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Posted: Oct 30 2007 at 10:17am | IP Logged Quote Katie
I have a Cinderella-mad first-grader so thought I would just go with the flow and ordered a whole bunch of Cinderella stories from all around the world. Other than the geography aspect, does anyone have any ideas on how to pull this all together? Any Cinderella stories I shouldn't miss?

I thought about a world map with thumbnail prints of the books placed ont he apporopriate country, or maybe a Cinderella passport? I saw that there is a guide available but after looking at it on Amazon it looks pretty basic. I'd love to make a lapbook or notebook but I'm not having any brainwaves yet.

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Posted: Oct 30 2007 at 12:46pm | IP Logged Quote stefoodie
There's a Cinderella book (sorry, no time right now and I can't remember the title!) that weaves together many different Cinderella stories around the world into one story. The end result was a bit unusual but still enchanting. My 5-yo really loved it! Maybe your librarian can help?

Or I'll try to find it by tomorrow and post again.

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Posted: Oct 30 2007 at 1:16pm | IP Logged Quote MaryM
Katie did you see the other recent thread on Cinderella Around the World?

And a thread on a particular Cinderella story from Mexico:
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Posted: Oct 30 2007 at 2:21pm | IP Logged Quote Katie
Oooh, Mary, no I didn't. Thanks for pointing me there. Stef, that book sounds great. No library here but maybe I can find it on Amazon?

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Posted: Oct 31 2007 at 1:20am | IP Logged Quote MaryM
One thing that we do when we do a unit like this with different versions of a classic story or fairy tale is to compare and contrast the stories. We talk about what is different in the stories, what is the same, what the different symbols are in each story and how they fit into the culture or geography of that place. Those ideas could be incorporated into a lapbook or notebook.

You could also have a child wirte or tell her own Cinderella story based on some local history or geography of the area you live in.

So far we have done the Cinderella stories, Gingerbread Boy storeis, and Little Red Hen stories. Very fun.

Edited to add: There is a cute craft book called Crafts from your Favorite Fairy Tales.. It has a great craft for Cinderella of a paper doll that flips from rags to ballroom dress.

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