Fairy Tales

During the month of March we learn all about Fairy Tales.  We read different versions of classic tales and compare and contrast them.  We discuss the story elements in fairy tales such as the characters, setting, problem and solution.  We also spend a great deal of time retelling the stories in sequential order.  We learn that a good retelling includes the use of character voices and important story language from the book.  Fairy tales provide innumerable ways to retell.  Throughout the month children will use a variety of tools and props to retell.  Some of these include: puppets, masks, felt pieces, characters on the Smart Board, and reader's theater.  Below are some pictures of the children practicing their retelling skills.  We took turns being the "actors" and the "audience."  There are also a few pictures of the other activities from the morning.  We searched for words that end in -ig in a word search, wrote a letter to the wolf from the 3 Little Pigs, and measured the characters from Goldilocks and the 3 Bears with nonstandard tools.