Hans Christian Andersen
Teacher Resource File

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[Biography] [Lesson Plans]
[Online E-Texts] [The Emperor's New Suit]
[The Little Match Girl, The Little Match-Seller]
[The Little Mermaid]
[Little Tiny or Thumbelina] [The Nightingale]
[The Wild Swans] [The Princess and the Pea]
[The Red Shoes] [The Snow Queen] [The Ugly Duckling] [Bibliography]
[ERIC Resources] [Hans Christian Andersen Medal]

Biography

Hans Christian Andersen
Biography from Royal Danish Ministry of Affairs
Hans Christian Andersen
Biography, bibliography from Puffin Books
Hans Christian Andersen--Life & Art, 1805-1875
Biography from Washington State University Libraries
Andersen, Hans Christian
Brief biography from Encyclopedia.com
Hans Christian Andersen Annotated Web-o-graphy
Many links to Andersen sites. From Gilead.org
in memory of Gilead Har'El
Hans Christian Andersen
Brief biography
Hans Christian Andersen Center
Documents; life and works; chronology
Odense, Denmark. The Hans Christian Andersen Museum
Hours; also The Hans Christian Andersen Childhoodhome
which is part of the museum
Hans Christian Andersen Museum, Solvang, CA
Biography; online e-text of "The Princess & the Pea;" About Hans
Hans Christian Andersen Picture Page
Photographs, silhouettes
The Royal Library Image Database. H. C. Andersen Portraits
Samples including etchings and silhouettes
Literary Fairy Tales
Lecture notes from children's literature, University of Guelph;
biographical facts about Andersen

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Lesson Plans

Fairy Tales Internet Lesson Plan
Lots of ideas by Chiemi Ura and Regina Wilkerson. Grades 9-12
Once Upon A Time...
Intermediate language arts; from AskERic Knowledge Lesson Plans.
Favorite Fairy Tales
Children's literature notes: Notes on Literary Fairy Tales
A discussion of the literary fairy tale; extensive notes on Andersen
and his works. from University of Western Ontario, English 133E
Putnam Valley Fairy Tale Project
Extensive unit on fairy tales including writing, publishing,
technology, library
Danish Delights Prik Klip
Commercial firm which sells Danish papercuts. HCA produced excellent
papercuts. See HCA at Gilead.org at the bottom of the page for more
information. Children would enjoy these lovely papercuts and could
produce their own.

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Online E-Texts

Aesop's Fables. 127 Fairy Tales of Hans Chritian Andersen
Online e-texts
Hans Christian Andersen: Fairy Tales and Stories
Extensive collection of texts; from Gilead.org in memory of
Gilead Har'El
Hans Christian Andersen Stories
Online e-texts of his most popular stories. From Candlelight
Stories.com
Project Gutenberg Edition of Andersen's Fairy Tales
The Tinder Box Content Page
"The Tinder Box," "The Swineherd," "The Darning Needle,"
"The Leeping Match" with illustrations by Helen Stratton
Lied Texts. Hans Christian Andersen
Song texts in French and German. Language teachers might be
interested.
The Princess and the Pea
From Childrens Stories.com; includes audio
Ongoing Tales Old Time Fairy Tale Thumbelina
Very readable illustrated version from
Ongoing-tales.com
The Ugly Duckling
From Childrens Stories.com; includes audio

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The Emperor's New Suit

The Emperor's New Suit
Online e-text from Aesop's Fables
TeacherHelp. The Emperor's New Clothes
Grade 3 lesson plan; cross curriculum
Second Grade Literature. The Emperor's New Clothes
Space down page to find the lesson plans. From Baltimore Curriculum
Project Lesson Plans
The Emperor's New Clothes
The Danish tale with several variants from Sri Lanka, Turkey,
India, England and others

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The Little Match Girl or The Little Match-Seller

The Little Match-Seller
Online e-text from Aesop's Fables
The Little Match Girl
Elementary review and activities; by Linda F. Harvey from EduPlace
Third Grade Literature Overview. Baltimore
"The Little Match Girl" is on December reading list

