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Polar Trec

Talk Story: A Native Way of Knowing

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
The steps of the scientific method examine a problem, make a prediction, and attempt to solve the problem—similar to the path most stories take. In the activity, individuals see how stories can explain natural events similar to the way...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Was it Fair for the Elephant's Child?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students use literature to explore ideas of justice. They discuss what makes something fair or unfair. They draw and explain cartoons that tell the story.
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Other

Just So Stories

For Students 9th - 10th
This site links to the full texts of Rudyard Kiplings Just So Stories (1902), which includes such classic parables as "How the Whale Got His Throat," "How the Camel Got His Hump," and the like.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling

For Students 4th - 8th
The full text of the book Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Just So Stories

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Just So Stories for Little Children

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories For Little Children has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Butterfly That Stamped" by Rudyard Kipling

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the short story "The Butterfly that Stamped" by Rudyard Kipling; the story is about a butterfly and his wife helping a mighty king control his quarreling wives. It is part of his Just So Stories.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: Rudyard Kipling

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author Rudyard Kipling including a biography, the full text of three novels and a short story collection for young readers, and 20 short stories. His most famous work is The Jungle Book.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: How the Alphabet Was Made by Rudyard Kipling

For Students 1st - 8th Standards
Classic Reader provides numerous classic short stories from famous authors. One work is "How the Alphabet was Made," a story written by the author, Rudyard Kipling.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: How the First Letter Was Written by Rudyard Kipling

For Students 9th - 10th
Classic Reader provides numerous classic short stories from famous authors. One work is "How the First Letter was Written," a story written by the author, Rudyard Kipling.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: How the Leopard Got His Spots by Rudyard Kipling

For Students 9th - 10th
Classic Reader provides numerous classic short stories from famous authors. One work is "How the Leopard Got His Spots," a story written by the author, Rudyard Kipling.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin by Rudyard Kipling

For Students 9th - 10th
Classic Reader provides numerous classic short stories from prize-winning authors. One work is "How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin," a story written by the Nobel Prize in Literature-winning author, Rudyard Kipling.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: How the Whale Got His Throat by Rudyard Kipling

For Students 9th - 10th
Classic Reader provides numerous classic short stories from prize-winning authors. One work is "How the Whale Got His Throat," a story written by the Nobel Prize in Literature-winning author, Rudyard Kipling.
Website
Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: Rudyard Kipling

For Students 9th - 10th
The Victorian Web provides information from social and political history and a detailed biography to essays about characterization, themes and more, this site offers an excellent variety of resources related to Victorian author Rudyard...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Elephant's Child

For Students 5th - 6th
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each text is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see the...
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1907

For Students 9th - 10th
At this website from the Nobel eMuseum, you can read a biography of Rudyard Kipling, which summarizes Kipling's life, education, and published works. In additon, the Presentation Speech given by C.D. af Wirsen provides a detailed...
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Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: How the Camel Got His Hump

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Rudyard Kipling's How The Camel Got His Hump has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: How the Leopard Got His Spots

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Rudyard Kipling's How The Leopard Got His Spots has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: The Cat That Walked by Himself

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Rudyard Kipling's The Cat That Walked By Himself has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.