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We d Love to Hear from You Richmond Ballet believes that a performance is a gift to the audience. Often when we receive a gift we write a thank you note. Our dancers, choreographers, designers and production staff have been rehearsing and working hard to make sure the performance is just right. Tell us what you liked best. Who was your favorite character? Have you ever been to a ballet performance? Use the thought bubbles below to brainstorm some ideas. Name: Did you like seeing Richmond Ballet perform? 5
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The Sleeping Beauty Cut out the sentence rectangles and glue the sentences onto the story pages. Cut out each story page on the bolded lines. Put the story pages in order and number your pages. Have your teacher staple your book. Illustrate the story. The fairies arrive at the banquet and give Princess Aurora special gifts. Princess Aurora pricks her finger on her 16th birthday. A prince finds the castle and breaks the spell by kissing Aurora. Once upon a time a King and Queen celebrated the birth of their daughter. The Sleeping Beauty Illustrated by The prince and princess dance together. They all lived happily ever after. Carabosse, the fairy who wasn t invited to the party, curses Princess Aurora. 7
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The Sleeping Beauty Cut out each storybook page on the bolded lines. Write the story of The Sleeping Beauty. Put the storybook pages in order. Have your teacher staple your book. Illustrate the story. The Sleeping Beauty Cut out each storybook page on the bolded lines. Write the story of The Sleeping Beauty. Put the storybook pages in order. Have your teacher staple your book. Illustrate the story. The Sleeping Beauty Cut out each storybook page on the bolded lines. Write the story of The Sleeping Beauty. Put the storybook pages in order. Have your teacher staple your book. Illustrate the story. 9
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What Gift Would You Bring? The fairies in The Sleeping Beauty give Princess Aurora the gifts of strength, song, honesty, beauty, and wisdom. If you were a fairy invited to the banquet what special gift would you give to Princess Aurora? Why? By 11
What is a fairy tale? Name: There are many different kinds of stories. We can sort stories into groups or categories with similar characteristics. These groups are called genres of literature. A fairy tale is a fictional story with magical beings and can take place in a magical or faraway land. Fairy tales come from oral tradition and were told by one generation to the next until someone finally wrote it down. Fairy tales have good and evil characters and usually royalty. Something magical always happens, such as a spell, and during the story a crazy problem has to be solved. Once the problem is solved, everyone lives happily ever after. A fairy tale often teaches the reader a lesson. After reading What is a fairy tale?, answer the following questions using complete sentences. 1. What is a genre of literature? 2. Name at least 3 different genres of literature. 3. What are the characteristics of a fairy tale? 4. How does a fairy tale end? 5. On the back of this paper explain why The Sleeping Beauty is considered a fairy tale. Be sure to include what you have learned about the fairy tale genre. What elements of magic are in The Sleeping Beauty? 12
A Magical Scene What elements of magic can you find in The Sleeping Beauty? Brainstorm and then write your ideas on the scrolls below. On the paper provided, draw a picture to illustrate one magical scene from The Sleeping Beauty. Be sure to write a caption below your picture to explain the magic shown in your illustration. 13
