Resource Guide

Book & Brick:
Once Upon a Time at LEGOLAND Florida
A LEGOLAND® Florida
Educational Resource Guide
Grades 2-5
Table of Contents
Welcome
Background Information:
Before and After Visit:
LEGOLAND Investigations:
About Book and Brick:
Learn How to Create a Story
Minds on Investigations
Hands-On Activity
Objectives and Standards
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Welcome to LEGOLAND Florida!
Education Programs: Once Upon a Time: Book and Brick was developed by the LEGOLAND Education
Department. For information on LEGOLAND Education programs, visit http://florida.legoland.com/education
Directions:
LEGOLAND® Florida is located in Winter Haven, just 45 minutes south of the Orlando theme parks.
From Orlando take 1-4 west to exit 55 (U.S. Hwy 27 South). Turn right off U.S. Highway 27
at State Road 540/Cypress Gardens Boulevard. Park is 4 miles on the left.
Just 45 minutes from downtown Tampa. From Tampa take 1-4 EAST to Exit 27 (Polk County Parkway).
Exit Winter Haven (2nd Toll Booth) at S.R. 540 and follow eight miles to Hwy 17 North. Take Hwy 17 North
two miles over the bridge to first light and turn right. Follow the signs to LEGOLAND.
Arrival and Entry: Please arrive 15 minutes before your program. Teachers must be present
during the 45-minute program.
Lunches: School groups may bring lunches in disposable containers. Groups may eat lunch at the Imagination
Pavilion located next to the Imagination Zone and the Pirate Ski Stadium.
Safety:
LEGOLAND Parks are built to the highest standards of quality and safety. Height restrictions
apply on selected attractions throughout the park.
Hands on Activity:
The hands on activity is located in the Imagination Zone of the park, is available on a first come, first serve basis and is
not guaranteed unless you reserve an instructional class. Please ask a model citizen in the Imagination Zone if this
activity is available upon arrival.
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Background Information:
Create and Build a Story Using Your Imagination!
What is a Story Structure?
A Story Structure is also referred to as a STORY ARC, which consists of the different scenes in the story.
Each scene represents a part of the story sequence.
What do we generally call the sequence of parts within the story?
The Beginning, the Middle and the End make up the parts of a story.
What does the Beginning of the Story consist of?
The Beginning sets up the story, and the characters are introduced.
What does the Middle of the Story consist of?
The Middle of the story is where the action takes place.
What does the End of the Story consist of?
The end of the story is the resolution.
What questions should you ask while creating a story line?
Who is it about? Where does it take place? When does it take place? What happens?
Who is it about?
This will identify the characters.
Where does it take place?
This will identify the location.
When does it take place?
This will identify the time in which it takes place.
What happens?
This will identify the events that take place.
How to Design a Structure
When you think about building a structure, think about what the structure will need. How will you create
your version of the story? How will you build the sequence of events in the story starting with the
Beginning, Middle and then the End?
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Before and After the Visit: Minds on Investigation
Reading Books
Can you identify the parts of the Story?
Can you answer the the 4Ws?
Who is it about?
Where does it take place?
When does it take place?
What happens?
Imagination
Can you tell a story using your own imagination?
When you tell a story using your own imagination, the story will never be wrong because it is your very
own creation. You can also create your own version of a familiar story.
Draw a Picture
Draw a picture and discuss the details through story telling. Again, be sure to include all of the aspects
that we discussed and implemented during the program.
Build a story using your own LEGO Bricks
Set a timer for 15 minutes. Make sure you have enough bricks to build your story and create three parts –
a beginning, middle and end. Work alone or together with a friend and as you build make sure to always
be thinking about your story as you go.
Present your story
Practice telling your story in front of others. Explain all of the details as you go from the beginning to end.
Remember to explain the 4 W’s as you tell them all about your creation.
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Hands-On Activity
After spending a day at LEGOLAND Florida, share your experience through story telling. Write it
down, draw a picture, tell your story and share the fun with everyone. Bring a camera to capture
the memories of your favorite event, or bring some paper and a pencil to write down your most
memorable experience of the day.
See below for some things to look for at LEGOLAND Florida that might help you in writing a
creative and fun story about what you saw that day.
Did you go see one of the 4D movies at LEGOLAND Florida?
Visualize and write a story about The Legends of Chima, Clutch Powers or Spellbreaker.
Did you have time to see our ski show, Brickbeard’s Bounty?
Write a story using the characters in the show and share with your teacher, friends or family.
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About Book and Brick
Educational Objectives
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Learn about story telling
Learn how to develop a story structure
Learn how to sequence a story
Learn how to use other mediums as a source of story telling, as demonstrated by the use of
Lego bricks while creating the beginning, middle and the end of a story
Learn to ask yourself the 4Ws while creating a story, Who, Where, When and What
Learn to enjoy the use of imagination through story telling
Florida’s State Standards
Benchmarks Associated with Book and Brick
GRADE TWO
LAFS.2.RL.1.3
LAFS.2.RL.3.7
LAFS.2.W.1.3
LAFS.2.SL.2.4
Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate
understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated
event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings,
use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure.
Tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details,
speaking audibly in coherent sentences.
GRADE THREE
LAFS.3.RL.1.3
Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their
actions contribute to the sequence of events.
LAFS.3.RL.3.7
Explain how specific aspects of a text’s illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words
in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).
LAFS.3.W.1.3.a Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique,
descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
a. Establish a situation and introduce a narrator and/or characters; organize an event
sequence that unfolds naturally.
LAFS.3.SL.2.4
Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and
relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace.
GRADE FOUR
LAFS.4.RL.1.3
Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in
the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions).
LAFS.4.RL.3.7
Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the
text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions in the text.
LAFS.4.W.1.3.a Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique,
descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
a. Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters;
organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
LAFS.4.SL.2.4
Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner, using
appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly
at an understandable pace.
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Florida’s State Standards continued…
GRADE FIVE
LAFS.5.RL.1.3
LAFS.5.W.1.3.a
LAFS.5.SL.2.4
Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing
on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique,
descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
a. Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters;
organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate
facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an
understandable pace.
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