is about an ill-treated girl who, with the help of her fairy godmother, travels to a ball in a pumpkin coach. She flees the ball at midnight and loses her glass slipper. A prince, who has fallen in love with her, finds her lost slipper and uses it later to find her (simple.wikipedia.org)
Warm-up
The Story of Cinderella – YouTube (4:01)https://youtu.be/g0ucno0rUZwThe Story of Cinderella- SONG: A summary of the story with music from Jim Brickman ‘As Beautiful (as you)’
If Cinderella were a guy… – YouTube (3:00)https://youtu.be/p4OyCNctKXgThis perfectly sums up what’s wrong with fairytales. – Ends with an ad for a book. Stop before that
Song
Cinderella | Fairy Tales | Musical | PINKFONG Story Time for Children – YouTube (5:05) https://youtu.be/4ZgC81NTRJcAnimated, with subtitles, read rather slowly and clearly (yr 3-4)
Vocabulary
Cinderella Word Mat (SB5206) – SparkleBoxhttps://www.sparklebox.co.uk/5201-5210/sb5206.htmlA printable A4-sized word mat with words and pictures linked to the fairytale of Cinderella.
Cinderella Vocabulary Word Listhttps://www.dltk-teach.com/fairy-tales/cinderella/mwordlist.htmThese simple word lists tie The Cinderella story to our various worksheets
Lesson Plans
Cinderella – What time is it? (Time) – Popular English story for Kids – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/LZy1LTAhi2wCinderella – What time is it? – English story for KidsEnglish Singsing! Learn English with stories. This video in the story category is a reconstruction of famous fairy tale contents. (yr 2-3)
Interactives, Elements of a Story, Cinderellahttps://www.learner.org/series/interactive-elements-of-a-story/An interactive page to teach the elements of a story based on Cinderella (yr 5-6)
Cinderella ESL Printable Worksheets and Exerciseshttps://www.englishwsheets.com/cinderella.htmlDownloadable reading comprehension text (yr 5-7)
CINDERELLA worksheet – Free ESL printable worksheets made by teachershttps://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables/worksheets_doc_docx/cinderella/past-simple-elementary/15601
Different tasks to practise the past simple. Downloadable pages to use with the traditional story (yr 5-8)
Cinderella Lesson Plans – FreshPlanshttp://www.myfreshplans.com/2021/09/cinderella-lesson-plans/“Cinderella” is one of the best-known and best-loved of all fairy tales, and for good reason. It’s a dramatic story with a strong moral. (yr 8)
The story of Cinderella has the perfect recipe for a fairy tale romance – poor little girl, ugly sisters, fairy godmother, handsome prince, and of course, a lost slipper (yr 6-8)
Revolting Rhymes_ Cinderella.mp4 – YouTube (5:43)https://youtu.be/MtXGmnR9F5Yby Roald Dahl, modified story with fast, rhyming speech (yr 6-8) With subtitles and Discussion questions
Audio Story: Cinderella (or The Little Glass Slipper) | Audio Stories for Kids | Free Coloring Pages | Colouring Printableshttps://lightupyourbrain.com/stories/audio-story-cinderella-or-the-little-glass-slipper/There once lived a gentleman and his wife, who were the parents of a lovely little daughter. When this child was only nine years of age, her mother fell sick. (yr 7-8)
A Cinderella Story ~ Bedtime Stories for Kids (10:02)https://storiestogrowby.org/story/cinderella-fairy-tale-english-story-for-kids/The Classic fairytale story of Cinderella-a young girl, mistreated by her step-mother and step-sisters, who finds out that dreams really can come true. (yr 7-8)
Cinderella – Fairy Tale – Audiobook – YouTube (19:07)https://youtu.be/QUkzslh750oListen to the story of Cinderella. Audiobook in English. (If you want to listen to and read the text at the same time, turn on CC.) (yr 7-8)
Reading
Cinderella Readers and Vocabulary Books | Liz’s Early Learning Spothttps://www.lizs-early-learning-spot.com/cinderella-readers-vocabulary-books/How Cinderella went to the ball is the focus of these free fairy tale readers and vocabulary books. There’s a free Cinderella song poster, too!
