1.   American Folktales and Tall Tales Explore American tall tales and their elements.

2.   Myths, Folktales, & Fairy Tales for Grades K-3 Students learn the art of story telling through a look at fairy tales and folktales. They practice telling stories out loud as well as writing them online.

3.   Myths, Folktales, & Fairy Tales for Grades 4-6 Students learn folktale, folklore, and myth genres.

4.   Myths, Folktales, & Fairy Tales for Grades 7-9 Students compare and contrast the different genres of folktales and myths.

5.   Myths, Folktales, & Fairy Tales for Grades 10-12 Students study the myth genre and make connections between their culture, myths, and history.

6.   Lon Po Po: A Chinese Fairytale Allows students to compare the popular fairytale of Little Red Riding Hood to a similar Chinese tale, Lon Po Po. Explores the similarities and differences between the two cultures' adaptations of one plot.

7.   Playing With Language: Tall Tales and Codes Students brainstorm the evolution of communication, explore folktales and their elements, and study and create cryptology (secret codes).

8.   Once Upon a Genre Presents a comparative study of traditional fairy tales versus fractured fairy tales in which students identify and practice writing in different genres. They even create their own pop up books!

9.   Fairy Tales: In this English On-line teaching unit students study the features of narrative by looking at fairy tales and write a piece of narrative for publication in a class book of fairy tales.

10.   Folktakes - The Mirror of Humanity As we peer into the mirror of our world and our humanity, we seek answers to ageless questions. Who am I? Why am I here? What is my purpose? Why me? Why now? Religion, art, schools of scientific and philosophical thought all reflect our endless search for meaning; our need to understand and make sense of our existence.

1.   African Legends and Folktales - told for a purpose AFRICA African Legends and Folktales - told for a purpose Author: Susie Maughan Grade Level: Early Elementary Background Knowledge Objective: Students will demonstrate their understanding of an African folktale and the African oral storytelling tradition, by orally sharing an example of a place they like to be alone and a place where t...

2.   Folktale Unit: What is a Fairy Tale or Folk Tale? A to Z Teacher Stuff ~ Teacher Resources, Lesson Plans, Themes, Tips, advertise Printables, and more Click Here! Quick Links: Teacher Downloads Free Newsletter Sites for Teachers ? Leveled Books Search home themes lessons tips articles discuss store printables subjects tools search Home : Themes : Folktales & Fairy Tales : Folktale Unit: What is a Fairy Tale or Folk Tale? Click Here! Click Here! Folktale Unit: What is a Fairy Tale or Folk Tale? Click Here! Grade Level(s): 1-2, 3-5 By: Debbie Haren, Preschool Teacher + + Grade Levels Reading folktales for both educational and entertainment purposes. Pre...

3.   Chinese folk tales mini-unit: Art Lesson 2 3/4 Gifted Classroom Objective: To have the students demonstrate application of scissor-cut art by illustrating the folktales they wrote earlier. Materials: scissors black and white construction paper scrape paper glue examples of scissor-cut art Objective: To begin, ask the students if they know what scissor-cut art is. Show examples to the students and explain the history of scissor cut art in China. Begin to cut out pap...

4.   Chinese Folk Tales Mini-Unit: Literature Chinese Folk Tales Mini-Unit: Literature Objective: To have the students demonstrate synthesis of Chinese folktales by creating their own folk story of why something is. Materials: The Wife of the Monkey attached story paper attached laminator machine and binder checklist for proofreading attached Procedure: To begin, ask the students if they know what a folktale is. Can they give any examples of American folktal...

5.   Folktales: A Cultural Teaching Tool Folktales: A Cultural Teaching Tool Lesson Plan Folktale: Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears Author: Verna Aardema Grade Level: Primary Elementary Background Information Link Objective: Students will demonstrate an understanding that folktales carry underlying themes through writing sentences explaining som...

6.   The Galapagos Islands Introduction to Folktales and Reader's Theatre The Galapagos Islands had no aboriginal inhabitants, yet they were very affected by the presence of humans that accidentally or purposefully came to the islands. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries pirates used this as an ideal spot for carrying out their raids on ships...

7.   Comparing African, American, and European Folktales Comparing African, American, and European Folktales Author: Rebecca Miller Grade Level: Early Elementary Objective: Students will be able to identify similarities and differences between an African, a Native American, and a European folktale. Materials Needed: The worksheet Pencils Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe The Rough-Face Girl by R...

8.   Folklore Festival Folklore Festival Folklore Festival Art/Language Arts/Performing Arts Students explore the folklore of different cultures by acting out myths, folktales and traditional stories from various civilizations. What You Need Sources of myths, folktales, traditional stories from various civilizations. Materials for creating masks, such as paints, tagboard, scissors, glue, dowels. Video recorders (optional) What to Do 1. Tell students that they are going to...

9.   Folktale Improvisation Katie Rudloff Theatre Arts: Folktale Improvisation Grade level: 6th grade Approximate time: 45 minutes to an hour Topic: Theatre Arts: Folktale. Children will present reader's theatre by improvising folktales from different countries. Objectives: Historical and Cultural Context: Groups of students will produce an improvisation of a folktale story from an assigned reading of a folktale. Aesthetic Valuing: Students will perform and discuss their improvisations with the rest of the class by performing it. A...

10.   Japanese Folktales ...ays + Traveling Buddies + Classroom Pets + Pen Pals + Post Cards Chatroom Meetings Advertise <> Print Lesson Teachers.Net Nav Chat Center Teachers Administrators Grade Level Subjects States Interest Groups Projects Classified Ads Help Wanted Email: State: 3465. Japanese Folktales Literature, level: all Posted Mon May 2 12:01:54 PDT 2005 by Pam Carter (pcarter@mcsdga.net). Hardaway High School, Columbus, USA Materials Required: 1. Copies of one American Folk tales and Japanese Folktales Activity Time: 45 minutes - 2 to 3 days based on grade Concepts Taught: Comparing Japanese...