Feature Story Lesson Guides

One way to install a love of reading in your kids is by doing Feature Story Unit Lessons. A unit lesson is when everything you teach ties into a theme. Feature stories are a great way to do this.

Below are fifteen lesson guides that will help you do unit lessons around these specific books. I usually spend two weeks on one lesson, but feel free to go longer, or take less time as needed.

Each guide has a book list and suggested songs for story time/ circle time. There are color pages and other activities in each guide too.

Below are the links to the books I recommend for each lesson guide. If you decide to purchase any of the books, please do so through my links. I earn a tiny bit of money for each purchase you make, and I greatly appreciate it.

Llama Llama Red Pajama

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

My Many Colored Days

The Pout-Pout Fish

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Mini Myths

Little Critter

Ten Tiny Toes

Dr. Seuss

I Love You, Stinky Face

Click, Clack, Moo; Cows That Type

Pete the Cat; I Love My White Shoes

Check out my VeggieTales Lesson Guides here and the full list of Feature Stories and Fairy Tales here. These are great for preschoolers, but can be adapted for older kids too.

Enjoy!

The Elves and the Shoemaker Lesson Guide

Fairy Tale Lesson Guides will introduce kids to classic stories. Reading Fairy Tales to your kids can increase their language skills and creativity. The classic tales almost always have a good moral to them as well.

The Elves and the Shoemaker is a Grimm’s Fairy Tale that teaches us about kindness. In my opinion, this may be the most important lesson you can learn. Doing kind things without thought of reward. And whether you trust what the Bible says, or believe in karma; most often, good deeds are in fact rewarded.

Each guide will give you a retelling of the tales to tell your child along with a book list and activity list to use as you wish. There are color pages and other printables in each packet.

In each lesson guide, I recommend several books. Below are the Amazon links. If you chose to buy any of the books, please do so through the links provided. I earn a tiny bit of money for each item purchased, so I appreciate your purchase.

Don’t forget to download the Emperor’s New Clothes Lesson Guide! I hope you enjoy the fairy tale lesson guides! For the entire list of Feature Stories and Fairy Tales Lesson Guides click here.

Shadow Puppet Theater

Shadow Puppets are a great visual aid for fairy tales. In many of the lesson guides on my website, you’ll find shadow puppet cut-outs to use in your own theater.

Making a theater requires a bright light (we used a desk lamp with an adjustable neck). To make the “stage” I cut out a rectangle hole from a cardboard box lid, lined the edges with black construction paper leaving it open on top so I could slide regular computer paper in the front. I printed silhouette scenes on the paper, but it’s not necessary.

These are pictures of us acting out Hansel and Gretel with out shadow theater.

You can download the Hansel and Gretel lesson Guide below.

For the complete list of Feature Story and Fairy Tales Lesson Guides click here.

The Emperor’s New Clothes Lesson Guide

Fairy Tale Lesson Guides will introduce kids to classic stories. Reading Fairy Tales to your kids can increase their language skills and creativity. The classic tales almost always have a good moral to them as well.

The Emperor’s New Clothes is an original Hans Christian Anderson story that warns us of the dangers of having too much pride. It also teaches us that it’s not a good idea to lie, even to an emperor.

Each guide will give you a retelling of the tales to tell your child along with a book list and activity list to use as you wish. There are color pages and other printables in each packet.

In each lesson guide, I recommend several books. Below are the Amazon links. If you chose to buy any of the books, please do so through the links provided. I earn a tiny bit of money for each item purchased, so I appreciate your purchase.

Below are the links to the videos I recommend from the study guide. Once again, I get a small amount of money from each purchase you make from my website. Thank you!

Don’t forget to download the Emperor’s New Clothes Lesson Guide! I hope you enjoy the fairy tale lesson guides! For the entire list of Feature Stories and Fairy Tales Lesson Guides click here.

The Pied Piper of Hamelin Lesson Guide

Fairy Tale Lesson Guides will introduce kids to classic stories. Reading Fairy Tales to your kids can increase their language skills and creativity. The classic tales almost always have a good moral to them as well.

The Pied Piper is an old German tale that teaches us about being fair and respectful. It’s about keeping promises.

Each guide will give you a retelling of the tales to tell your child along with a book list and activity list to use as you wish. There are color pages and other printables in each packet.

In each lesson guide, I recommend several books. Below are the Amazon links. If you chose to buy any of the books, please do so through the links provided. I earn a tiny bit of money for each item purchased, so I appreciate your purchase.

Don’t forget to download the Pied Piper Lesson Guide! I hope you enjoy the fairy tale lesson guides! For the entire list of Feature Stories and Fairy Tales Lesson Guides click here.

