The Beanstalk and Beyond: Developing Critical Thinking by Joan Wolf

By Joan Wolf

Use well known fairy stories and fairy-tale characters as springboards for studying, and aid scholars boost problem-solving talents and creative-writing abilities. Adaptable to nearly any fairy story and to quite a few studying environments and degrees, those actions will problem scholars to maneuver past the simplistic research of stories to increase in-depth writing talents.

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You have won a po t of gold that never empties! You get to live in any fairy tale you choose for an entire day! WitOdPlizl! WiflPdPMzl! You have won a 100-yea r nap! You are the proud owner of five magic beans! From The Beanstalk and Beyond. © 1997 Joan M. Wolf. Teacher Idea s Press. (800) 237-6124. 24 / Watering the Beanstalk WilCd Feizl! WifCd W i z l! You have won the ability to make yourself as tiny as you wish! The seven dwarves will wait on you for one whole week! Wi^dPlizl! l You have won a broo m that will take you anywhere you want to go on command!

Fair? Cale Crivia 17. Wha t wa s Lewi s Carroll' s occupation? fair? Cale Crivia 18. Wh o inspire d t h e stor y Alice in Wonderland? From The Beanstalk and Beyond. © 1997 Joan M , Wolf, Teacher Idea s Press, (800) 237-6124. And the Winner Is... / 31 f airy Cale Crivia 19. Fro m what country are the Grimm brothers ? fairy Cale Crivia 20. Wha t kin d o f flowe r i s a n important par t o f Beauty and the Beasf? f airy Cale Crivia 21. Wha t type of literature was Oscar Wilde known for besides fairy tales?

Have students calculate how many school days it would take your clas s t o g o t o thi s countr y travelin g 6 0 mile s pe r hour . Hav e student s fin d th e longitude an d latitud e for the capita l cit y o f the countr y you are studying. Cemperature and Ome Record the temperature a t your school (o r in your town) for several days. At the sam e time, record the temperature in the capital city of the country you are studying. You can find the temperatures in capital cities from around the world in the weather section of any major newspaper.

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