First Grade Fairy Tales

“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales. When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than any talent for abstract, positive thinking,” quote from Albert Einstein

There is a 4000 word vocabulary difference between the strongest and weakest child in a  class. Fairy Tales are a fantastic way to build vocabulary. Even more, they introduce children to words and terms that are not commonly used anymore.

The rich vocabulary in the tales also allows for great context clues. 
Check out these first grade fairy tale resources.

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Let your first-grade students decide if Jack should have taken the giant's treasures with this Jack and the Beanstalk unit.

This first grade fairy tale literacy unit includes:

• Vocabulary Cards

• Whole Group Retelling Cards (black and white version included)

• Whole Group Discussion Questions

• Small Group Student Reader

• Center Activities and Worksheets

Center activities include

• Identifying Homophones

• R-Controlled Vowels

• Ending Sounds

• Suffix ed

• Sight Words Scrambled Sentences/Build a Sentence

• CVCE Words

• Writing – Opinion

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We teach literacy skills with fairy tales. Your first graders will find engaging and fun center activities and worksheets in this Three Little Pigs literacy unit!

This unit includes:

• Whole Group
• Vocabulary Cards
• Retelling Cards
• Discussion Questions
• Student Reader

Center Activities

• Retelling

• Vocabulary

• Suffix s

• Blends br, st, bl

• Fact/Opinion

• Writing – Invitation to a housewarming party

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Bring the story of Little Red Riding Hood to life in your classroom while teaching your students important reading and language skills. Everything you need for a book study of Little Red Riding Hood is included. Your students will learn key vocabulary and reading skills as you dive into this classic story. Your students will also be able to read the story with the included Student Reader. The included center activities are great for carrying the engagement of the story as you practice other key language skills like nouns, punctuation, phonics and so much more. Your students will love these “goodies” from this Little Red Riding Hood fairy tale literacy unit.

The Little Red Riding Hood Unit Includes:

• Vocabulary Cards

• Retelling Cards

• Discussion Questions

• Student Reader

The Little Red Riding Hood Center Activities and Worksheets:

• Identifying Nouns

• Punctuation Practice

• Word Families

• Alphabetical Order

• Sight Words

• Compound Words

• Writing – Making a List

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Using fairy tales to practice literacy skills is perfect because the students are already familiar with the story. This Goldilocks and the Three Bears First Grade Literacy unit has differentiated center activities and worksheets that your first-grade students will find engaging and fun.

Included you will find:

• Vocabulary Cards

•Whole Group Retelling Cards

•Whole Group Discussion Questions

•Small Group Student Reader

•Whole Group I Have, Who Has - Word Family ed

Center Activities

• Retelling

• Scrambled Sentences

• Antonyms

• Vocabulary

• Writing – Friendly letter

• Long Vowel Sounds

• Story Elements

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Fairy Tales BUNDLE for 1st Grade This amazing first grade Fairy Tales Activities Bundle will have your students working on key first grade reading and writing skills. Your students will love discovering these timeless fairy tales in more depth. This fairy tales bundle includes centers and activities for the following fairy tales: The Little Red Hen, The Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Little Red Riding Hood.

Your first grade students will have fun

• surveying their classmates about the Little Red Hen and her friends,

• deciding if they would have climbed up the beanstalk like Jack,

• learning about words and letters with The Three Little Pigs,

• working on long vowel sounds with Goldilocks and the Three Bears,

• making a list of goodies for Little Red Riding Hood to take to Grandma,

and so much MORE! Look below for the detailed list of literacy skills covered in this bundle.

Each fairy tale includes:

• Vocabulary Cards

• Whole Group Retelling Cards

• Whole Group Discussion Questions

• Small Group Emergent Reader

• Writing Activity