The Sleeping Beauty

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The Sleeping Beauty

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We’d Love to Hear from You

Richmond Ballet believes that a performance is a gift

to the audience. Often when we receive a gift we write

a thank you note. Our dancers, choreographers,

designers and production staff have been rehearsing

and working hard to make sure the performance is just

right. Tell us what you liked best. Who was your

favorite character? Have you ever been to a ballet

performance? Use the thought bubbles below to

brainstorm some ideas.

Did you like seeing

Richmond Ballet perform?

Name:_____________________________________

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The Sleeping Beauty

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Carabosse, the fairy who wasn’t invited

to the party, curses Princess Aurora. They all lived happily ever after.

A prince finds the castle and breaks

the spell by kissing Aurora.

The Sleeping Beauty

Illustrated by __________________ The prince and princess dance together.

Once upon a time a King and Queen

celebrated the birth of their daughter.

The fairies arrive at the banquet and

give Princess Aurora special gifts.

Princess Aurora pricks her finger on

her 16th birthday.

Cut out the sentence rectangles and glue the sentences onto the story pages. Cut out each

story page on the bolded lines. Put the story pages in order and number your pages. Have

your teacher staple your book. Illustrate the story.

The Sleeping Beauty

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Cut out each storybook page on the bolded lines. Write the story of The

Sleeping Beauty. Put the storybook pages in order. Have your teacher

staple your book. Illustrate the story.

The Sleeping Beauty

Cut out each storybook page on the bolded lines. Write the story of The

Sleeping Beauty. Put the storybook pages in order. Have your teacher

staple your book. Illustrate the story.

The Sleeping Beauty

Cut out each storybook page on the bolded lines. Write the story of The

Sleeping Beauty. Put the storybook pages in order. Have your teacher

staple your book. Illustrate the story.

The Sleeping Beauty

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What Gift Would You Bring?

The fairies in The Sleeping Beauty give Princess Aurora the gifts of strength, song, honesty, beauty, and wisdom. If

you were a fairy invited to the banquet what special gift would you give to Princess Aurora? Why?

By

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Name:_________________

What is a fairy tale?

There are many different kinds of stories. We can sort stories into

groups or categories with similar characteristics. These groups are called

genres of literature. A fairy tale is a fictional story with magical beings

and can take place in a magical or faraway land. Fairy tales come

from oral tradition and were told by one generation to the next until

someone finally wrote it down.

Fairy tales have good and evil characters and usually royalty.

Something magical always happens, such as a spell, and during

the story a crazy problem has to be solved. Once the problem is

solved, everyone lives “happily ever after”.

A fairy tale often teaches the reader a lesson.

1. What is a genre of literature? _____________________________________________________________________________

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2. Name at least 3 different genres of literature. ____________________________________________________________

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3. What are the characteristics of a fairy tale? _______________________________________________________________

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4. How does a fairy tale end? ________________________________________________________________________________

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5. On the back of this paper explain why The Sleeping Beauty is considered a fairy tale. Be sure to include

what you have learned about the fairy tale genre. What elements of magic are in The Sleeping Beauty?

After reading “What is a fairy tale?’, answer the

following questions using complete sentences.

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A Magical Scene

What elements of magic can you find in The Sleeping Beauty? Brainstorm and then

write your ideas on the scrolls below. On the paper provided, draw a picture to

illustrate one magical scene from The Sleeping Beauty. Be sure to write a caption

below your picture to explain the magic shown in your illustration.

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Is it a fairy tale?

We’ve talked about fairy tales and you have seen The Sleeping Beauty. What are

some other fairy tales that you know? How do you know that these stories are

also fairy tales?

Put yourself in their shoes

The fairy tale is a literary genre in many different cultures. Two famous storytellers, Jacob and Wilhelm

Grimm who lived in Germany in the early 1800s wrote The Sleeping Beauty. If a Native American or a

person in ancient Egypt had written a version of The Sleeping Beauty, the setting and characters would

probably reflect the people and places most familiar to them. Pretend you are a Native American or

ancient Egyptian storyteller and tell the story of The Sleeping Beauty in words and/or pictures so it would

make sense to children of this culture.

