Grade Level: 3

Subject: Art

Learner Outcomes:

1. The students will develop three characters for a fairy tale.
2. The students will create two stick puppets and a 3D clay creature.
3. The students will create a  shoebox stage to perform their fairy tale.

Duration of Lesson: Twelve 40 minute class periods

Materials:

pencils, oak tag or poster board, paper, sketchbooks,  construction paper,  craft sticks, glue, crayons, markers, clay, paint, paint brushes, newspaper, water, paper towels

Technology Tools:

computer lab, printer, Internet
Crayola Software: Magic Wardrobe, Castle Creator
Video tape, TV, VCR

Teacher Notes:

• students will be using video camera to record another student's story
• signed students AUP (acceptable user policy)
• bookmark sites:
• Illustrations:
  
  • Cinderella
  • Cinderella 2
  • Sleeping Beauty
  • Snow White
  • Frog Prince

Days 1-4

1. Students will view Fairy Tale Characters Power Point; discuss puppets- types and uses
2. Students will discuss the fairy tale they are writing in language class and that they will be creating stick puppets to use as characters for a puppet show; students may use the characters created in language class on the computer
3. Students will use oak tag or poster board to draw their characters' faces while viewing a cartooning video (I use HOW TO DRAW...Blitz Cartoons).  If students drew their character in language class, have them draw along with the video in their sketchbook.
   
4. Students view Crayola's How to Create Drama Dolls; log in;  if page does not display, select go back to crayola type drama dolls in search box and enter;  follow directions. Crayola's Magic Wardrobe may be used to create clothing for female characters.

Days 5-6

5. Discuss what forms they will be using in their creature
6. Form creature with crayola model magic or another clay, remind students to carve for texture and features
7. Air dry, paint

Days  7-10

8. Students will use a shoe box to create a stick puppet theatre;  log in; if page does not display, select go back to crayola, type stick puppet theatre in the search box, enter; follow directions.
9. Draw in background and color (if drawing a castle, view crayola's castle creator)
10.  Add props - trees, fence, etc
11.  Rehearse story with puppets and creature

Day 11

12.  Students will record fairy tales with video camera

Day 12

13.  View video tape of student produced fairy tales, critique

Modifications:  

• follow student IEP's
• computer generated character can be used for both puppets if needed

• students may go to bookmark sites to view different renditions of well-known fairy tale characters
• students may go to Emmett Smith's Cartooning site and draw more faces
• Present video show during a parent night or to another class

• completion of two character puppets
• completion of 3D creature
• completed stage

National Standards:

Theatre:
Uses acting skills.
Designs and produces informal productions.
Directs scenes and productions.
Understands how informal and formal theatre, film, television, and electronic productions create and communicate meaning.

Visual art:
Understands and applies media, techniques and processes related to the visual arts.
Knows how to use structures and functions of art.
Knows a range of subject matter, symbols, and potential ideas in the visual arts.

West Virginia IGOs:

Language:  RLA 3.3.1, 3.3.2
Art: 3.1.5, 3.2.4, 3.4.1, 3.4.2, 3.4.3, 3.4.4, 3.6.1, 3.6.2
Technology:  TEC 3.3.3, 3.5.1

References:

• Crayola Store
• Grimm Brothers Fairy Tales
• HOW TO DRAW...BLITZ CARTOONS  -  Blitz, PO Box 8022, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002