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Hans Christian Andersen Lesson Plans
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Young scholars analyze the works and themes in fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen. In this fairy tale lesson, students read and analyze the stories of Hans Christian Andersen with a focus on their characters and themes. Young scholars read The Ugly Duckling, The Little Mermaid, The Emperor's New Clothes, The Little Match Girl, and The Darning Needle. Students select their favorite character and make an illustration of them.
Students study the 19th century author who created wonderful tales, and hear and read the original texts of several of his stories. The colorful characters, strong emotions, and engaging language of Andersen's tales offer rich experiences for them.
Learners write descriptions and create portraits of characters from the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen using a variety of media.
Students investigate storytelling by reading classic children's literature. In this storytelling lesson, students read The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen and discuss the differences between a legend, fairytale, folklore and myth. Students create a Venn Diagram to visualize the differences and similarities.
Third graders examine the lives of authors and the elements of fairy tales. In this story elements lesson, 3rd graders read fairy tales and articles about the author's lives. After reading they decide how the author's life might have influenced their writing. Students use charts to organize the information. To close this lesson, student write their own fairy tale.
Students examine the importance of vitamin c in their diets and the sources that it comes from. In this vitamin lesson students complete hands on activities, interpret data and make a bar graph.
Fourth graders complete activities to learn about the literary genre of fairy tales. In this fairy tales lesson, 4th graders view a PowerPoint about fairy tales and make a timeline for the life span of the four fairy tale authors. Students color in the life span for the authors and locate the countries where they are from on a map. Students research the authors in a card catalog system and find three fairy tales for the author. Students write a summary for the fairy tales and complete a quiz.
Second graders explore genre. In this primary literacy lesson, 2nd graders listen to text selections from a variety of genres, then generate common traits which are written on a chart. Students work in groups to read books, identify common traits, and name the genre to which the books belong. Students create a "genre" presentation for the class.
Young readers use graphic organizers such as Venn Diagrams and story maps to analyze a variety of folktales and the elements of a story. They use writing, sequencing activities, and creative art to identify the morals to be learned from a "read aloud." They will compare and contrast various stories and the parts of stories. Handouts are included.
Primary readers investigate several comprehension skills in the ten lessons of this unit. Forming opinions about stories, comparing stories to each other, using Venn Diagrams, and applying the ideas from a story to real life situations constitute the main thrust. They will be able to recall, explain, and identify main details. Furthermore, they will identify parts of a story. Various familiar fiction pieces are recommended along with nonfiction.
