Explore the history of fairy tales, the different cultures that have created them, and the magical elements that make them what they are in this basic introduction to the fairy tale genre.
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Articles
Activity Plan Mixed Ages: Fairytale Homes
Children develop literacy, language, and problem-solving concepts as they create homes for the fairy tale characters they are reading about.
Gigantic Learning with Giants
Fairy-tale themed activities involving reading, identifying story elements, acting out stories, writing poetry and rhyming chants, finding synonyms, and playing a card game.
Collateral
Red Riding Hood Extension Activities
Extention activity for Red Riding Hood by James Marshall.
The Three Little Pigs Extension Activities
Extension activities for The Three Little Pigs by James Marshall.
Lon Po Po Teaching Plan
Compare the popular fairytale of Little Red Riding Hood to a similar Chinese tale, Lon Po Po.
Cinderella Skeleton Discussion Guide
Through Cinderella Skeleton, readers will experience a fractured fairy tale, practice their prediction skills, and be introduced to a book-length poem.
Beware of the Storybook Wolves Lesson Plan
Children will make connections between references to fairy tale characters presented in Beware of the Storybook Wolves, and they will create their own fractured fairy tale.
Lesson Plans
Myths, Folktales, & Fairy Tales for Grades K-3
Students learn the art of story telling through a look at fairy tales and folktales. They practice telling stories out loud as well as writing them online.
Lon Po Po: A Chinese Fairytale Lesson Plan
Compare the popular fairytale of Little Red Riding Hood to a similar Chinese tale, Lon Po Po, and explore the similarities and differences between the two cultures.
Fairytale Cake Lesson Plan
The Fairytale Cake a fun combination of various fairy tales. Students love finding the different characters in the book and then trying to recreate them on their cake.
The Gingerbread Man "Erase-a-Rhyme" Lesson Plan
Students will enjoy a picture book before playing an interactive rhyming game.
