Fairy Tales in the Classroom


Choose a fairy tale,
and write it as a radio script.
Will you need sound effects?

Work with a partner or in a small group to make up a "Fairy Tale Quiz".

Choose a fairy tale that you are familiar with. How would you change it to create another version? Will the names change? Will the setting (where and when it takes place) change? Write your retelling of the story.

Do you like science fiction? Do you know a story in which the characters travel to a different time? What if you were caught in a time warp and found yourself back in time inside a fairy tale?

  • Will you be the hero or the villain?
  • Will there be a death, a wedding, a battle, or a fair?
  • Will you be transformed into something else?
  • Will there be three tests you have to past?
  • Will there be a king who is sad, or greedy, or all-powerful?
  • Will there be a sorcerer, a witch, an ogre, or a fairy godmother?

    Since you will be back in time, will you be able to use anything from today's world to help you in your tale? Do you get back to the present or are you trapped in the past forever?

    Once you have decided on the answers to some of these questions, write your own story as you find yourself Trapped in Time.

Make a series of pictures that will help you tell a fairy tale. Paste them in order on a roll of shelf paper. Under each picture write a caption to explain what is happening. Pull your story through two slots in a cardboard box as you tell your story. You could also make a tape recording of your story and play it as the shelf paper rolls through the slots. You might want to record music and sound effects with your story.


Invent a new Fairy Tale!


Put on a puppet show based on
your favorite fairy tale.

Return to the Children's Literature Home Page

For questions, comments, or suggestions please email Jeanne at: abc123@powernet.net

Credits:


Thanks to the Mouse Pad for the wonderful graphics!


Thanks Jo for the wonderful animations!

This page hosted by

castleUpdated February 24, 1998