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Tom Tit Tot
An English fairy tale collected by Joseph Jacobs
Tom Tit Tot is one of the best-known English fairy tales, collected by Joseph Jacobs and first published in 1890. It is the English version of the Rumpelstiltskin story, but told in the dialect and spirit of rural Suffolk. The tale teaches that cleverness and courage can turn a bad situation around, and that names have power. This text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised.
- Band
- Green · Independent readers, earlyTypical starting range: ages 9–11
- Length
- long · about 877 words in 6 sections · 3 pictures
- Source
- English Fairy Tales, Joseph Jacobs
- First published
- see the About page in the reader
- Regions
- Canada · United States
Included formats
- · Web reader and PDF
- · EPUB for e-readers
- · Home-print sheet
- · Folded booklet
- · Binder edition (8.5 × 11)
- · Worksheet
- · Quick Check (10 questions) with answer key
- · Read-aloud script
- · Teacher’s Edition (members)
Lesson at a glance
- Reading
- about 10 minutes at this band
- Pause questions
- 2
- Words to Know
- 8
- Quick Check
- 10 questions, with the answer key
- Let’s Talk
- 2 questions for afterwards
- Worksheet
- questions, an activity and a drawing prompt
About 40 minutes with one story, all of it.
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