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Build a Fairy or a Gnome House!

Developed and facilitated by

Curriculum and Instruction

Content Specialists:

Echo Reves, Judy Bowers

Director: Claudia Frandsen

April 2020

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Learn About Fairies and Gnomes

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Fairy and Gnome Home Ideas

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Sketch Your Fairy or Gnome House

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Gather Materials�Some Ideas:

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Look inside

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-spools of thread

-tiny boxes

-tiny beads

-pieces of yarn

-tiny doll house furniture

-tiny buttons

-tiny legos

-play doh

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And anything else you can find!

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Look outside

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-tiny pieces of bark

-tiny leaves

-flower petals

-tiny rocks

-tiny twigs

-tiny acorns

-tiny pinecones

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And anything else you can find!

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Build The Beautiful House

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Paint a Picture Of The House

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Find a Quiet, Secret Place for the House, Maybe…

  • Under a bush

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  • Behind a tree

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  • Beside a wall

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  • Beneath a wall

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Write a Note to Welcome the Fairy or Gnome and Leave it By Their House.

Use this letter frame or write your own!

Dear Fairy or Gnome (Write their name),

I hope you will like ____________________.

I built it with __________,___________ and _________..

Every day I will _________, ________, and _________.

This place is safe because_______________________.

Tell your other fairy friends to ____________________.

Your friend,

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What Else Might your Fairy or Gnome Like to Have Around Their House?

Ideas…

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  • a slide -a chair
  • a swimming pool -books
  • a garden -a tiny friend
  • a pet -tiny cookies
  • new clothes -toy

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Think of More Ideas, Make Them and Put them Around the House!

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Leave a Tiny Treat by the Door

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  • What kind of treat will a fairy or gnome eat?

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  • You might find out by reading more books or watching more videos.

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Read a Book to Your Fairy or Gnome

  • Sit beside your fairy or gnome house and read a favorite story to them. Do this even if you can’t see the fairy or gnome.
  • They may be shy, but they are listening.
  • Choose a new book to read to them every day.

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Compose a Fairy/Gnome Song

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  • Use words they will like: flower, breeze, magical, sweet, kind, lovely, funny, tricky and think of more!
  • Sit beside their house and sing to them.
  • Maybe you can make a little drum or guitar for them to play.

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Write Your Own Storybook About a Fairy or Gnome

Example: Under a big, shady fern lived a tiny fairy/gnome named ___________. S/he was ___________ and ____________ . The other fairies/gnomes _________her/him because_____________. His/her favorite thing to do was ___________________.

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Finish the sentences and then add what happened next and how the story ends.

Or…write your own story.

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Read your book to your fairy or gnome. Ask someone to take your picture as you read.

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Maybe the fairy or gnome will be in the picture, too!

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Paste the picture inside the front cover of your book and write a caption that tells about you.

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You are an author!

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Ask Your Friends to Build a Fairy or Gnome House, too!

  • Take pictures and share with each other.

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  • Get new ideas.

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  • Send pictures to family who lives far away.

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  • When school starts again, teach your class how to make a fairy or gnome house.

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Thank you, we hope you are well and safe. Should you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact us at Curriculum and Instruction.

805.437.1330

Echo Reves: elee@vcoe.org

Judy Bowers: jbowers@vcoe.org

https://www.vcoe.org/ci

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