Fernando M. Reimers et al.

These poems are taken from the following website: http://www.canteach.ca/
elementary/songspoem53.html.

Activity 1.4.5

“Cinderella” Around the World

Students will read and discuss “Cinderella.” Then they will read variations
of the folktale from different parts of the world. They will compare and
contrast the stories, discussing why and how the elements of the story are
different. They will also write their own version of “Cinderella,” keeping the
essential components of it but changing other elements to reflect the fact
that they understand how the same story can be presented in different ways.

Recommended “Cinderella” Resources:

° http: //edsitement.neh.gov/lesson—plan/cinderella—folk—tales—
variations—plot—and—setting#sect—introduction
° http://learningtogive.org/lessons/unitZOS/lessonl .html

Optional Activity

Family Interactions

Have each student pick two or three dolls, puppets, or stuffed animals—one
to represent the student and a few others to represent his or her family mem—
bers. They can also make paper dolls or puppets. Students then pretend that
an alarm clock is going off and start their day. Using their dolls, puppets, or
stuffed animals, students act out the sequence of events and the role of each
family member during their morning ritual. This can be expanded, and stu-
dents can act out other parts of the day, family celebrations of holidays, or to
the process of helping their family members. Consider asking students the
following questions: How is each family member’s role important, including
your own? How are the roles that people play in your family similar to and