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The Boy Who Cried Wolf Lesson Plans

  By RebeccaHaden character education, fairy tales, social studies

“The Boy Who Cried Wolf” is the story of a young shepherd. Growing bored with his work, he shouts “Wolf!” to make the townspeople come running. He laughs at them and at their anger when they find he has tricked them. He repeats the joke, so at last when a wolf… Continue reading

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Hansel and Gretel Lesson Plans

  By RebeccaHaden character education, fairy tales, social studies
the witch's gingerbread cottage

Hansel and Gretel is a good, horrible fairy tale for when you want a creepy story. The University of Pittsburgh collection contains the basic Grimm’s version. The story is certainly among the most familiar of fairy tales. A poor woodcutter and his wife, faced with starvation, abandon their two children… Continue reading

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The Emperor’s New Clothes

  By RebeccaHaden character education, economics, fairy tales, science, social studies
The Emporer's New Clothes

The Emperor’s New Clothes is a fun story, with little magic and nothing scary in it. The title links to Virginia Lee Burton’s classic picture book. The Emperor’s New Clothes: A Tale Set in China is Demi’s version. Susanna Davidson has done a simpler version with very funny pictures younger… Continue reading

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Snow White

  By RebeccaHaden character education, english, fairy tales, science
Snow White

The Italian fairy tale  “Snow White” is one of the best-known fairy tales, one of the most dramatic and exciting, and it is also one of the most violent and frightening, including as it does murder, cannibalism, and red-hot shoes. Our state standards mandate the use of folk and fairy tales… Continue reading

Tagged   elementary, high school, middle school
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Puss in Boots

  By RebeccaHaden character education, fairy tales, social studies
Puss in Boots

“Puss in Boots” is one of the fairy tales of Charles Perrault, of “Cinderella” fame. It is not as well-known to today’s kids as “Cinderella,” but the character’s inclusion in the “Shrek” movies and the Dreamworks film have made Puss, if not the story, popular again. Share it with classes… Continue reading

Tagged   preschool
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Three Little Pigs Lesson Plans

  By RebeccaHaden 21st century skills, character education, english, fairy tales, science, social studies

The Three Little Pigs is a classic story which all students ought to know. It can also make a great lead-in for lessons from economics, science, social studies, and art. As you may recall, this is the story of three little pigs who set out into the world to find… Continue reading

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Pinocchio Lesson Plans

  By RebeccaHaden character education, critical thinking, fairy tales, science, social studies
Italian Pinocchio puppets

  Carlo Collodi (pen name of Carlo Lorenzini) wrote his Adventures of Pinocchio in 1883. The book told the story of a wooden puppet who dreamed of being a real boy. American students usually are more familiar with Walt Disney’s 1940 animated film version of Pinocchio. In either version, the… Continue reading

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The Frog Prince Lesson Plans

  By RebeccaHaden art, character education, english, fairy tales, math

  The Frog Prince is another classic fairy tale written down by the Brothers Grimm. In the story, a princess is playing near a pond, and drops her golden ball in the water. A frog offers to get the ball for her, but only if she will let him live… Continue reading

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The Ant and the Grasshopper

  By RebeccaHaden art, character education, science

In Aesop’s fable of The Ant and the Grasshopper, the ant works hard all summer while the grasshopper plays. Not only does the grasshopper play, but he actually taunts the hardworking ant. Come winter, the ant has plenty to eat and the grasshopper dies. The moral is clear: work hard… Continue reading

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Bees Lesson Plans

  By RebeccaHaden character education, Classroom Themes, science

  The honeybee is our state insect, but it’s a great theme even if you don’t have that connection.  A bee theme lets you be Busy Bees or The Bee’s Knees, to ask What’s the Buzz? or to Bee All you Can Bee, and to have Bee-Attitudes. You can get your room… Continue reading

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