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Maria elena elena Castillo has created the project "Once Upon a Time Together: Writing and Performing a Tale Across Borders" in Class2Class.org

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Once Upon a Time Together: Writing and Performing a Tale Across Borders

What is this project about?

Students co-write an original fairy tale that blends elements from both cultures, then rehearse and perform it for each other in a live video call. Each class designs costumes or simple props and gives feedback to improve the performance.
Age of Students
9-12 years
Project Duration
3 weeks
Starting Month
November 2026

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to describe how fairy tales from their own culture and a partner culture share common characters, settings, and morals.
Remember / Understand
Students will be able to use collaborative planning tools to apply story structure and cultural elements while co-writing an original fairy tale with partner classrooms.
Apply
Students will be able to compare and contrast the cultural values, characters, and symbols in their fairy tale with those of partner classrooms to refine the story.
Analyze
Students will be able to assess the performance and costume feedback from partner classes and judge which changes best improve the clarity and impact of their fairy tale.
Evaluate
Students will be able to design and build recycled costumes or props and collaboratively develop an intercultural fairy tale performance for a live video call with partner classrooms.
Create

Skills to develop

Creativity & Innovation
Collaboration & Teamwork
Intercultural Communication

Project Activities

1

Meet the partner class and share our fairy tale traditions

Students introduce themselves and share favorite fairy tales from their own culture with the partner class. They discover characters, settings, and morals they have in common.

Duration: 45 minutes
2

Co-write an original intercultural fairy tale

Mixed groups of both classes use a shared planning board to build a story outline with a clear beginning, problem, and ending. They blend characters, symbols, and values from both cultures and draft the script together.

Duration: 120 minutes
3

Build recycled costumes and props and rehearse the performance

Students design and make costumes or simple props from recycled materials for their roles. They rehearse their scenes and refine the story based on partner feedback on clarity and cultural meaning.

Duration: 150 minutes
4

Live video performance and feedback exchange

Each class performs the co-written fairy tale for the partner class during a live video call. Viewers give short written or spoken feedback on the costumes, clarity, and impact, and students reflect on which changes would help most.

Duration: 75 minutes