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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

[Free Registration/Login Required] A series of three lesson plans designed to teach students to identify similarities and differences to compare and contrast objects and stories. Lessons are based on the provided text "My Brother and I"...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will hear a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood. Students can record their retelling of Lon PoPo. There are two sites to learn more about the author of Lon PoPo, Ed Young. Students will then...

Listen to an explanation about the series of events in Cinderella. Then look at some pictures where the story's events are all mixed up and put them in the correct order.

Learn about the different types of characters in Cinderella, and determine which traits belong to the hero and villain. Click on the "Character" button.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the illustrated children's book Favourite Tales for the Nursery by Thomas Nelson & Sons (1888). It includes the following stories: Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Puss in Boots,...