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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fractured Fairy Tales

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students use familiar characters, plots, and settings from traditional fairy tales to create "fractured" versions, while experimenting with satire, irony and parody. A fractured fairy tale is designed to be humorous by changing the story...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ending a Famous Fairy Tale

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Altering the ending of a famous fairy tale is a really fun way for kids to experience creative writing. The lesson here has them do just that! Learners listen to the famous fairy tale, "The Twelve Brothers," and change the ending of the...
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Shizuko’s Daughter: Story Impression

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Craft your own fairy tale based on Momotaro, a Japanese story referenced in Kyoko Mori's Shuzuko's Daughter. A list of nouns guide learners in writing their own story, and predicting what might happen in the novel.
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Printables
Scholastic

Folk and Fairy Tale Readers: The Little Red Hen

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd Standards
Engage young learners in reading classic folk tales with this printable version of The Little Red Hen. The simple language and repetitive structure of the story make it perfect for children working on developing their fluency. Two...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Closer Look at a Fairy Tale

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read fairy tales to study the role of male and female characters. In this fairy tales lesson, students discuss the elements of fairy tales. Students discuss morals and lessons in fairy tales. Students use the worksheet 'A Closer...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fairy Tales Will Come True....

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read many different fairy tales from various countries to examine different cultures. Using the text of the tales, they compare and contrast them and share their observations with the class. They write their own fairy tales and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fairy Tales as a Genre of Literature

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students 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 tale. ...
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Lesson Plan
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Fairy Tales, Past and Present

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the different elements of a fairy tale. They discover why setting, characters, problems and solutions are important in a fairy tale. They recreate the fairy tale in modern times and create a storybook to accompany their...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Write Your Own Folk or Fairy Tale

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners analyze folk and fairy tales. In this language arts activity, students discuss the elements of a tale determining what the differences are between folk and fairy tales. Learners then write their own tales using the graphic...
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Writing
Curated OER

Fairy Tale Facts

For Students 3rd
In this home activity worksheet, students will focus on the components of a fairy tale. Students will read a fairy tale and then write their own on the backside of the paper.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fantasy, Fables, Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students identify the differences between fantasies, fables, myths, legends and fairy tales. In groups, they create their own versions of the different genres. They practice identifying the examples, as well.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Multicultural Fairy Tales -- The Stuff of Magic

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders are introduced to the characteristics of fairy tales. After being read some examples, they write their own fairy tale based on their adventures on a magic carpet ride after making a chart to organize their thoughts. To...
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Lesson Plan
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Funky Illuminated Fairy Tales

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a nameplate and an original fairy tale book using an illuminated manuscript format. In this fairy tale lesson plan, students will explain styles and techniques of illuminated manuscripts. They will also create a personal...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fairy Tales

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students write and draw fairy tales based on modern themes and/or their own experiences. The class is divided into groups and are assigned a fairy tale. The groups develop a modern story based on this fairy tale through group discussion.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Funky Illuminated Fairy Tales

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a nameplate and an original fairy tale book using an illuminated manuscript format. They create a personal nameplate using a decorated or historiated initial, a border, and illuminations.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Connecting Families through Folk Stories and Fairy Tales

For Teachers K - 5th
Students engage their families to write down a folk story from their primary language. In this family literacy activity, students rewrite the story or fairy tales in English. Parents and students are invited to present the stories in...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Moroccan Fairy Tale vs. European Folk/Fairy Tale

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore world geography by reading two different fairy tales. In this cultural storytelling instructional activity, 2nd graders read Snow White and the Seven Dwarves and the Moroccan story The Girl Who Lived with the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Fractured Fairy Tales

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this writing worksheet, students choose one of 6 fairy tales to rewrite. They change story elements such as the character, location, viewpoint, or problem to create a "fractured fairy tale".
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Transforming Fairy Tales: What is a Fairy Tale?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students examine the elements that make a story a fairy tale.  In this reading comprehension lesson, students listen to an audio version of the classic tale King Midas and the Golden Touch and analyze the characteristics that fairy tales...
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Lesson Plan
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Fairy Tale Press

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars create the front page of a newspaper by writing news stories about the main characters and plots of fairy tales.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Transforming Fairy Tales Lesson 8. Putting the pages together

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students put the pages of their fairy tale together. In this ending fairy tale lesson, students use the drawing program to copy and paste their characters that they had previously created. They copy the images and writing to finish their...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What's So Nice About Fairy Tales?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders modernize a fairy tale, then compare their version with he original version and determine whether or not they've changed the author's original intent.
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Adapting Literary Learning Methods with the Grimm Fairy Tales

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Learners use Grimm's tales to explore theme, thesis statement, textual analysis, and historical context.
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PPT
All-in-One High School

Elements of Plot

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Cinderella wants to go to the ball and marry the prince. At the end of the story, she does! But how does the plot move from the exposition to the resolution? Teach language arts learners and fairy tale fans about the basics of plot...

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