Cinderella Stories

Unit of 3 Lessons
Grade Levels: 
K
1
2
Subjects: 
Language Arts
Philanthropy
Social Studies
Issue Area: 
Literacy
Focus Question 

What is good character? Why are the lessons in fairy tales found in stories from all different cultures? 

 

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Unit Overview 

This unit introduces children to the genre of fairy tales as they compare and contrast different versions of the Cinderella story. They discuss the meaning of good character.

Service Experience 
The issue of not having appropriate clothes to wear is developed into a community project of a clothing drive. The gently used donated clothes are delivered to a local agency selected by the children. 
Lessons in This Unit 
Unit: 
Cinderella Stories
Lesson 1 of 3
Grades: 
K
1
2

This lesson introduces the characteristics of fairy tales as a genre. The children explore positive and negative character traits and universal themes in the story of Cinderella. The service plan is introduced in this lesson and carried out over the next weeks.