Second Grade Readers notice story elements in Fairytales!

One of the favorite reading units in Second Grade is our Fairytale Unit! During this unit, we discuss the different genres of fiction, with a specific focus on fairytales. Along with this, we talk about the special elements that many fairytales have in common. Students then have the opportunity to read various fairytales of their choosing, keeping an eye out for these elements. See below for the Fairytale Elements that we will discuss:

As part of this unit, we also do an examination of Cinderella. In class, we read five different versions and notice what is the same and different across the Cinderellas. These include:

• Cinderella by Charles Perault

• Adelita by Tomie DePaola

• The Egyptian Cinderella by Shirley Climo

• The Korean Cinderella by Shirely Climo

• Yeh-Shen by Ai-Ling Louie