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Core Knowledge Foundation

Fairy Tales Tell It Again!™ Read-Aloud Anthology

For Teachers 1st Standards
A read-aloud anthology explores the fantasy worlds of fairy tales. Thirteen lessons challenge scholars to listen to and discuss a text, complete word work, then participate in extension activities—assessments and culminating activities...
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Lesson Plan
Goethe-Institut

Well-Known Tale: The Pied Piper of Hamelin

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
"The Pied Piper of Hamelin" is the focus of a lesson designed to shed light on the importance of keeping promises. As a class, scholars take part in a discussion on the topic of honesty and consequences. Independent readers then take to...
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eBook
Library of Congress

Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Include the eBook version of The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm in your next fairy tale unit. Start with the table of contents to discover which tales to read first.
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Worksheet
K5 Learning

The Fairy Tree

For Students 5th Standards
Read about the ways a beloved pet can help a girl meet her true love with a short fairy tale. As fifth graders read the passage, they note their inferences and answer four comprehension questions to demonstrate their understanding.
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Worksheet
K5 Learning

Authors Tell Different Stories

For Students 2nd Standards
The story of Cinderella is a popular one! So much so, there are multiple versions of the story being told around the world. With this collection of activities your young readers receive background information about two versions...
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Worksheet
Student Handouts

Blue Beard: A Fairy Tale for Children?

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
Make a study of the well-known fairy tale (in this case told by the Brothers Grimm), Bluebeard. Learners read the story, respond to several questions about the text, and practice vocabulary words from the text.
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Lesson Plan
Pennsylvania Bar Association

The Pied Piper vs. The City of Hamelin

For Teachers 8th
How would the Pied Piper recover his damages from the deceptive citizens of Hamelin if the story took place today? Explore one of the Pied Piper's options with a short play that depicts a court case in which he sues the city of Hamelin...
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Fairy Tales

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Class groups examine fairy tales from a feminist and a Marxist perspective, identifying how these tales present gender roles and class/power systems. The groups then script and perform their own tale that uses one of these lenses.
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Website
Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University: Grimm's Fairy Tales

For Students 9th - 10th
209 tales by the brothers Grimm are compiled on this web page. Links to each of the tales are provided that will allow you to read the entire translated version of the fairy tale.
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Hansel and Gretel [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A reader's theater script for Dom DeLuise's Hansel and Gretel is provided on these pages. Twelve character roles are needed in this activity.
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eBook
Planet eBooks

Planet E Book: Grimm's Fairy Tales [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of "Grimm's Fairy Tales" by The Brothers Grimm is available here in PDF format. Grimm's Fairy Tales, which was first released in 1812, is 187 pages pages long.
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eBook
Other

The Brothers Grimm: Online Story Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the online text versions of many of the Grimm Brothers' stories and fairy tales such as Cinderella, Three Little Pigs, Snow White, and many, many more.
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eBook
Children's Books Online

Children's Books Online: Grimm's Fairy Tales

For Students 9th - 10th
"Grimm's Fairy Tales", published circa 1902 by E. P. Dutton & Co., has been digitized and made available by the Rosetta Project. This 112 page book is appropriate for advanced readers.
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Activity
University of Pittsburgh

Grimm Brothers' Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Compiled by a retired German professor and folklorist, this site is an excellent resource for anyone seeking information about the Grimm Brothers. Contains a chronology for both brothers, a listing of their academic accomplishments, and...
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Grimm's Fairy Tales

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1896 publication of Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, a book of fairy tales for children.
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Other

Grimm Fairy tales.com

For Students Pre-K - 1st
You can read and hear animated stories from the Brothers Grimm on this site. There are also links to games, fun stuff, and a featured story.