Curated OER
Connecting Families through Folk Stories and Fairy Tales
Students engage their families to write down a folk story from their primary language. In this family literacy lesson plan, students rewrite the story or fairy tales in English. Parents and students are invited to present the stories in...
Curated OER
Nicholas and the Dragon
In this reading worksheet, students read a five-page fairy tale about a boy named Nicholas, a princess named Penelope, and a dragon. At the end, Nicholas is hailed a hero and marries the princess.
Curated OER
Fairy Tales as a Genre of Literature
Young scholars examine the literary elements of fairy tales. After reading the fairy tale "Rapunzel" and discussing the elements of fairy tales that occur as they read, they use a story web to help plan and create an original fairy...
Curated OER
Peter and the Wolf
Students create movements to music that reflect focused listening, write story using complete, coherent sentences, design and perform class play speaking clearly and at an appropriate pace, and retell Peter and the Wolf story, including...
Curated OER
Fairy Tale Facts
Students analyze fairy tale characters and story elements. In this fairy tale lesson, students label two charts for the characters and settings of a fairy tale. Students view props in story boxes and answer questions about the story...
Curated OER
Knights and Castles and Kings Galore
Fifth graders create a fairy tale story with emphasis on castles. After reading various texts featuring castles and their residents, 5th graders complete a book report project. The book report serves as a springboard to the writing...
Curated OER
Focus: Word Processing
Sixth graders explore the basic units and prefixes of the metric system. They select a fairy tale or nursery rhyme to revise and rewrite with blanks where the metric system terminology can be inserted. Students, following given...
Curated OER
Heritage: Legends, Fairy Tales and the Native Americans
Fourth graders compare and contrast a Native American legend with a fairy tale and share their ideas by creating a venn diagram.
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University: Grimm's Fairy Tales
209 tales by the brothers Grimm are compiled on this web page. Links to each of the tales are provided that will allow you to read the entire translated version of the fairy tale.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: 10th Grade Literature and Composition: Traditions
This is a unit on the traditional wisdom of various cultures handed down through fables, fairy tales, folklore, and proverbs. It includes readings from Aesop's Fables, African and African-American Folktales, Hans Christian Andersen's...
Stanford University
Solar Folklore
Folktales from many cultures around the world about the sun. There is also information available about ancient astronomy.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Myths, Folktales, and Fairy Tales: Discovering Fairy Tales
Discover similarities in fairy tales around the world. Teacher's Guide link offers additional online resources, graphic organizers, related reading list, lessons and evaluations. Publish a fairy tale online.
University of South Florida
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: Sara Cone Bryant: Little Daylight
Text of the fairy tale, "Little Daylight," by Sara Cone Bryant. The text can be read online or downloaded in MP3 or PDF format. In addition, the story has downloadable support material which focuses on various reading skills and strategies.
University of South Florida
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go:fairy Tales Every Child Should Know
The texts of three classic fairy tales, as told by Joseph Jacobs. They are: "Jack, the Giant Killer," "The Cat and the Mouse," and "Fire! Fire! Burn Stick!" The text can be read online or downloaded by individual stories in MP3 or PDF...
National Library of France
National Library of France: Fairy Tales: Birth of a Genre
Travel to the land of "far far away" by examining the history of fairy tales and the artwork inspired by them. This online exhibit provides a colorful look at the origins of popular tales, the content within them (fantastical worlds,...
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Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Cinderella Bigfoot [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for Mike Thaler's children's book, Cinderella Bigfoot, is provided on these pages. Fifteen character roles are needed in this activity.
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Cinderella V.1 [Pdf]
A reader's theater adaptation of the fairy tale, Cinderella V.1, is provided on this script. Nine character roles are needed in this performance.
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Hansel and Gretel [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for Dom DeLuise's Hansel and Gretel is provided on these pages. Twelve character roles are needed in this activity.
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Fourth Little Pig [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for Teresa Celsi's young adult book, The Fourth Little Pig, is provided on these pages. Six character roles are needed in this activity.
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Retold by James Marshall [Pdf]
A reader's theater adaptation of Goldilocks and the Three Bears is provided on this script. Ten character roles are needed in this performance.
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Hansel and Gretel [Pdf]
A script for Richard Swallow's version of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale, Hansel and Gretel, is provided in this reader's theater performance. Nine character roles are needed in this activity. A glossary accompanies the text of this script.
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Jack and the Bean Stalk (First Version) [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for a fairy tale, Jack and the Bean Stalk, is provided on these pages. Six character roles are needed in this activity. A brief glossary is provided.
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for Eugene Triviza's children's picture book, The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig, is provided on these pages. Fifteen character roles are needed in this activity.
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Really Ugly Duckling [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith's children's book, The Really Ugly Duckling, is provided on these pages. Six character roles are needed in this activity.