#122 The Tooth Fairy
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Horace has a loose tooth. The kids try and help him get it out
so the Tooth Fairy will come, but it doesn't work. His tooth
finally comes out when it is ready. That night the Tooth Fairy
doesn't show up for Horace. Yaya explains that the Tooth Fairy
didn't come because Horace was waiting up for her and everyone
knows that the Tooth Fairy only comes when children are sleeping.
Horace tries to fool the fairy by pretending to be asleep, but
he is so tired that he finally falls asleep. Jonas, Loulou,
Wimzie and Graziella all dress up and pretend to be the Tooth
Fairy so Horace won't be disappointed. They all try to put quarters
under Horace's pillow. Their plan works but not quite in the
way they expected and not without help.
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- Children will learn that friends
do nice things for each other.
- Children will learn that when
they are growing and changing it is important not to rush
nature.
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Vocabulary: |
pollen
autograph |
Suggested Activities: |
| Before
you view: Today, Yaya
tells Horace why kids can't meet the Tooth Fairy. Watch and
see what she says. |
| While you view:
See suggestions in "How to use this guide". |
| After
you view: Go back to your
pre-viewing activity and have the children respond to the question.
(Answer: Yaya tells Horace that the Tooth Fairy only visits
children who are sleeping.) Talk about what you've seen and
take some time to discuss it. |
Extended Learning Activities |
Option
1: The Tooth Fairy Parade (Creative Movement Exercise)
Materials required: None
(optional: Have the children use props that can be found around
the home or classroom; for example, clothes a tooth fairy might
wear, a purse to carry coins in, a rolled newspaper for a wand.)
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Before beginning ask the children
how they think the Tooth Fairy sounds. Does she talk, or is
she quiet? How does she look? What does she wear? What does
she carry around? Tell the children that they are going to
pretend to be the tooth fairy and since nobody really knows
what the tooth fairy is like, they can act out the way they
think she is. Have the children gather props and dress up.
Have a Tooth Fairy parade where the children walk in a circle
and each child takes turns acting out and describing his/her
version of the Tooth Fairy. It's important to stress that
everyone's version of the tooth fairy is correct.
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Option 2: Fairy Art (Craft Activity)
Materials required: paints, paper and brushes |
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the children that they're going to create fairy art. Have them
paint one side of a piece of paper and then fold the paper in
half while the paint is still wet. Next have them unfold the
paper to reveal their fairy art. When the paint dries, the children
can draw around their painting to continue creating their fairy
art. Have the children tell you about their fairy art. |
Theme Related Books: |
Little
Rabbit's Loose Tooth,
Lucy Bate, Crown, 1975.
The Great Tooth Fairy Rip Off, Dori Hillestad Butler,
Fairview Press, 1997.
Arthur Tricks the Tooth Fairy, Marc Brown, Random House,
1998. |
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