Fairytales

Happy New Year Teacher Friends!

Are you ready to jump back into the classroom?  We are beginning to learn about Fairytales.  Fairytales are a fun unit to teach because they are full of fantastical animals and lessons that author is trying to teach you.  What are some of the goals of teaching fairytales?  

• Retelling and comprehending what happened in the story.  The students should be able to identify the characters, setting and at least three major events in the story.  Most students do not have a lot of trouble with these tasks.  If you have an inclusive classroom, you may have a few friends who need some extra support.  Here are some ways to help all students succeed.
• Read the book several times (Read aloud or Epic! Books has several read aloud options for fairytales).
• Read a familiar text (The Little Red Hen, The Gingerbread Man, Three Little Pigs, etc.)
• Stop after each part (B-M-E) and ask what just happened.
• Give the students verbal, visual and tactile options for retelling the story.  If you have a nonverbal or selectively verbal student in your classroom they are not going to retell the story orally. Think read aloud and retell, video and card sort, retell with puppets or acting. 
  
  
  

Here is a free activity for retelling The Three Little Pigs to get you started.  

You can also find picture retelling and passage retelling activities for The Three Little Pigs, The Little Red Hen, The Gingerbread Man and more in my TPT store.  Here are some pages from those resources.  All activities are Seesaw Compatible, printable and include a Google Slides version for easy use!

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