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Ending a Famous Fairy Tale
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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You've got a friend in me
It can be hard for anyone to make a new friend and particularly if you have a special need or disability. To build social skills and make new friends they watch videos related to friendship. Everyday they meet up for friendship club...
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White-tailed Deer: Beauty or Beast?
Learners use study guides and videos to discuss the positive and negative impacts of white-tailed deer populations. In this wildlife management lesson, students view slides and discuss the natural history and value of deer as a resource....
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Lesson Plan for Korea: P'ansori
Twelfth graders read different versions of P'ansori in an attempt to gain exposure to this form of literature. They gain information in order to help understand the context of how they are part of the Korean culture.
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Mythological Soaps
Students examine the gods and goddesses of Greek and Roman mythology. In groups, they use this information to participate in skits as they role-play the gods and goddesses. To end the instructional activity, they draw their own...
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Folktale Quilt
Students read several selections of folktales from different historic periods and different cultures. Then they incorporate a folktale theme into a modern day story, using elements that parallel those from the original version.
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A Hodgepodge of Literature
Students complete multiple lessons to study various literature including poetry, fiction, tall tales, and phrases. In this literature lesson, students complete six lessons about poetry, fiction, and idioms.
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Storytelling
Students explore the origins of folktales, fairytales, myths, legends, fables, and folktales in the ten lessons of this unit. A storytelling festival is held to feature the results of the variety of activities presented in the unit.
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ESL: My Favorite Film Writing Exercise
In this ESL writing worksheet, students correct mistakes in sentences about films, fill in blanks to complete sentences and write a paragraph about a favorite film.
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Favorite Fairy Tales
In this favorites survey learning exercise, students poll their classmates, teachers, parents, and friends about people's favorite fairy tales. Students complete the chart with the information.
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Telling Tales
Young scholars verbally tell partners a personal version of a fairy tale to each other. They listen, analyze, and describe the tales' differences and similarities in a Venn diagram.
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Round 4-Digit Numbers
In this rounding numbers practice instructional activity, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems that require them to round 4-digit numbers.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Gordon Browne's Series: Beauty and the Beast by Gordon Browne
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book Gordon Browne's Series of Old Fairy Tales: Beauty and the Beast by Gordon Browne, (1880?) an illustrated version of the fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast."
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Beauty and the Beast by Gall & Inglis
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book Beauty and the Beast by Gall & Inglis, (1880?) an illustrated version of the fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast."
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Cinderella and the Glass Slipper and Beauty and the Beast
A scanned copy of the 1896 publication of Cinderella and the Glass Slipper and Beauty and the Beast, a fiction book for children.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Beauty and the Beast
A scanned copy of the 1897 publication of Beauty and the Beast, a fairy tale book for children.
Children's Books Online
Children's Books Online: Beauty and the Beast and Other Stories
"Beauty and the Beast and Other Stories", published circa 1890 by Henry Altemus Company , has been digitized and made available by the Rosetta Project. This 93 page book is appropriate for intermediate readers.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Beauty and the Beast by Constance Haslewood, Ill.
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Beauty and the Beast by Constance Haslewood, Ill. (1890), an illustrated fairy tale.
Other
Beauty and the Beast by Charles Lamb
This full-text of Charles Lamb's enchanting 1811 narrative poem is illustrated with period drawings from the original edition.
Other
Georges Auric Film Scores
A discussion of the film score of "La Belle et La Bete" (Beauty and the Beast) by composer, Georges Auric. Adriano, Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Axios Chorus
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Routledge's Coloured Picture Book by George Routledge
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Routledge's Coloured Picture Book by George Routledge [1870], an illustrated collection of fairy tales including "Little Red Riding Hood and "Beauty and the Beast."
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Author: Bayard Taylor
This site features the author Bayard Taylor and provides links to two novels Beauty and the Beast and Tales of Home and the short story "Who Was She?"
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Little Plays for Little Actors by Julia Corner
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Little Plays for Little Actors by Julia Corner (1865), a collection of plays for young children including "Whittington and His Cat," "Beauty and the Beast," and...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Fairy Tales From Life
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.