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fairy tale unit
By Kay

I, too, am designing a unit on fairy tales only my activity will conclude with a series of three plays presented at our PTO meeting for April.
We are currently measuring in non standard units, and I am planning to have
the children answer the question. How long is Rapunzels's Hair? They will be estimating and measuring a braid of yarn that has been secured with ribbon. They will measure with such things as paper clips, unifix cubes and flat toothpicks. We will discuss why one my be 30 unifix cubes long, but also be 60 paper clips long...the comparison is great for discussion.
We will also be

making a beanstalk of letters after reading Jack and the Beanstalk. We will place the letters in alphabetical order. It's a good way to review letters with our now emergent readers.
Hope these two ideas help. I would appreciate a note letting me know if you decide to use them, and how they worked for you
Good Luck
Kay