Once Upon A Wishing Well…

Erin Pastuszek

Idea: Fantasy vs. Reality

Grade Level: 3rd

Estimated Time: 4 hrs 30 min

Objective

Students will be able to distinguish between a wish and a goal and furthermore, they will be able to list appropriate wishes and goals through classroom discussion, activities, and the construction of their own wishing well. By distinguishing between a wish and a goal, students will also explore the idea of fantasy and reality and will be able to distinguish between the two.

Vocabulary

Fantas

y Reality

Wish

Goa

l

Wishing

Well

Sandy Skoglund

Rene Margritte

Pipe

Resources

“Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” fairy tale

Pictures of artwork by Sandy Skoglund

Pictures of artwork by Rene Margritte

http://www.freekidscrafts.com/craftstick_wishing_well-e1553.html

http://familycrafts.about.com/od/craftsticks/ss/WishingWellCrafts.htm

http://wellsofloveblog.ammanimman.org/2012/01/wells-of-love-wishes-for-water.html

Materials

Guided Activity 1

Two Pieces of White Paper

Markers

Guided Activity 2

Pictures of artwork by Sandy Skoglund

Pictures of artwork by Rene Margritte

Main Activity

• Craft sticks (52 per student)• Construction paper• Crayola craft paint• Hot glue gun• Hot glue sticks• Paint brush• Pencil/marker• Pipe cleaners (at least 3 per

student)• Plastic cup• Rubber bands• Ruler• Scissors• Scribbles 3-D Paint• String• Tacky glue

Procedures

• Read Fairytale

• Guiding questions

• Wish

• Goal

Guided Activity 1

Guided Activity 2

Sandy Skoglund

Guided Activity 2

MARGRITTE

RENE

Evaluation

Informal Follow-up question

Formal rubric