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Hans Christian Anderson: My Life as a Fairy Tale
This 16-page document supports the Hallmark Channel presentation. It includes a summary, background information, discussion questions for grades 4-6 and 7-9, and followup activities. It also includes a list of Anderson's fairy tales. Adobe Reader required for access.

Helpful Animals and Compassionate Humans in Folklore
Through examining several examples of helpful animal tales from around the world, students will learn about humans living in cooperation with the land and sea and with the beasts that inhabit them.

"Jack and the Beanstalk" and "Jack the Giant-Killer"
A text and image archive containing several English versions of the fairy tale from the eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries.

King Grisly-Beard
Follow the links to listen to the audio file OR to listen and read at the same time.

Legends - The Robin Hood Pages
"The original outlaw behind Batman and Zorro and The Scarlet Pimpernel was a ragged ruffian who might have worn Lincoln Green, whose shadow stretching across the centuries tells us much about our changing understanding of order and honor and justice." Links to a variety of resources.

Little Red Riding Hood Project
A text and image archive containing sixteen English versions of the fairy tale from the eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries.

Using Fairy Tales to Teach the Elements of a Short Story
Familiar fairy tales are used as guides to help students analyze the elements of the short story: plot, theme, setting, point of view, and character. This lesson is designed to use "Little Red Riding Hood" and other classic stories.

Lon Po Po: a Red Riding Hood story from China
Vocabulary, literacy, and a variety of crosscurricular activities to support the book. Access requires Adobe Reader or compatible application.

My Fairy Tale, My Self
Students select a fairy tale and connect to it with elements of their own lives.

Myths, Folktales and Fairy Tales
Standards-based reading and writing activities by grade level. Lessons include rubrics. Be sure to click on the Teachers Guide.

Obfuscations
Aphorisms and fairy tales rewritten using challenging vocabulary, including "Little Red Riding Hood," "The Elves and the Shoemaker," and "The Frog Prince." Students can use a dictionary or rely on "neophyte's serendipity" to learn new words.

Once upon a Friend: Living Happily Ever After with Pipers, Pigs, and Princesses
Using characters from fairy tales as models, students explore appropriate behavior. This 20-page document requires Adobe Reader or compatible application for access.

Organization of a Newspaper and the Parts of a News Article
Students use fairy tales as the basis for news articles. Designed for grades 3-8.

A Pet for Beans from "Jack and the Beanstalk"
This economics lesson deals with the concepts of exchange and barter using "Jack and the Beanstalk."

The Pied Piper of Hamelin and related legends from other towns
Links to several stories.

The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Robert Browning's version of the story (illustrated by Kate Greenaway) has been scanned, page by page.

Rapunzel
Follow the links to listen to the story OR to listen and read at the same time.

Regional Folklore and Mythology
An extensive collection of links to stories from around the world.

Sleeping Beauty
Texts of the story from 5 different cultures.

Special Topics in Folklore and Mythology
An eclectic set of links regarding archetypes, myths, legends, and other topics.

Sur La Lune Fairy Tales
A portal to texts of fairy tales and folk tales.

The Three Little Pigs: Homonym Practice
Practice with there, their, and they're.

A "Tail" to Tell
Students write a sequel to the original The Three Little Pigs story or a fractured version of it.

The Travelling Musicians
Follow the links to listen to an audio file OR to read and listen at the same time. (Be sure to preview this resource for appropriateness of language.)

Unicorns, Dragons, and Other Magical Creatures
By drawing upon young students' interest in magical things, these activities encourage students to explore similarities and differences in traditions and symbolism that exist in cultures around the world and to understand how different social meanings are embedded in make-believe creatures.

Using Fairy Tales to Debate Ethics
Designed for grades K-8, this lesson uses "Jack and the Beanstalk," "Puss in Boots," and Tibetan folk tale "From the Elephant Pit" to get kids thinking about and discussing ethical issues.

Word Wall: Fairy Tale Words
Ready for you to print and use: words related to fairy tales. This 6-page document requires Adobe Reader or compatible application for access.

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