We began our Fairy Tale Unit this past Wednesday. I stumbled upon a great Friday Fun project that I wanted to use… the students would build a castle from paper towel and toilet paper rolls.
First, students built the castle.
Then they painted their structures. Next week they will begin to add more details.
I began brainstorming ideas on how to use the castles…. what if the students wrote their own fairy tales and used the castles as their setting?
First I created a story map, so the students could plan out their fairy tales. (We went over the characteristics of a fairy tale yesterday.) The setting of each fairy tale would be a castle. The students chose two or three characters, created a problem and a solution, and included magic in their story maps. Here is what some of the students created:
The next step will be for the students to write their fairy tales, a feat we will take on next week. After the fairy tales are created, students will illustrate craft stick puppets and perform their stories for the class. I can’t wait to see how this turns out!
The Friday Fun Recipe for this week was also fairy tale themed. Students made mini toad stools using half a tomato and a hard boiled egg. Adorable!
Here is the recipe:
Hi! I love this! Would it be possible to receive a copy of this? Thank you so much!!
Here is a link to my TPT store where you will find this story map as a free download. Thanks!
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fairy-Tale-Story-Map-Planner-Setting-Characters-Plot-and-More-2487922