In this lesson plan, 5th graders will compare and contrast different versions of the fairy tale "Cinderella." Students will use a compare and contrast chart chart. After the shared readings, students will use all the elements of a fairy...

Students will compare two characters and list their comparisons on a graphic organizer using modern Cinderella stories. This lesson plan includes a detailed lesson plan for guided practice and partner work, and a video of students...

Explore the elements of a story using the well-known Cinderella story as source material. Learn about setting, character, sequence, exposition, conflict, climax, and resolution.

Sixteen different versions of the Cinderella fairy tale from around the world. Some of the countries include: Norway, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, Serbia, Denmark, and Vietnam.

In this lesson, students will read and retell stories of fairy tales including Cinderella. They will compare different versions of the story of Cinderella, make masks for the mask ball, and use props for costumes. They will learn songs...

Listen to an explanation of the story elements in Cinderella including exposition, characters, setting, sequence, conflict, climax, and resolution.

Explore different ingredients, or elements, that go into stories and make them so much fun. Read the story, "Cinderella," and look at all the different pieces of the tale to see how they all fit together.

Hyperlinked text offers additional explanations and details for this well-known tale. Great for comparing versions of the story.

Students will read three different Cinderella tales, including tales from Africa, China, and America. Upon completion of a Venn diagram comparing the similarities and differences of these tales, the students will complete and present...

Students will engage in a Reader's Theater adaptation of Cinderella after reading several different versions that come from various cultures. Students will complete a graphic organizer with story elements that apply to the story Cinderella.

Review the story elements of fairy tales.

Five familiar children's stories have been adapted and illustrated for this site. Students may "read along" and identify settings, characters, sequencing, and more. It also provides printable worksheets, copies of the text and the...

Second graders explore versions of the Cinderella tale from various cultures around the world. Students create a Patterns in Cinderella Stories Chart to trace the connections and common ideas across the various tales. They further...

Create a venn diagram to look at similarities and differences of their own school cultures.

Click through a book to read and view illustrations of the story "Cinderella." Click the links below the book to open word documents with additional activities focusing on the characters, setting, sequencing, illustrations, line...

A video of the book "Cinderella", written by Walt Disney. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.

French author Charles Perrault is often called the "father of the fairy tale" for his well known tales such as "Little Red Riding Hood," "Puss in Boots," "Sleeping Beauty," and "Cinderella." Cinderella is a famous folk tale, a story that...

These five activities allow students to explore the various Cinderella folktales, while comparing and contrasting the characters. They provide lesson extensions, links to charts, discussion questions and the like.

A scanned copy of the 1897 publication of Cinderella's Picture Book by Walter Crane, a book of children's stories and poetry.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the illustrated children's book There Was Once Grandma's Stories by Mrs. Oscar Wilde (1888). It includes illustrated classics such as "Little Red Riding Hood," "Cinderella," "Goldilocks...

Comparing and contrasting is a higher-level thinking skill promoted in the Common Core Standards leading to the ability to comprehend and analyze texts through various topics and genres. This lesson on Comparing and Contrasting Stories...

Read the online text versions of many of the Grimm Brothers' stories and fairy tales such as Cinderella, Three Little Pigs, Snow White, and many, many more.

The fairy tale Cinderella written in verse.

This activity for young readers includes step-by-step teacher directions, student directions, resources, and rubrics. Students read or listen to two or more versions of a fairy tale and then work in groups to update the fairy tale to a...