Fairy tales,
also known as wonder tales or märchen (from the German), are a sub-genre of
folktales involving magical, fantastic or wonderful episodes,
characters, events, or symbols. Like all folktales they are narratives that
are not believed to be true (fictional stories), often in timeless settings
(once upon a time) in generic, unspecified places (the woods), with
one-dimensional characters (completely good or bad). They function to
entertain, inspire, and enlighten us. In these episodic narratives the main
characters are usually humans who often follow a typical pattern (as in a
heroic quest) that is resolved partly by magic. The fact that these wonder
tales still appeal to us attests to their richness and effectiveness as
symbolic (artistic) communication.
Folktales
are often discussed as one of the three principle genres of folk narrative
(first categorized by the Grimm brothers in the 19th century). The other two
principle genres are myths and legends.
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Alfy's
Picks for Fairy Tales - Thematic Unit.
Don't forget to check out the different tabs here for an assortment of
activities, lesson plans, etc.
American
Fairy Tales - By L. Frank Baum....you
have twelve from which to choose.
Andersen
Fairy Tales - Animated Flash Fairy
Tales....Cool!!!
Beauty
and the Beast - Tale activity.
Cinderella
Around the World - A thematic Internet
project....there's a lot of activities here!! Just click on Activities.
Cinderella
Around the World - Links page.....a lot
of good resources here.
Cinderella
Around the World - Script for a play!
Cool! Turn the sound down!
Cinderella,
Cinderella, Cinderella - WebQuest for
primary students.
Cinderella
Goes to School - Curriculum article from
Education World.
Cinderella
Stories - From the Children's Literature
Web Guide....different versions of the story and also some teaching ideas.
Cinderella
- Thematic unit.
Cinderella
- Unit plan.
Classic
Children's Stories - Categorized by
author.
Fairy
and Folk Tales - Hotlist from
KidsKonnect.
Fairy
Tale Crafts - Wow, what a great page of
craft links.
Fairy
Tale Ideas - Teacher-submitted ideas.
Fairy
Tale Links - To lesson plans and
activities.
Fairy
Tales and Fables - Hotlist
Fairy
Tales - From Alfy........online stories.
Fairy
Tales - From Scholastic....Classroom
activities and a tool to publish your students' work online.
Fairy
Tales - Hotlist of links.
Fairy
Tales - Another hotlist.
Fairy
Tales - Lesson plan.
Fairy
Tales of Hans Christain Andersen - Text
only....127 tales.
Fairy
Tales Unit - Ideas and activities.
Fairy
Tales - Theme unit from ABC Teach.
Fairy
Tales - Thematic unit from Everything
Preschool.
Fairy
Tales - Theme from Perpetual Preschool.
Fairy
Tales - WebQuest
Fairy
Tale WebQuest for the Academically Gifted
- For Grade 4.
First
Fairy Tales - Crafts and Activities for
Preschool.
Fractured
Fairy Tales - Language Arts activity.
Going
Online with Cinderella - There's pages
for the kids and also pages for the teachers.
Grimm
Brothers - From National
Geographic....12 unvarnished tales.
Grimm
Fairy Tales - Animated Flash Fairy
Tales....Cool stuff!
Grimm's
Fairy Tales - This online book contains
209 tales.
Handsome
and Dreadful - Fractured version of
Hansel and Gretel.
Hawaiian
Fairy Tales - Small collection.
Integrated
Thematic Unit - Cinderella activities.
Kay
Vandergrift's Snow White Pages - Several
good resources here.
KidsStuff
Canada - This site has a lot of good
resources. Check out the coloring pages.
Little
Red Riding Hood - WebQuest
Magical
Fairytale Moments - WebQuest
Multicultural
Cinderella - WebQuest
Multicultural
Cinderella Folk Tales - WebQuest for
grades 4-6.
Old
Time Fairy Tales - Out of copyright
books.
Once
Upon a Time - Theme page.
Ongoing
Tales - Collection of old-time fairy
tales.
Peter
Rabbit & the Tortoise and the Hare -
Web activity
Romanian
Fairy Tales - A small collection.
Russian
Fairy Tales - A collection.
Russian
Fairy Tales II - A
collection....accompanied by audio. (Requires Real Player)
Snow
White Links - Hotlist
Stories,
Folklore, and Fairy Tales Theme -
Another great hotlist.
Tales
Activities - The activities listed are
mostly language arts oriented. They are ready to use for teachers or students.
The
Little Mermaid - Text only.
The
Princess and the Pea - Online text.
The
Realm of Fairy Tales - WebQuest
The
SurLaLune Fairy Tale Page - "A
portal to the realm of fairy tale and folklore studies featuring annotated
fairy tales."
The
Three Little Pigs - Thematic unit.
The
Three Little Pigs - Theme page.
The
True Story of .......... - Online lesson
plan
The
True Story of the Three Little Pigs -
Author (Jon Scieszka) information and classroom activities.
Trolls
- Everything you would want to know about trolls!
Wendy's
World of Stories for Children - Includes
fairy tales, folktales, Aesop's fables, and campfire stories.
Whootie
Owl's Stories to Grow By - Folk and
Fairy Tales from around the World.
Will
the Real Cinderella Please Stand Up? -
Online Unit
Updated
July 27, 2005
Jerrie
S. Cheek @ Kennesaw State University
Aesop's
Fables - This is a really great
collection! (665+ fables)
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