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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, Computer Lab Activities, Online Learning Activities, Writing Activities, Book Resources Y'all Are Invited to a Hoe Down Wedding Grades: 3–5 Have students respond to the fractured fairy tale Bubba the Cowboy Prince, with this lesson requiring the class to create wedding invitations and... Read more >	Lesson Plans, Quizzes, Writing Activities I Hate to Complain but your Cheese Stinks Grades: 3–5 Suggests a lesson plan on comparing and contrasting fractured fairy tales with an exercise involving writing a letter of complaint in response to... Read more >
Activities and Games, Lesson Plans, Authors and Illustrators, Book Resources Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters Lesson Plan Grades: PreK–K, 1–2 A guide to using John Steptoe's Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters in class. Read more >	Discussion Guides, Writing Prompts, Writing Activities Discussion Guide and Literature Circle Guide for Just Ella Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Discussion Guide or Literature Circle Guide to Just Ella Read more >
Discussion Guides, Writing Prompts, Writing Activities Just Ella Discussion Guide Grades: 3–5, 6–8 In this continuation of the Cinderella story, fifteen-year-old Ella finds that accepting Prince Charming's proposal ensnares her in a suffocating... Read more >	Extension Activities, Writing Prompts, Writing Activities Just Ella Extension Activity Grades: 3–5, 6–8 In this continuation of the Cinderella story, fifteen-year-old Ella finds that accepting Prince Charming's proposal ensnares her in a suffocating... Read more >
Extension Activities, Writing Prompts, Writing Activities Sisters Grimm 2: The Unusual Suspects Extension Activity Grades: 3–5 When Sabrina and Daphne Grimm begin to unravel the mystery surrounding the murder of a teacher at their elementary school, they find themselves... Read more >	Extension Activities, Writing Prompts, Writing Activities Sisters Grimm: Fairy-Tale Detectives Grades: 3–5 After eleven-year-old Sabrina and seven-year-old Daphne learn they are related to the famous Grimm Brothers, they join their grandmother on a... Read more >
Discussion Guides, Writing Prompts Sisters Grimm 2: The Unusual Suspects Discussion Guide Grades: 3–5 When Sabrina and Daphne Grimm begin to unravel the mystery surrounding the murder of a teacher at their elementary school, they find themselves... Read more >	Discussion Guides, Writing Prompts Sisters Grimm: The Fairy-Tale Detectives Discussion Guide Grades: 3–5 After eleven-year-old Sabrina and seven-year-old Daphne learn they are related to the famous Grimm Brothers, they join their grandmother on a... Read more >
Discussion Guides, Book Resources Ella Enchanted Discussion Guide Grades: 3–5 In this novel based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her. Read more >	Extension Activities Ella Enchanted Extension Activity Grades: 3–5, 6–8 In this novel based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her. Read more >
Lesson Plans, Quizzes, Book Resources Ella Enchanted Lesson Plan Grades: 3–5 In this novel based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her. Read more >	Lesson Plans Myths, Folktales, & Fairy Tales for Grades K-3 Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 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... Read more >
Lesson Plans Myths, Folktales, & Fairy Tales for Grades 4-6 Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Students learn folktale, folklore, and myth genres. Read more >	Unit Plans, Discussion Guides, Writing Prompts, Writing Activities Myths, Folktales, & Fairy Tales for Grades 7-9 Grades: 6–8, 9–12 Students compare and contrast the different genres of folktales and myths. Read more >
Unit Plans, Computer Lab Activities, Online Learning Activities, Writing Activities Myths, Folktales, & Fairy Tales for Grades 10-12 Grades: 9–12 Students study the myth genre and make connections between their culture, myths, and history. Read more >	Lesson Plans, Book Resources Books and Resources About Myths, Folktales, & Fairy Tales Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Books and resources about myths, folktales, and fairy tales. Read more >
Lesson Plans, Extension Activities, Book Resources Mr. Wolf's Pancakes Lesson Plan Grades: PreK–K, 1–2 I use Mr. Wolf's Pancakes as part of a unit on "fractured fairy tales." Students love the humor and enjoy this goofy take on "The Little Red Hen... Read more >	Activities and Games, Lesson Plans Fairytale Cake Lesson Plan Grades: PreK–K, 1–2 The Fairytale Cake a fun combination of various fairy tales. Students love finding the different characters in the book and then trying to... Read more >