The ducks pecked him, the chickens beat him, and the girl who fed the poultry kicked him with her feet. The ugly duckling story with moral short stories for. Reading storybooks such as the ugly duckling is essential to building reading fluency and mastering early literacy concepts. The ugly duckling learnenglish kids british council. All of these printable activities revolve around the characters of this story.
Oct 08, 2012 the story climaxes as winter is followed by spring, symbolic for new beginnings and new life, and the ugly duckling reaches a point where hed rather throw himself at a flock of swans on the thawing lake and be killed than endure anymore suffering. The ugly duckling story fairy tale story for kids in english. A set of printable visual aids for use when telling the story of the ugly duckling. The ugly duckling fairy tale printable activities, online story, crafts, and alphabet letter letter d is for duck suitable for preschool and kindergarten. The ugly duckling spent the winter in a marshy pond. The story begins with a mother duck hatching eggs on a beautiful sunny day. The ugly duckling stories of virtue patience perfect for a classroom teacher or a guidance counselor, this packet includes activities to go along with the book the ugly duckling. The ugly duckling full movie disney fairy tales bedtime. Table talk, resolve, the happiness lab, puzzling questions and assorted books. Continuing isadoras series of european fairy tales placed in african settings, this picture book retells andersens the ugly duckling, simplifying the story for a younger audience. Cut out these pictures and arrange them in the correct order to tell the story of the ugly duckling. The ugly duckling story card and charactersthis resource allows for students to retell the story that has been told using the characters to help them.
Which character represented beauty at the end of the story and why. Exposing children to classic tales such as the ugly duckling story is a great way for them to gain crucial fiction comprehension practice. Teachers can laminated the characters or even add velcro to the back of the characters in order to use on a felt board for students to move the piece. How the ugly duckling can even teach adults a life lesson. Ugly duckling story visual aids sb781 sparklebox see more. Next the ugly duckling came to an even larger pond filled with a family of geese. The ugly duckling is a popular short story for kids by hans christian andersen. The ugly duckling free early years teaching resource. But besides this lesson of selfesteem, individuality and longing to fit in, you can use the book to teach reading and writing skills. Activities included cover comprehension, summarizing, characters, setting, sequencing, and character development. The story tells of a little bird born in a barnyard who suffers abuse from the others around him until, much to his delight and to the surprise of others, he matures into a beautiful swan, the most beautiful bird of all. You just have to make it through the ugly parts first. In this simple sequencing lesson, young readers match illustrations to text and put them into the proper order. The ugly duckling story a fairy tale story for kids in english more stories like this one this is the fairy tale the ugly duckling story.
The poor duckling was terrified of the children and escaped. The resources below have been specifically created to support the teaching of this story in your. This is bsl video the ugly duckling by frank barnes school on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. The eggs break open and little ducklings step out into the wide world. The sun shines warmly on an old house near a river. I have used these collections to help encourage groups of reluctant young children to write with remarkable results. Welcome to esl printables, the website where english language teachers exchange resources. Instead, the ugly duckling turned into the beautiful swan.
This traditional story is about being friends with people who are different from you. The ugly duckling is such a wonderful story, and one that has an obvious lesson for children. Can also be printed for use on classroom displays or laminated for story sequencing activities. The ugly duckling is a fairy tale originally written by hans christian andersen.
The ugly duckling primary resources, the ugly duckling. He has become so weary with life that he decides to surrender. This classic tale, along with a lesson plan, fillintheblank reproducible, and a venn diagram, builds key reading and writing skills, follow directions, and build vocabulary. The story tells about the ugly duckling that is attacked and abused for being different from the other ducklings. It has been adapted from hans christian andersen and is brought to you by stories to grow by. What adverbs and adjectives were used to describe beauty in the story. Thousands of new, highquality pictures added every day. He advanced one of the goslings who looked even larger and greyer than him. Simply cut out the different images, then glue or tape a craft stick to the back of each one.
During black and white days we concentrated on change. Eyfs early years communication, language and literacy story resources traditional tales the ugly duckling story 2014 national curriculum resources english key stage 1 year 1, year 2 year 1 reading comprehension develop pleasure in reading, motivation to read, vocabulary and understanding. We all know the story of the ugly duckling by danish author christian andersen. This story is ideal for using in psedseal lessons or as part of your animals topic. May 18, 2017 hand drawn original story map by me i created to use with my reception class and to send home to the parents to encourage reading and sharing stories at home. Hans christian andersen was a storyteller and poet who lived in denmark from april 2, 1805 august 5, 1875. Jul 22, 2015 your students have probably heard of the ugly duckling, but have they ever tried to put the events of the story in order. Find ugly duckling story lesson plans and teaching resources. Once upon a time there was a flock of ducklings born, but one of them was different than the rest. That said, this isnt the typical love triangle story. Develop pleasure in reading, motivation to read, vocabulary and understanding. Ugly duckling story visual aids sb781 a set of a4size printable visual aids for use when telling the story of the ugly duckling. Celebrated by mother duck and her ducklings for his uniqueness, all realize that he may have been an ugly duckling, but he.
