This Compare/Contrast Fables and Fairy Tales idea is not anything that has ever been a part of any of the curriculum we’ve used over the years.
For the classic children’s stories, we own several different versions, it’s easy to compare and contrast aloud as we read through them.
- Three Little Pigs - Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Little Red Riding Hood - The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
- We gather together the like stories. - Over the course of the next few days, we read through the storybooks together.
- While reading, we discuss what we notice is the same or different from book-to-book.
- We do any activities we have on hand that would be a good fit to include in our reading/discussion time. (Puppets, felt books, toys, etc. pictured here were purchased second-hand).
- Is this author telling the story in the same way as the others? Which version do you like best?
- Did this character act like this in the other versions? What do you think of their decisions? - How are the illustrations in this book different? What style do you notice here?