Minds On
Let’s warm up!
Don’t forget to do your safety check!
Warm Up
Warm up
Find a comfortable position and take a deep breath in through your nose for a count of four. Then, as you breathe out, make a buzzing sound like if you were a bee, or breathe out in a slow and even way. Repeat several times.
Access the next audio recording entitled “Buzzing Breath” to follow this exercise.
Buzzing Breath
Drama game
It’s time for funny faces! Be creative and make or describe a funny facial expression. It can be any kind of facial expression. Does it make you laugh? Make another funny facial expression. How many you can create?
Let’s get started
What do you notice about the characters in the following story? What happens in the story?
Action
Get ready, get set…
Let’s create a fairy tale!
In the Minds On section, we explored the fairy tale Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Fairy tales are fun stories about magical and imaginary beings and lands.
There are several elements of a fairy tale. Examine the following image to know more.
Description
An infographic about the elements of a fairy tale. Fairy tales have special beginning/ending words like "Once upon a time" and "They lived happily ever after." Fairy tales often have magic in them. Fairy tales often have royalty like princesses and princes. Fairy tales also have a lot of talking animals. In fairly tales, there is always a problem and then a solution.
A fairy tale, like other stories, includes a beginning, middle and end. There is also often a problem that the characters face in the middle of the story, and a solution at the end of the story.
Explore the following story. Does it have any of the elements of fairy tales?
Once upon a time there was a young girl named Little Red Riding Hood. She was on her way to her grandmother’s house in the forest with a basket of goodies when she saw a blonde girl running directly towards her.
“Bears!” cried the blonde girl. “There are bears after me! And they talk!”
Little Red clutched her basket and looked around nervously. She did not like bears.
The blonde girl stopped in front of her, gasping to catch her breath.
“Will you help me?” She asked. “My name is Goldilocks. You can call me Goldie.”
“I’m Little Red. I don’t know if I can help you though.”
“All I need you to do is go to the edge of the forest and check if there are any talking bears coming.”
Little Red shrugged. “I guess I have time for that,” she thought.
“Okay. Stay here.” Little Red put her basket down and walked to the edge of the forest. She looked around and didn’t find any bears. As she came back, she noticed Goldie with her hands in Little Red’s basket!
“What are you doing?” Little Red exclaimed.
Goldie looked up guiltily, with a smear of jam on her face.
“I was hungry… all I’ve had all day is some porridge.”
Little Red stomped her foot. “Those were for Granny! You need to leave now!”
Goldie shrugged, stood up, and marched off.
Little Red grabbed the basket and checked inside. There was a bite out of every treat she had baked that morning. Oh no! Now what was she going to give Granny? Oh well. She would have to take Granny out to lunch instead.
She skipped off to Granny’s house with a smile.
Access the following audio recording entitled “Goldie and Little Red” to explore this story.
Goldie and Little Red
Press ‘Answer’ to find out if the story had any fairy tale elements.
Yes, the story did! It started with “Once upon a time…” It also had talking animals. And the problem, which was Little Red having no treats for Granny, had a solution: Little Red taking Granny out to lunch.
Let’s explore the different parts of the story. Use the following fillable and printable Fairy Tale Template to help you identify the different parts of the fairy tale. You may also use your notebook or another method of your choice to record your ideas. Consider adding your work to your drama portfolio.
Share your work with a partner, if possible.
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What was the setting?
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Who are the characters?
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What happened in the beginning, middle and end of the story?
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Which fairy tale elements were used?
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Was there a problem and solution? If so, what were they?
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Press the ‘Activity’ button to access Fairy Tale Template.
Press ‘Answer’ to find out the different parts of the fairy tale.
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What was the setting? The forest |
Who are the characters? Little Red Riding Hood and Goldilocks |
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What happened in the beginning, middle and end of the story? Little Red Riding Hood met Goldilocks. Little Red Riding Hood went to check if the Bears were close by. Goldilocks ate some of Little Red Riding Hood’s treats without asking. Goldilocks ran away, and Little Red Riding Hood went to visit her grandma. |
Which fairy tale elements were used? Story started with “Once upon a time” Had talking animals (three bears) |
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Was there a problem and solution? If so, what were they? Problem: Little Red had no more treats for Granny. Solution: Little Red taking Granny out to lunch. |
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Go!
Your turn!
Time to create your own fun fairy tale. Press the following tabs to explore fairy tale ideas!
Fairy tale ideas
Once upon a time…
In a far, far away land…
They lived happily ever after…
A magic wand that only works on Tuesdays.
A magic potion that turns people into an animal.
A magic mirror that always tells two truths and a lie.
A king who only eats jelly beans.
A princess who lives alone in a giant castle.
A prince who loves to play soccer.
A bear that can only speak French.
A pig who speaks in riddles.
A goose who talks about peanut butter all the time.
Problems:
A wizard accidentally turns the king into a porcupine.
A bear is trying to hibernate but can’t sleep.
A little girl watered some magic beans and now the vines are spreading everywhere.
Solutions:
The wizard finds the antidote in the cellar.
The bear counts berries until they fall asleep.
The little girl buys giant scissors at the garden store and cuts the vines down.
Use the fairy tale ideas to create your own fairy tale. You may also create one with your own ideas.
Complete the Fairy Tale Planning Chart in your notebook or using the following fillable and printable document to create your own fairy tale. If you would like, you can use speech-to-text or audio recording tools to record your thoughts. Consider adding your work to your drama portfolio.
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Characters
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Problem and solution
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Setting
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Fairy tale elements used
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Plot
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Press the ‘Activity’ button to access Fairy Tale Planning Chart.
Consolidation
Creating a drama
Now it’s time to take your fairy tale and turn it into a drama!
So how do we do that?
Let’s use all our knowledge about the parts of a drama production.
Costume check!
Let’s focus on one part of a drama production — costumes! Costumes can be simple or fancy. It’s entirely up to you. Explore this video entitled “Costumes” to learn more about how actors use costumes to get into character.
Did you notice that by the end of the video, Unshirley really got into her character? She made it believeable that she was an astronaut on the moon.
Think about your characters and come up with some costume ideas for each. You may also explore the Costume bank for ideas.
Then, fill out the Costume Design Organizer in your notebook or use the following fillable and printable document to help you design the costumes for your drama. If you would like, you can use speech-to-text or audio recording tools to record your thoughts. Consider adding your work to your drama portfolio.
Costume bank
Press the following tabs to access some ideas for costumes that you can use for your drama.
Portfolio
Drama portfolio
Consider adding the answers to the following reflection questions to your drama portfolio.
- What did you enjoy about turning your story into a drama piece?
- What would you like to continue to explore or practise?
- How do costumes add to a drama production? How might they help the audience understand characters in a drama story?
Reflection
How do you feel about what you have learned in this activity? Which of the next four sentences best matches how you are feeling about your learning? Press the button that is beside this sentence.
I feel…
Now, record your ideas about your feelings using a voice recorder, speech-to-text, or writing tool.