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The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid
Online e-text from Aesop's Fables
The Little Mermaid, Copenhagen
Sculpture in Copenhagen, Denmark. The national symbol of Denmark.
Pictures; the creators; information on Andersen
The Little Mermaid II
Disney video site
The Little Mermaid: An Enrichment Unit for First Grade
From Perry Local Schools
Using Fairy Tales to Promote Retention of Ethical Systems
Secondary level; by Gary Stresman. Uses "The Little Mermaid"
Oceans Lesson Plan
By Stacy Bartunek, Gina Griffin, and Mary Kaskie. Uses sound
track from "The Little Mermaid"
Once Upon A Time...
Intermediate language arts; from AskERic
Mermaid Mobile
From Sparrow's Fairycraft pages
Whootie Owl's Fairytale Coloring Book
Includes a mermaid

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Little Tiny or Thumbelina

Little Tiny or Thumbelina
Online e-text from Aesop's Fables
Fairy Tale Unit Studies. Thumbelina
Crossworld puzzle; From Treegate Publications
Thumbelina in a Flower Glove Puppet
Craft idea from Sparrow's Fairycraft
Hiyah.com's Thumbelina
Online illustrated version of the story

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The Nightingale

The Nightingale
Online e-text from Aesop's Fables

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The Wild Swans

The Wild Swans
Online e-text from Aesop's Fables
The Wild Swans
Lovely illustrations; from University Art Museum, Albany

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The Princess and the Pea

The Princess and the Pea
Online e-text from Aesop's Fables
The Princess and the Pea Stapler Blankets
Craft from Sparrow's Fairycraft pages
The Princess and the Pea
Short puppet script; from The Reading Corner

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The Red Shoes

The Red Shoes
Online e-text from Aesop's Fables
ArtsEdge Making Connections
Go to "Film" - uses film, such as "West Side Story" or" The Red Shoes",
to explain elements of Dance.

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The Snow Queen

The Snow Queen
Text from Aesop's Fables
Winter Sites
Excellent collection of resources from St. Mary's School.
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The Ugly Duckling

The Ugly Duckling
Online e-text from Aesop's Fables
Grades K-2 Learning How to Be Friends
Space down page to sample lesson plan for "The Ugly Duckling"
From NJ Holocaust Commission
Northwest Education Collaboration: Beyond Family Involvement
Uses "The Ugly Duckling" in a lesson plan

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Bibliography

Hans Christian Andersen: Fairy Tales and Stories
Booklist in chronological order. From Gilead.org
Barnes & Noble. Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen: Index Translationum
Use this Gilead.org search engine to locate his works translated
into more than 60 languages
Hans Christian Andersen Filmography
Writer, films from Internet Movie Database

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ERIC Resources

For abstracts, please search AskERIC directly.

Individuals or Types: A Character Analysis of Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales

ED172196; by Sherrie Clement
Lessons from the Nightingale
[Music]; by Carlos Xavier Rodriguez in Music Educators
Journal, Nov. 1997.
Specific Reading Disability in Historically Famous Persons
By P. G. Aaron and others; in Journal of Learning
Disabilities; Nov. 1988.
An Andersen Anniversay
By Betty Lowry; EJ332993, in Horn Book Magazine, 1986.
The Openhearted Audience: Ten Authors Talk about Writing for Children
Edited by Virginia Haviland. ED200999
Fairy Tales and After: From Snow White to E. B. White
By Roger Sale, ED163499
From Thoughts to Words
By Marlene Glaus; ED030666
A Curriculum for English, Grade 5, Units 45-57
ED013810
Flipping Their Fins for a Place to Stand: 19th and 20th-Century Mermaids
By Bonnie J. Leadbeater and Gloria Lodato Wilson. EJ464925 in
Youth and Society
Redemptive Journey: The Storytelling Motif in Andersen's "The Snow Queen"
By Sue Misheff. EJ400340 in Children's Literature in Education,
Mar. 1989

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Hans Christian Andersen Medal

IBBY's Hans Christian Andersen Medal

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