Fairy Tales in the Classroom

By: Kathryn Bryant

Fairy TalesWere originally written for adults

Were adapted to be suited for children during the nineteenth century

Grabbed the attention of both children and adults when Walt Disney made movies that portrayed magic and happily ever after

Fairy Tales are ImportantTo the necessity of a child’s developmental stages

To teach children about real life situations

To teach children lessons of good versus bad

Children Need Fairy Tales

To learn how to handle problems

To build emotional resiliency

To learn about diverse cultures

Fairy Tales in the ClassroomTeach children literary elements, such as setting, plot, characters, and fiction and non-fiction

Enhance children's critical thinking skills

Broaden children's vocabulary

Using Fairy Tales in the Classroom

Teaches creative writing by using critical thinking skills

Teaches shared and guided reading

Teaches strategies such as “Think-Pair-Share”

“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.”

― Albert Einstein

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