Storytelling World
Maniac Magee
Add to children's enjoyment of the award-winning novel Maniac Magee with this fun collection of resources. From sequence of events and fact or fiction worksheets, to writing newspaper articles and creating advertisements based...
Curated OER
Legend of The Lorax
Students explore ecosystems. They read or listen to Dr. Seuss' The Lorax to draw conclusions and make predictions about the environmental impact and use of resources. They write poems about real forests and the wildlife which inhabit...
Curated OER
Wild Children 1
In this Romulus and Rebus interactive exercise, students read a short passage about Rome and how it was built. Students answer questions, fill in the blanks and complete a writing activity in an interactive format based on the reading.
PB Works
George Washington’s Socks Reader’s Guide
Dive into a class reading of the book George Washington's Socks with the help of this guide. Including a vocabulary list and series of comprehension questions for each chapter, this resource provides an excellent foundation for...
Curated OER
Patricia Polacco, Author and Illustrator
Students conduct Internet research about the studenT author and illustrator Patricia Polacco. They compose letters to Ms. Polacco and, after revising and editing their work, send them in the mail.
PB Works
George Washington’s Socks: Short-Answer Questions Chapters 1-9
Build a literature unit around the book George Washington's Socks with this series of short answer questions. Broken up in two- and three-chapter increments, these reading comprehension questions allow young readers to demonstrate...
Curated OER
Harding Black: Taking It To Another Level
Students complete a variety of activities related to the pottery of Harding Black and the uses of clay in San Antonio, Texas. They watch a video about the life of Harding Black, conduct a clay percolation experiment, compare and...
Curated OER
Poems Insprire Visual Art
Students examine artwork by artist Ernst Herter. They discuss what the art means to them. They create a collage to represent a poem of their chosing. They discover how literature is used as an inspiration for art.
MENSA Education & Research Foundation
It’s Greek to Me: Greek Mythology
Designed as extension exercises in homeschool or classroom settings, as well as for individual work, the ideas in this packet are sure to engage learners in an investigation of Greek mythology.
Curated OER
Developing Cultural Awareness through Mexican Folktales
Students explore the culture of Mexico through folktales. They identify cultural differences and similarities through the reading of folktales. Students create pocket books related to Mexican folklore. They read and discuss literary...
Other
Database of Award Winning Children's Literature
This is a phenomenal resource. It allows the user to create a reading list of quality children's literature based of choices such as reading level, type of book, genre, ethnicity, gender, etc. In addition, one can determine if a book won...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Legends for Lionel by Walter Crane
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Legends for Lionel by Walter Crane (1887), a book of sketches with a story.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Legends of the Red Children
A scanned copy of the 1897 publication of Legends of the Red Children by Mara Louise Pratt-Chadwick, a fiction book for children.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Ingoldsby Legends
A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of The Ingoldsby Legends by Thomas Ingoldsby, a fiction book for children.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Legend of the Silver Cup
A scanned copy of the 1898 publication The Legend of the Silver Cup by George Critchley, a fiction book for children.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: w.v's Golden Legend
A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of W.V's Golden Legend by William Canton, a fiction book for children.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Rip Van Winkle: A Legend of the Hudson by Washington Irving
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Rip Van Winkle: A Legend of the Hudson by Washington Irving (1887), a children's novel.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Little Lottie, Or, the Wonderful Clock by Knight
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Little Lottie, or, The Wonderful Clock by Knight (1892), a legend.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Boy's King Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book The Boy's King Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory, (1880?) a illustrated history of King Arthur and his Knights of The Round Table.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Robin Hood: A Collection of Poems, Songs, and Ballads by Ritson
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book Robin Hood: A Collection of Poems, Songs, and Ballads by Joseph Ritson (1884), a collection of poems, songs, and ballads about Robin Hood.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Fable and Trickster Tales Around the World
The lessons presented in this website "introduce children to folk tales" and how these folktales are changed and affected by generational and cultural values. Includes several links to further related information on folktales, fables,...
University of Manitoba
Cm Magazine Profiles: C. J. Taylor
Carrie-Jo Taylor is a widely read Canadian Mohawk writer and artist whose storybooks retell native legends and stories. This is an excellent and thorough interview with her from 1998.
University of Manitoba
Cm Magazine Profiles: Joe Mc Lellan
Welcome to the world of 'Nanabosho' and his author! Find out about Joe's life and what led him to create this aboriginal series of books which children and adults alike find so appealing!
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Folktale of the Month
This site provides the reader with a different folktale each month. The folktales are from different areas around the world.