Students then write their own story on how it feels to be a fairy tale character. Students role play their character for the class. Students re-write a fairy tale, changing the ending. In groups, students role play the changed ending to their fairy tale. The students explore fairy tales through shared , guided and independent reading and listen to fairy tales on tape.
Students choose a fairy tale to read aloud.
After practice, read it to a group, with expression. Over the term create a list of fairy tales and a list of features of fairy tales . See Narrative Features of Fairy Tales . Retell the story of Cinderella from the slipper's point of view. Students discuss and brainstorm what Cinderella and Humpty Dumpty might say if they met.