Fairy Tales Lesson 6: Write Your Own Fairy Tale

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Library List:

Hans, My Hedgehog (Brothers Grimm) (Coombs, Kate)

Cinderella (found in Classic Fairy Tales by Scott Gustafson OR The Random House Book of Fairy Tales)

The Golden Sandal: A Middle Eastern Cinderella (Hickox, Rebecca)

The Princess and the Pea (Andersen) (found in The Random House Book of Fairy Tales)

Day 1

1.       Read Hans, My Hedgehog (Brothers Grimm). Use the Characters Have Personality worksheet to discuss the character of Hans.

Day 2

1.        Read Cinderella. Here are some General Discussion Questions.

1.       Read The Golden Sandal: A Middle Eastern Cinderella (Hickox, Rebecca). Talk about the area of the world where this fairy tale originated. Discuss the similarities and differences to the original version.

2.       Use the “Fairy Tale Graph Printable” Cards on this page to review some of the stories you’ve read. Have the child re-tell each story in his/ her own words as you show him the card.

Day 3

1.        Read The Princess and the Pea (also known as The Real Princess). (You can have it read to you online and play some games here.) Have fun coloring this page while you read. Then put the story in the correct sequence using this worksheet.

2.       Discuss how princesses are portrayed in fairy tales such as this one, Cinderella, and The Frog Prince. Make a chart on a piece of paper listing characteristics of royalty in various tales you have read.

3.       If you’re crafty, make a castle craft out of toilet paper rolls.

Day 4-5

1.       Have fun writing your own fairy tale. This packet has a great set of pages to help plan and write out your very own story.