One idea that I implemented into my classroom last year was the creation of digital fairy tale books. When I first introduced this activity to my 8th grade students, they were very reluctant to get started. I had my students start the project by reading several fairy tales (i.e., Cinderella, Aladdin and the Magic Lamp, Sleeping Beauty). As the students started picking up the books to read them, I couldn't believe how interested they were in reading the fairy tales. I used pictures books that had a reading level of about 3-4th grade. The books were an easy read, but at least my struggling readers were actually reading! The next step of the project was to take one of the fairy tales and put their own spin on it. I had students take the main character of Cinderella and make her an elegant gazette. Creative right!? After the students created their own fairy tales, they brought them to life. Students used Movie Maker to use images that they created and used voice over to read their stories. I was very impressed at the level of excellence of each student's creation. Definitely a very motivating activity!
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