Abstract:
This creative project was limited to focusing specifically on six fairy tales: "Little Red Riding Hood", "The Three Little Pigs". "The Three Bears", "Hansel and Gretel", "The Tree, the Mask, and Hammadi", and "Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain." Spoon puppets, hand puppets, finger puppets, African masks, and dolls were made to accent the tales. A play set containing a forest, a straw house, a brick house, a stick house, and a gingerbread house was also constructed. The play set and puppets are to be manipulated by students in order for them to gain a better understanding about the various tales. Pictures are provided to show the detail and set up of the creative work. Lesson plans, ideas, and activities are included in a curriculum connection guide. These activities are aimed at connecting fairy tales across the curriculum. The guide is designed to meet the needs of the individual instructor. Finally, a paper is included which puts the creative project into perspective. The paper contains an explanation of how the materials were used to design the project, how each part of the project interrelates with one another, and final thoughts are expressed concerning presentations given to fellow colleagues and to elementary students.
