"The Enormous Turnip" is a children"s story and play. Lessons and activities can be planned to go along with the story, and the others in the series called "The Enormous Kinder-Garden." For the turnip story, kids are first to review the previous book about watermelon. Before reading the story, the teacher could have the children ask questions and discuss what the story might be about by looking
. at a few of the pictures, but stop before the beetle (an integral part of the story) is introduced. Activities after the story could be discussed, the children could draw or create pictures of giant turnips or other enormous things, and plant turnips in the classroom "Kinder-Garden."Another idea would be to readily have a story banner and other visual aids available for the children. Those materials can be found at http://www.sparklebox.co.uk/cll/fairy/turnip.html. The site offers additional materials such as play masks, play-doh mats, and other fun activities. Keep in mind that the more fun the teacher makes the activity, the more likely the children are to remember the story.An additional website that offers online materials can be found at http://www.thevirtualvine.com/trophies.html. This site offers activity ideas such as a scavenger hunt, vocabulary cards for the story and other visual cards as well. The website also includes other children's stories, which may be beneficial for future planning.Depending on your state, it may be a good idea to check out the states guidelines and resources. Many states offer online resources for teachers with pre-made lesson plans and activities. These activities will follow the states guidelines so that the teacher will teach all of the important lessons in the story. Sometimes they offer links to previously used lesson plans by teachers in the area and suggestions on how to teach the material. With that knowledge a teacher can decide if a lesson or activity is appropriate for their classroom.More reference links: http://www.sparklebox.co.uk/cll/fairy/turnip.html http://www.thevirtualvine.com/trophies.html
