Vicki Whiting • Illustrated by Jeff Schinkel Fairy Tale Funny Fill-Ins for Kids
Beauty and the Beast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 The Boy Who Cried Wolf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Captain Hook’s Flying Ship . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Chicken Little’s Big Surprise . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Cinderella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Drs. Hansel & Gretel, DDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 The Elves and the Shoemaker . . . . . . . . 20 The Emperor’s New Clothes . . . . . . . . . . 22 The Fox and the Crow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 The Frog Prince . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Gingerbread on the Run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Goldilocks Gets a Visit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 The Goose and the Golden Eggs . . . . . . . 32 The Grasshopper and the Ants . . . . . . . . 34 Jack and Jill and Headaches . . . . . . . . . . 36 Jack and the Beanstalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 King Midas Gets Greedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 The Lion and the Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Contents 6
Little Red Riding Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 The Mad Tea Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 The Pied Piper Gets Paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Pinocchio’s Purchase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 The Princess and the Pea . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Rapunzel’s Bad Hair Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Red Hen’s Pizza Pie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Rip Van Winkle Oversleeps . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Rumpelstiltskin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Sleeping Beauty Offline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Snow White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Three Billy Goats Gruff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Three Little Pigs Protection Plan . . . . . 70 Thumbelina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Twinkle, Twinkle Whatever You Are . . . 74 The Ugly Duckling ..................... 76 The Velveteen Rabbit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 7
Ask a friend or family member for each of these words. Then use their words to fill in the silly story of Beauty and the Beast on the next page to create a Funny Fill-In to read aloud! PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN NOUN NOUN VERB ADJECTIVE PAST TENSE VERB PAST TENSE VERB VERB ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE 8
Beauty and the Beast Beauty and the Beast A prince had been _________________ into a beast for being selfish. He had _________________ horns, sharp _________________, eyes the color of _________________, and _________________ fur. A beautiful _________________ from the village befriended the lonely beast. They liked to _________________ through the _________________ forest together and sing songs about _________________. Their friendship changed the beast. Soon his horns began to shrink and _________________. His eyes sparkled like _________________. And instead of growling when angry, he shared his feelings and _________________ through his problems. Soon he was a cool guy, all thanks to someone who saw the _________________ _________________ in his heart. PAST TENSE VERB PAST TENSE VERB ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE VERB VERB NOUN NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN 9
Ask a friend or family member for each of these words. Then use their words to fill in the silly story of Chicken Little’s Big Surprise on the next page to create a Funny Fill-In to read aloud! NOUN NOUN NOUN NOUN PLURAL NOUN PAST TENSE VERB PAST TENSE VERB ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE VERB PAST TENSE VERB VERB ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE 14
Chicken Little’s Big Surprise Chicken Little’s Big Surprise Chicken Little thought she knew everything. But while trying to _________________ in the yard one day, she was hit on the head by a/an _________________ _________________ that fell from a tree. Chicken Little was sure that it was a huge _________________ and ran off to warn her friends around the _________________ farm. “It was the size of a/an ____________ ____________,” she told Ted Turkey. “We need to _____________ far away from here before it’s too late!” Patty Pig tried calming Chicken Little, but she just _____________ and ____________ all around in a/an ____________ panic. But when a/an ______________ _______________ _______________ onto Gary Goat, Chicken Little realized how silly she had been, saying, “It’s best to stay calm. It’s not like _________________ _________________ are falling from the sky!” PAST TENSE VERB PAST TENSE VERB PAST TENSE VERB ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE VERB VERB NOUN NOUN NOUN NOUN PLURAL NOUN 15
Ask a friend or family member for each of these words. Then use their words to fill in the silly story of Gingerbread on the Run on the next page to create a Funny Fill-In to read aloud! NOUN NOUN PLURAL NOUN VERB VERB ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE VERB PAST TENSE VERB ADJECTIVE 28
Gingerbread on the Run Gingerbread on the Run One day, an old woman made a gingerbread cookie shaped like a _________________. As soon as it came out of the oven, the _________________ cookie _________________ outside, saying, “You can’t _________________ me!” A/an _________________ pig saw the cookie and began to _________________ after it. “You’ll never catch me!” the cookie said, starting to _________________ backwards and taunt the pig. Soon the cookie was being chased by a/an _________________ fox, a flock of hungry _________________, and even a great big _________________. The cookie was really annoying. Suddenly, the _________________ cookie fell to _________________ pieces and was gobbled up by some _________________ crows. And that’s the way the cookie crumbles. ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE VERB VERB VERB NOUN NOUN PAST TENSE VERB PLURAL NOUN 29