Three Weeks of Dr. Seuss

I love Feature Stories! Circle time reading and songs, crafts and other activities related to the feature book. Sometimes, I even put up decorations and have a story themed snack for the kids. Anything to encourage a love of books.

Dr. Seuss must be included when you do feature stories. There are so many great Dr. Seuss books, that I put them into three lesson guides.

Each lesson guide has five classic Dr. Seuss books featured, one for each day of the school week. In each guide is a list of other books you could read that go along with the feature book. There are song ideas and a list of activities to choose from. Each guide has a color/ trace/ write worksheet as well.

I can’t wait until we read The Foot Book, because I came up with a special extra for that lesson.

For the full list of Feature Stories and Fairy Tale Lesson Guides click here. Below are some Amazon affiliated links. If you choose to purchase any of the books, please do so using the links provided. And Don’t forget to download the Dr. Seuss Packets!

Jack and the Beanstalk Lesson Guide

Fairy Tale Lesson Guides will introduce kids to classic stories. Reading Fairy Tales to your kids can increase their language skills and creativity. The classic tales almost always have a good moral to them as well.

Jack and the Beanstalk is an old adventure tale passed down for hundreds of years in many different versions. One of the lessons learned in this tale is to take advantage of the opportunities that life gives you. It also teaches you to stand up to bullies.

Each guide will give you a retelling of the tales to tell your child along with a book list and activity list to use as you wish. There are color pages and other printables in each packet.

In each lesson guide, I recommend several books. Below are the Amazon links. If you chose to buy any of the books, please do so through the links provided. I earn a tiny bit of money for each item purchased, so I appreciate your purchase.

There are tons of Jack and the Beanstalk shows out there. Below are the links to the ones I recommend from the study guide. Once again, I get a small amount of money from each purchase you make from my website. Thank you!

Don’t forget to download the Jack and the Beanstalk Lesson Guide! I hope you enjoy the fairy tale lesson guides! For the entire list of Feature Stories and Fairy Tales Lesson Guides click here.

The Princess and the Pea Lesson Guide

Fairy Tale Lesson Guides will introduce kids to classic stories. Reading Fairy Tales to your kids can increase their language skills and creativity. The classic tales almost always have a good moral to them as well.

The Princess and the Pea, an old story adapted and made popular by Hans Christian Anderson, is a story teaching that it’s better to be sensitive than rich.

Each guide will give you a retelling of the tales to tell your child along with a book list and activity list to use as you wish. There are color pages and other printables in each packet.

In each lesson guide, I recommend several books. Below are the Amazon links. If you chose to buy any of the books, please do so through the links provided. I earn a tiny bit of money for each item purchased, so I appreciate your purchase.

You can find many different Princess and the Pea videos to watch. Below are some links you can choose from.

I hope you enjoy the fairy tale lesson guides! For the entire list of Feature Stories and Fairy Tales Lesson Guides click here.

Little Red Riding Hood Lesson Guide

Fairy Tale Lesson Guides will introduce kids to classic stories. Reading Fairy Tales to your kids can increase their language skills and creativity. The classic tales almost always have a good moral to them as well.

Little Red Riding Hood has many adaptations, mostly trying to teach children to obey their parents and not trust strangers.

Each guide will give you a retelling of the tales to tell your child along with a book list and activity list to use as you wish. There are color pages and other printables in each packet.

In each lesson guide, I recommend several books. Below are the Amazon links. If you chose to buy any of the books, please do so through the links provided. I earn a tiny bit of money for each item purchased, so I appreciate your purchase.

You can find many different Red Riding Hood videos to watch. Below are some links you can choose from.

I hope you enjoy the fairy tale lesson guides! For the entire list of Feature Stories and Fairy Tales Lesson Guides click here.

Rumpelstiltskins Lesson Guide

Fairy Tale Lesson Guides will introduce kids to classic stories. Reading Fairy Tales to your kids can increase their language skills and creativity. The classic tales almost always have a good moral to them as well.

Rumpelstiltskin was one of the original Grimm’s Fairy Tales. It teaches to never lie for attention as the miller did with the king, and also to think about the consequences before doing something unwise.

Each guide will give you a retelling of the tales to tell your child along with a book list and activity list to use as you wish. There are color pages and other printables in each packet.

In each lesson guide, I recommend several books. Below are the Amazon links. If you chose to buy any of the books, please do so through the links provided. I earn a tiny bit of money for each item purchased, so I appreciate your purchase.

You can find many versions of Rumpelstiltskin on video. Below are some links to choose from.

I hope you enjoy the fairy tale lesson guides! For the entire list of Feature Stories and Fairy Tales Lesson Guides click here.