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Hansel and Gretel | Digital Real Aloud Library

Digital bookshelf slide links to read-aloud videos of different Hansel and Gretel versions; after watching one, students record its title, author, country of origin and date and list five events in order.
Grades
Preschool–2, Elementary
File type
Multiple File Types

Updated Oct 13, 2026

Subject
ELA, Reading
Topic
interactive, engagement
Resource types
Activities

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Hansel and Gretel | Digital Read Aloud Library

Our unique and immersive approach to familiarizing students with the classic tale of Hansel and Gretel sparks student engagement at an unprecedented level. Our interactive slide features 15 bookshelves filled with diverse renditions of this story.

  • Each 'book' on the digital shelf takes learners to external YouTube links for a new version of Hansel and Gretel.
  • This innovative resource will captivate preschoolers, kindergarteners, and first- or second-grade students during language arts lessons.
  • In addition to reading sessions, this tool enhances listening comprehension skills with its digital read-aloud feature.

Acknowledging Comprehension as Key in Language Arts Mastery

We understand that comprehension is just as critical as reading. With this in mind, our product package includes a book synthesis handout for every story rendition. Students are thereby encouraged not merely to listen but also reflect on each story's elements such as:

  • The progression of plotlines,
  • The development of characters throughout different versions,

Packaging: PowerPoint Presentation + PDF Resource

The package contains 1 PowerPoint presentation along with 1 PDF (three pages), both designed for ease-of-use during classroom instruction or homework assignments.

Versatile Implementation in Any Learning Environment

      Tailored Plans:

    This all-encompassing language arts exercise goes beyond being just another activity – it promotes reading, listening, and analytic proficiency.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Retell a version of the story by listing five events in order
  • Identify the title, author and country of origin of a story version

Teaching tips

  • The read-alouds play from YouTube, so students need internet access and a network that allows YouTube videos.

Skills covered

  • Sequencing — listing five events from the version they watched
  • Listening comprehension — following a full read-aloud before recording what happened

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

  • Fairy tales
  • Story sequence
  • Author and title

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