The aim of the paper is to present contemporary methodical approaches, strategies and procedures in the interpretation of Andersen's fairy tales with students in class. The paper will also compare realizations of Andersen's fairy tales in different media (film, play, picture book). In the practical part of the thesis, new methodological models are presented in the interpretation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales. The fairy tales that are included in the methodical models are: The Constant Tin Soldier, The Snow Queen, The Emperor's New Clothes and The Little Mermaid. The fairy tales The Constant Tin Soldier and The Snow Queen are shown as a template for work in literature and creativity classes, and the fairy tale The Emperor's New Clothes for work in media culture classes. It is shown how the literature lesson can be connected with the media culture lesson by comparing a literary text and an animated children's film. The last methodological model includes a contemporary interpretation of the Little Mermaid fairy tale. It is presented as a fairy tale in process, i.e. a fairy tale that connects through several cycles (processes) into one interpretation that includes student activity at all levels, connecting different subjects and student knowledge.