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Is it a fairy tale? We ve talked about fairy tales and you have seen The Sleeping Beauty. What are some other fairy tales that you know? How do you know that these stories are also fairy tales? Put yourself in their shoes The fairy tale is a literary genre in many different cultures. Two famous storytellers, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm who lived in Germany in the early 1800s wrote The Sleeping Beauty. If a Native American or a person in ancient Egypt had written a version of The Sleeping Beauty, the setting and characters would probably reflect the people and places most familiar to them. Pretend you are a Native American or ancient Egyptian storyteller and tell the story of The Sleeping Beauty in words and/or pictures so it would make sense to children of this culture. Once upon a time Fairy tales often begin, Once upon a time, a long time ago. Imagine what Sleeping Beauty s life was like long ago. Complete the chart by answering the questions for both Long Ago and Today. 100 Years From Now Do you ever wonder what life will be like in the future? Imagine if you fell asleep for 100 years. When you awake how will the world be different? Much will have changed like clothing, homes and buildings, travel, and communication. Think about what else will be new to you. What will the environment look like? Will there still be countries? Who will be our leaders and what will people be concerned with and care about? Describe this unfamiliar world and what led to these changes. 15
Long Ago Today What do clothes look like? How do people travel? What do homes look like? How do people celebrate special events? Name: 16
Sleeping Beauty Word Search K R E B F N P G N M F V Y F C U R S E X N R O L O V E N F P H C C B A G T X W U E T S E P E M H I O S I Y P A U Q U F J O S D O T U M K I N G D T P P Q T N B L E C H S A A S A Y J N G D J P R B S B X T M A G I C M S A P L U P S V C K D B L R L K C G Q U E E N X L I Q O S I M J K G K T E N K M H G U S M F H T C T J D A C P N G T J O E Z N Y I N V D A N C E S F A I R Y C E F F M O S A A U R O R A W P U C A T T L S C S T F T O D E S T C Q A A O C X V Z Z B I Y J R V V E C R D K O F S R A M T L J Y Z W G P P M B P O E P B V D F Z I Y O A J B D Z D H P N E S G Q R J Q P N Y D A S E N A B W S V I L C E E J T O M D B S E X U L W E G U Y I F G L I L A C M B R R J C P O Y S L E N T O Z AURORA BALLET BEAUTY BIRTHDAY CARABOSSE CELEBRATE CURSE DANCE FAIRY GIFT KING WORD LIST Name: KISS LILAC LOVE MAGIC PAGE PRINCE PRINCESS QUEEN SLEEP SPINDLE K D A Z M N W S H S P V P H L M L L D L R L C C Q I R E A O I T X D R A E Y D N L D Z R W P F O C U C M O W W B I E C V J U Q O R M J O J B I X G I F T Z V T O V L R C L E Y I U W 17
Sleeping Beauty Word Search K R E B F N P G N M F V Y F C U R S E X N R O L O V E N F P H C C B A G T X W U E T S E P E M H I K S I Y P A U Q U F J I S D O T U M K I N G S T P P Q T N B L E C H S A A S A Y J N G D J P R B S B X T M A G I C M S A P L U P S V C K D B L R L K C G Q U E E N X L I Q O S I M J K G K T E N K M H G U S M F H T C T J D A C P N G T J O E Z N Y I N V D A N C E S F A I R Y C E F F M O S A A U R O R A W P U C A T T L S C S T F T O D E S T C Q A A O C X V Z Z B I Y J R V V E C R D K O F S R A M T L J Y Z W G P P M B P O E P B V D F Z I Y O A J B D Z D H P N E S G Q R J Q P N Y D A S E N A B W S V I L C E E J T O M D B S E X U L W E G U Y I F G L I L A C M B R R J C P O Y S L E N T O Z AURORA BALLET BEAUTY BIRTHDAY CARABOSSE CELEBRATE CURSE DANCE FAIRY GIFT KING WORD LIST KISS LILAC LOVE MAGIC PAGE PRINCE PRINCESS QUEEN SLEEP SPINDLE Answer Key K D A Z M N W S H S P V P H L M L L D L R L C C Q I R E A O I T X D R A E Y D N L D Z R W P F O C U C M O W W B I E C V J U Q O R M J O J B I X G I F T Z V T O V L R C L E Y I U W 18
PRINCE AURORA Tell Me A Tale Roll the cube to find out which character you will be. Act out the story of The Sleeping Beauty after seeing the Lecture-Demonstration. CARABOSSE PAGE KING OR Queen LILAC FAIRY 19
Where in the World The Grimm brothers lived in Germany. Find Germany in an atlas or on your class globe. In what continent is Germany located? How Long Ago The first collection of the Brothers Grimm s stories was published in 1812. How many years ago was The Grimm s Fairy Tales first published? 1, 2, 3... How many years are in a century? How many years are in a decade? How many decades are in a century? Draw a picture to show how you know. Write a sentence to explain your picture. 100 years! That s a long time to be sleeping. How many months are in one year? How many months are in in 100 years? How many weeks are in one year? How many weeks are in 100 years? How many days are in one year? How many days are in 100 years? 20