Jack and the Beanstalk Fairy Tale Activities Sequencing and Retelling Craft

My students really look forward to our Fairy Tale Unit. Among their favorite fairy tales is Jack and the Beanstalk.

To help them sequence and retell the story, I designed this super-fun beanstalk craft.

So that you can quickly and easily make an example to share, I’ve included full-color patterns, as well as the black & white ones for students.

Before displaying, have students partner up, taking turns explaining what the setting is and who the characters are, then retelling the tale using the picture prompts.

For writing practice, and to further check comprehension, I’ve also included a “Here’s What Happened…” worksheet, which can be done as a whole group with little ones.

Teacher Comments:

• “Fantastic activity! My students loved it!"
• "My students were engaged the whole time and LOVED these activities!! I cannot wait to use it again next year!!"
• “Amazing resource! Worth the purchase.”

Children color & cut out the castle & title cloud, then glue them together.

An 8-link paper chain is suspended from the base.

Three leaves with story element captions (Setting, Characters & Events) add to the beanstalk’s appearance.

Since there are a variety of versions for Jack & the Beanstalk, I’ve included a number of “picture tile” options.

Students choose the ones that were in the story they read, then color & cut out the mini pages. sequencing them in the order that they appeared in the fairy tale.

These “itty bitty” storytelling booklets, are then glued to the appropriate leaf.

Teacher Comments:

• "Very detailed explanations and cute craft."
• "These came out super cute! We had fun reviewing the main parts of the story, as well as the sequence."
• "My students and I loved using this resource. It was engaging, a great introduction for kindergarten on character, setting and events as well as a great tool to keep working on fine motor skills. This final product looks great and kids were very proud of the results."

See the PREVIEW for lots of samples.

Completed projects look terrific suspended from the ceiling as a border along a hallway wall.

I’m Diane from Teach With Me, wishing you lots of “happily-ever-after” moments.

Here are 2 ideas from other teachers:

• “I used this resource with my 5/6s and their buddies. It was a fantastic task for the older kids to support the younger ones with, and work together. We made a gorgeous Jack and the Beanstalk display with these in our classroom too!”

• "Love Love this project. We made these for Open House and they really added such Brightness to the hall. I did this in small groups so it was done under my directions. Very cute and really helps with retelling.”

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