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This document provides directions for a QR code scavenger hunt activity for 3rd grade students about fairy tales and fables. The activity includes questions to help students understand the definitions of fairy tales and themes. It asks students to name fairy tales and identify common themes such as not talking to strangers or lying. The questions also examine themes and lessons from specific stories like Little Red Riding Hood, Beauty and the Beast, and The Boy Who Cried Wolf.

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QR Code Project

This document provides directions for a QR code scavenger hunt activity for 3rd grade students about fairy tales and fables. The activity includes questions to help students understand the definitions of fairy tales and themes. It asks students to name fairy tales and identify common themes such as not talking to strangers or lying. The questions also examine themes and lessons from specific stories like Little Red Riding Hood, Beauty and the Beast, and The Boy Who Cried Wolf.

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E​x​p​l​o​r​i​n​g​ ​T​h​e​m​e​ ​T​h​r​o​u​g​h​ ​F​a​i​r​y​ ​T​a​l​e​s 

a​n​d​ ​F​a​b​l​e​s​! 
QR​ ​Code​ ​Scavenger​ ​Hunt
Grade​ ​Level:​​ ​3

Standard:​ ​ ​Common​ ​Core​ ​English​ ​Language​ ​Arts:​ ​Reading:​ ​Literature​ ​3.2


“Recount​ ​stories,​ ​including​ ​fables,​ ​folktales,​ ​and​ ​myths​ ​from​ ​diverse​ ​cultures;
determine​ ​the​ ​central​ ​message,​ ​lesson,​ ​or​ ​moral​ ​and​ ​explain​ ​how​ ​it​ ​is​ ​conveyed
through​ ​key​ ​details​ ​in​ ​the​ ​text.”

Theme:​​ ​Fairy​ ​tales​ ​and​ ​Fables

Directions:​ ​Carefully​ ​read​ ​each​ ​question​ ​and​ ​record​ ​your​ ​answer​ ​in​ ​the​ ​space​ ​below.

1. What​ ​is​ ​a​ ​fairy​ ​tale?


Answer:​ ​Fairy​ ​tales​ ​are​ ​stories.​ ​They​ ​are​ ​a​ ​type​ ​of​ ​folktale.

2. What​ ​are​ ​some​ ​characteristics​ ​of​ ​fairy​ ​tales?


Potential​ ​Answers:​​ ​Fairytales​ ​can​ ​include​ ​magic,​ ​princesses,​ ​princes,​ ​talking​ ​animals,
good​ ​and​ ​evil​ ​characters,​ ​and​ ​happy​ ​endings.

3. Name​ ​one​ ​fairy​ ​tale​ ​below.


Potential​ ​Answers:​ ​Cinderella,​ ​Little​ ​Red​ ​Riding​ ​Hood,​ ​Beauty​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Beast,​ ​The​ ​Boy
Who​ ​Cried​ ​Wolf,​ ​Pinocchio,​ ​The​ ​Princess​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Pea,​ ​The​ ​Frog​ ​Prince,​ ​The​ ​Three​ ​Little
Pigs,​ ​Goldilocks​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Three​ ​Bears,​ ​etc.

4. What​ ​is​ ​a​ ​theme?


Answer:​​ ​A​ ​theme​ ​is​ ​a​ ​main​ ​idea​ ​or​ ​lesson​ ​of​ ​the​ ​story.​ ​It​ ​is​ ​what​ ​the​ ​author​ ​wants​ ​the
reader​ ​to​ ​learn​ ​from​ ​the​ ​story.

5. What​ ​is​ ​one​ ​theme​ ​that​ ​is​ ​common​ ​in​ ​fairy​ ​tales,​ ​fables,​ ​and​ ​myths?
Potential​ ​Answers:​ ​Beauty​ ​isn’t​ ​just​ ​about​ ​looks,​ ​Don’t​ ​lie,​ ​Don’t​ ​talk​ ​to​ ​strangers,​ ​etc.

6. What​ ​is​ ​the​ ​main​ ​lesson​ ​that​ ​Little​ ​Red​ ​Riding​ ​Hood​ ​learned​ ​in​ ​her​ ​story?
Answer:​​ ​Little​ ​Red​ ​Riding​ ​Hood​ ​learned​ ​not​ ​to​ ​go​ ​into​ ​the​ ​woods​ ​alone​ ​and​ ​talk​ ​to
strangers.

7. What​ ​can​ ​the​ ​end​ ​of​ ​“Beauty​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Beast”​ ​teach​ ​the​ ​reader?
Answer:​ ​The​ ​end​ ​of​ ​“Beauty​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Beast”​ ​tells​ ​the​ ​reader​ ​that​ ​sometimes​ ​beauty​ ​is
about​ ​what’s​ ​inside.

8. What​ ​is​ ​the​ ​theme​ ​of​ ​the​ ​fable​ ​“The​ ​Boy​ ​Who​ ​Cried​ ​Wolf”?
Answer:​​ ​The​ ​theme​ ​of​ ​“The​ ​Boy​ ​Who​ ​Cried​ ​Wolf”​ ​is​ ​do​ ​not​ ​lie​ ​because​ ​if​ ​you​ ​lie,​ ​no​ ​one
will​ ​believe​ ​you​ ​when​ ​you​ ​are​ ​telling​ ​the​ ​truth.

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