Seven ways

to be smart

Get your facts right!

What does it all mean?

Use it or lose it!

Breakdown

Creating new things

Judge and Jury

I enjoy reading, writing & speaking

List all the fairy tales that you know.

List all the words you can think of that are synonyms for ‘mean’ and ‘kind’.

Create a crossword about fairy tale characters and events.

Design a list of questions that you would like to ask a fairy tale character of your choice.

Imagine you overheard a conversation between 2 fairy tale characters. Record the conversation.

Write a letter to a fairy tale character telling them what you thought about their behaviour.

I enjoy working with numbers & science

Classify all the fairy tales that you know.

Create a fairy tale and character matching activity.

Create a set of questions about fairy tales and fairy tale characters that can be used on the TV show ‘It’s Academic’.

Construct a graph to show S1P’s favourite fairy tales.

Use BAR to improve an item of your choice from any fairy tale. Draw and label the improved item.

Prepare a list of criteria to judge fairy tales.

I enjoy painting  drawing & visualising

Choose a fairy tale character and draw them. Create a list of adjectives that describe the character.

Retell a fairy tale using pictures.

Create a story map of your favourite fairy tale OR make a puzzle of a fairy tale character.

Make a venn diagram and compare 2 fairy tales.

Design a poster recommending a great fairy tale to a new migrant.

I enjoy doing

hands-on activities

Retell a fairy tale to the class using puppets.

Design a board game about a fairy tale of your choice.

Create a slide show of your favourite fairy tale.

Prepare a list of criteria to assess the slide shows.

I enjoy making

 & listening to music

Find some music that matches a fairy tale or a scene from a fairy tale.

Write a rap about a fairy tale character.

Write a jingle for Cinderella’s glass slipper; the giant’s golden goose OR the three bears’ porridge.

Prepare a list of criteria to assess the jingles.

I enjoy working with others

Choose a fairy tale book and read it to the class. Use your voice effectively to entertain your audience.

Prepare a survey and interview  friends, family or others about fairy tales OR choose a classmate to HOT SEAT a fairy tale character.

Retell a fairy tale but change the roles of the ‘villain’ and the ‘hero’.

You are defending the giant from ‘Jack and the beanstalk’. Convince the class he was innocent and that Jack should be jailed.

I enjoy working by myself

Retell a favourite fairy tale onto tape or computer.

Explain which fairy tale character you would like to be and give 3 reasons why.

If you were the wolf, what plan would you devise to catch Little Red Riding Hood?

Write a sequel to a fairy tale of your choice.