Was Rapunzel annoyingly vain? Just because these classic stories are usually told from the protagonist's point of view doesn't mean the antagonists don't have their side of the story too.

This practical handbook provides ready-to-use lesson plans that connect picture books to the Common Core standards and are ready to roll out on Monday. Elementary school librarians today are working harder than ever, sometimes serving in two or more libraries. Most have very little time to develop lesson plans, particularly the task of relating them to standards. Elementary school librarians need materials aligned with Common Core standards that are ready to go. Written by working school librarians with 44 years of combined experience, this instructional book is designed for use with primary grade students and offers 37 library lessons that have been tested and refined in the authors' elementary school libraries. The lessons are constructed with follow-up materials and recommended book lists to encourage classroom teacher collaboration and continuation of the lesson. Each lesson is accompanied by reproducible patterns and worksheets and includes complete bibliographic information. Also included in each lesson are a description of the standards applied, skills and objectives addressed, recommended grade levels, lists of props and materials needed, a step-by-step lesson description, and follow-up activities.

Accompanying song available at cantatalearning.com.

In this You Choose adventure, Rapunzel can be a lonely high school student, hoping to escape her grandmother's apartment to audition for the school musical; a professional gamer, isolated and at the mercy of her overbearing manager; or the adopted daughter of Dame Gothel, rumored to be a witch--the reader decides which plot to pursue.

Introduces the concept of point of view through the frog prince's retelling of the classic fairy tale "The Frog Prince".

A teachers resource tool that includes teaching notes for each of the 40 Traditional Tales readers from emergent to fluent levels. Teaching notes align with Common Core State Standards by providing instruction and activities that focus on story components, genre features found in traditional tales, fairy tales, and legends, and speaking and listening skills. Includes blackline masters for each title.

"Children are expected to read and comprehend texts in a variety of genres with increasing complexity. Then they must integrate the ideas and concepts from those texts into their own writing. The book helps teachers meet those demands"--

How DOES a penniless fisherman make his wife's dreams come true? Magic? Crooked deals? Go sleuthing with the wife in this classic fairy tale with a fun, fishy twist.

The troll SAID he wanted to gobble up the billy goats, but what's the real story behind his stomps and roars? A classic fairy tale gets a trip-trapping twist as the troll tells all.