Stories and deeper meanings
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can retell and explain stories with a hidden meaning, like the Story of the Boy Who Cried Wolf.
Key learning points
- People often learn lessons through hearing stories.
- Many stories may have deeper meanings.
- An example of a story with a deeper meaning is the Story of the Boy Who Cried Wolf.
Keywords
Fable - a story that teaches a lesson
Deeper meaning - a hidden message that includes a teaching
Common misconception
Stories are just told for fun.
Many stories have a deeper meaning that contains a message about life.
Teacher tip
Re-tell meaningful stories using a space set aside for reflection, such as an outdoor story circle or an indoor quiet/reflective space.
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Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What is a parable?
Q2.Where would you find Jesus' parables?
Q3.Match these holy books to the correct places of worship for each religion.
church
synagogue
mosque
Q4.A __________ is an agreement to do or not to do something.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What is a fable?
Q2.Match the sentence beginnings below about the story of ‘The Ant and the Grasshopper’ to the correct sentence endings.
sang songs and played music instead of working.
worked hard to store food for the winter.
the grasshopper was hungry.
Q3.Put these parts of the story of 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf' in the correct order.
Q4.What is the deeper meaning of the story of 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf'?
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The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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