Cinderella – Read Aloud Picture Book | Brightly Storytime – YouTube (11:32)https://youtu.be/3v07mV-r8csThe most beloved princess movie of all time—Disney’s Cinderella—is retold in the classic Little Golden Book format.
THE STORY OF CINDERELLAhttp://www.lingolex.com/simplepast/cinder.htm
Cinderella lived in a small village in the north of England. She had two sisters; they were very ugly. – Highlighting all the simple past verb forms (yr 5-7)
Cinderellahttp://www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/curriculum/literacy/lit_site/html/fiction/fairytale2/books/cinder/cinder.htmRead the story on the screen, best with 1:1 (yr 6-8)
Library of Congress: Book Turner: Cinderellahttp://read.gov/books/pageturner/cinderella/#page/2/mode/2upA poor young girl is the only one whose feet fit into the glass slippers (yr 6-8)
Cinderellahttps://childhoodreading.com/cinderella/It was quite true. Cinderella, even dressed in rags with a dusty grey face from the cinders, was a lovely girl. While her stepsisters, no matter how splendid and elegant their clothes, were still clumsy, lumpy and ugly, and they always would be. (yr 7-8)
Cinderella by Roald Dahl – Famous poems, famous poets. – All Poetryhttps://allpoetry.com/poem/8503199-Cinderella-by-Roald-DahlI guess you think you know this story. You don’t. The real one’s much more gory.
Cinderellahttps://americanliterature.com/childrens-stories/cinderellaONCE there was a gentleman who married, for his second wife, the proudest and most haughty woman that was ever seen. (yr 7-8)
The Hidden One (Canadian, American Indian, Native American Folktales)http://www.aaronshep.com/stories/046.htmlA long time ago, in a village by a lake, there lived a great hunter who was invisible. He was called the Hidden One. It was known that any young woman who could see him would become his bride. (yr 7-8)
Cinderella | Brothers Grimm Fairy Talehttp://www.fairytales.biz/brothers-grimm/cinderella.htmlThe wife of a rich man fell sick, and as she felt that her end was drawing near, she called her only daughter to her bedside (yr 8)
SurLaLune Fairy Tales: The Annotated Cinderellahttps://www.surlalunefairytales.com/a-g/cinderella/cinderella-tale.htmlBest of the Web Read the Cinderella – Deep study of the story, with explanations linked to the story (yr 8)
Viewing
Cinderella – YouTube (4:10) https://youtu.be/Bnttg0v8jNQCinderella: a storybook simplified for English learners. For esl teachers and students, and for practicing reading. (yr 2-3)
Cinderella – Fairy tale – English Stories (Reading Books) – YouTube (11:16)https://youtu.be/gKSZoTzyMOwMeet various characters in a fairy tale! Then read along and study English. (Yr 4-6)
Fable: Cinderella read by Lisa DiSimone for Speakaboos – YouTube (5:19)https://youtu.be/Q8giBVshTiQ
In this classic fairy tale, Cinderella’s dream comes true when her fairy godmother sends her to the ball. – Animated with subtitles, read naturally but clearly (Yr 4-6)
Cinderella (Part 1) – Story Time with Ms. Booksy (Cool School) – YouTube (3:36) https://youtu.be/MPlfDvbTp0Y
Miss Booksy is here with Part 1 of her own Cinderella story – Modernised, acted story with an animated background. (Yr 4-6) WATCH PART 2
Cinderella Fairy Tales Bedtime Stories for Kids in English – YouTube (14:52)https://youtu.be/DgwZebuIiXcCinderella story has a new version here! Here is the new 15 minutes version with 100% new illustrations and animations. (Yr 5-8)
Cinderella Series Episode 1 | Story of Cinderella | Fairy Tales and Bedtime Stories For Kids – YouTube (14:03)https://youtu.be/V6OvAQj2buoCinderella Episode 1 | Story of Cinderella | Fairy Tales and Bedtime Stories For Kids in English. More episodes of Cinderella story series here