Once upon a time

Fairy tales often begin, “Once upon a time, a long time ago.” Imagine what Sleeping

Beauty’s life was like long ago. Complete the chart by answering the questions for both

Long Ago and Today.

100 Years From Now

Do you ever wonder what life will be like in the future? Imagine if you fell asleep for

100 years. When you awake how will the world be different? Much will have changed

like clothing, homes and buildings, travel, and communication. Think about what else

will be new to you. What will the environment look like? Will there still be countries?

Who will be our leaders and what will people be concerned with and care about?

Describe this unfamiliar world and what led to these changes.

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Name:_________________

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Sleeping Beauty Word Search

K R E B F N P G N M

F V Y F C U R S E X

N R O L O V E N

F P H C C B A G T

X W U E T S E P E M

H I O S I Y P A U Q

U F J O S D O T U M

K I N G D T P P Q T N

B L E C H S A A S A Y

J N G D J P R B S B X

T M A G I C M S A P L

U P S V C K D B L R L

K C G Q U E E N X L I Q

O S I M J K G K T E N

K M H G U S M F H T C

T J D A C P N G T J O E

Z N Y I N V D A N C E S

F A I R Y C E F F M O S

A A U R O R A W P U C A

T T L S C S T F T O D E

S T C Q A A O C X V Z Z

B I Y J R V V E C R D K

O F S R A M T L J Y Z W

G P P M B P O E P B V D

F Z I Y O A J B D Z D H

P N E S G Q R J Q P N

Y D A S E N A B W S V

I L C E E J T O M D B S

E X U L W E G U Y I F

G L I L A C M B R R J

C P O Y S L E N T O Z

K D A Z M N W S H S P

V P H L M L L D L R L

C C Q I R E A O I T

X D R A E Y D N L D

Z R W P F O C U C M

O W W B I E C V J

U Q O R M J O J B

I X G I F T Z V T O

V L R C L E Y I U W

WORD LIST

AURORA

BALLET

BEAUTY

BIRTHDAY

CARABOSSE

CELEBRATE

CURSE

DANCE

FAIRY

GIFT

KING

KISS

LILAC

LOVE

MAGIC

PAGE

PRINCE

PRINCESS

QUEEN

SLEEP

SPINDLE

Name:_________________

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Sleeping Beauty Word Search

K R E B F N P G N M

F V Y F C U R S E X

N R O L O V E N

F P H C C B A G T

X W U E T S E P E M

H I K S I Y P A U Q

U F J I S D O T U M

K I N G S T P P Q T N

B L E C H S A A S A Y

J N G D J P R B S B X

T M A G I C M S A P L

U P S V C K D B L R L

K C G Q U E E N X L I Q

O S I M J K G K T E N

K M H G U S M F H T C

T J D A C P N G T J O E

Z N Y I N V D A N C E S

F A I R Y C E F F M O S

A A U R O R A W P U C A

T T L S C S T F T O D E

S T C Q A A O C X V Z Z

B I Y J R V V E C R D K

O F S R A M T L J Y Z W

G P P M B P O E P B V D

F Z I Y O A J B D Z D H

P N E S G Q R J Q P N

Y D A S E N A B W S V

I L C E E J T O M D B S

E X U L W E G U Y I F

G L I L A C M B R R J

C P O Y S L E N T O Z

K D A Z M N W S H S P

V P H L M L L D L R L

C C Q I R E A O I T

X D R A E Y D N L D

Z R W P F O C U C M

O W W B I E C V J

U Q O R M J O J B

I X G I F T Z V T O

V L R C L E Y I U W

Answer Key

AURORA

BALLET

BEAUTY

BIRTHDAY

CARABOSSE

CELEBRATE

CURSE

DANCE

FAIRY

GIFT

KING

KISS

LILAC

LOVE

MAGIC

PAGE

PRINCE

PRINCESS

QUEEN

SLEEP

SPINDLE

WORD LIST

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PRINCE

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OR

Queen

LILAC

FAIRY

Tell Me A Tale

Roll the cube to find out which character you will be.

Act out the story of The Sleeping Beauty after seeing the Lecture-Demonstration.

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