It starts with ‘and they all lived happily ever after,’ and it ends as you can imagine with ‘once upon a time.This is the first year in many that I have done fairy tales with my students. “After my second graders study fairy tales, we read The End by David LaRochelle.
They had to compare and contrast a few stories and then they wrote their own.” - Kenya Brown 11. When I taught second grade, we did a unit called ‘Around the World With Cinderella.’ Students made passports and read versions of Cinderella from several continents. “There are so many versions of Cinderella from different cultures. For Snow White, instead of an apple, use a tissue box instead of a mirror, use a computer. “In drama class, I would choose a fairy tale and then change three objects in the story and the students would have to come up with ways to keep the storyline but still include the objects. What would happen? How would the stories be different?” - Phil Weber 9. The Big Bad Wolf from Little Red Riding Hood chases Hansel and Gretel. “I like the idea of a creative writing assignment or-for younger kids-a storytelling assignment. Such a fun celebration for everyone!” - Mylene Arseneau 8. It all ends with Fairy Tale Day, when kids dress up as princesses, knights, and dragons. We do problem-solving with the characters from fairy tales. After reading ‘Cinderella,’ we do an activity where we measure Cinderella’s, her sisters’ and her godmother’s shoes. We plant beans after reading ‘Jack and the Beanstalk.’ We also build castles with recyclable items. “We make our fairy-tale unit cross-curricular. “As a side STEM activity for The Three Little Pigs, gather building materials such as straws, Popsicle sticks, LEGO, etc., and explore how effective they are as building materials!” - April JW 7. Pull STEM into your fairy-tale lesson plans Loewen also has versions of ‘Cinderella’ and ‘The Three Little Pigs.'” - Karen GriffinĦ. Read titles such as ‘Believe Me, Goldilocks Rocks!’ or ‘The Story of the Three Bears as Told by Baby Bear’ by Nancy Jean Loewen and talk about how different characters might have a different perspective. “Fractured fairy tales are great for teaching about point of view. Choose a fairy tale or two and have groups of three or four students each take a different version and perform it as readers theater! My second graders loved it and they made their own props too!” - Mallory Wintercorn 5. Point of view As they relate the tale together, your students may discover that they do not all remember the story the same way.” - Ellen Ivory 4. If your students are familiar enough with the stories, tell the stories collaboratively as a class at circle time. “Read three or four or five traditional fairy tales aloud. My students become instantly quiet and focused when I begin to tell a story.” - Linda Joyce 3.
You will be amazed at how your students respond as they paint pictures in their minds while listening to your words. “Choose a fairy tale that you know well and TELL the story-no props, no pictures-just tell it. Then ask the class: ‘What makes a fairy tale a fairy tale?’ You’ll be amazed at their answers, and it will lay the groundwork for all the work that follows.” - Jessie Averson 2. Record the list on a piece of chart paper.
“Start off by asking students to share their favorite fairy tales. (Plus, fractured-fairy-tale book lists at the bottom of the page!) 1. We asked teachers across the country for their fractured-fairy-tale lesson plans. “It’s by far my students’ favorite language arts unit every year,” writes teacher Jessie Averson, a second-grade teacher in Tennessee. What do we call it when an author takes a classic fairy tale and changes it into something completely different? A fractured fairy tale.
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