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Lesson Plans & Activities

Folktales, Fairy Tales, Tall Tales, Myths & Legends


Written by us

Folktales Retold (handouts to use in class)

Theseus and the Minotaur (Minoan/Greek)

Little Io (Greek Version) &  Little Io (Roman Version)

Anansi the Spider  (Africa, Ghana)

The Lion's Whisker (Africa, Kush/Nubia)

Loawnu the Wise Woman (Xia Times, Ancient China)

Wang the Peddler (Han Times, Ancient China)

The Warrior Well (Ancient Mongolia)

The Hero Twins (Maya)

Place of the Prickly Pear Cactus (Aztec)

Journey of a Princess (Aztec)

The Clever Coyote (Comanche Buffalo Myth)

Child of Water and Little Blue Rock (Apache Myth)

Wise Owl (Iroquois Myth)

Presentations in PowerPoint format



Written by many authors

Cinderella Around the World

Folklore, Fables, Fairytales - many many units and lessons

Eurotales

Aesop's Fables

Animal Myths and Legends

Learning and Living Through Mythology (unit)

American Folktales UNIT

American Folklore

State Folktales - Folktales & Tall Tales from every US state

USA: Geography Enhanced through Tall Tales UNIT

Folk Lessons/Fairy Tales (lessons)

UNIT: American Folklore

Johnny Appleseed

Folktales: Back to the Future

Asian Folktales (including Snow White)

Cinderella Stories (from many countries)

The Blue Fairy Tale Book

The Red Fairy Tale Book

Myths and Legends of the Sioux

Native American Tales

African Folk Tales

Africa Lesson Plans

Hispanic Folk Tales

Common Visions, Common Voices

Myths & Legends

Myths (Mr Donn's Ancient History Page)

Creation Myths

Myths, Tall Tales, Storytelling, more - great links! (42explore)

A long list of Fables & Fairy Tales  

Fairy Tales

Fables Units

Folklore Units

Stories & Fairytales: Theme Page

Fables - Tales of Wonder

Russian Folktales

India Folktales

Mexican Myths and Stories

Folktales from Europe and the Five Themes of Geography

Newfoundland Folklore

Folktales (links)

Mythology Unit (9th grade)

African Myths & Fables

Folk & Fairy Tales, Myths, African & Native American Literature, more!

Proverbs 

 

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