Dr. Alice Christie's EDT 547: Using Technology in Language Arts and Social Studies Education

WebQuests and Thematic Units

• Cinderella Around the World by Susan Silverman and Pattie Knox
  In this collaborative, interdisciplinary, online project, participating classes read multicultural versions of Cinderella then showcased their work on the Internet for other participating classes. Listed are many Cinderella units as well as a list of several Cinderella stories from around the world.
• Cinderella Around the World - an Internet Project for First Graders
  
  
• Cinderella: A Mirror of a Culture - A WebQuest by Patricia Cheek, Media Specialist Kent Island High School, Stevensville, Maryland
• Cinderella Around the World: A WebQuest for 1st Grade (Language Arts)
• Cinderella and "Cinder" Tales: A Long Term WebQuest from K-4th Grade
• Cinderellas of the World WebQuest Includes a great list of Cinderella stories
• Who Needs a Fairy Godmother, Anyway? A Cinderella WebQuest for grades 1-2
• Where is Cinderella? A brief WebQuest for second graders
• Multicultural Cinderella Folk Tales: A WebQuest for grades 4-6 
  
  

 

Cinderella Stories

• Children's Literature Web Site: Cinderella Stories This list of variations on the Cinderella story was initially compiled by Kathy Martin from suggestions by readers of the CHILDLIT mailing list.
• Children's Theater Plays: Cinderella Cinderella has been adapted for the many educators that have requested great scripts for a large cast of children
• Heidi Anne Heiner, SurLaLune Fairy Tales: A portal for fairy tale and folklore studies featuring 26 annotated fairy tales, including their histories, similar tales across cultures, and over 1,000 illustrations.
  • The Annotated Cinderella
  • Cinderella Tales Across Cultures A list (and links where available) of Cinderella tales from many cultures.
  • The Cinderella Picture Book Gallery
• Cinderella
• The Story of Tam and Cam: A Vietnam Cinderella Tale
• A collection of European and Asian Cinderella Tales
  

Teacher Resources

• Around the World with Cinderella: An Apple learning Interchange Lesson
• Cinderella Around the World by Jenny Kidd
  In this original musical for young children, Cinderella travels to all seven continents trying to leave her problems behind her.  The story line has been adapted from folk tales from each continent, and the original lyrics are to be sung to songs in the public domain. 
• Cinderella Around the World is a resource based library lesson. Primary students were exposed to multicultural books centered around the Cinderella theme.
• Cinderella: Activities and an Annotated Bibliography of Cinderella Tales
• Cinderella: A discussion of the history and origins of Cinderella Tales
• Cinderella Around the World: A summary of many Cinderella Tales
• Cinderella History
• Cinderella - The Evolution of a Story: An Examination of the Cultural Significance of Oral History An academic discussion of the evolution of Cinderella Tales
• Education World's Curriculum Article: Cinderella Goes to School - The traditional tale of Cinderella is receiving new attention both online and off-line, thanks to innovative activities designed by teachers. In classrooms from kindergarten to college, Cinderella projects, book clubs, and WebQuests take advantage of the story's broad appeal and varied cultural history.
• Education World's Comparing Cinderella and The Rough-Face Girl - A lesson plan
• Everything Old is New Again: Retold Fairy Tales & Legends - CINDERELLA TALES A list of resources for middle and high school students and teachers
• Intel Exemplary Lesson Plan: Where in the World is Cinderella? Includes a timeline of the Cinderella stories from around the world; why no one Cinderella story is the "true" version, the Cinderella story of their culture of origin, and more.
• Teaching With Cinderella Stories From Around the World (Grades 1-3) by Kathleen M. Hollenbeck
  

 

Books from Amazon.com: Cinderella Stories from Around the World

• Native American
  • Rough-Face Girl by Rafe Martin, illustrated by David Shannon - The Algonquin Indian version of the Cinderella story
  • Sootface: An Ojibwa Cinderella Story by Robert D. San Souci, illustrated by Daniel San Souci
  • Naya, the Inuit Cinderella by Brittany Marceau-Chenkie, illustrated by Shelley Brookes
  • Turkey Girl, The: A Zuni Cinderella Story by Penny Pollock
    
    
• North and South American
  • Smoky Mountain Rose: An Appalachian Cinderella by Alan Schroeder
  • Cindy Ellen : A Wild Western Cinderella by Susan Lowell, illustrated by Jane Manning
  • Domitila: A Cinderella Tale from the Mexican Tradition by Jewell Reinhart Coburn, illustrated by Connie McLennan
  • Adelita: A Mexican Cinderella Story by Tomie De Paola
  • Little Gold Star: A Spanish American Cinderella Tale by Robert D. San Souci, illustrated by Sergio Martinez
  • Estrellita de oro / Little Gold Star: A Cinderella Cuento by Joe Hayes
  • Cenicienta (Cinderella) by Loek Koopmans
  • Petite Rouge: A Cajun Twist to an Old Tale: Cendrillon: A Cajun Cinderella by Sheila Hebert Collins
    
