NSU University School Viewpoint Spring 2018

First-grade students at NSU University School were thrilled to spend time with parents, grandparents, and friends at the annual Fairy- Tale Festival. Leading up to the festival, students were engaged in a unit about imagination and fantasy. They studied fairy tales and learned to identify common elements: the beginning with “Once upon a time,” specific characters, the setting, the problem, the solution, and of course, the ending with “happily ever after.” Students also explored the “magical” components of fairy tales, including animals that may wear clothes, speak, or walk on two legs. After listening to various fairy tales, students completed graphic organizers to outline their own fairy tales. They worked with Writing Fellows from the Upper School as well as their teachers to revise and edit their stories. For the culminating fairy-tale festival event, students dressed up as their favorite storybook characters, read their original literary works, and sang songs from well-known storybooks to the audience. FESTIVAL LOWER SCHOOL Fairy-Tal 7