Once Upon a Time

Click on the Folktales link below and read the description of a folktale. Then click on and read the tale "Why the Sky is so High."

Click on the Fairytales link below and read the description of a fairytale. Then click on and read "Little Red Riding Hood."

When you have completed reading both tales, open a word processor document and make a 2-column table.

- Click on Table in the menu bar
- Click on Insert
- Select Table
- Change the number of columns to two
- Click OK
- Enter in the top left side the word Similarities
- Enter in the top right side the word Differences

Fill in the table with the differences and similarities of folktales and fairytales.

  1. Folktales
  2. Why the Sky is so High
  3. Fairytales
  4. Little Red Riding Hood
Lesson Name:   Once Upon a Time
Objective:   Students will gain knowledge and see examples of folktales and fairytales. Then, using a word processor, students will make a chart of the differences and similarities between folktales and fairytales.
Grade:   (3-5) Lesson Login:   folk_fairy_tales-a
Additional disciplines:
Computer Skills
Social Studies
Materials:
Computer with Internet access
Word Processor
Printer
For AIS instruction, this lesson has been modified as follows:
In the Allowed Sites, two links have been added to send the students directly to the stories they need to read.
Click here for the original version of this lesson.