About this book
Grade Level Equivalent: 3.2
Lexile Measure: 290L
Guided Reading Level: L
Age: Age 5, Age 6, Age 7
Genre: Folktales
Subject: African
Shared Writing
CREATE A SPECIAL NAME
Encourage children to recall each son's name and his special talent. Then invite children to create names for themselves that reflect a talent they have.
- Have children make a name tag by writing the letters for the sounds they know in the name. They can draw a picture or a design to illustrate the name.
- Children can wear their name tags around their necks, displaying their talents just as the designs on Anansi's sons show their skills.
- Subjects:Literature, Plot, Character and Setting, Story Elements, Literature, Early Writing, Literary Response, Early Writing, Individuality, Pride
- Skills:Plot, Character and Setting, Writing
