Pockets Full

of Projects

4Grades 1–3

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THEME POCKETS

castle

flagturret

knight

dragon

lair

horse

forest

path

drawbridge

tower

moat

parapet

lance

shield

armorknight

moat

lance

I am a bad character in

this story because...

VillainHero/Heroine

I am a good character in

this story because...

Hansel and Gretel

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E-book

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Authors: Michelle Barnett Caitlin Rabanera Ann Switzer Editors: Marilyn Evans Jill NorrisCopy Editor: Laurie Westrich Illustrator: Jo Larsen Designer: Cheryl Puckett Desktop: John D. Williams

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Fairy Tale Fantasy

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Hansel and Gretel by James Marshall; Scholastic, 1990.Hansel and Gretel/The Witch’s Story by Sheila Black; Ariel Books, 1991.Rumpelstiltskin by Paul Galdone; Houghton Mifflin, 1990.Rumpelstiltskin by Paul O. Zelinsky (Illustrator); E.P. Dutton, 1986.Sleeping Beauty by Brothers Grimm, Trina Schart Hyman (Editor); Little, Brown, 1983.Sleeping Beauty by Lisa Ann Marsoli; Penguin Books USA, 1993.

Fairy Tale Fantasy

Book Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pages 2 and 3

These pages show and tell what is in each pocket.

Cover Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 4

Pocket Projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pages 5–22

Step-by-step directions and patterns for the activities that go in each pocket are included.

Pocket Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . pages 23 and 24

Open-Ended Forms . . . . . . . . pages 25 and 26

Use these to aid in critical evaluation of any fairy tale.

Picture Dictionary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 27

Use the picture dictionary to introduce new vocabulary and as a spelling reference. Students can add new pictures, labels, and descriptive adjectives to the page as their vocabulary increases.

Writing Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 28

Use this form for story writing or as a place to record additional vocabulary words.

Explore the fairy tale genre with art, written language, and critical-thinking activities in this four-pocket book. The fairy tales focused on are Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel,

Sleeping Beauty, and Rumpelstiltskin.

Fairy TaleFantasy

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FAIRY TALE FANTASY WRITING FORM

Name: _________________________________________

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castle

flagturret

knight

dragon

lair

horse

forest

path

drawbridge

tower

moat

parapet

lance

shield

armor

FAIRY TALE FANTASY PICTURE DICTIONARY

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FAIRY TALE FANTASY • BOOK OVERVIEW

POCKET 1

It’s a Pumpkin

It’s a Coach pages 5 and 6

After reading several versions of Cinderella, students will create a charming cut-paper coach.

My Fantastic Fantasy Vehicle page 7

Students write about their own fantasy vehicle.

Cinderella

POCKET 2

Candy House pages 8 and 9

As a follow-up to the tale of Hansel and Gretel, color, cut, and paste to make the witch’s candy house.

Two Sides to the Story pages 10 and 11

After hearing the story from Hansel and Gretel’s and the witch’s viewpoint, students complete a Venn diagram to report the two points of view.

Giant Witch pages 12–15

Witches are, indeed, larger than life. This cut-and-paste witch is no exception!

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FAIRY TALE FANTASY • POCKET 1My Fantastic Fantasy VehicleCinderella’s Fairy Godmother whisked her off to the ball in a handsome coach magically

created from a pumpkin. Tell about the fantastic fantasy vehicle you would make from

something found in the garden.I would make my fantastic fantasy vehicle from a _______________________________.

I would use these magic words to create my vehicle: ____________________________

______________________________________________________________________

Tell about what your fantastic fantasy vehicle would look like.______________________

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

Draw your vehicle.

Hansel and Gretel

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FAIRY TALE FANTASY • BOOK OVERVIEW

POCKET 3

Prince in Shining

Armor Puppet page 16

Sleeping Beauty Puppet page 17

Before putting these paper mitt puppets in the pocket, use them to reenact Sleeping Beauty’s rescue.

Sleeping Beauty

Rumpelstiltskin

Who married the miller's daughter? ALL POCKETS

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FAIRY TALE FANTASY • ALL POCKETS

Name

What Makes a

Fairy Tale?I read this fairy tale: ________________________________________________________

There are some common characteristics that can be found in most fairy tales.Put an X in the box beside each characteristic that you found in the fairy tale you read.

Write examples from your story to show three of the fairy tale characteristics that you marked.

The evil characters cast spells that can only be broken by true love or kindness.

There are royal characters.

Things happen in threes.

There are almost never fairies.

There is a problem that the good characters must overcome.

They may end with “Happily ever after.”

They happen in the past.

They begin with “Once upon a time...” or “Long ago.”

They occur in distant, faraway places.

There is a good and an evil character.

The characters may have uncommon names.

Magical events occur.Use the writing forms on pages 25 and 26 to help students think critically about the fairy tales studied. Use one or both in each pocket.

POCKET 4

Rumpelstiltskin

Flip Book pages 18 and 19

This fl ip book asks questions about the story and answers them with pictures.

Castle Writing Folder pages 20–22

These castle doors open to reveal students’ stories, written from the suggestions provided.