Two beautiful sistersone vain, the other kindcompete for the kings. Mufaros beautiful daughters by john steptoe lothrop themes. He summons all the daughters of the land to choose a wife. Some of the worksheets displayed are mufaros beautiful daughters, teacher resource guide mufaros beautiful daughters, mufaros beautiful daughters, 10076 mufaros beautiful daughters, mufaros beautiful daughters big book mulberry big book, mufaros beautiful daughters, cinderella stories a multicultural unit, african american voices lesson plans. Read the story mufaros beautiful daughter by john steptoe to your class, then have them identify story events that support a given theme. Resources resources home early years prek and kindergarten primary elementary middle school secondary high school whole school special. This cinderella stories mufaros beautifu l daughters lesson plan is suitable for kindergarten 2nd grade. Mufaros beautiful daughters, john steptoe, is an african cinderella story. Dallas childrens theaters production of john steptoes. This caldecott medalwinning african tale evokes the cinderella story, as well as the traditional theme of good triumphing over evil. In the lush country of zimbabwe a king is looking for a wife. Mufaros beautiful daughters by john steptoe synopsis.
Mufaros beautiful daughters lesson plans and teaching resources mufaros beautiful daughters scroll down on the page for crosscurricular lesson ideas. Both are beautiful, but one is selfish and badtempered and the other is kind. Mufaros beautiful daughters vocabulary list ignored millet yams bountiful proclaim silhouetted commotion destination transfixed hysterically preparations piercing. Mufaro s beautiful daughters weston woods studios, 1988 gradeinterest level. Students will be able to identify that mufaro s beautiful daughters takes place in africa. Folktales are also often used to teach a moral or lesson to children. Planning from the national strategies website 3 weeks planning to inspire year 4. Have used it with both 2nd grade and 3rd grade classes this week and it is really good. Mufaro has two beautiful daughters, manyara and nyasha.
When the great king decides to take a wife and invites the most worthy and beautiful daughters in the land to appear before him, mufaro brings both of his. Mufaros beautiful daughters was adapted for the stage by karen abbott. The lesson includes a worksheet for students to complete as an assessment at the end of the lesson or as a guide during the lesson, learni. Both girls have physical beauty but only one has the inner. See more ideas about african art projects, safari party and jungle theme classroom. Mufaro has two daughters, the badtempered manyara and the loving nyasha, who must pass a series of tests in order for one of them to be considered a beautiful.
Mufaros beautiful daughters lesson plan and activities woo. Mufaros beautiful daughters by john steptoe, lothrop, lee and shepard books, new york, 1987 isbn 0 688 040454 11x17 sheet of construction paper for each student glue, crayons, markers. Tell students that the covers show mufaro s two daughters. Mufaro s beautiful daughters by john steptoe readaloud duration. A folktale is a story handed down from one generation to another by word of mouth.
Mufaro moofaroh means happy man in the shona language mufaro lives in a small african village with his two beautiful daughters manyara and nyasha. Mufaro lives with his two beautiful daughters in a small african village. Inspired by a traditional african folktale, this is the story of mufaro, who is proud of his two beautiful daughters. Mufaros beautiful daughters by john steptoe scholastic. A lesson plan book for mufaros beautiful daughters by. This is a detailed lesson plan to go along with mufaro s beautiful daughters. Reading is fundamental this printable and interactive crisscross puzzle aligns with mufaro s beautiful daughters by john steptoe. This web site hosts a wealth of lesson plans for teaching about africa to early. The book mufaro s beautiful daughters by john steptoe, computer, white board, markers, paper, pencils 1. Brillant fullcolor pen and ink watercolor paintings illustrate the cinderella tale. Mufaros beautiful daughters lesson plan and activities mufaro s beautiful daughters is an african folktale from zimbabwe, a country in africa.
Manyara sees herself as beautiful and treats others in a selfish and selfcentered way. They read boundless grace by mary hoffman and complete a worksheet in which they list examples of. Whenever her fathers back was turned shed tease her sister. Manyara is illtempered and selfcentered, while her sister nyasha is her opposite in many ways. The book mufaros beautiful daughters by john steptoe, computer, white board, markers, paper, pencils 1. In this cinderella lesson, students listen to the story, mufaro s beautiful daughters, in order to compare it to the original cinderella story and to increase their understanding of story structure. Kindness just because students analyze acts of kindness and selfishness, place events of the story in their proper sequence, describe the setting, and trace a route on a map that shows rivers and mountains. This product does not include the story mufaro s beautiful daughters by john steptoe. Activity tray plans planning webs activity planning and continuous provision ideas maths mastery eyfs adult input plans lesson plan and enhancement ideas continuous. Mufaros beautiful daughters luther burbank center for. Mufaro had two very beautiful daughters who lived with him.
A man named mufaro lived in this village with his two daughters, who were called manyara and nyasha. Students will be able to identify that mufaros beautiful daughters takes place in africa. Mufaros beautiful daughters is an example of a marchen. Mufaros beautiful daughters childrens lit classics. Although mufaro is proud of both of his daughters, they are very different.
