These literacy-rich preschool fairy tale activities are perfect pairings with some of our favorite classic stories. Check out these preschool book activities and get ready to build early literacy skills.
Fairy Tale Book Activities for Preschoolers
Preschool is the perfect time to revisit those favorite classic fairy tale books that little ones have enjoyed as toddlers.
And, we can take the read-aloud experience up a notch with these literacy-rich book activities to build pre-reading skills.
Try These Three Little Pigs Activities
Enjoy reading the classic Three Little Pigs and some clever variations. I have a whole printable book list for you.—> Three Little Pigs Books
Then, try out some of these activities.
This mini-unit will last you several days. Students get to take home their own little reader as well as work on letter recognition with a piggy theme. This is a free printable!
Three Little Pigs Small World Play
Set up a small world play scenario for kids to practice retelling the story.
Three Little Pigs Printable Pieces
Keep the small world play going with these printables from Red Ted Art.
Sequencing The Three Little Pigs
Fun With Mama shares a printable to work on sequencing the story.
Check Out These 3 Billy Goats Gruff Ideas
Enjoy reading the classic The Three Billy Goats Gruff and some clever variations. I have a whole printable book list for you.—> 3 Billy Goats Gruff Books
Then, try out some of these activities.
Three Billy Goats Gruff Mini Unit
This little mini resource pack has handwriting practice pages as well as some math ideas for sorting and simple word problems.
Three Billy Goats Gruff LEGO Retelling Activity
LEGO building makes for a perfect opportunity to work on story retelling, character identification, and other story elements.
These visual discrimination cards are perfect for using with The Three Billy Goats Gruff. Prekinders shows us how to use them.
Just Right Goldilocks and the Three Bears Book Activities
Enjoy reading the classic Goldilocks and the Three Bears and some clever variations. I have a whole printable book list for you.—> Goldilocks and the Three Bears Books
Then, try out some of these activities.
Goldilocks and the Three Bears Cover All Activity
Build beginning sound identification skills with this fun game-like activity. This is also a free printable.
24 Hour Family shares a printable lap book that has numerous activities to go with it including learning about story elements, character development, and labeling.
Nurturestore shares a storytelling kit that includes character cards, words, and more.
Climb Into These Jack and the Beanstalk Book Ideas
Enjoy reading the classic Jack and the Beanstalk and some clever variations. I have a whole printable book list for you.—> Jack and the Beanstalk Books
Then, try out some of these activities.
We worked on beginning sounds with the Goldilocks activity above. Now, let’s work on ending sounds with this cover-all activity.
Fantastic Fun and Learning shares a sensory bin idea to help students with retelling the story in a tactile way.
Travel Into These Little Red Riding Hood Book Activities
Enjoy reading the classic Little Red Riding Hood and some clever variations. I have a whole printable book list for you.—> Little Red Riding Hood Books
Then, try out some of these activities.
Little Red Riding Hood Activity
Preschoolers will work on segmenting and syllable counting with these playful Little Red Riding Hood activities.
Finger Puppets for Little Red Riding Hood
Easy, Peasy, and Fun shares some printable finger puppets perfect for using during the read-aloud for engagement.
Happy reading and learning with these fairy tale preschool book activities.
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