CommonLit
Common Lit: The Tale of Peter Rabbit
A learning module that begins with "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" by Beatrix Potter, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
CommonLit
Common Lit: The Phoenix Bird
A learning module that begins with the fairy tale "The Phoenix Bird" by Hans Christian Andersen, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "Little Red Riding Hood" by the Brothers Grimm
A learning module that begins with "Little Red Riding Hood" by The Brothers Grimm, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "Cinderella" by Charles Perrault
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...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Everella's Want
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Sleeping Beauty: Pantomime Toy Book by Mc Loughlin Bros.
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's novel Sleeping Beauty Pantomime Toy Book by McLoughlin Bros. [1870], the fairy tale of "Sleeping Beauty" in verse.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Snow White
A learning module that begins with "Snow White" by The Brothers Grimm, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and...
Encyclopedia Mythica
Encylopedia Mythica: Folktales From Many Lands
Read a Mayan folktale about how the sun and moon were created, a Russian tale about how a farm boy becomes a prince, a Scandinavian tale about how Winter captured Spring, or a Blackfoot Indian story about learning from buffalo. More than...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "The Princess and the Pea" by Hans Christian Andersen
A learning module that begins with "The Princess and the Pea" by Hans Christian Andersen, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "The Elves and the Shoemaker" by Barbara Radner
A learning module that begins with "The Elves and the Shoemaker" by Barbara Radner, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "Jack and the Beanstalk" by Joseph Jacobs
A learning module that begins with "Jack and the Beanstalk" by Joseph Jacobs, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "The Fisherman and His Wife" by the Brothers Grimm
A learning module that begins with the fairy tale "The Fisherman and His Wife" by The Brothers Grimm, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "The Emperor's New Clothes" by Hans Christian Andersen
A learning module that begins with the fairy tale "The Emperor's New Clothes" by Hans Christian Andersen, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or...
abcteach
Abcteach: Fairy Tale Printouts: Abc teach.com
[Free Registration/Login Required] This fairy tale resource features activities, bar graphs, word searches, crossword puzzles and more. Teachers can print out many of these materials quickly and easily.
HotChalk
Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: A Lesson on Comparing & Contrasting Using Cinderella
In this lesson, students will learn to compare and contrast 2 different versions of "Cinderella." Students will use a Venn diagram and make predictions.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: The Red Fairy Book
An online collection of the enchanting fairy tales found in Andrew Lang's "Red Fairy Book." From the University of Virginia.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: The Blue Fairy Book
A charming e-text version of the enchanting fairy tales included in "The Blue Fairy Book" by Andrew Lang.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Good Stories for Great Holidays
A full e-text of this great collection of myths, fables, fairy tales, and historical stories. From the University of Virginia.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Fairytale Homes
Students will have a chance to show their understanding of their favorite fairy tales by building homes for the characters.
New Zealand Ministry of Education
Nz Ministry of Education: Fairy Tales
After studying the structure of narratives through fairy tales, students will plan and write their own fairy tales using a narrative planning sheet (see learning task 2). Children will write their own fairy tale, stopping to share,...
Other
Sur La Lune Fairy Tales: Japanese Fairy Tales
Online version of the book, "Japanese Fairy Tales," first published in 1908. It includes 20 or so tales translated from Japanese into English including the following: "My Lord Bag of Rice," "The Farmer and the Badger," "The Adventures of...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Fairy Tales as a Genre of Literature
This lesson will provide young scholars with an understanding of the literary elements of fairy tales. Students will compose original fairy tales using graphic web organizers and presentation software.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Using Fairy Tales to Teach the Short Stories
Familiar fairy tales are used as guides to help students analyze the elements of the short story: plot, theme, setting, point of view, and character.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Using a Fairy Tale to Teach the Elements of a Story
Students will hear and read different versions of a familiar fairy tale and identify what elements a story must have (character, plot, setting) for the story to be interesting and make sense. Using a Venn diagram, students will then...