Beauty and the Beast

Expose young children to the wonderful works of author and illustrator Jan Brett using a few of her stories such as Armadillo Rodeo, The Mitten, or Daisy Comes Home through a unit study. 

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.

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.

Students listen to the fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel" retold and illustrated by Jane Ray. They discuss how the illustrator created the mood of the story. They then fill in a chart of story elements identifying the characters, setting,...

Twenty prompts, fifteen starters, and ten situations. What more could you ask for from a list of journal ideas?

Students identify and interpret how an artist creates mood and draws emphasis in the illustrations. Then they identify and interpret how these illustrations differ from others in fairy tales they have read. Students also recognize that...

What a creative way to review concepts related to fairy tales. Learners unscramble anagrams to identify popular fairy tales like Beauty and the Beast. This is motivating way review this topic. Also, it could be used with a variety of...

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read the story of Beauty and the Beast. Students answer 6 multiple choice questions and 10 true and false questions.

In this maze worksheet, students trace a path in a simple maze from the girl to the beast. This is based on the book Beauty and the Beast.

Students read The Toad and The Goat, discuss main idea and story sequence, and identify rhyming words with the "oa" sound.