Fairy Tale Ball! 

Every May I have a Fairy Tale Ball in my classroom. Each student decides which fairy tale they want to take through the writing process and publish to read to the parents. They also get to dress up as a character in their story, whether it be Cinderella, Prince Charming, Puss in Boots, The Fairy Godmother or whatever. I try and encourage them to pick a character or costume that they have in their wardrobe at home so mom and dad do not have to go out and buy a new one!  At the Fairy Tale Ball, each student brings a special food that goes along with their Fairy Tale. For example if they are writing Snow White, then they would bring apple cookies, or apple slices. If they are writing Goldilocks and the Three Bears, then they would bring oatmeal cookies. If they are writing The Snow Queen, they can bring Iced Cookies. Get the idea? I also have one of my parents make us a 3-D Castle Cake to eat. 

Castle Cake for Fairy Tale Ball 

The students retell their fairy tale during writer's workshop and go through the whole writing process. This may seem like a complicated deal, but by now in May, the students know how to do each step of the writing process. They practically do it on their own! It's so magical to watch them go from Brainstorming all the way to Publishing in a matter of about 4 weeks. Here's a sneak peak at my fairy tale writing templates: 

Fairy Tale Cover Page

Fairy Tale Brainstorming Page

Fairy Tale Sequence of Events 

Fairy Tale First Draft 

Fairy Tale Student Conference

There are many more...
Proofreading
Teacher Conference
Editing and Revision
Final Draft
Title Page
Dedication Page
Author's Bio
Compliment Page
If you would like to see the whole Fairy Packet click here. 
Fairy Tale Writing Unit



Here are some pics from the students dressed up as their character: 

                                                                     
                                             Puss in Boots

                                         Hansel and Gretal

Peter Pan

                                             Cinderella

                                           Puss in Boots

                                       The Snow Queen

We had such a great time! After the students all read their fairy tales, the parents each wrote them a compliment at the back of their story. If they got to read their fairy tale 5 times, then they received 5 compliments! This will surely end your school year on a magical note so you can live Happily Ever After! 

Love,

Kara 

                      Graphics Courtesy of:

                            Scrappin Doodles