Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Fairy Tales From Life

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
A guideline for helping students to write their own fairy tales. This is a fun activity that will help students to analyze a literary style and follow a pattern.
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Other

Russian Fairy Tales

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site choose between long version and a short version of these fairy tales translated from the Russian. Each one is illustrated. Be aware that there are advertisements on the page.
Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Lesson Plan: The Rain Came Down, by David Shannon

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Here's a lesson plan that helps students with comprehension and retention. Using David Shannon's "The Rain Came Down," students will try a creative approach to reading.
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Nsw Dept. Of Ed.: Retelling [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
PDF page from the New South Wales, Australia, Department of Education and Training that contains suggestions for helping students retell things they have read or seen. It includes some suggestions for how to achieve this as well as a...