Mufaros beautiful daughters is an african folktale. An african villager hears of the summons and decides to send his two daughters, manyara and nyasha. Cinderella the blue fish, mufaro s beautiful daughters and cinderlad and the glass hill. Multicultural lesson plans table of contents storytelling arts of mufaro s beautiful daughters by john. Two beautiful sistersone vain, the other kindcompete for the kings attention when he announces he is looking for a wife. Mufaros beautiful daughters teaching resources tes. An african tale from the book by john steptoe adapted for the stage by karen abbott synopsis one act 1 hour in a small village in africa, there lives a man named mufaro. Ask students to note how beauty is treated in this story. Mufaros beautiful daughters lesson plan and activities mufaros beautiful daughters is an african folktale from zimbabwe, a country in africa. Worksheets are mufaros beautiful daughters, teacher resource guide mufaros beautiful daughters, mufaros beautiful daughters, 10076 mufaros beautiful daughters, mufaros beautiful daughters big book mulberry big book, mufaros beautiful daughters, cinderella stories a multicultural unit, african american voices lesson plans. Explain that the book students will read is titled mufaro s beautiful daughters. Mufaros beautiful daughters is the story of a king who is looking for a wife.
The king tests the daughters without their knowledge to. Mufaro s beautiful daughters by john steptoe, lothrop, lee and shepard books, new york, 1987isbn 0 688 040454 11x17 sheet of construction paper for each student. The compare and contrast strategy lesson using cinderella stories includes. The first daughter, manyara, is badtempered and very selfish. Mufaros beautiful daughters literature guide learning to give.
Explain that the book students will read is titled mufaros beautiful daughters. Mufaros beautiful daughters by john steptoe lesson plan and activities. Description mufaro lives with his two beautiful daughters in a small african village. Use these comprehension questions and other printables for the fiction story called mufaro s beautiful daughters by john steptoe. Nyasha is kind and considerate, but everyoneexcept mufaro knows that manyara is selfish and badtempered. When the king announces that he is looking for a wife, both of mufaro s daughters undertake a journey to his city for the chance to be chosen.
Mufaro has two daughters, the badtempered manyara and the loving nyasha, who must pass a series of tests in order for one of them to be considered a beautiful and worthy wife for the great king. Discuss what a folktale is, and have students share any folktale stories they have heard at home or in class. Mufaros beautiful daughters lesson plan and activities. Mufaros beautiful daughters lesson plan and activities use our special click to print button to send only the image to your printer. Mufaros beautiful daughters by john steptoe lesson plan and. Mufaros beautiful daughters by john steptoe a long time ago, in a certain place in africa, a small village lay across a river and half a days journey from a city where a great king lived. Mufaros beautiful daughters lesson plan scholastic. Lesson plan planning from the national strategies website 3 weeks planning to inspire year 4 boys to write. Mufaro s beautiful daughters mufaro s beautiful daughters mufaro s beautiful daughters mufaro s beautiful daughters mufaro s beautiful daughters mufaro s beautiful daughters.
Ask students to study the illustrations and then comment on the girls. Daily lesson planning tool mufaros beautiful daughters. Choose from activities and discussion questions to build childrens. Displaying all worksheets related to mufaros beautiful. Lesson plans 6 dallas hildrens theaters production of john steptoes mufaro sbeautiful daughters an african tale adapted for the stage by karen abbot music and lyrics by sankh rasa thursday, march 23, 2017 9. It is the tale of two very different daughters who learn the ills of pride, selfishness, and fierce competitiveness. This is a lesson plan prepared by teacherlink that might also prove to be helpful to teachers and another lesson plan especially created by scholastic. Daily lesson planning tool mufaros beautiful daughters extension day 2 teacher reading2kienle coursegrade whole group date of lesson november 21, 2014 block specific sol sol 2. Resource plot outlines of cinderella and 3 variants.
Mufaros beautiful daughters a long time ago in a small village half a days journey from where a great king lived, lived a man named mufaro and his two beautiful daughters, manyara and nyasha. Manyara mahnyarah means ashamed in the shona language manyara lives in a small african village with her father mufaro and sister. Manyara, an illtempered girl, is jealous of nyasha and vows to be queen and have nyasha as her. When the king announces hes seeking a wife, manyaras selfishness comes. Mufaro s beautiful daughters lesson plans and teaching resources mufaro s beautiful daughters scroll down on the page for crosscurricular lesson ideas. Cinderella stories mufaros beautiful daughters lesson. A lesson plan book for mufaro s beautiful daughters by john steptoe. Tell the students that they are going to hear a folktale from zimbabwe. Fill out the form to download the compare and contrast strategy lesson now. Mufaros beautiful daughters is a cinderella story from africa in which kindness, generosity. This is the tale of mufaro s two daughters, two beautiful girls who react in different ways to the kings search for a wife one is mean and selfish, the other kind and dignified. The lesson addresses the point of view and characterization of the two sisters.
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