Grimm's Fairy Tales. Begoña Hidalgo Ruiz by Begoña Hidalgo https://padlet.com/b_hidalgo/5s07va38ufcn In this padlet we will work the classic fairy tale "The six Swans" written by Brothers Grimm. This task is focused to be worked by children between 10 and 12 years old. These activities will be carried out during two session of 50 minutes each. en-us 2016-05-09 15:20:09 UTC 2023-02-23 02:22:58 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/aws/113158447/a9dd90550b365e0c7ca8a7464b403ee20a0109ad/a5e52f92ecdb6aced7dd705894f7b168.jpg Resources: Audio The Six Swans b_hidalgo https://padlet.com/b_hidalgo/5s07va38ufcn/wish/109923550 if you want to know more about the tale...]]> 2016-05-09 16:44:10 UTC https://padlet.com/b_hidalgo/5s07va38ufcn/wish/109923550 2. Describe the picture b_hidalgo https://padlet.com/b_hidalgo/5s07va38ufcn/wish/109926532 The Swan Princes by Anne Anderson

PRE-READING

Speaking activity
  • What scene is represented in the picture?
  • Do you know who the swans are?
  • What is the woman trying to give to the swans? 
]]> 2016-05-09 16:56:57 UTC https://padlet.com/b_hidalgo/5s07va38ufcn/wish/109926532 1. Brothers Grimm b_hidalgo https://padlet.com/b_hidalgo/5s07va38ufcn/wish/109928620 The Brothers Grimm , Jacob (1785–1863) and Wilhelm Grimm (1786–1859), were German academics, linguists, cultural researchers, lexicographers and authors who together specialized in collecting and publishing folklore during the 19th century. They were among the best-known storytellers of folk tales. Their first collection of folk tales, Children's and Household Tales, was published in 1812.

Reading activity
  • Read this short biography. Then, search for five famous fairy tales written by the brothers Grimm on the next link.http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm.html. You can put some pictures on this padlet.
]]> 2016-05-09 17:05:52 UTC https://padlet.com/b_hidalgo/5s07va38ufcn/wish/109928620 Resources: Movie The Six Swans b_hidalgo https://padlet.com/b_hidalgo/5s07va38ufcn/wish/109947736 If you want to know more about the tale...]]> 2016-05-09 18:22:24 UTC https://padlet.com/b_hidalgo/5s07va38ufcn/wish/109947736 3. The Six Swans b_hidalgo https://padlet.com/b_hidalgo/5s07va38ufcn/wish/109989492
WHILE-READING

Reading and listenig activity

This is the tale of The six Swans. 
  • Do you know the story?
  • What do you think this tale is about?
Read the story and answer the questions. The students will read aloud one by one. The other students will pay attention.
  • How did the king find the way to leave to the forest?
  • Why did the king have to hide his children?
  • What did the sister have to do to break the spell? 
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POST-READING

Reading comprehension activity

  • In pairs, complete this book report with the information of the tale.
]]> 2016-05-10 08:48:35 UTC https://padlet.com/b_hidalgo/5s07va38ufcn/wish/110041016 5. Creative writing. Roll a story. b_hidalgo https://padlet.com/b_hidalgo/5s07va38ufcn/wish/110054091
POST-READING

Writing activity
  • Roll the dice and invent a fairy tale. Remember that you have to consider the elements of the book report. Workgroup of four student.
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POST-READING

Speaking activity

Play the tale of the previous activity with stick puppets. First, the students will draw and paint the pictures of the tale. Then, they will play the tale in front of the class. ]]> 2016-05-10 10:34:50 UTC https://padlet.com/b_hidalgo/5s07va38ufcn/wish/110057168