Room 114 programmed a project called “Folk Tales.” It consisted of 4 stories. “The Three Bears,” the book, “The Speckled Hen,” and two African tales, “A Story, A Story,” and “The Magic Tree.” After the stories were read and discussed, Fernandez Mitchell, a seven year old, narrated the story, and three children, Joyce Jackson, Vincent Brown, and Ollie Green accepted the roles of the three bears. Goldilocks was Melody Skinner. She looked beautiful in her part, complete with golden hair and her costume made by her of construction paper.
The entire class repeated the lengthy poem of “The Speckled Hen.” Little seven year old James Love told the story of “A Story, A Story” or how stories became known around the world.
The stage for the setting of “The Three Bears” was a huge backdrop made by Mrs. Gibson’s special education class with the pictures of Goldilocks, the three bears, their house, and the trees.
The entire program was a complete success to the delight of the first graders and their parents. The program was taped and played back later for the children. Bervyl Evans was the narrator for the entire program.
In class, pictures of each story were given the children, who colored them, cut them out and put them in sequence on construction paper. These were put together in book form and labeled “Folk Tales” by each child’s name.
From this project the children gained fine motor skills, cutting, coloring and pasting, learning new words, recognizing words, expressing orally a sequence of events, distinguishing fact from fiction, dramatization, art and costume making.
(Because of an editor’s oversight this story was not taken to the typesetter. We at The Paper apologize to Mrs. Hearn and her class for the typed copy.)
(Because of an editor’s oversight this story was not taken to the typesetter. We at The Paper apologize to Mrs. Hearn and her class for the typed copy.)
Originally published in The Paper, February 1975.
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Original source: SD_Times1975_02.pdf, printed page(s) 6; PDF page(s) 6.
