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The World of Cinderella Stories

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to traditional and nontraditional Cinderella stories and watch a video entitled "Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters." Individually, children draw and illustrate the stories they have heard, create a story sequence, and...
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Origins of Cinderella

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders compare the original tale of Cinderella with the Disney version of the story. They listen to the book "Yeh-Shen," complete a Venn-diagram and discuss the similarities and differences in small groups, and participate in a...
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Compare and Contrast the French Cinderella with Other Cultural Versions

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students first compare and contrast the traditional French Cinderella with Cinderella stories from around the world as well as the opera synopsis. Students write their own Cinderella stories, personalizing them with aspects from their...
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Cinderella Stories: An African Tale

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read and analyze an African version of the Cinderella story. They listen to John Steptoe's story, "Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters," locate Africa on a map, compare and contrast the story with Cinderella, and identify fairytale and...
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Incorporating Reading Comprehension Using Cinderella Stories from Different Lands

For Teachers 1st
First graders investigate Cinderella tales from different lands to discover their commonalities in this unit. They perform their favorite Cinderella story.
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Where in the World is Cinderella?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read several versions of the Cinderella story and examine variations from different cultures. They consider how point of view affects a story and develop a multimedia presentation with their observations.
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Cinderella Around the World

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students listen to two versions of the Cinderella story, and compare and contrast them. They demonstrate the similarities and differences in the two stories on a Venn diagram.
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Wicked Similarities and Differences in Cinderella

For Teachers 1st
First graders focus and listen to stories in order to identify similarities and differences in those stories. This lesson focuses on some of the different versions of the story, Cinderella. They use a Venn Diagram imbedded in this plan.
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The Twelve Months: A Slavic Cinderella Variant

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners locate Slavic countries and identify a few characteristics of those countries. They read and/or listen to the Slavic tale, "The Twelve Months," and compare this version with another Cinderella story.
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Tattercoats

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students read the English folktale, "Tattercoats," identify basic literary terms, and respond to writing prompts. They compare and contrast with another Cinderella story version and create a graphic response to the story.
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Gender Equity--Cinderella: An Adaptation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify characteristics common to heroines in a fairy tale and list ways images affect males and females.  In this gender bias lesson, students see an adapted version of "Cinderella" and write a journal response.  Students list...
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Identifying Conflicts in Stories

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders practice analyzing story points by discussing Cinderella.  In this reading comprehension lesson plan, 5th graders identify the four main types of conflicts in stories and how they are presented in modern day storytelling ...
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Using Cinderella Stories to Study Venn Diagrams

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders read Cinderella stories and complete graphic organizers for the various versions. In this story analysis lesson, 7th graders read versions of the story Cinderella. Students organize the story's information using a variety...
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Constrating Cinderellas/ Connecting LA Cenerentola

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners contrast the traditional Cinderella character with a modern, independent and socially conscious Cinderella. To activate prior knowledge by eliciting from the students some of the familiar story elements of the traditional...
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Having a Ball With Cinderella

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read and discuss two versions of the story, Cinderella. They complete a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the two stories and move to music based on the two versions. They use the internet to gather more information about...
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Who's Boss in a Fairy Tale?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners analyze the story of Cinderella to determine who is the authority and how justice works in the context of the story as well as determining which elements of the story could happen and which are fanciful.
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La Cenerentola (Cinderella)

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students are introduced to the composer, Gioacchino Rossini, and discuss his life and musical culture.
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La Cenerentola (Cinderella)

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students reinforce the opera-learning experience with a student-created and produced media project. Also, students get involved in various aspects of videotape and stage production through small and large group work
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Kids' Wings

Texas Bluebonnet Books: "The Persian Cinderella"

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
Another version of "Cinderella," by Shirley Climo! Here you will find a variety of student activities and lessons to enhance your study of fairy tales!
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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Cinderella Bigfoot [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A reader's theater script for Mike Thaler's children's book, Cinderella Bigfoot, is provided on these pages. Fifteen character roles are needed in this activity.
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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Cinderella V.1 [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A reader's theater adaptation of the fairy tale, Cinderella V.1, is provided on this script. Nine character roles are needed in this performance.
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Sign Writing Site

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Dynamic site that incorporates sign language into a wide variety of uses. There are downloadable books, fonts,information about products and services using sign language,lesson plans,dictionaries and research! If you want to know about...
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Professional Doc
Other

Sign Writing Site

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Dynamic site that incorporates sign language into a wide variety of uses. There are downloadable books, fonts,information about products and services using sign language,lesson plans,dictionaries and research! If you want to know about...
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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.