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Oak Lawn School Library: Fairy Tales

Fairy Tales

What is a Fairy Tale?

Fairy Tales are "old" stories that have been told over and over again for a long time.  Fairy Tales usually...

  • Begin with "Once upon a time"
  • End with "Happily Ever After"
  • Have magic or fantasy
  • Have a good character and a bad character
  • Have the magic number 3

Fairy Tales We Will Read

Comparing/Contrasting

Story Elements

Write Your Own Fractured Fairy Tale!

If you would like to write your own Fractured Fairy Tale, download the document below and use the Random Name Pickers to fill in your story.  Have fun!

What is a Fractured Fairy Tale?

Fractured Fairy Tales are "broken" fairy tales.  They take a fairy tale you know and change something about it like the characters, the plot, or the setting.  Fractured Fairy Tales sometimes...

  • Are taken from a different character's perspecticve
  • Have a good and bad character (often reversed from the original fairy tale)
  • Have magic or fantasy

Fractured Fairy Tales We Will Read

Class Goldilocks Stories

We worked on writing a class Fractured Fairy Tale based on Goldilocks and the Three Bears!  Click on the teacher's name below to look at your class's Goldilocks Story!