The Story of Paul Bunyan
Lesson Overview: This comprehensive second-grade lesson plan integrates theater arts with language arts through the story of Paul Bunyan, using creative movement and dramatic play to teach the characteristics of tall tales and story elements. Through carefully structured learning activities, students explore exaggeration techniques using their voices, bodies, and imagination, transitioning from everyday movements to larger-than-life expressions that characterize tall tales. The teacher and teaching artist develop instructional techniques that foster student participation and engagement.
