Slight change of plans today. We did not begin our fairy tales unit with The Princess and the Pea . Instead, we opened with The Frog Prince...

Fairy tales are old stories told and retold again, but do they deserve a place in a modern language arts curriculum? Besides the fact that the Common Core standards require exposure to fairy tales, there

Here are some of the things we did this week for our Fairy Tale/Storybook Character Unit: We talked about what a fairy tale is and what fairy tales sometimes have in them. We talked about the Story Elements in each of the Fairy Tales we read this week. Little Red Riding Hood Here is the chart I used to fill in the Story Elements as we talked about them as a class. While filling this chart out, we made our characters and set up our classroom (setting) so we could act out the story. Little Red Riding Hood Activity: They made a picture of Little Red Riding Hood and then filled in the boxes describing her. Goldilocks and the Three Little Bears We filled this in after reading the story. I had the students make this story character map for Goldilocks. Cinderella We filled this in together as a class. I laminated these Story Element Anchor Charts so I could write on them with an Expo Marker and easily wipe them off! Writing Activity: If I had a Fairy Godmother... The Three Little Pigs I read two versions of The Three Little Pigs and we compared the two stories. I had the students fill out these WANTED posters for the Big Bad Wolf. Jack and the Beanstalk We did a measurement activity. The Frog Prince Graphing Activity: Would you kiss a frog? Fairy Tale Elements Chart: After reading each fairy tale we went through and marked what fairy tale elements the book had. Storybook Character Dress-up Day: To end our unit we had the students dress up as their favorite storybook character. They came to school dressed in their costume with their book and we guessed who they were. Even all the first grade teachers dressed up! Here is just a peek at some of the storybook characters the first grade teachers have dressed us as during the years. The Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed Alice in Wonderland All Laura Numeroff book characters! Click HERE to download my Fairy Tale Unit from my TpT store!

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This free fairy tale unit of study is a free unit of study you can add to your reading workshop.

Reader's Theater is a fun way to promote reading and speaking fluency. This fairy tale script contains enough parts for 7 students. There are two narrators who are discussing the elements of a fairy tale as it is being read. I recommend repeated readings to boost fluency and confidence. Because y...

Here are some of the things we did this week for our Fairy Tale/Storybook Character Unit: We talked about what a fairy tale is and wha...

Fairy Tales Google Slides will introduce your students to the main characteristics and story elements of fairy tales, such as magic, royalty, characters, lessons and more. Animated slides will engage your students. Use this presentation to introduce a unit on fairy tales. Review slide at the end with answer key. Then have students do the reading activity with my printable Elements of Fairy Tales chart (included on the last page). Have them read several fairy tales (I assign at least 5) and let them determine what elements they can find in each story. Editable for your classroom only. Great for homework, homeschool, distance learning, and independent study. Please see full preview. If you use OneDrive or Teams, you may prefer the PowerPoint version available here: Story Elements of a Fairy Tale PowerPoint Reading Activity Distance Learning You might also like: Fairy Tales Story Elements Graphic Organizer Reading and Writing Activity Fairy Tale Story Pattern Literary Elements PowerPoint Follow me HERE to get notified of updates, sales, free resources, and new products. All new products are 50% off for 48 hours. © Deborah Hayes aka HappyEdugator. For classroom and homeschool use. Your purchase buys one license. You may purchase extra licenses at a discount.

Hello Everyone! Story retelling is an effective way to improve children's reading comprehension. For our kiddos who are just starting to develop their reading skills, this practice can be extremely helpful. Studies on story recall have found that extended use of the technique of story retelling leads to large improvements in story comprehension, making inferences, and understanding of story structure. Rather than having children answer specific questions about story details, story retelling requires children to focus on the bigger picture of the story and allows me to see how well a child understands the story as a whole. The goal should be to encourage students to think critically about the story and to improve their comprehension and vocabulary by having them tell their thoughts. As children become more comfortable with retelling stories, their language and listening skills will improve. I have previously posted about using a retelling rope to aid in the retelling of stories. This year I introduced a "Tell Me Tower." In the middle of our fairy tale unit, it was a great fit! I reviewed the important story elements and introduced some little icons to help them remember the elements. The kids made "Tell Me Towers" from paper towel tubes, construction paper and the icons. Then they got together with a friend and told each other about a story they had read, or heard. In this case, it was Cinderella. Some of the kids used the little puppets to also aid in the retelling. Here are a couple of pics. For your own set of "Tell Me Tower" icons, click HERE! :) (They are part of my Cinderella Unit!) The kids will keep their "Tell Me Towers" in their book baskets to use consistently with each book they read! Hope you can use this! Let me know!! Until then! Have a great weekend! Joyfully! Nancy

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This item is great for a writing activity for a Fairy Tale Unit. The student or students rolls a dice and each roll determines an element of their writing activity. ...

Use this fairy tale story map to follow the details of your child's favorite stories and strengthen his reading skills.

Help your students understand the basic features of a fairy tale with this unit plan and activity bundle based on the story: The Gigantic Turnip. Bring your writing lessons to life as the unit plan walks you through everything you need to thoroughly cover the AC9E2LA03, AC9E2LA09, AC9E2LA10, AC9E2LE02, AC9E2LY03, AC9E2LY08, AC9E2LY11 element of the Australian Year 2 English curriculum (version 9.0). Fun for students, easy for you to implement and an irresistible way to help budding authors write a fractured fairy tale that is bound to excite their reader!

Here is a checklist I created during my second graders' Writer's Workshop unit on writing a fairy tale. These two specific checklists focus on specific mini lessons I taught around revising and editing. Skills targeted include including all fairy tale elements (villain, magic, etc.), adding adjectiv...

Hello Everyone! We are wrapping up our two week long Reading/Social Studies integrated unit on fairy/folk tales. We have read so many different Cinderella stories from all over the world, compared, retold, mapped, learned about different cultures, and so much more! Today we brainstormed some of the different things we found in fairy tales and responded through writing an acrostic and a hands on visual connection. I love how hard the kids worked on these and the amazing connections they made!! Way to go, kiddos!! This reader's response activity is included in my Cinderella unit. You can get your activities and patterns HERE!!! Bibbity Bobbity Boo! :) Click! (free!) Stay tuned for some fun reader's theater clips!! We are having a ball in first grade!! Thanks for stopping by for a peek!! Joyfully! Nancy

On this tree diagram, students write up to four different types of folk tales (e.g. fairy tale, tall tale, myth, legend, etc.) in the boxes below the heading. There is then room below to record titles of example works and descriptions of each one. The second page is the same diagram, filled out fo...