Tall Tales Teaching Resources :: 145

John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Lesson Plan: Writing Folktales

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards

With this lesson plan, learners examine the American tradition of folk tales and tall tales, then write and illustrate their own original tale. Provides links to more information, an assessment rubric, extension ideas, and a list of...

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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: "Knot" the Whole Truth

For Teachers 4th - 8th

The writer will analyze and discuss the tall tale format after reading Jerry Spinelli's tale of Cobble's Knot, told in Chapter 20 of Maniac Magee. Then writers will need to create an interesting character in a special situation which...

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Paul Bunyan: The Giant Lumberjack

For Students 3rd - 5th

This online version of the tall tale of Paul Bunyan features illustrations of this American folk hero.

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S.E. Schlosser

American Folklore: Idaho Potatoes: An Idaho Tall Tale

For Students 3rd - 5th

Site features retellings of folktales from each state retold by S.E. Schlosser. This one is from Idaho.

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Aaron Shepherd

Aaron Shepard's World of Stories: Folktales, Fairy Tales, Myths, Legends, Etc.

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards

Here are folktales, fairy tales, tall tales, myths, legends, magical tales, and sacred stories, plus original fables, humor, fantasy, and historical fiction from award-winning author Aaron Shepard. Most of the stories have been published...

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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Spelling and Writing

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students proofread and correct mistakes in a writing piece, and then apply the writing process to create a tall tale story. Additionally, this lesson helps students understand the purposes and elements...

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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind

For Teachers 3rd - 5th

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart accompanies the story Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind from the Scholastic Reading Series, Literacy Place for 4th grade. It introduces and discusses the genre of tall tales, vocabulary,...

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Aaron Shepherd

Aaron Shepherd: The Legend of Lightning Larry

For Students 2nd - 8th

At this site listen to a tale retold and read by author Aaron Shepherd. Information provided for Reader's Theater as well as extras provided by the author such as writing ideas and posters.

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Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: The Big Snapper Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 6th

The novel The Big Snapper, written by Katherine Holubitsky, looks at the idea of tall tales helping a young boy as he struggles with the difficult issues in his life - an absent father, a beloved grandfather who falls ill, and struggling...

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S.E. Schlosser

American Folklore

For Students 3rd - 8th

Looking for American folktales? Look no more! Choose from famous characters, states, historical events, regional, or ethnic folklore. There are also links to weatherlore and spooky stories.

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Broward Education Foundation

Broward Education Foundation: The Arts and Crafts of Storytelling [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards

In the Arts and Crafts of Storytelling, American folk heroes come to life, help students expand their vocabulary and increase knowledge of figurative language. Students identify figurative language like similes, idioms and hyperboles....

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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Story, Identity, Unity

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

Delve into the art of storytelling in this self-guided unit. Multiple topics are covered such as literary genres, the 7 elements of fiction, figurative language, theme, characterization, etc. At the end of the unit, write your own flash...

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