    
• African
  • Chinye: A West African Folk Tale by Obi Onyefulu, illustrated by Evie Safarewicz
  • Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe - An African Cinderella Tale
    
    
• Islanders
  • Cendrillon by Daniel San Souci - Caribbean Cinderella
  • Abadeha: The Philippine Cinderella by Myrna J. De LA Paz, illustrated by Youshang Tang
  • Sumorella: A Hawaii Cinderella Story by Sandi Takayama, illustrated by Esther Szegedy
    

• Asian
  • Angkat by Jewell Reinhart Coburn, illustrated by Edmund Flotte - Cambodian Cinderella
  • Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China by Ai-Ling Louie, illustrated by Ed Young
  • The Persian Cinderella by Shirley Climo, illustrated by Robert Florczak
  • The Egyptian Cinderella by Shirley Climo, illustrated by Ruth Heller
  • The Korean Cinderella by Shirley Climo, illustrated by Ruth Heller
  • Anklet for a Princess: A Cinderella Story from India by Meredith Babeaux Brucker
  • The Golden Sandal: A Middle Eastern Cinderella Story by Rebecca Hickox, illustrated by Will Hillenbrand
  • Jouanah: A Hmong Cinderella by Jewell Reinhart Coburn
  • Golden Slipper: A Vietnamese Legend by Lum
  • The Brocaded Slipper and Other Vietnamese Tales by Lynette Dyer Vuong, illustrated by Vo-Dinh Mai
  • Tam's Slipper: A Story from Vietnam by Janet Palazzo-Craig, illustrated by Makiko Nagano
  • Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave by Marianna Mayer, illustrated by Kinuko Y. Craft - A Russian Cinderella
  • Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah
    
    
• European
  • The Irish Cinderlad by Shirley Climo
  • Fair, Brown and Trembling: An Irish Cinderella Story by Jude Daly
  • Cinderella by Charles Perrault - A 19th century, urban Cinderella
  • The Way Meat Loves Salt by Nina Jaffe, illustrated by Louise August - A Cinderella tale from the Jewish tradition
  • Raisel's Riddle by Erica Silverman, illustrated by Susan Gaber - A Jewish holiday variant of the Cinderella story
  • Rashiecoat: The Story of Cinderella in Scots by Anne Forsyth and Dianne Sutherland
    

• Cinderella Stories with a Different Twist
  • Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
  • If the Shoe Fits by Laura Whipple
  • Just Ella by Margaret Peterson Haddix
  • Cinderella by Ruth Sanderson
  • Cinderella by K. Y. Craft
  • Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire
  • Cinderella by Anthea Bell - Cinderella with wide feet
  • Prince Cinders by Babette Cole
  • The Gift of the Crocodile: A Cinderella Story by Judy Sierra, illustrated by Reynold Ruffins
  • Cinderella: An Art Deco Love Story by Lynn Roberts
  • Moss Gown by William H. Hooks, illustrated by Donald Carrick
  • Princess Furball by Charlotte Huck, illustrated by Anita Lobel
  • That Awful Cinderella: A Classic Tale (Point of View) by Alvin Granowsky
  • Rufferella by Vanessa Gill-Brown
  • Dinorella a Prehistoric Fairytale by Pamela Duncan Edwards
  • Cinder-Elly by Frances Minters, illustrated by G. Brian Karas
  • Cinder Edna by Ellen Jackson, illustrated by Kevin O'Malley
  • Cinderella Bigfoot (Happily Ever Laughter) by Mike Thaler, illustrated by Jared Lee
  • Cinderella Penguin, Or, the Little Glass Flipper by Janet Perlman
  • Paper Bag Princess by Robert N. Munsch, illustrated by Michael Martchenko
  • Bubba the Cowboy Prince: A Fractured Texas Tale by Helen Ketteman, illustrated by James Warhola
  • Cinderella's Rat by Susan Meddaugh
  • Midnight: A Cinderella Alphabet by Stephanie Perkal and Spencer Alston Bartsch
  • Ellen at the Ball: Ellen Foster (Kay Gibbons) as a Cinderella Tale
  • Cinderhazel by Deborah Lattimore An untidy witch named Hazel discovers that Prince Alarming likes dirt as much as she does.
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Updated: October 20, 2003