Teacher Guides
“Teachers appreciate the opportunity to use stories from our own country together with modern, well-researched teaching strategies. In this way Afghan children not only learn the literacy skills they need but also become familiar with these classic stories, think about them and learn from them. Teachers found the guides easy to use and particularly appreciated the evaluation charts provided in each, allowing them an easy way to evaluate their children’s progress.” — Palwasha Salam, Director of Education, KOR-Hoopoe, Afghanistan
We provide self-explanatory, step-by-step, Teacher Guides for each title, with lesson plans clearly laid out for six days, but flexible enough to allow for different class times. While culturally sensitive, these enable teachers to use the latest skills and strategies for literacy and high-level thinking skills, including critical and analogical thought, and social-emotional development.
The activities in each guide include:
READING THE AFGHAN TRADITIONAL TEACHING-STORY
Read-aloud reading activities designed to enhance:
- Oral language through questions and discussion
- Higher-level thinking skills, including the ability to generate analogies
- Story comprehension through repetition
- Making the story your own, providing learning that lasts
- Social-emotional development
RESPONDING TO THE STORY
- Reading, writing, listening, speaking
- Activities designed around these strategies and skills
- Personal response, including discussion
- Drawing and retelling
- Building reading and writing skills
- Developing reading vocabulary
- Identifying word patterns
- Thinking skills, including the ability to generate analogies
ASSESSMENT CHARTS
- To determine and evaluate individual student and classroom progress
BUILDING HOME/SCHOOL COMMUNICATION
- Children sharing Hoopoe stories with their family and community
- Children collecting stories from their family and community
Download Teacher Guides in Dari, Pashto and English
Grade1
Book 1
The Farmer’s Wife
Download Dari
Grade1
Book 2
The Lion Who Saw Himself in the Water
Download Dari
Grade2
Book 1
The Silly Chicken
Download Dari
Grade2
Book 2
The Clever Boy and the Terrible Dangerous Animal
Download Dari
Grade3
Book 1
The Old Woman and the Eagle
Download Dari
Grade3
Book 2
The Boy Without a Name
Download Dari
Grade4
Book 1
The Man and the Fox
Download Dari
Grade4
Book 2
Neem the Half-Boy
Download Dari
Grade5
Book 1
Fatima the Spinner and the Tent
Download Dari
Grade5
Book 2
The Stranger’s Farewell
Download Dari
Grade 6
Book 1
The Magic Horse
Download Dari
Grade 6
Book 2
The Wisdom of Ahmad Shah
Download Dari
Grade1
Book 1
The Farmer’s Wife
Download Pashto
Grade 1
Book 2
The Lion Who Saw Himself in the Water
Download Pashto
Grade 2
Book 1
The Silly Chicken
Download Pashto
Grade 2
Book 2
The Clever Boy and the Terrible Dangerous Animal
Download Pashto
Grade 3
Book 1
The Old Woman and the Eagle
Download Pashto
Grade 3
Book 2
The Boy Without a Name
Download Pashto
Grade 4
Book 1
The Man and the Fox
Download Pashto
Grade 4
Book 2
Neem the Half-Boy
Download Pashto
Grade 5
Book 1
Fatima the Spinner and the Tent
Download Pashto
Grade 5
Book 2
The Stranger’s Farewell
Download Pashto
Grade 6
Book 1
The Magic Horse
Download Pashto
Grade 6
Book 2
The Wisdom of Ahmad Shah
Download Pashto
Grade 1
Book 1
The Farmer’s Wife
Download English
Grade 1
Book 2
The Lion Who Saw Himself in the Water
Download English
Grade 2
Book 1
The Silly Chicken
Download English
Grade 2
Book 2
The Clever Boy and the Terrible Dangerous Animal
Download English
Grade 3
Book 1
The Old Woman and the Eagle
Download English
Grade 3
Book 2
The Boy Without a Name
Download English
Grade 4
Book 1
The Man and the Fox
Download English
Grade 4
Book 2
Neem the Half-Boy
Download English
Grade 5
Book 1
Fatima the Spinner and the Tent
Download English
Grade 5
Book 2
The Stranger’s Farewell
Download English
Grade 6
Book 1
The Magic Horse
Download English
Grade 6
Book 2
The Wisdom of Ahmad Shah
Download English