Wednesday, August 10, 2005

TEACHER TO TEACHER

FAIRY TALE RESOURCES . . .
"Our school is looking for online resources, books, & ac-
tivities for the following stories that must be on first
grade level. It will be a read aloud but it must be easy
to understand. Fairy tales: Cinderella, Rapunzel, Hansel
and Gretel, The Ugly Duckling, The Lion and the Mouse,
The Hare and The Tortoise, The Town Mouse and The Country
Mouse. Thank you so much for your time and effort."
Sincerely,
Denise Clark
Technology Facilitator
Vermilion Parish Schools
Send Your Suggestions to: classroomflyer@riverdeep.net

FAIRY TALE ACTIVITIES:
http://www.abcteach.com/directory/theme_units/literature/fairy_tales/

Several student worksheets and activities are offered at
this site, to explore numerous fairy tales. Grow Jack's
beanstalk, sequence Cinderella, explore good v.s. evil
plots, color some fairy tale pages, make a castle shape
book, and more.

EXPLORING FAIRY TALES:
http://www.teacheruniverse.com/tools/integrate_projects/fairy_tales/fairy_tales_lessonplanner.html

Discussion questions are included in this lesson plan for
early elementary students. They are also asked to draw and
share pictures representing the fairy tales they are read-
ing, and to sequence the story, following directions here.

FAIRY TALE IDEAS:
http://www.teachingheart.net/fairyideas.htm

Teachers have submitted these various ideas for explor-
ing fairy tales and their themes in the early elementary
classroom.

ONLINE CLASSIC FAIRY TALES:
http://www.grimmfairytales.com/en/main
http://andersenfairytales.com/en/main

Find resources for listening to online fairy tales. As
always, please ensure all activities and links are ap-
propriate before allowing student access. Use the 1st
URL above for Grimm's fairy tales, and the 2nd URL a-
bove for Andersen's fairy tales.

FAIRY TALE GAMES:
http://www.everythingpreschool.com/themes/fairytales/games.htm

Hide Cinderella's glass slipper, pin the kiss on the
frog, make a block castle, and more.

TOWN MOUSE, COUNTRY MOUSE:
http://www.janbrett.com/puppets/main.htm
http://www.janbrett.com/town_mouse_alphabet_coloring_page.htm
http://www.janbrett.com/mouse_masks_main.htm
http://www.janbrett.com/piggybacks/town_mouse_country_mouse.htm

Children's author and illustrator Jan Brett offers nu-
merous resources for teaching and exploring the classic
town and country mouse story. Access finger puppets,
coloring pages, masks, and more.

Courtesy
THE CLASSROOM FLYER 4-6: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10TH
From Riverdeep: http://www.riverdeep.net/