Swing Shift Cinderella – video dailymotion (7:23) https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xxacquWatch Swing Shift Cinderella – video dailymotion – Funny, with-Red-Riding-Hood version of the story (Yr 7-8)
Many Cinderellas | Culture and History | Little Fox | Animated Stories for Kids – YouTube (4:30)https://youtu.be/GClG8hme_PU
Many Cinderellas Could there be a “Cinderella” without a glass slipper and a fairy godmother? Yes! In fact, there are many versions of “Cinderella.” (Yr 6-8)
CBS Storybreak – Yeh-Shen A Cinderella Story from China pt. 1 – YouTube (24:04) https://youtu.be/4Ou0Wy4ucjsA Cinderella Story from China (Yr 6-8)
Cinderella | Full Movie | Cartoon Animated Fairy Tales For Kids | Princess Fairy Tales – YouTube (12:05)https://youtu.be/5BWbFrsjyUgWatch amazing Animated Fairy Tales with subtitles (yr 6-8)
Disney’s Cinderella Official US Trailer – YouTube (2:40)https://youtu.be/20DF6U1HcGQ
The story of “Cinderella” follows the fortunes of young Ella (Lily James) whose merchant father remarries following the death of her mother. (yr 7-8)
Top 10 Greatest Cinderella Movies – YouTube (12:48)https://youtu.be/sdap-jcGYooTop 10 Greatest Cinderella Movies. One of your favorite fairy tales… revisited! (yr 7-8).
Betty Boop in Poor Cinderella: Fleischer Studios: Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming: Internet Archive (10:37)https://archive.org/details/BettyBoopInPoorCinderellaThis is a restored version of a vintage movie.
The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin – YouTube (10:02)https://youtu.be/QXpXyUn3cJIThis short animation is a zany version of the classic fairy tale, with the leading role played by a mistreated, romantic penguin, with hilarious results. – Write your own narration to this story and record it. (yr 4-8)
Cinderella – Official Trailer | Prime Video – YouTube (3:00)https://youtu.be/T1NeHRuPpoMCinderella is a musically-driven bold new take on the traditional story you grew up with.
Speaking
Cinderella | K I D S I N CO.com – Free Playscripts for Kids!http://www.kidsinco.com/2009/05/cinderella-2/Kidsinco play script on Cinderella. “Cinderella lives in a house with her Stepmother and her two Stepsisters. Her Stepmother never works around the house. ” Link to site: Kidsinco.com
Cinderella Story Reader’s Theater ~ Play Scripts for Kidshttps://storiestogrowby.org/play_script/cinderella-story-readers-theater-play-scripts-for-kids/Cinderella Reader’s Theater for Kids. The Classic Fairy Tale of Cinderella with a modern twist in Reader’s Theater Script
Interactive
Cinderella Escapes!https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfX4nFPt04K7ePZYESFABj6FJ9gs7TQIF0ubEKU3s5LqlAXOA/viewformWelcome to this Cinderella Escapes! virtual escape room. Can you help Cinderella get to the ball? Solve the clues and puzzles that follow to get her to her happily-ever-after!
Cinderella exercisehttps://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Simple_Past/Cinderella_hm1172630kpSimple Past interactive worksheet for Grade 3. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf.
More Matreials
Cinderella Teaching Resources & Story Sack Printables – SparkleBoxhttp://www.sparklebox.co.uk/literacy/fairytales/cinderella.html#.WQSdw4j5hEY
Printable invitation to ball writing frames, visual aids, and Sequencing Sheets. (yr 4-8)
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Great work!
You can read a sample of the Macmillan Snow White Young readers book and listen to the whole story on
https://www.macmillanyounglearners.com/readers/snow-white-0
Thank you. I’ve added the link to https://webenglish.se/fairy-tale-snow-white/
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