Prior to creating this product I made a FREE professional development resource titled Using Inquiry to Teach Math; I created this one to demonstrate that the inquiry learning method is versatile, and can be applied to a range of disciplines and topics. If I were still teaching, I'd use this product as a precursor to having my students write their own fairytales, as it lists the common elements of nearly all fairytales, and takes a closer look at 3 of them, in the form of exercises for your students to complete with the classic tale Cinderella, before asking them to transfer their learning to another example of the genre. The inquiry questions I pose in that assignment are actually critical thinking questions, since the two types are closely aligned.

If you're looking for a fairytale product that has a more 'cultural' emphasis, try my Cinderella in Different Cultures (I borrowed the 'story strips' activity that appears in this product from it). I've also incorporated fellow TPT seller Heather Adamson's brilliant - and FREE - Character Map Template, which I chose because it asks students to choose their 'top 3' characters; since the protagonist and the antagonist are definitely going to be there, it will be interesting (for you) to see which third character your students choose, especially when it comes to the fairytale they've chosen.

NOTE: Prior to start of using this product, you'll need to have story strips created for the 12 suggested fairytales; you could either delegate this chore to another class you're teaching, or have the students who'll be using this product create them some time beforehand and then tuck them away in your filing cabinet, etc.