 'Hansel and Gretel'.
- Year 4
Engaging with 'Hansel and Gretel'
I can summarise the fairytale of 'Hansel and Gretel'.
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Key learning points
- We can form judgements about characters and learn morals based on the actions and events in the story.
- The story of 'Hansel and Gretel' is an example of how good triumphs over evil in fairytales.
- 'Hansel and Gretel' contains many of the features of fairytales.
Keywords
Characteristics - features or qualities belonging to a person, place or thing
Judgements - drawing sensible conclusions
Moral - a lesson that can be learnt from a story or experience
Common misconception
Children might think that characters in fairytales are always either good or evil.
Some characters are more complex to understand and can show a range of characteristics which offers a great opportunity for debate.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.In the fairytale 'Hansel and Gretel', what job did Hansel and Gretel's father do?
Q2.At the start of the fairytale 'Hansel and Gretel', who do Hansel and Gretel live with?
Q3.In the fairytale 'Hansel and Gretel', whose idea was it to leave Hansel and Gretel alone in the forest?
Q4.Starting with the first, order these events from the first half of the story 'Hansel and Gretel'.
Q5.How did Hansel and Gretel’s parents feel when they found their way back home?
Q6.Match the keywords to the correct definition.
a children’s story about magical and imaginary things
the tradition of sharing stories orally
distinctive characteristics that belong to something
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.In the story 'Hansel and Gretel', why did Hansel's plan to leave a trail of "breadcrumbs" not work?
Q2.In the story 'Hansel and Gretel', how did the witch trick Hansel and Gretel to make them come inside her house?
Q3.Match the fairytale feature to the example from 'Hansel and Gretel'.
the witch
an edible house
innocent Hansel and Gretel vs the evil stepmother and witch
Hansel and Gretel find their way home to their father
Q4.Match the keyword to the correct definition.
features or qualities belonging to a person, place or thing
drawing sensible conclusions
a lesson that can be learnt from a story or experience