Cinderella
Marcia Brown
Description
Cinderella is a classic fairy tale about a kind young girl who is mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters. With the help of her fairy godmother, she attends the royal ball where she captures the prince’s attention before hurrying home at midnight, leaving behind a glass slipper.
The prince searches the kingdom for the young woman whose foot fits the slipper. Cinderella’s kindness, perseverance, and gentle spirit ultimately lead to a life transformed, illustrating that character matters more than outward appearance.
Why This Book?
This timeless fairy tale provides rich opportunities to teach story elements, character traits, sequencing, theme, and how characters’ choices influence outcomes. Students can explore perseverance, kindness, courage, and fairness while supporting their thinking with evidence from the text.
Grade Levels
K, 1, 2, 3
Literacy Skills
Story Elements, Character Analysis, Theme, Sequencing, Cause and Effect, Making Inferences
Standards
Identify setting; characters; problem; solution., Describe character traits using evidence from the text., Determine the theme or central message., Explain how characters’ actions influence events., Sequence major events in the story., Compare and contrast character choices., Participate in collaborative discussions using evidence from the text., Write responses that support ideas with details from the story.
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