Elementary schoolers read many tall tales. They create their own tall tale about a specific event of their choosing. They must act the part of the author. This well-designed lesson takes three class sessions to complete, and is...

Beyond Paul Bunyan and his blue ox, tall tales can be a great way to teach young writers about word choice and voice in their writing. Using Jerry Spinelli's Maniac Magee  and the Six-Trait Writing process, they begin to write...

Students read the tall tale of Pecos Bill and identify an exaggeration in the story which they state as being part of a tall tale. For this exaggeration lesson plan, students identify the exaggeration by drawing a picture.