Structure of A Story

A Flip Flap Booklet

Fairy Tales
for

©Susan Powers
Make creative writing fun and engaging with this interactive flip flap booklet! Designed to reinforce the
students’ knowledge of the story structure for fairy tales through concept based thinking, as well as plan
their own fairy tale, this is an easy to print and go activity. The pages can be mixed and matched to suit the
needs of the children in your class, thus very easy to differentiate. The pages cover setting, characters,
magic, problem, solution and plot. Thus, these can be used for 2nd grade up to 5th grade and phases 2, 3 and
4 of the IB PYP. I have used these booklets as a reflection piece for my IB PYP class to gauge their own
knowledge and learning. They can also be used successfully as assessments ,depending on the needs of your
class. Mix and match the pages!
The pages align with the CCSS writing standards for 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grade, CCSS Writing Literacy:
Production & Distribution of Writing narratives. They also include the language of the International
Baccalaureate, therefore aligning nicely with both standards. You will find both British and American spelling
and vocabulary.

These mini writing books can be used for guided writing groups, independent centres activities as well as
small peer group collaboration.

I hope you find this resource useful. This is a part of my complete Fairy Tales IB PYP Unit of Inquiry under the
theme of How We Express Ourselves. You can find many more inquiry based resources in my store and on
my blog, catering for the IB PYP classroom. Take at look at these examples below:
A Complete IB PYP Unit of Inquiry- Rocks and Minerals
An IB PYP Poetry Workshop – How We Express Ourselves
IB PYP Learner Profile for Literacy Task Cards
Fun Figurative Language Scavenger Hunt
Enjoy!

Susan Powers
www.pypteachingtools.com
Formative Assessment/Homework
•Cut around the outlines carefully.
•Staple or glue the pages together by the left edge.
•Show your knowledge of writing fairy tales as you plan your own story inside this booklet.
•Fire up your imagination! 

A
Fairy Tale
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by
_________________ Your name here:
Setting
Form: Illustrate a scene from your setting:
Form: Describe the setting of
your tale.
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Function: What is the purpose of the setting
of a story?
 Protagonist &
Antagonist
•Function: Who is your •Connection: Explain how your characters connect in
antagonist? Describe the your story.
character traits of this character ________________________________________
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Form: Describe your
______________________ protagonist below and draw
______________________ them in the oval shape.
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 Characters
•Connection: How do your
•Form: Draw your characters. characters connect in your fairy
tale?

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•Form: Use describing words to tell about
the character traits of each character.
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2. _________________________
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Problem
•Who is
Causation: What causes the problem in
affected by the
your tale?
problem?
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•Form: What does the problem
look like? Use words or pictures
to describe it.
 Magic
Function: How does the magic in your Causation: What causes the
tale work? Draw a picture to show this. magic to begin?
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Responsibility: Which character is

responsible for the magic?
Name: ____________________________
 Magic
Function: How does the magic in your
Causation: What causes
tale work?
the magic to begin?
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•Form- Draw a diagram to show the

magic in action.
 Solution
Causation: What brings the problem to an end? •Form- Draw a diagram to show
__________________________________ the solution in your story.

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Reflection: Will the

solution be a part of your
conclusion?
Explain below:

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 Beginning: Middle:
Plot
Form: Plan your story in
words or pictures.
• Check off the words below
that help you.
 Once upon a time
 hero
villain
 magical
Happily ever after
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End:
 Plot
Form: Plan your story in
words & pictures.
• Check off each part below.
 Introduction
Inciting incident
Rising action
Climax
Falling action
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Resolution
Conclusion
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