Story Circle

Story Circle lesson plan

Fairy tales, miniature stages, and scrolls! Students sculpt favorite fantasy scenes, then write their own imaginative tales.

  • 1.

    Read fantasy picture books or listen to storytellers tell fairy tales. Talk about the imaginary settings and characters. Choose a scene that appeals to you to show in a model Story Circle.<BR>

  • 2.

    Create a miniature stage on an upside-down recycled aluminum pie plate. Sculpt the characters and parts of the setting of your favorite scene with Crayola® Model Magic. To add color to the modeling compound, press the color tips of Crayola Washable Markers into the Model Magic and knead the color to mix. <BR>

  • 3.

    Press on decorative craft items such as feathers, beads, and chenille sticks to decorate the sculptures while the modeling compound is still damp. Dry.<BR>

  • 4.

    Glue the characters and setting to your stage with Crayola School Glue. Dry.<BR>

  • 5.

    Use your stage scene for ideas to write your own fantasy story with a new beginning, middle, and ending. Write the first draft of your story with Crayola Colored Pencils. Edit the story and check spellings.<BR>

  • 6.

    With Crayola Scissors, cut paper into long strips. Use markers to write your story on the story strips. Roll the strips around colored pencils to curl them into scrolls, then remove the colored pencils. Glue the scrolls to your stage. Share your Story Cir

Benefits

  • Students read fantasy picture books and identify favorite characters and scenes.
  • Students design miniature stages to depict scenes from these stories.
  • Students write their own imaginary story scrolls about the characters and scenes shown on their stages.

Adaptations

  • Students with special needs work in pairs or use assistive devices as needed to sculpt and write their stories.
  • Create Story Circle book reports. On the scrolls, include information about the setting, characters, plot, and a personal response to the book.
  • Write plays about the characters on the stage. Place one act on each scroll. Write in play format with the characters' names followed by dialogue. Sculpt as many characters as needed to reenact the play.