Curated OER
Fairytales for 4th Grade
Students read different versions of the Three Little Pigs and then hold a trial for the Wolf. They create a Venn diagram to show the likenesses and differences and engage in a poster making activity to advertise the books.
Curated OER
Analyzing Plot Conflict
Students explore the connection between analyzing a character and the character plot conflict. In this plot conflict lesson students role play two characters in the story, The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. Students also pretend to be a...
Curated OER
One Story, Many Tales
Students compare and contrast various versions of the fairytale Cinderella. For this folktale lesson, students read The Korean Cinderella and The Egyptian Cinderella and analyze the differences between the two stories. Students identify...
Curated OER
Folktales
A brief list of folktales is displayed on these slides. Four types are written out with an example for each fairytale, tall tale, fable, and trickster tale. The last slides segues into the creator's favorite fairytale, "Two of...
Curated OER
The Princess and the Pea
Students participate in various shared reading and writing activities related to the classic fairytale "The Princess and the Pea." They identify the story elements, write an opening sentence for the beginning of the story, and discuss...
University of South Florida
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go:fairy Tales Every Child Should Know
The texts of three classic fairy tales, as told by Joseph Jacobs. They are: "Jack, the Giant Killer," "The Cat and the Mouse," and "Fire! Fire! Burn Stick!" The text can be read online or downloaded by individual stories in MP3 or PDF...
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Definition of Oral Tradition and Folklore
This curriculum unit for teaching about "Folklore in the Oral Tradition, Fairytales, Fables and Folk-legend" begins with a definition of Oral Tradition.
University of Pittsburgh
The Grimm Brothers' Children's and Household Tales
This site has a list of the Grimm Brother's 210 fairytales. Many of the tales have a link to the telling of the tale, as well as related links.
Other
Illustrations of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Find a complete catalog of the color plates of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by many different artists. Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" dominated the list of fantasy books in England in the 1800s.
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.
University of Pennsylvania
Project Gutenberg: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
At this site from the Project Gutenberg you can choose the format that suits you best to download or read the entire work.
Other
Hans Christian Andersen Center: Hans Christian Andersen
This site from The Hans Christian Andersen Center provides a timetable of events relating to Hans Christian Andersen's life and a more in-depth chronology of his life. In addition, the site contains the text of Jean Hersholt's "The...
Sacred Text Archive
English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs, Etext
Illustrated collection of fairy tales that includes Jack and the Beanstalk, Henny-Penny, The Three Little Pigs, The Three Bears, this also includes a very helpful Notes section that advanced readers will want to check out. While some of...
Sacred Text Archive
Indian Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs, Etext
Indian Fairy Tales is a well-illustrated collection that includes a wonderful notes section giving source information, parallels to other stories and remarks by the author. Very valuable for upper level students of fairy tales.
Sacred Text Archive
More Celtic Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs, Etext
More tales from the Emerald Isle that include a great notes section detailing the source of the story, parallels to it and commentary by the author.
Sacred Text Archive
More English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs, Etext
This collection includes "The Wise Men of Gotham," "The Pied Piper," and other stories. Illustrations are numerous, and advanced students will want to check the notes section for information about sources of the stories, parallels, and...
Other
Russian Fairy Tales
At this site choose between long version and a short version of these fairy tales translated from the Russian. Each one is illustrated. Be aware that there are advertisements on the page.
Other
Gateway to the Classics: Czecholovak Fairy Tales
These tales from Eastern Europe are reproduced here in a very user-friendly environment that allows the student to customize the display to alter text size, background color and other variables.
Other
Celtic Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs, Etext
Read these fairy tales at this student-friendly site. You can adjust the display to fit your own learning needs. See the actual cover and illustrations, and read the text in whatever size and font family you find most comfortable.
Organization for Community Networks
Ofcn: The "Real" Fairy Tales
This lesson plan was designed to help students develop their imagination and writing skills. Students will have an opportunity to rewrite their favorite fairy tales.
Other
K 3 Learning pages.com: Fairy Tales
This site provides links to elementary information about Fairy Tales. You will find lesson plans, poems, songs, activities and more when you delve into these resources. Some links are no longer available.
abcteach
Abcteach: Fairy Tale Printouts: Abc teach.com
[Free Registration/Login Required] This fairy tale resource features activities, bar graphs, word searches, crossword puzzles and more. Teachers can print out many of these materials quickly and easily.
Other
Grimm Fairy tales.com
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.