Ask a friend or family member for each of these words. Then use their words to fill in the silly story of The Princess and the Pea on the next page to create a Funny Fill-In to read aloud! ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE NOUN NOUN ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE NOUN PLURAL NOUN ADJECTIVE 52
The Princess and the Pea The Princess and the Pea One _________________ and stormy _________________, there was a knock on the castle _________________. It was a lost girl claiming she was really a/an _________________ princess. The queen devised a/an _________________ scheme. She placed a single pea under a mattress and then covered it with 20 _________________ quilts and _________________. The queen believed no true princess could sleep with the smallest discomfort, even a single, _________________ pea. In the morning, the girl said, “I don’t mean to complain, but there’s something _________________ about that mattress. I wasn’t able to sleep because of it.” The queen knew the girl must be a/an _________________ princess after all. But she didn’t know that a large _________________ had been tangled in one of the quilts. ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE NOUN NOUN NOUN PLURAL NOUN 53
Ask a friend or family member for each of these words. Then use their words to fill in the silly story of Snow White on the next page to create a Funny Fill-In to read aloud! NOUN NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PAST TENSE VERB VERB VERB VERB 64
Snow White Snow White Snow White ran into the forest to escape the _________________ Queen. After climbing through _________________ and over _________________, she discovered a/an _________________ cottage, which was home to seven friendly _________________. Snow White moved in and soon was able to _________________ through the cottage while singing about _________________ _________________. Tiny birds and other _________________ would often ______________ with her while she ______________. One day, the Queen, disguised as an old _________________, would offer Snow White a poison _________________ and the story would take some _________________ twists and turns. But in the end, everyone would _________________ happily ever after. (Except for the _________________ Queen, of course.) ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE VERB VERB VERB NOUN NOUN PAST TENSE VERB PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN 65
Ask a friend or family member for each of these words. Then use their words to fill in the silly story of Three Little Pigs Protection Plan on the next page to create a Funny Fill-In to read aloud! NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE PAST TENSE VERB PAST TENSE VERB 70
Three Little Pigs Protection Plan Three Little Pigs Protection Plan Hearing there was a big, bad _________________ in the neighborhood, three _________________ pigs built their houses to be safe. One house was made of _________________. The next was made of _________________. Of course, the wolf _________________ their houses down in no time at all. They _________________ to the home of the third little pig, who had made his home of super strong _________________ and also hired a top security team and installed electronic _________________ to watch out for _________________ wolves. Because when you are a/an _________________ pig, you just can’t be too careful. PAST TENSE VERB PAST TENSE VERB ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN NOUN 71
The Lion and the Mouse The Lion and the Mouse A/an _________________ lion held a tiny mouse in its _________________. The mouse told the lion that if he were set free, he would return the favor one _________________. The lion chuckled but set the mouse free into the _________________. A few days later, the lion was captured in a/an _________________ net by hunters. He couldn’t escape or _________________ at all. Suddenly, the _________________ mouse returned. The mouse began to gnaw and _________________ through the net and soon, the lion was free to run off to the _________________. The grateful lion never ate another mouse, often choosing _________________ or _________________ instead at mealtime. ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE VERB VERB NOUN NOUN NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN $5.99 US 9 7 8 1 6 4 1 2 4 2 6 4 6 ISBN: 978-1-64124-264-6 EAN 5 0 5 9 9 Beauty and the Beast Beauty and the Beast A prince had been _________________ into a beast for being selfish. He had _________________ horns, sharp _________________, eyes the color of _________________, and _________________ fur. A beautiful _________________ from the village befriended the lonely beast. They liked to _________________ through the _________________ forest together and sing songs about _________________. Their friendship changed the beast. Soon his horns began to shrink and _________________. His eyes sparkled like _________________. And instead of growling when angry, he shared his feelings and _________________ through his problems. Soon he was a cool guy, all thanks to someone who saw the _________________ _________________ in his heart. PAST TENSE VERB PAST TENSE VERB ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE VERB VERB NOUN NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN PLURAL NOUN Vicki Whiting • Illustrated by Jeff Schinkel Fairy Tale Funny Fill-Ins for Kids Get ready to write super funny fairy tales! A great way for kids to practice grammar while sharing lots of laughs, Fairy Tale Funny Fill-Ins for Kids is a must-have activity book to turn tons of tales we all know and love into hilarious stories, including Cinderella, King Midas, Pinocchio, Sleeping Beauty, and so many more! Have a blast asking friends and family for random parts of speech—including nouns, verbs, adjectives, and more—without peeking at the story. Once you have all the words ready to go, use them to fill in the blanks within the story and get ready for the giggles! The Sillier, The Better! “Funny Fill-Ins for Kids brings laughter to the building blocks of writing—the Parts of Speech. As children construct the sentences themselves, they discover how nouns, verbs, adjectives, and such actually work. A fun first step into grammar knowledge.” —Ellen Creane, curriculum writer for The New York Times Newspaper in Education program Pinocchio’s Purchase? Rapunzel’s Bad Hair Day! Rapunzel’s Bad Hair Day! Ask a friend for random words. Fill in the missing blanks. Read the finished story. Laugh hysterically!