1001 Arabian Nights - Ali Baba and Aladdin

Topics Year 4/5
This unit is part of Early Islamic Civilisation - NEW LOOK Scheherazade

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Objectives

English

Listen to and discuss a wide range of fiction; Increase familiarity with a wide range of books including myths and legends and retell some of these orally.

Lesson Planning

Get ready to write your own Arabian Nights story by investigating the themes and structures of the original ‘1001 Arabian Nights’ stories.

Teaching Outcomes:

To identify themes and structures within traditional fiction.

Children will:

Become familiar with the ‘Ali Baba’ and ‘Aladdin’ stories.
Discuss the themes within and structure of the stories.

Planning

Provided Resources

Teacher checklist for common themes in ‘1001 Nights’ stories

Unit Resources

You Will Need

Tales from the Thousand and One Nights (Arabian Nights) by William Harvey
1001 Arabian Nights Complete

Weblinks

Ali Baba animated tale from Hamilton player (you may need to copy and paste this link) – navigate the tale using the stars in the top corners;
Ali Baba animated tale for Mac, iOS and PC from Hamilton player
Ali Baba audio story from candlelightstories.com
Animated Fairy Tales: Aladdin -YouTube clip