"The Elves and the Shoemaker" Vocabulary Games (Grimm's Fairy Tale)

Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement the classic Grimm’s fairy tale “The Elves and the Shoemaker.” The narrative emphasizes the positive effects of performing good deeds for others and is an especially fitting piece during the Christmas and holiday seasons. A crossword puzzle, a word search activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, the public domain short story, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats.

Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: ardently, assiduous, bustle, caper, cavort, deftly, doleful, enraptured, furtively, haste, humble, impoverished, industrious, placidly, plenteously, privation, promptly, prowess, and scrutinize.

By engaging with these activities, students will:

• Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words
• Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings
• Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences