Additional Information
- Non-English author
- fairy tale/folktale
Synopsis: "The Three Spinners" is a traditional fairy tale collected and retold by the Brother's Grimm. It begins with the story of a young woman who loves to spin flax in her mother's home. This angered her mother because she was too poor to buy more flax, and the girl continually spun every day. One day, the queen rode past the home and overheard the angry mother, so she invited the young woman to come to her palace and spin all the flax she owned. In return, the young woman would be married to the prince. When the young girl arrived at the palace, she realized there was no possible way to spin all the flax that the queen had because there was just too much. While the young girl cried over her new found problem, three spinners came upon her and offered to spin all of the flax. In return, they desired to be invited to the royal wedding and sit at the bridal table. When all the flax was spun and the wedding took place, the three spinners arrived at the table. The bridegroom noticed that each spinner had a peculiarity about her. One had a big foot from treading, another had a large lip from licking, and the third had a large thumb from twisting thread. The bridegroom discovered that the three spinners were the ones who spun all of the flax and declared that his wife would never be spinning any more horrid flax.
Book Notes: This is one of the many fairy tales collected by the Brother's Grimm. The entire book is a thick anthology full of folk tales from ancient Germany. If these stories are read aloud to children, it may be a good idea to find a picture book of the desired story, since there are no illustrations in this anthology. It is important to consider the context of the story as well. Some fairy tales can be very dark and violent, so they may be more appropriate for older elementary students.
Critique: "The Three Spinners" is a short fairy tale that ends quite abruptly. The ending was surprising and may be interesting to analyze with older students. Young students may not like the ending because it is so sudden, with few strings connected. This can be useful for teaching about inferences, theme, or resolutions.
Classroom Activities: Fairy tales are great to use in the classroom as a general story time entertainment or to teach specific content. Children love to listen to fairy tales that are familiar, such as "Snow White" and "Little Red Riding Hood." Fairy tales are useful in the classroom to teach about message, morals, or folktales. Below are resources for fairy tale use in the classroom.
Fairy tale information: http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/themes/fairytales.html
Teacher resources: http://www.teachingheart.net/f.html
Preschool/kindergarten activities: http://www.first-school.ws/theme/fairytales.htm
Resources:
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/grimms-fairy-tales-lesson-ideas.shtml
http://brothersgrimmpathfinder.weebly.com/lesson-plansactivities.html
Book Notes: This is one of the many fairy tales collected by the Brother's Grimm. The entire book is a thick anthology full of folk tales from ancient Germany. If these stories are read aloud to children, it may be a good idea to find a picture book of the desired story, since there are no illustrations in this anthology. It is important to consider the context of the story as well. Some fairy tales can be very dark and violent, so they may be more appropriate for older elementary students.
Critique: "The Three Spinners" is a short fairy tale that ends quite abruptly. The ending was surprising and may be interesting to analyze with older students. Young students may not like the ending because it is so sudden, with few strings connected. This can be useful for teaching about inferences, theme, or resolutions.
Classroom Activities: Fairy tales are great to use in the classroom as a general story time entertainment or to teach specific content. Children love to listen to fairy tales that are familiar, such as "Snow White" and "Little Red Riding Hood." Fairy tales are useful in the classroom to teach about message, morals, or folktales. Below are resources for fairy tale use in the classroom.
Fairy tale information: http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/themes/fairytales.html
Teacher resources: http://www.teachingheart.net/f.html
Preschool/kindergarten activities: http://www.first-school.ws/theme/fairytales.htm
Resources:
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/grimms-fairy-tales-lesson-ideas.shtml
http://brothersgrimmpathfinder.weebly.com/lesson-plansactivities.html
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