Sea Cliff School first graders took to the stage on April 8 to celebrate the annual Fairy Tale Ball.
This interdisciplinary event culminated over a month of literary studies in folk and fairy tales as part of the English curriculum. It also combined many lessons in art and music.
As part of the English curriculum under the Common Core, the first graders focused on story elements including: settings, story lines, characterization, and problems and solutions.
Prior to the celebration, they were taught all about the wonders of magic, repeating words, and happy endings.
Parents, families, and friends were invited to the magical Fairy Tale Ball where their children dressed up as characters in literature to become part of their favorite fairy tales including Cinderella, Goldilocks and The Three Bears, The Three Little Pigs, The Gingerbread Man, and Jack and the Beanstalk. During the celebration, activities included class readings, poems, limericks, and fun songs.
Music teacher Ashley Hassett- Borders inspired students to learn numerous songs. In art class with Lisa Giurlanda, students created artifacts relating to the folk and fairy tale stories which were displayed outside their classrooms for everyone to see.
