The Fairy Queen Lesson Ideas

27/01/2025

Introduction to the School Fairy:

  • Read the 'Fairy Queen' by author Chrissy Donoghue Ward aloud.

  • Discuss the Fairy Queen's mindfulness and helpfulness in the story.

  • Emphasise how the Fairy Queen protected others from the mean king and queen.

Workbook Activities 

  • Brainstorming Your School Fairy using the School Fairy activity book:

  • Appearance: What does your school fairy look like? Big or small? Colorful wings? Sparkly clothes?

  • Sounds: What kind of sounds does your school fairy make? Soft chimes? Gentle whispers?

  • Hiding Places: Where does your school fairy hide in the school? Behind the library books? In the playground flowers?

  • Helpful Actions: What helpful things does your school fairy do? Leave encouraging notes? Help find lost items?

Fairy's Role in Kindness

  • Conflict Resolution: How can your school fairy help when others are unkind in the yard or classroom?

  • Magical Powers: What magical powers does your school fairy have to promote kindness and resolve conflicts?

  • Welcoming New Students: How can your school fairy help new students feel welcome and make friends?

  • Other Scenarios: Explore other situations where the school fairy's magic could help create a positive and inclusive environment.

Extension Activities for Junior and Senior Infants:

  • Fairy Houses: Create fairy houses around the school where children can leave notes or drawings for the school fairy.

  • Fairy Sightings: Encourage children to write stories or draw pictures about times they think they saw the school fairy.

  • Kindness Challenges: Implement a kindness challenge where students earn points for acts of kindness, with the school fairy leaving rewards for reaching milestones.

  • Fairy Songs and Poems: Compose songs or poems about the school fairy and their role in promoting kindness.

Extension Activities for 1st and 2nd class

Fairy's Daily Routine:

    • Create a comic strip or write about a typical day for your fairy at school.

    • What does your fairy do first thing in the morning?

    • How does your fairy help during lunchtime?

Fairy's Friends:

    • Draw or describe your fairy's school friends.

    • How do they help each other?

A Special Adventure:

    • Write a short story or draw pictures about a day when your fairy encounters a problem at school and uses its powers to solve it.

Thank You Note:

    • Write a thank you note from a student to your fairy, expressing how it has helped them and what they are grateful for.

Key Points:

  • Foster empathy and understanding by discussing the fairy's helpful actions.

  • Encourage creative thinking and problem-solving through brainstorming.

  • Promote a positive and inclusive school environment through the fairy's actions.

  • Empower students to be kind and helpful to one another.

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