Fairy Tales Word Wall Vocabulary (2024)

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Build vocabulary and inspire fairy tale writing with sixty-eight fairy tale-themed vocabulary cards.

Build vocabulary and inspire fairy tale writing with sixty-eight fairy tale-themed vocabulary cards.

🧚‍♀️Fairy Tale-Themed Vocabulary Words Make Writing Magical!🧚‍♀️

Get the kids excited about narrative writing with this set of printable vocabulary word wall cards.

With the help of these large, colorful, and bold illustrations, students can learn new content-specific vocabulary words related to fairy tales. This is an excellent tool for encouraging them to use these “magical” words in their stories.

🧙‍♀️Fractured Fairy Tales Make Writing Fun!🧙‍♀️

Fractured fairy tale stories have become a staple of the classroom. This is because they are easy to understand and fun to read, but also because they inspire students to find creative ways to use content-specific vocabulary. Because you know how hard it can be to get students to write narrative stories, why not give them a little help?

This set of 68 fairy tale word wall cards includes a wide range of vocabulary related to famous fairy tales. These large, easy-to-read cards feature bold illustrations and large text that are perfect for your classroom display, single vocabulary lesson, or writing center.

Teach the Elements of a Fairy Tale with These Fairy Tale Ideas!

This fairy tale word wall is exceptionally versatile. It doesn’t have to be a word wall. Try one of these ideas to update your narrative writing lesson plans.

🪄Fairy Tale Anchor Chart

Hold a class discussion and glue individual word cards to chart paper to make a bold and bright fairy tale anchor chart to display in your classroom. It will be the perfect reference tool for your students during free writing.

🪄Elements of a Fairy Tale Sort

Divide the cards up between students in your class. Have the students walk around the room and sort them into different categories, such as:Fairy Tale Characters,Fairy Tale Settings,Fairy Tale Heroes,Fairy Tale Villains

🪄Describing Fairytale Characters Word Cloud

Pull the character cards out of the deck and use them individually to help your students practice using descriptive words. Post one card on your board or chart paper, then encourage students to come up and write a term that describes the character shown.

🪄Random Fairy Tale Ideas Grab Bag

Place a random assortment of characters, settings, villains, and element cards into a paper bag. Call different students to come up and pull random cards from the bag. Then, challenge your students to write a new fractured fairy tale using the elements drawn.

🧚‍♀️Fairy Tale Words include:

Goblin, Prince Charming, tiara, curse, damsel, wicked, character, ogre, adventure, beanstalk, hero, forest, tower, enemy, fairy, axe, Stepmother, enchantment, crown, tower, fairy godmother, maiden, wand, glass slippers, troll, kiss, story, villain, and more!

Fairy Tales Vocabulary

  • resolution
  • protagonist
  • conflict
  • plot
  • goblin
  • prince charming
  • tiara
  • curse
  • carriage
  • damsel
  • wicked
  • character
  • ogre
  • adventure
  • beanstalk
  • hero
  • weak
  • forest
  • tower
  • enemy
  • fairy
  • axe
  • bear
  • antagonist
  • climax
  • Step-mother
  • enchantment
  • myth
  • heroine
  • crown
  • tower
  • fairy godmother
  • maiden
  • wand
  • glass slippers
  • troll
  • drawbridge
  • kiss
  • story
  • villain
  • cottage
  • horse
  • pig
  • brave
  • dwarves
  • dwarf
  • beautiful
  • frog
  • sword
  • castle
  • elf
  • toad
  • spell
  • dragon
  • wolf
  • magic
  • knight
  • beast
  • prince
  • king
  • giant
  • queen
  • princess
  • witch
  • once upon a time...
  • good
  • evil
  • fairy tale
  • happily ever after...
  • folktale
  • setting
  • resolution
  • gown

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Fairy Tales Word Wall Vocabulary (2024)

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What are the vocabulary words used in fairy tales? ›

🧚‍♀️Fairy Tale Words include:

Goblin, Prince Charming, tiara, curse, damsel, wicked, character, ogre, adventure, beanstalk, hero, forest, tower, enemy, fairy, axe, Stepmother, enchantment, crown, tower, fairy godmother, maiden, wand, glass slippers, troll, kiss, story, villain, and more!

What are some good words to use in a fairy tale? ›

resolution, protagonist, conflict, plot, goblin, prince charming, tiara, curse, railcar, damsel, wicked, character, ogre, adventure, beanstalk, hero, weak, forest, tower, enemy, fairy, axe, bear, antagonist, climax, step-mother, enchantment, myth, heroine, crown, tower, fairy godmother, maiden, wand, and more!

What four words do fairy tales usually start with? ›

Most fairy tales begin with 'once upon a time' or 'a long time ago', and end with telling the reader that the characters 'lived happily ever after'. Fairy tales are often set in the past, but not in a defined period of history, and they usually have a happy ending where the hero triumphs over adversity.

What are some adjectives for fairy tales? ›

The resource provides a variety of words to describe fairytales, including 'enchanting', 'magical', 'surprising' and 'extraordinary'. Simply print, cut out and use these adjective cards as part of fairytale topic display board.

What is a fairy tale answer? ›

A fairy tale is a story, often intended for children, that features fanciful and wondrous characters such as elves, goblins, wizards, and even, but not necessarily, fairies.

Is fairy tale 2 words? ›

It's a noun that's composed of two words. Fairytale is often spelled as a single word (even if my dictionary doesn't yet), and should therefore be legal: I have both allowed it and used it.

What are 10 characteristics of fairy tales? ›

  • Opening and Ending Line. Fairy tales are usually presented as happening a long time ago.
  • Hero/Heroine and Villian. Fairy tales have clearly defined heroes and heroines.
  • Magic and Royalty.
  • Problem and Solution.
  • Universal Lesson.
Jan 5, 2014

Is Shrek a fairy tale? ›

Thus, it can be noted that Shrek, a fairy tale presented in film genre, has grown out of American culture rather than following the traditional understanding of the fairy tale hero and heroine.

What does 3 mean in fairy tales? ›

In conclusion, "3" is used for memory and recognition, while "7" is used for luck and goodness.

What words describe fairies? ›

adjective
  • dreamy.
  • fantastical.
  • fairylike.
  • cursed.
  • possessed.
  • wondrous.
  • curst.
  • utopian.

What describes a fairytale? ›

: a simple children's story about imaginary beings. called also fairy story. 2. : a made-up story usually meant to mislead.

What is a short description of fairy tales? ›

A fairy tale (alternative names include fairytale, fairy story, magic tale, or wonder tale) is a short story that belongs to the folklore genre. Such stories typically feature magic, enchantments, and mythical or fanciful beings.

What are some fairy words? ›

Fairy Words
  • sundew.
  • willow-pattern.
  • morass.
  • mummer.
  • daisylike.
  • poudrerie.
  • fillet.
  • beebread.

What is literary terms fairy tale? ›

A fairy tale (alternative names include fairytale, fairy story, magic tale, or wonder tale) is a short story that belongs to the folklore genre. Such stories typically feature magic, enchantments, and mythical or fanciful beings.

What are the common things in fairy tales? ›

Include fantasy, supernatural or make-believe aspects. Typically incorporate clearly defined good characters and evil characters. Involves magic elements, which may be magical people, animals, or objects. Magic may be postive or negative.

What type of language is used in fairy tales? ›

Fairy tales traditionally use simplistic prose and short sentences. This is because many fairy tales originated in what we call the 'oral tradition', when people would tell them to each other again and again without writing them down, each adding their own fantastical embellishments to the bones of the story.

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