Little Red Cap
A fairy tale from Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm, by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Little Red Cap is one of the best-known fairy tales collected by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm in the early 1800s. This text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised. The story teaches children to listen to warnings and be careful of strangers. The Brothers Grimm gathered traditional stories from across Germany and published them so families could share them together. This tale has been loved by children for more than two hundred years because it is exciting, a little bit scary, and ends with everyone safe.
- Band
- Purple · Pre-readers and first readersTypical starting range: ages 4–5
- Length
- short · about 354 words in 5 sections · 4 pictures
- Source
- Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm, Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm
- 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 (6 questions) with answer key
- · Read-aloud script
- · Colouring page
- · Teacher’s Edition (members)
Lesson at a glance
- Reading
- about 8 minutes at this band
- Pause questions
- 4
- Words to Know
- 4
- Quick Check
- 6 questions, with the answer key
- Let’s Talk
- 3 questions for afterwards
- Worksheet
- questions, an activity and a drawing prompt
About 35 minutes with one story, all of it.
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