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Celebrating storytelling www.LEGO.com/education 500 610 109 LEGO, DUPLO and the LEGO logo are trademarks of the LEGO Group. © 2005 The LEGO Group. 4288223/Global 7870 Hans Christian Andersen Bucket 5+ Build 11 different famous fairytales from the hand of the master storyteller himself. Here there’s everything from The Ugly Duckling to the Emperor’s New Clothes. Four tales can be built at the same time – you can even build a bust of Hans Christian Andersen! 9306 Bulk Set with Special Bricks 4+ Perfect for building realistic or im- aginary figures and objects, this big set gives children unlimited freedom to create, while helping them learn to imitate their world and develop their imaginative powers. Includes transparent and flat elements. 9131 Theatre Set 4+ Ideal for exploring role-play and performance, this set contains differ- ent scenarios, well-known fairytale character types, costumes and sound effects. Promotes verbal and non- verbal communication. Comprehen- sive Activity Guide provides ideas for in-class use, as well as the LEGO learning concept and curriculum links.

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Build 11 different famous fairytales from the hand of the master storyteller himself. Here there’s everything from The Ugly Duckling to the Emperor’s New Clothes. Four tales can be built at the same time – you can even build a bust of Hans Christian Andersen!

9306 Bulk Set with Special Bricks 4+

Perfect for building realistic or im-aginary fi gures and objects, this big set gives children unlimited freedom to create, while helping them learn to imitate their world and develop their imaginative powers. Includes transparent and fl at elements.

9131 Theatre Set 4+

Ideal for exploring role-play and performance, this set contains differ-ent scenarios, well-known fairytale character types, costumes and sound effects. Promotes verbal and non-verbal communication. Comprehen-sive Activity Guide provides ideas for in-class use, as well as the LEGO learning concept and curriculum links.

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Once upon a time thereOnce upon a time there was a poet, his name was was a poet, his name was Hans Christian Andersen... Hans Christian Andersen...

200 years of Hans Christian Andersen

LEGO Education is delighted to be supporting the Hans Christian Andersen Foundation 2005 in its efforts to encourage people all over the world to join in creative play, magical universes and an imaginative approach to the world.

Get out your LEGO® sets and read on to discover how the children in your care can use them to create scenarios related to some of Hans Christian Andersen’s most popular fairytales.

LEGO Educational solutions are special because they help you meet your daily teaching requirements in an exciting and appealing way. At the same time they stimulate creativity, problem-

solving and com-munication skills in a way that only LEGO sets can. Let us help you to get yourchildren working together, sharing ideas and design-ing their own solu-tions.

Here are some ideas your children will love!

This booklet offers you four delightful activities to carry out with groups of children aged from about three to six years.

Each activity is based on one of Hans Christian Andersen’s best known fairy-tales and is designed to get children really excited about stories and story telling. At the same time we’re giving them a challenge or a problem to solve, to really put their skills to the test. Go on – try them out. The kids will love it!

Hans Christian Andersen 2005 is a world-wide celebrati on of the writer’s bicentenary. Events are taking place all over the world, providing opportunities to take a closer look at Denmark’s national storyteller and poet.

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..But what did she see there,..But what did she see there, mirrored in the clear stream?... mirrored in the clear stream?...

The ugly duckling

Age range: 3 to 6-years-old

ResourcesLEGO® bricks and LEGO® DUPLO® bricks. You could also use: shiny paper, coloured paper, card, tape, string, straws.

Learning values• Explore ways to retell stories• Explore the roles of storyline

characters• Be willing to share and take turns

with others Read the story of The Ugly Duckling to the children.

Introduce the activityCan you remember what happens in the story? Let’s try to tell the story to others.

• In what ways can you tell stories? (Give examples; reading, singing, acting out, miming, using puppets etc)

Introduce the challenge and let the children build their solution• Retell the story using your own mini

stage setting.• Use LEGO and DUPLO bricks to

build your scene and characters. • Find an audience to tell the story to!• What does the Ugly Duckling’s home

look like? Where was he born?• Who is in your story? • What else do you need to make

your scene?• Which part would you like to play in

the story?• Do you need to make special

sounds?

Help the children to refl ect on and evaluate their own work• What have they discovered?• Was it easy to tell the story?• Did any important parts of the story

get forgotten?• What was the best part of the story?• Did the story have a good ending?• Could we change the ending?

Suggest ways to extend the activity • Invite lots of LEGO and DUPLO

guest to the show.• Will you give them all a ticket?• Where will you sell the tickets from?

Make a ticket booth. • Where will they sit? How will they

fi nd the right seat? Will somebody serve them refreshments?

• How will you announce the show?

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There once was a woman whoThere once was a woman who wanted so very much to wanted so very much to have a tiny little child... have a tiny little child...

