{"id":519,"date":"2026-04-05T09:43:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T06:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-alexandracharmp\/?page_id=519"},"modified":"2026-04-05T16:27:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T13:27:10","slug":"classic-fairy-tales","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-alexandracharmp\/classic-fairy-tales\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Fairy Tales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of my favourite ways of \"teaching\" the English language is through classic fairy tales as the benefits are various. More specifically:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square\">\n<li>Fairy tales improve children's vocabulary and comprehension, introducing students to authentic, descriptive language<\/li>\n<li>Cultivate their imagination and creativity<\/li>\n<li>Help them explore and process different feelings such as fear, anxiety, joy, anger, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Develop their problem-solving skills and help them analyse the consequences of their actions<\/li>\n<li>Teach values and moral lessons in a safe, structured way.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The fairy tales are usually presented through carefully selected flashcards accompanied with a suitable description of simple words and phrases that students can understand and absorb. After narrating the story twice in a lively and interactive way, students are asked to do various tasks with the cards such as: put them in the correct order, choose the one I describe in a mixed order, complete the mising word orally, etc. We can also play other relevant games, as well as digital ones, watch the video-story and work on varied worksheets depending on the learning objectives of the lesson.<\/p>\n<p>One thing is for sure: fairy tales are always <span style=\"color: #ff9900\"><em>enganging<\/em><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff9900\"><em>entertaining<\/em> <\/span>and <span style=\"color: #ff9900\"><em>fun<\/em> <\/span>to work with!<\/p>\n<p>Some of the tales I've tried teaching in class are the following and children truly enjoyed them!<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-528 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-alexandracharmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336874\/2026\/04\/1744347520199-459x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"416\" height=\"928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-alexandracharmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336874\/2026\/04\/1744347520199-459x1024.jpg 459w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-alexandracharmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336874\/2026\/04\/1744347520199-134x300.jpg 134w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-alexandracharmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336874\/2026\/04\/1744347520199-768x1714.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-alexandracharmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336874\/2026\/04\/1744347520199-688x1536.jpg 688w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-alexandracharmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336874\/2026\/04\/1744347520199-918x2048.jpg 918w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-alexandracharmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336874\/2026\/04\/1744347520199-700x1563.jpg 700w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-alexandracharmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336874\/2026\/04\/1744347520199-scaled.jpg 1147w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-530 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-alexandracharmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336874\/2026\/04\/1744347520192-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"708\" height=\"1580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-alexandracharmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336874\/2026\/04\/1744347520192-scaled.jpg 1147w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-alexandracharmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336874\/2026\/04\/1744347520192-134x300.jpg 134w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-alexandracharmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336874\/2026\/04\/1744347520192-459x1024.jpg 459w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-alexandracharmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336874\/2026\/04\/1744347520192-768x1714.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-alexandracharmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336874\/2026\/04\/1744347520192-688x1536.jpg 688w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-alexandracharmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336874\/2026\/04\/1744347520192-918x2048.jpg 918w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-alexandracharmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336874\/2026\/04\/1744347520192-700x1563.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-532 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-alexandracharmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336874\/2026\/04\/1744347520196-459x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-alexandracharmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336874\/2026\/04\/1744347520196-459x1024.jpg 459w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-alexandracharmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336874\/2026\/04\/1744347520196-134x300.jpg 134w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-alexandracharmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336874\/2026\/04\/1744347520196-768x1714.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-alexandracharmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336874\/2026\/04\/1744347520196-688x1536.jpg 688w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-alexandracharmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336874\/2026\/04\/1744347520196-918x2048.jpg 918w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-alexandracharmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336874\/2026\/04\/1744347520196-700x1563.jpg 700w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-alexandracharmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336874\/2026\/04\/1744347520196-scaled.jpg 1147w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>THE THREE LITTLE PIGS<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-526 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-alexandracharmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336874\/2026\/04\/\u0391\u03bd\u03ce\u03bd\u03c5\u03bc\u03bf-\u03c3\u03c7\u03ad\u03b4\u03b9\u03bf-1-1024x819.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-alexandracharmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336874\/2026\/04\/\u0391\u03bd\u03ce\u03bd\u03c5\u03bc\u03bf-\u03c3\u03c7\u03ad\u03b4\u03b9\u03bf-1-1024x819.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-alexandracharmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336874\/2026\/04\/\u0391\u03bd\u03ce\u03bd\u03c5\u03bc\u03bf-\u03c3\u03c7\u03ad\u03b4\u03b9\u03bf-1-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-alexandracharmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336874\/2026\/04\/\u0391\u03bd\u03ce\u03bd\u03c5\u03bc\u03bf-\u03c3\u03c7\u03ad\u03b4\u03b9\u03bf-1-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-alexandracharmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336874\/2026\/04\/\u0391\u03bd\u03ce\u03bd\u03c5\u03bc\u03bf-\u03c3\u03c7\u03ad\u03b4\u03b9\u03bf-1-1536x1229.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-alexandracharmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336874\/2026\/04\/\u0391\u03bd\u03ce\u03bd\u03c5\u03bc\u03bf-\u03c3\u03c7\u03ad\u03b4\u03b9\u03bf-1-700x560.png 700w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-alexandracharmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336874\/2026\/04\/\u0391\u03bd\u03ce\u03bd\u03c5\u03bc\u03bf-\u03c3\u03c7\u03ad\u03b4\u03b9\u03bf-1.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-522 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-alexandracharmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336874\/2026\/04\/\u0391\u03bd\u03ce\u03bd\u03c5\u03bc\u03bf-\u03c3\u03c7\u03ad\u03b4\u03b9\u03bf-682x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-alexandracharmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336874\/2026\/04\/\u0391\u03bd\u03ce\u03bd\u03c5\u03bc\u03bf-\u03c3\u03c7\u03ad\u03b4\u03b9\u03bf-682x1024.png 682w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-alexandracharmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336874\/2026\/04\/\u0391\u03bd\u03ce\u03bd\u03c5\u03bc\u03bf-\u03c3\u03c7\u03ad\u03b4\u03b9\u03bf-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-alexandracharmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336874\/2026\/04\/\u0391\u03bd\u03ce\u03bd\u03c5\u03bc\u03bf-\u03c3\u03c7\u03ad\u03b4\u03b9\u03bf-768x1152.png 768w, 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