Inspiring a Passion for Young Readers

Posted by: Jackie | January 9, 2014

Inspiring a Passion for Young Readers

Name: Laurel Heger

Institution: Libraries and or field trips to Community Colleges by 3-6 graders

Audience: Grades 3-6

Books used:
Thumbelina By Hans Christian Anderson and over 150 fairy tales and stories by Hans Christian Anderson.

Materials needed:
The 1952 musical film Hans Christian Andersen, posters for the event (designed by college students), and materials to design finger puppets for the story characters.

Brief outline of program or event:
Children’s literature students from Community colleges would read Thumbelina and use finger puppets to re-enact the story as portrayed in the 1952 movie with Danny Kaye:

A party theme with the sound/music playing I’m Hans Christian Anderson:

Posted in Audience - Elementary School Children, Audience - Middle School Students, Continent- Europe, Country-Denmark, Program Type - Folktales, Program Type - Other, Program Type- Film

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