The resources below have been specifically created to support the teaching of this story in your key stage 1 ks1 classroom or early years eyfs setting. Behind the house a mother duck is sitting on ten eggs. When winter set in the poor duckling almost froze to death. The ugly duckling is a combination of the original story with colorful images, 10 piece story sequencing cards, file folder 12 black line image and 12 color image file folder, and a coloring book with f. My 16 years of teaching experience in preschool and elementary school. The ugly duckling is a fairy tale by hans christian anderson about a little bird that is very different from all of his duckling brothers and sisters, until he realises that he is in fact not a duckbut a swan. You can update your preferences or unsubscribe at any time. Discover new ways of teaching children about traditional tales story, with twinkls range of educational resources. What did the ugly duckling want to do because of how. Read or print the fairy tale about the ugly duckling. An ugly duckling is someone who at first seems to be inept and unattractive but turns out to be beautiful, talented or spectacular in some other fashion. The ugly duckling primary resources, the ugly duckling, swan.
In true heroic fashion, the ugly duckling succeeds in vanquishing the cat and rescuing the captured duckling. This website and its content is subject to our terms and conditions. It includes simple pictures and large story text to aid participation. Scorned by the animals on the farm depicted as african wildlife, the ugly duckling runs away and almost freezes when snow and ice cover the land. Used in my reception class and around rest of school as a story telling tool. They will enjoy working on their reading and handwriting skills as. Happily, the ugly duckling waddled to the waters edge, plopped his little body in the water, and swam towards the family of geese.
It isnt so much about who is better, jude or will, but about libby realizing that the ugly duckling story she has been telling herself is holding her back, and learning to trust that shes worthy of love no matter what she looks like. Use it with your class, or leave it for your substitute teacher emergency plans. The story climaxes as winter is followed by spring, symbolic for new beginnings and new life, and the ugly duckling reaches a point where hed rather throw himself at a flock of swans on the thawing lake and be killed than endure anymore suffering. May 14, 2009 continuing isadoras series of european fairy tales placed in african settings, this picture book retells andersens the ugly duckling, simplifying the story for a younger audience. The ugly duckling story primary resources, primary, story, duck. A set of a4size printable visual aids for use when telling the story of the ugly duckling. This classic tale, along with a lesson plan, fillin the blank reproducible, and a venn diagram, builds key reading and writing skills, follow directions, and build vocabulary. The duckling stayed with them for some time but he was unhappy there and soon left. Dont judge a book by its cover or treat people differently because they look different. Your students have probably heard of the ugly duckling, but have they ever tried to put the events of the story in order. Early learning resources the ugly duckling free teaching. Youre not meant to be an ordinary duck or a normal swan. This program is presented in support of virginia english standards of learning. The ugly duckling is a combination of the original story with colorful images, 10 piece story sequencing cards, file folder 12 black line image and 12 color image file folder, and a coloring book with f story pages and cover.
A powerpoint presentation of the ugly duckling including action buttons and sounds and using the same simple story language that has been used for the story pathway, story mat and story sequencing cards shown below this powerpoint. To access your free resource, sign up to our weekly email newsletters featuring a roundup of our brand new and topical resources. Using our various powerpoints, games and activities, you will find a variety of engaging ways to teach topic information on jack and the beanstalk, little red riding hood and ugly duckling story. This classic tale, along with a lesson plan, fillintheblank reproducible, and a venn diagram, builds key reading and. Hand drawn original story map by me i created to use with my reception class and to send home to the parents to encourage reading and sharing stories at home.
The ugly duckling primary resources, the ugly duckling, swan, ugly. Key stage 1 year 1, year 2 english story resources traditional tales the ugly duckling story 2014 national curriculum resources english key stage 1 year 1, year 2 year 1 reading comprehension develop pleasure in reading, motivation to read, vocabulary and understanding. The ugly duckling a metaphor for the human condition. We will be moving to year three and the upper school next term and we will all be going through some changes. It also includes a story book, story sequencing strips and character. Using the ugly duckling as a mentor text, have students write and illustrate a new story featuring a different animalinsect as the main character that has the same moral as the ugly duckling.
Your class will enjoy this classic story and be engaged in the following activities. The ugly duckling teaching resources for key stage 1 year 1, year 2. The ugly duckling printables pack is filled with fun worksheets, clip cards and activities that are suitable for young children in preschool and kindergarten. Theres no better way to discuss self esteem in second grade than with the story of the ugly duckling. See, the swan would have never thought that he was beautiful if he wouldnt have first thought he was ugly. One of the little ducklings looks very different and literally ugly. The ugly duckling fairy tale online story preschool lesson plan. Read our privacy policy to find out how well use your personal information. What characters represented beauty at the beginning of the story and why.
A collection of downloadable worksheets, exercises and activities to teach the ugly duckling, shared by english language teachers. The ugly duckling, fairy tales animated short story for. The ugly duckling by richard giersch based on the story by hans christian andersen teacher resources the ugly duckling is a musical written by richard giersch, based on the classic story by hans christian andersen. The idiom is taken from a childrens fairy tale written by hans christian anderson in the mid1800s also called the ugly duckling. When he leaves the duck pond he feels horrible and thinks that something is wrong with him. Children of lir theres no better way to discuss self esteem in second grade than with the story of the ugly duckling. The ugly duckling follows and watches as one lagging duckling is captured and taken back to the cat s lair. Reading and writing lesson plans for the ugly duckling.