Fantasy and Reality for Grade 2

1. Lesson Plan in English II (Reading)
I. Learning Objectives
a. Distinguish whether an action or event is a realistic or fanciful.
b. Tell whether an action or event is a realistic or fanciful.
c. Use wise judgment at all times.
II. Subject Matter
Evaluating Ideas: Telling Whether an Action or Events is a Reality or Fantasy
References: World of Reading 2 p. 2-7
Materials: Chart for exercises and stories, related pictures, strips from the story.
Value Focus: Using wise judgment at all times
III. Procedure
A. Preparatory Activities
1. Motivation
Show a poster of “Spiderman.”
Ask: Have you seen the movie entitled Spiderman?
What are the marvelous actions of Spiderman that you liked best in the movie?
(Teacher will write down on the board all the ideas from children about Spiderman)
Children, do you think the idea of Spiderman as Superhero character a
reality or fantasy?
2. Unlocking Difficulties
complaintsausage
vanished woodcutter
kingdom

2. 1. A king rules over a _______.
2. Danny’s _______ is his long hours of work.
3. The _______ cuts wood in the forest.
4. My brother likes to eat _______ for breakfast
5. The sausage _______ and could be seen no more.
B. Development of Lesson
1. Presentation
 Teacher will read the story entitled “Three Wishes”
“Three Wishes”
Once a poor woodcutter and his wife lived in a little cottage in a big forest. One day, the
woodcutter said to himself, “My wife and I are so poor and hungry. We work hard and get so
little in return.”
Just then a fairy appeared. “I heard what you said. I will help you. Your next three wishes
shall be granted.” Then the fairy disappeared.
The woodcutter hurried home and told his wife what had happened. “We could ask for
riches or a beautiful house,” said the man. “Or a whole kingdom or pearls and diamonds,” said
his wife.
They could not decide what to wish for. Finally, the man looked at the crust of bread on
his plate. “I wish i had a big sausage,” he said and a great sausage fell upon the table. “You have
been foolish,” said his wife. “One of the wishes has now been granted and we just have a big
sausage.”
“But we do have the two wishes left,” said the man. “We can still wish for the riches and
the kingdom.”
“It’s your fault that we can’t ask for even more. It’s all your fault for being so foolish!”
“I’m tired of your complaints,” said the man. “I wish that sausage would hung from
you’re the end of your nose.”
The next minute, the sausage was hanging from the woman’s nose. She rally complained
now.
‘We can still ask for riches,” said the man.

3. “What can we do with riches? I have a sausage hanging from my nose and it’s all you
fault!”
Finally, the woodcutter said, “I wish the sausage weren’t here at all.”
The sausage vanished. The woodcutter and his wife had used up their three wishes. They
had no riches, no kingdom, no pearls, or diamonds, nor even a sausage!
2. Analysis and Discussion
1. Did the woodcutter think very well about the things he wished for? Why do you think so?
2. Do you think the three wishes were wasted? Why?
3. Is the story of the woodcutter real or make-believe? Why?
4. If you were the woodcutter, what would you have wished for? Why?
5. What is the message of the story?
Now, let us distinguish what are the reality and fantasy in the story.
Remember:
A realistic story
- Tells about something that can really happen.
A fanciful story
- Is a make believe story that could never happen in real life. It is strange and magical.
Examples:
1. A woodcutter’s wife had a sausage hanging from her nose.
2. The president rode in a big black car.
 Which sentence shows that the event can happen in real life? Which sentence
shows that the event is a make believe?
Exercise I
Go through the following sentences and tell whether they are realistic or fanciful
_____1. A woodcutter cuts wood in the forest.
_____2. A fairy appeared and granted the woodcutter’s three wishes.
_____3. The woodcutter hurried home to his wife.

4. _____4. A big sausage fell upon the table.
_____5. The woodcutter and his wife used up their three wished and never gained anything from
them.
Creating Organizer
Construct a T- graph on the board to list and establish the reality and fantasy thing.
Present this poem for reinforcement.
Class, now we will read the poem entitled, “Play” and tell whether it is realistic or
fanciful. Be able to tell why you think so.
Play
By Frank Asch
“Come play with me,” said the sun.
“Come play with me,” said the earth.
“Come play with me,” said the sky.
“What shall we play?” said I.
“Let’s fly a kite,” said the sun.
“Stand on me,” said the earth.
“I’ll bring the wind,” said the sky.
“I’ll bring the string,” said I.
Reality Fantasy
1. A woodcutter cuts wood
in the forest.
2. The woodcutter hurried
home to his wife.
Other Examples:
3. Cat is an animal.
4. John talking to his pet.
1. A big sausage fell upon the
table.
2. A fairy appeared and granted
the woodcutter’s three wishes.
Other Examples:
3. Cat preparing a coffee.
4. Cat talking to John.

5. Exercise II
1. Do you think the sun, the earth, and the sky could really speak to the child?
2. Can you cite sentences in the poem that show fanciful ideas? Which ones are they?
3. Are there any lines in the poem that show ideas that can happen in real life? If there
are, which ones are they?
3. Generalization
Ask: When do we say an action or event is real?
When do we say it’s just a fantasy?
C. Post Activity
1. Application
Identifying Reality and Fantasy. Prepare R and F cards and distribute it to the children.
Say: I will read each sentence. Raise R card if the event or action is Reality and raise
letter F if the action is Fantasy.
1. Blankets should be cleaned after use.
2. Through the Internet, people can play games with each other. They can do much
more.
3. When the man hit the pot, diamonds came out.
4. A woodcutter cuts wood in the forest.
5. Computers can cook our food.
2. Enrichment Activity
Group Work
Divide the pupils into 3 groups and give them a copy of a comic strip or a picture. Have
them distinguish realities and fanciful things about it.
Pictures:

6. Comic Strips:
3. Values Integration
As children, you must learn how to use good judgment on things whether they are
reality or fantasy. We should learn how to judge things/materials that we are reading if
they are true or not.
IV. Evaluation
Direction: Read each sentence. Write R if the sentence tells about Reality and F if it is
Fanciful. Write your answer only.
_____1. Ana kissed the hands of her father and mother as she entered the house.
_____2. The giant lifted Mt. Makiling in one sweep of his hand.
_____3. Elfin’s computer cries.
_____4. It is fun to cook barbecue outdoors.
_____5. Aminah raised her hand and she was called on to recite.
V. Assignment
Direction: Read each sentence carefully and cross-out the words that make the sentence
fantasy.
1. She cried so much that her tears formed a river.
2. Raul met a monster in the woods.
3. The purple cow gave more milk than the white cow.
4. Superman flies above the clouds.
5. Jade rubbed his ring and a genie appeared.