The makers of OFF!® Repellents have created an engaging series of “Never Starting Tales.” I have partnered with them to share with you engaging ways to utilize their free tales with your students and their families.
The Never Starting Tales are a series of online stories written about our favorite fairytale characters…with a twist. What would have happened if those characters chose to stay indoors instead of going outside? How would their stories change?
The six Never Starting Tales are available for FREE. There are two online videos, six e-books, and six audiobooks. They are perfect for sharing with your students and are great springboards for class discussions.
I have created two digital lessons that utilize The Never Starting Tale of Peter & Wendy and The Never Starting Tale of Jack and the Beanstalk.
The Never Starting Tale of Peter & Wendy begins with Wendy refusing to leave her house to join Peter and her brothers on an adventure. The end result, she misses out on a lot of excitement. I have created an author’s purpose follow up activity to go with this online story. Students listen to the story or watch the tale, then they read through my slides on author’s purpose. After that, the students determine why the author wrote the story…spoiler, it is to persuade kids to go outside!
The Never Starting Tale of Jack in the Beanstalk begins with Jack refusing to go to town for his mother to sell their cow. Jack’s neighbor, Billy goes instead. Guess who has all the adventures? Yup, Billy! I have created a cause and effect lesson to go with this story.
Both of my lessons are totally free and you have my permission to share for distance learning purposes. You can grab the lessons by clicking either image, above or below.
I also created an activity for parents to print and use at home with their children. Our goal is to encourage families to spend more time outdoors and what better place is there to explore safely than your own backyard! I have created a PDF file of Yard Hunt Clues. There are five clues, a Yard Hunt invite, and a Congratulatory Ending Clue. These clues will take your child on an adventure through his/her own backyard. Click the image below to grab the clues.
I hope you check out all of The Never Starting Tales HERE. And if you’re looking for more lesson plans surrounding these tales, check out these STEAM and ELA plans to inspire you. As always feel free to pin images from this post.
