3-6 Reading: Fantasy

3-6 Reading: Fantasy

In the Grades 3-6 Reading & Art series, students are introduced to novels. They learn about the main characters and plot line and talk about how the story line relates to themselves. The hope is that students will find a book or books that they will be inspired to go read. In the "3-6 Reading: Fantasy" course, we will create projects inspired by four, fun, Fantasy novels including; Simple Art of Flying, Babe: The Gallant Pig, James and the Giant Peach and Aquicorn Cove.

What's Included: 4 projects

Course Designed For: 3rd-6th Graders

PROJECT 1: SIMPLE ART OF FLYING

Project Description: In this project, students will be introduced to the book, "Simple Art of Flying", by Cory Leonardo, published in 2019. This book is about a parrot who is adopted by a human, but the parrot dreams of escaping to bluer skies.

Suppliespencil, sharpie, eraser, watercolor paper, watercolors, markers, oil pastels

PROJECT 2: BABE: The Gallant Pig

Project Description: In this project, students will be introduced to the book, "Babe: The Gallant Pig", by Dick King-Smith published in 1983. This is a book about a pig who dreams of being a sheep-pig!

Supplies: pencil, sharpie, eraser, thick white paper, acrylic paint

PROJECT 3: JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH

Project Description: In this project, students will be introduced to the book, "James and the Giant Peach", by Roald Dahl, published in 1961. This book is about a young English orphan boy who goes to live with his mean aunts. He has no friends, until he enters a magical, giant peach and makes friends with the insects! 

 

Supplies: pencil, sharpie, eraser, chalk pastels, colored pencils, white paper

PROJECT 4: AQUICORN COVE

Project Description: In this project, students will be introduced to the book, "Aquicorn Cove", by K. O'Neill, published in 2018. This book is about learning to be a guardian to yourself and those you love. A girl and her father return to their seaside home after a storm and she discovers a colony of seahorse-like creatures that she must help rescue from another storm.

 

Suppliespencil, sharpie, eraser, watercolor paper, watercolors, colored pencils