Fairy tales folk tales and fables anchor chart

In third quarter, one of our focus’ in third-grade language arts is folklore. Specifically, differentiating between fairy tales, fables, tall tales, myths, and legends. This is such a FUN unit! Check out this post for unit ideas, including this anchor chart.

As promised, I wanted to share with you how we started our study on fables and folk tales this week! We started on Thursday since we were taking benchmark assessments earlier in the week, so we’ve only just begun, but we’re off to a great start! First, I made this anchor chart to help my students understand the similarities and…

Tall tales, fables, and folktales

Folktales, Fables, Fairytales, and Tall Tales come up at some point throughout the year with all grade levels from Kinder to 5th grade. Over the years, I’ve found some absolutely WONDERFUL anchor charts that helped me create a visual reminder for my students. Here are some of my favorites! These... Read more

Free Printable Fractured Fairy Tales Anchor Chart #readingactivities #firstgrade #fairytales

Classroom Pinspirations on Instagram: “Teaching fairytales, fables, and folktales soon? Save this gorgeous anchor chart from Kristen @schoolandthecity! #classroompinspirations…”

Folktale anchor chart

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This next unit in reading we will be working with informational or non-fiction text. We will be working on the skills of how images contribute (help) and clarify (make clearer) the text, authors...