What are Fairy Tales?  According to Merriam-Webster, a fairy tale is “a story (as for children) involving fantastic forces and beings (as fairies, wizards, and goblins) – called also fairy story”.  

Spark your thinking!

1. Set up your language arts mini spark recording page: #28: Fairy Tales

2. Have you seen Beauty and the Beast? Watch this short clip from the animated movie. Record 4 characters from the clip and explain how they are magical.

3. The original Beauty and the Beast (French: La Belle et la Bête) is a traditional fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins. Read this article about this fairy tale. On your recording sheet record 5 details.

4. Please visit this Wonderopolis entry: How Old are Fairy Tales?  Read the article, and take the wonderword challenge. Record your score on your recording page.

5. Go to this website and choose 2 more fairy tales to read. Record the title and a summary of the story on your recording page.

6. Share your language arts mini spark recording page with your teacher/EY coordinator.