My goal with this website is to share teaching ideas that will strengthen your teaching and provide materials that will simplify your life. I’m thrilled you’re here! I am a teacher blogger and an education curriculum creator. Reading Beauty by Deborah Underwood and Sleeping Beauty by Michael Teitelbaum.La Princesa and the Pea by Susan Middleton Elya and The Princess and the Pea by Hans Christian Andersen.Ninja Red Riding Hood by Corey Rosen Schwartz and Little Red Riding Hood by Candace Ransom.Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas by Natasha Yim and Goldilocks and the Three Bears by James Marshall.Here’s a suggested list of Amazon affiliate links to great fractured fairy tale books: The activity shown in the picture above is from the RL.1.9 Comparing Fiction Stories unit. If students know the story of “the three little pigs” they will see how “The True Story of the Three Little Pigs” has similarities and differences. Because students typically know the original story, they are able to notice key differences in the story elements. Fractured fairy tales are a great starting place for comparing texts. Start Practicing Comparing with Fractured Fairy TalesĬoincidentally, if you’re looking for great ways to practice comparing and contrasting with texts, consider using fractured fairy tales. When they read another book, they will have the chance to compare the two sets of descriptors. They can keep their sticky notes or notecards in a folder or clipped to the book. Have them record important things about stories they read. Plus, it allows the physical separation and joining of elements that reinforce the skill!Īfter this activity has been done a few times as a whole or small group, students can begin to do this one on their own. This compare and contrast activity is so much fun for students. They will notice that if there are two cards that are similar (one from each story or topic) that those are shared traits. Have students arrange the notecards/sticky notes into the three open spaces. After a brief discussion, students document ways in which they are all alike. ![]() ![]() Students talk in their groups about themselves and the things they like to do. She supplies them with a 3-circle Venn diagram. She arranges students into groups of three. Then, do the same thing for the second topic or text. Teacher Rene Masden uses this activity to help students get to know one another - and themselves. For example, if you’re describing a book like Little Red Riding Hood, students may list things like: a young girl is going to visit her grandmother, the setting is a house in the woods, a wolf tries to trick the young girl, etc. Facilitate a discussion where students list important elements or parts of the topic or text. As a whole group activity, bring up a single topic or text. Overlap the hula hoops to create a physical Venn diagram. Similarly, you can create a hands-on way to compare and contrast with hula hoops! Grab some hula hoops and sticky notes or note cards.
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