Curated OER
Busting More Myths Using the Scientific Method
Use the Mythbusters model to jazz up your scientific method lessons!
Curated OER
Good Heavens
Pupils look at the history of science to identify some of the scientific ideas that different cultures have contributed to science throughout history. They describe using examples ideas developed by different cultures to explain the...
Curated OER
Create A Genre Crossword Puzzle
In this create a genre crossword puzzle worksheet, 8th graders make a puzzle on the grid provided, using 21 terms, then create clues for each term using a definition or an example; grading rubric included.
Curated OER
Arkansas Black Pioneers: A History of African-American Colonies in Arkansas
Students identify various regions of early Arkansas as these regions relate to African American colonies that settled in Arkansas after the Civil War.
Other
Britannia: Myth, Legend, and Folklore
Website source for Britain's stories, legends, folklore, and myths.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Myths, Legends, & Folktales: Collection
Greek and Egyptian mythology, the story of the Lion King, and the legend of King Arthus are just some of the ways these resources explore the different cultural interpretations of heroes. Then learn the stories of Cinderella, as well as...
Encyclopedia Mythica
Encyclopedia Mythica: Folklore
This site explores various folklore and folktales from around the world. Content includes a focus on Arthurian legend, general folklore, folktales, and Greek heroic legend tales and characters.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Definition of Oral Tradition and Folklore
This curriculum unit for teaching about "Folklore in the Oral Tradition, Fairytales, Fables and Folk-legend" begins with a definition of Oral Tradition.
Sacred Text Archive
Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends by "Aunt Naomi"
This is the index page to the full text of a vivid collecton of Jewish folklore that entertains and teaches. This book, originally published in 1919, is based on tales from the Talmud and Midrash. While some of the themes are familiar...
University of Pittsburgh
Germanic Myths, Legends, and Sagas: The Blue Belt, a Folktale From Norway
This Norse folktale seems to be based on the myth about Thor's belt of strength. Here, in a much later version, a boy uses the blue belt he finds to outwit a troll.
University of South Florida
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: Robin Hood and Allin a Dale
The text of a ballad about Robin Hood, collected by Francis James Child in a work called, "The English and Scottish Popular Ballads." The text can be read online or downloaded by individual chapters in MP3 or PDF format. In addition, the...
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Australian Folklore: Definitions and Practices
This is a very scholarly document that discusses what folklore is, how it has been studied in Australia, and how Australian folklore differs from the traditions in other parts of the world.
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: Alabama Folklore
Read brief folktales, myths and legends from the state of Alabama.
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: Arizona Folklore
Read brief folktales, myths and legends from the state of Arizona.
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: California Folklore
Read brief folktales, myths, and legends from the state of California.
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: Colorado Folklore
Read brief folktales, myths, and legends from the state of Colorado.
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: Florida Folklore
Read brief folktales, myths, and legends from the state of Florida.
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: Georgia Folklore
Read brief folktales, myths and legends from the state of Georgia.
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: Indiana Folklore
Read brief folktales, myths and legends from the state of Indiana.
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: Kansas Folklore
Read brief folktales, myths and legends from the state of Kansas.
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: Louisiana Folklore
Read brief folktales, myths, and legends from the state of Louisiana.
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: Maine Folklore
Read brief folktales, myths and legends from the state of Maine.
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: Maryland Folklore
Read brief folktales, myths and legends from the state of Maryland.
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: Massachusetts Folklore
Read brief folktales, myths and legends from the state of Massachusetts.