David C Cook COVID-19 Response

Happily Ever After

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Materials Needed:

  • Internet access
  • “Happily Ever After?” worksheet (1 per student; template here)
  • Pens/pencils
  • Option: Whiteboard and marker; 1 worksheet for entire class

Before class, print out enough Happily Ever After Worksheets so that each of your students has a copy (template here). Alternate option: If time is limited, display the Happily Ever After worksheet on the whiteboard, choose a fairy tale, and work together as a class to complete the worksheet. Write ideas on the whiteboard as they are shared. Only one copy of the worksheet is needed in this method.

At this point in your life, you’ve most likely learned a lot about getting along with others.  Your parents remind you to be kind to your brothers and sisters, your teachers expect you to be kind and considerate toward your classmates, and your coaches have taught you about teamwork and cooperation.  You’ve learned how to be a good friend and how to put others before yourself.

But you’ve probably experienced moments and situations when something happened, and those people you worked so hard to love and care for started to drive you crazy!  Something happens, and instead of kindness, you feel frustration.  Suddenly, you have conflict.

Share the following video with your students [2:06]:
Sesame Street: Robin Williams: Conflict

 

Conflicts can be found in real life, but they also are part of many of the books, TV shows, movies, and music that we enjoy.

Distribute the Happily Ever After worksheets and pens/pencils.  Allow students to work individually, with partners, or with a small group.  Students should choose a fairy tale story and use the actions and choices of the characters in the story to complete the worksheet.  Creativity, especially in the last part of the worksheet, should be encouraged!

Ideas for fairy tales:
Little Red Riding Hood
Cinderella
Beauty and the Beast
Hansel and Gretel
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Jack and the Beanstalk
Sleeping Beauty
Rapunzel
Goldilocks and the Three Bears

When finished, allow students/groups to share their ideas about their fairy tale’s conflicts and possible solutions.

Alternate option: If time is limited, display the Happily Ever After worksheet on the whiteboard, choose a fairy tale, and work together as a class to complete the worksheet. Write ideas on the whiteboard as they are shared.

  • Think about a conflict you’ve experienced recently. What made that conflict difficult?  How did you work to find a solution to the conflict? (Allow students to share from their own experiences.)

Today we’re going to look at a big conflict and how two brothers tried to resolve it.

Looking for Steps 2 & 3?

You can find Steps 2 and 3 in your teacher’s guide. To purchase a teacher’s guide, please visit: Bible-in-Life or Echoes.

Materials Needed:

  • Internet access
  • White paper (8 ½-inch squares; several per student)

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