Teaching Themes
Fairy Tales: Everything You Need
Guide students through a fairy-tale genre study. By immersing themselves in the genre, students will determine why people tell such magical tales!
Lesson Plans, Book Resources
Gigantic Learning with Giants
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8
Fairy-tale themed activities involving reading, identifying story elements, acting out stories, writing poetry and rhyming chants, finding synonyms, and playing a card game.
Lesson Plans, Book Resources
Once Upon a Pop-Up Book
Grades: 3–5
Students compile all their writing responses to fractured fairy tales and apply them towards making their own pop-up books.
Hans Christian AndersenGrades: No collection of fairy tales would be complete without the works of the Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen, author of The Ugly Duckling and... |
Book Resources, Books Cinderella SkeletonGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 In this retelling of the classic fairy tale, Cinderella Skeleton wins Prince Charnel's heart when he matches a footbone to her anklebone. |
 Articles, Writing Prompts Cinderella Writing PromptGrades: 1–2, 3–5 Writing prompt for Cinderella by |
Author's Notes Cinderella: The Little Dog and Her Glass Slipper Author's NoteGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 In this retelling of the classic fairy tale, an attractive mutt wins the heart of a prince with the help of her canine grandmother. |
|
Extension Activities, Writing Activities Red Riding Hood Extension ActivitiesGrades: 1–2, 3–5 Extention activity for Red Riding Hood by James Marshall. |
Extension Activities, Writing Activities Cinderella Extension ActivitiesGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Writing activities for Cinderella by Barbara Karlin |
|
Extension Activities The Three Little Pigs Extension ActivitiesGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Extension activities for The Three Little Pigs by James Marshall. |
 Activities and Games, Teaching Guides, Book Resources Lon Po Po Teaching PlanGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Compare the popular fairytale of Little Red Riding Hood to a similar Chinese tale, Lon Po Po. |
|
Articles, Book Resources Kate and the Beanstalk Text ExcerptGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Text Excerpt of Kate and the Beanstalk by Mary Pope Osborne. |
Articles, Booktalks Birdwing BooktalkGrades: 6–8 A boy with a wing tumbles out of a fairy tale and into real life. What will life be like for him? |
|
Lesson Plans, Extension Activities, Book Resources The Three Bears Extension ActivitiesGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Two hands-on activities to extend the story of The Three Bears and their friend, Goldilocks. |
Lesson Plans, Book Resources Books for Teaching Fractured Fairy TalesGrades: 3–5 Teacher created book list includes tips for classroom use. |
|
Lesson Plans, Book Resources Beware of the Storybook Wolves Lesson PlanGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Children will make connections between references to fairy tale characters presented in Beware of the Storybook Wolves, and they will create their... |
Lesson Plans, Writing Activities, Book Resources Frog Principal Lesson PlanGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Author Stephanie Calmenson provides a fresh and funny twist on the well-known fairy tale "The Frog Prince." |
Activity Plan Mixed Ages: Fairytale HomesGrades: PreK–K Children develop literacy, language, and problem-solving concepts as they create homes for the fairy tale characters they are reading about. |
Extension Activities, Writing Activities, Book Resources Stone Soup Extension ActivityGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Whimsical illustrations and text with helpful repetition describe how a young vagabond gets an old lady to feed him by making soup from a stone.... |
|
Lesson Plans, Book Resources Kate and the Beanstalk Lesson PlanGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Author Mary Pope Osborne provides a fresh and funny twist on the well-known fairy tale "Jack and the Beanstalk." |
Lesson Plans, Writing Activities, Book Resources Tell It to the Judge - Persuasive EssayGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Describes a lesson in which students learn about fractured fairy tales through a multi-step literary response to The True Story of the Three... |
|
Lesson Plans, Writing Activities, Book Resources I'm a Changed PigGrades: 3–5 Presents a lesson plan for comparing and contrasting traditional fairy tales with fractured stories, and writing personal narratives, all with an... |
Lesson Plans, Computer Lab Activities, Writing Activities, Book Resources Slimy Advertising and a Wicked ResumeGrades: 3–5 Offers a lesson on fractured fairy tales requiring students to write ad copy and a resume in response to "The Frog Prince Continued" by Jon... |
