Fairy Tales:
A Third Grade Unit

Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Illinois State Fine Arts Goals
What Makes a Fairy Tale a
Fairy Tale?
Motifs in Fairy Tales
Using Venn Diagrams
Castles and Fairy Tales
Values of Different Cultures
Good Vs. Evil
Versions of Cinderella
Student Written Fairy Tales
Summarizing Activity
Mural of an Element/Motif
Common Among Three Fairy Tales
Visual Arts Activity
Music Activities
Additional Lesson Ideas,
Materials
Bibliography

Whittier School Team
Bobbie Lawrence, Team Leader
Yvette Little
Sondra Nelson
Wyatt Patterson
