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Thinking sheet · Stories and words
Fairy Tale Twist
Take a fairy tale you know, change one thing and see how the whole story changes.
- Grades
- 1–5
- Time
- about 30 minutes
- Topic
- Stories and words
- Kids practice
- retelling, cause and effect, creative writing
What kids do
“What if the wolf was a vegetarian? What if Cinderella’s pumpkin had wheels and a rocket?”
- The fairy tale:
- The one thing I change:
- The original ending
- My new ending
- How my change changed the story:
How to run it
- Retell the original together first.
- Change only one thing: a character, a place or an object.
- Act out a few new endings.
Talk about it
- How did one change change everything?
- Which twist was the funniest?
- Is your new ending happier or sadder?
Take it further
Write the twisted fairy tale as a picture book.
Pairs well with
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
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