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The Blind Men and the Elephant Lesson Plans

  By RebeccaHaden fairy tales

The story of The Blind Men and the Elephant is a simple one: a group of unsighted men have their first encounter with an elephant. Since they approach the beast from different perspectives, they all end up with different impressions of the elephant. The man who feels the elephant’s side… Continue reading

Tagged   Asian folktales
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The Ugly Duckling Lesson Plans

  By RebeccaHaden character education, critical thinking, fairy tales

“The Ugly Duckling” is not a fairy tale, since there are no magical elements, and it is not a folk tale, since we know that it was written by Hans Christian Andersen in 1844. It is probably best described as a fable– that is, a story that makes a point… Continue reading

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Three Billy Goats Gruff Lesson Plans

  By RebeccaHaden art, english, fairy tales, music, science, technology

“The Three Billy Goats Gruff” is a Norwegian folk tale. Three goats want to visit a distant field to get some enticing green grass, but must cross over a bridge with a troll living under it. They go one at a time, from the youngest to the oldest. The troll… Continue reading

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The Little Mermaid Lesson Plans

  By RebeccaHaden character education, english, fairy tales, science
statue of the Little Mermaid in Copenhagen

“The Little Mermaid” is a story by Hans Christian Andersen. Since it was made into an animated film by Disney, it is well-known and popular, but there may also be confusion in younger students’ minds between the two versions. If you like the Disney version, you can make short work of… Continue reading

Tagged   elementary, high school, middle school
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Chicken Little Lesson Plans

  By RebeccaHaden fairy tales
Chicken Little Lesson Plans

“Chicken Little” is a very good story for young students, with its high level of repetition and simple, cumulative story. But I also like it as a lead-in to disaster preparedness issues for the older ones. “Chicken Little” is also sometimes called “Chicken Licken.” It is even sometimes called “Henny… Continue reading

Tagged   centers, elementary, global warming, middle school, preschool
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Pied Piper Lesson Plans

  By hadensites fairy tales

The Pied Piper of Hamelin is unusual, in that it is both a fairy tale (a story with magical elements) and a legend (a story based on real events). The story is a simple one. The town of Hamelin (or Hameln, a real town in Germany) was overrun by rats.… Continue reading

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Master of All Masters Lesson Plans

  By hadensites english, fairy tales
Master of all Masters

“Master of all Masters” is a very simple story in its essence. A new servant is told by her master to call various things by new and special names. The cat is to be “white-faced siminy,” the fire is to be called “hot cockalorum,” and so on. The climax of the… Continue reading

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Bremen Town Musicians Lesson Plans

  By hadensites fairy tales, music, social studies
The Bremen Town Musicians

  “The Bremen Town Musicians” is one of my personal favorites among the tales of the Brothers Grimm. In this story, four old farm animals, in some versions having heard that their masters were going to have them — umm… put to sleep, decide to go to Bremen to apply for posts… Continue reading

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The Fisherman and His Wife

  By hadensites character education, fairy tales

    “The Fisherman and His Wife” is a Grimms’ fairy tale, though it is also reported in much the same form in Russia and in Central Europe. In the story, a poor fisherman catches a fish, usually a flounder, who claims to be an enchanted prince. The fisherman lets… Continue reading

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Gingerbread Boy Lesson Plans

  By RebeccaHaden books, fairy tales
The Gingerbread Boy

The Gingerbread Boy is a popular folktale, and makes a great classroom theme at this time of year. In the story, a Gingerbread Boy (or a Gingerbread Man) is baked and runs away. As he is running off, he meets various animals or people, all of whom try to catch… Continue reading

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