Robinson Crusoe Island Adventure
Write original Island Adventures with detailed characters, setting, and plot, then construct an island environment using a paper bowl and Crayola® Markers.
1. Read The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe and identify the characters, setting, and plot. Write your own, original Island Adventure. Describe the setting and people in your narrative.
2. Recreate the environment to show where your story takes place. Use Crayola Markers to design waves and rocky or sandy beaches on construction paper.
3. Turn a paper bowl upside down to make an island. Color the land with markers. Glue your island to the water and beach with Crayola School Glue.
4. If your setting is tropical, for example, tear pieces of colorful tissue paper. Crumple and glue it around the island for foliage. Find other creative ways to depict icy or volcanic island settings.
5. Use cardboard tubes to create a cave, or, if a tree house appears in your story, to create a tree trunk. Design the tree house-perhaps with doors, window, vines, escape hatches, and balconies. Create details with markers and glued-on pieces of construction paper. Add slides, ladders, and other details after the tree is glued to the island.
6. To make a palm tree, accordion fold green construction paper. Use Crayola Scissors to cut a long leaf. Unfold and glue leaves to the inside of the top of the cardboard tube. Dry. Carefully spread leaves apart.
Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project.
Small Parts—
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD—Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
Recycled Cardboard Tubes—Use paper towel tubes, gift-wrap tubes, or long cardboard tubes that can be cut to any length. Health professionals caution against using recycled toilet paper tubes for arts & crafts projects because of the potential fecal contamination.
Scissors—ATTENTION: The cutting edges of scissors are sharp and care should be taken whenever cutting or handling. Blunt-tip scissors should be used only by children 4 years and older. Pointed-tip scissors should be used only by children 6 years and older.
- Read Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe aloud with younger children and special needs students. Track the characters, setting, and plot after each chapter. Children work in groups to role-play action after each read-aloud session.
- Students plot maps and timelines to guide their writing adventures.
- Write adventure plays. Create characters with Crayola Model Magic. Children present their original stories. Videotape them to see the plays again or share them with others.
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