Thumbelina

Age range: 3 to 6-years-old

ResourcesLEGO® bricks and LEGO® DUPLO® bricks. You could also use: shiny paper, coloured paper, card, tape, string, straws.

Learning values• Be willing to share and take turns

with others.• Be able to listen and speak with

understanding.• Be curious and able to fi nd different

solutions.

Read the story of Thumbelina to the children.

Introduce the activityDo you remember Thumbelina, the beautiful little girl who was no bigger than her mother’s thumb? Remember how she was stolen by the toad? Let’s see if we can help her.

• Thumbelina has been left fl oating on a lily leaf in the water.

• Can you imagine how Thumbelina feels when she wakes up on the water lily and is all alone?

• Have you ever been left alone somewhere? How does it feel?

• How could we help Thumbelina?

Introduce the challenge and let the children build their solution• Design and build a boat to carry

Thumbelina. She needs to be able to stand up and sit down without the boat tipping over.

• How will you make it sail?Try it out.

Help the children to refl ect on and evaluate their own work • Does the boat sail?• Are there other ways to make it

sail?• What could make the boat move

faster?• What makes it move slower?• How do you make it go where you

want it to?• How can you keep the boat from

sailing away once you have reached dry land?

Suggest ways to extend the activity • Design and build a place where

Thumbelina can dock her boat safely. She needs to be able to tie the boat and get out of it, without getting her feet wet.

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..He couldn’t see anything,..He couldn’t see anything, because there was nothing to see... because there was nothing to see...

The Emperor’s New Clothes

Age range: 3 to 6-years-old

ResourcesLEGO® bricks and LEGO® DUPLO® bricks. You could also use: shiny paper, coloured paper, card, tape, string, straws.

Learning values• Be able to listen and speak with

understanding.• Know what is right and wrong

Read the story of The emperor’s new clothes to the children.

Introduce the activityDo you remember when the Emperor was given new clothes made of the fi nest cloth?

• Remember how the weavers told the Emperor that only silly people could not see the cloth?

• What happened when the Emperor looked in the mirror?

• What did he see?• Was he telling the truth? • What do you see when you look in

the mirror? • Can you make yourself look smart?• Can you make yourself look cross or

happy?• In what other ways can you

change the way you look?

Introduce the challenge and let the children build their solution• Using LEGO or DUPLO bricks and

shiny silver paper, make a mirror that can stand on its own.

• The mirror must be big enough for a DUPLO fi gure to use and big enough for you to see your own face in.

Help the children to refl ect on and evaluate their own work.• What does the silver paper do to the

refl ection?• What happens if you take a real

mirror? Is the refl ection better? How is it better?

• Where else can you see a refl ec-tion?

• What happens to refl ections in water?

• What happens to refl ections in glass?

Suggest ways to extend the activity • What are your favourite clothes?• When do you wear them?• Build a wardrobe where you can

hang all your favourite clothes. The cupboard will need a rack to hang things on. Can you also design and make hangers for your clothes?

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..and she could see through ..and she could see through the window into a room... the window into a room...

The little match girl

Age range: 3 to 6-years-old

ResourcesLEGO® bricks and LEGO® DUPLO® bricks. You could also use: shiny paper, coloured paper, card, tape, string, straws.

Learning values• Relating fairytales to real life situa-

tions• Be able to listen and speak with

understanding.• Love their family, friends, teachers

and kindergarten.

Read the story of The little match girl to the children.

Introduce the activityThe poor and hungry little girl sat out in the winter cold and waited for somebody to buy her matches. Then she began to light each match and watch as they fl ickered and glowed.

• What did the little girl see when she looked into the fl ame?

• Have you tried to look into a fi re or a candle?

• What did you see? • Close your eyes and imagine your

favourite toy – what does it look like?

• Open your eyes again – has your image gone?

• Try again to imagine your favourite friend, place or food

• Can you imagine things that make you happy – or sad?

• How do you think the little match girl was feeling?

• What would make the little match girl happy?

Introduce the challenge and let the children build their solutionUsing LEGO or DUPLO bricks can you design and build a shelter where the little girl can be safe, warm and happy?

Help the children to refl ect on and evaluate their own work • Can you describe the place that you

have built?• How does it shelter the little girl?• What does she need to stay safe?• How does she stay warm? • How does she stay dry?• What else would she have liked in

her shelter?

Suggest ways to extend the activity• Talk about people who are home-

less. How does it feel for them? Why don’t they have homes? How can we help them?

• Build a shelter for many homeless people. Give them a place where they can sit together and enjoy a warm meal. Perhaps they should have comfortable chairs? Perhaps they should have beds so that they can stay overnight? What else do they need?