Tall Tales Folded Envelope Book

Young readers compare and contrast digital and print versions of tall tale text. The resource includes a character analysis in which pupils compare and contrast traits, and make inferences about what the characters do and say. They...

Here is a lesson that can work for virtually any grade level! Pupils study parts of speech such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, proper nouns, and adverbs. They create fill in the blank tall tails on a web page for their classmates to complete.

Young scholars use tall tales to learn about United States history and geography. In this tall tales lesson, students watch a dramatic re-enactment of tall tale characters. Young scholars then discuss the history of tall tales and the...

Students research the history of tall tales. In groups, they discuss the relationship of tall tales to geography and history. Students research a landmark. They create a pictorial scene of the landmark. Students explore the landmark...

Third graders create a tall tale character and write a story about him.

Third graders write their own tall tales. In this tall tales lesson plan, 3rd graders read multiple tall tales, examine the characteristics of tall tales and plan and write their own tall tales. This lesson plan is spread over six days.

Students observe tall tale videos. They discuss their favorite characters. Students compare and contrast Pecos Bill and Johnny Appleseed. Students write down their favorite part of the video and illustrate it.

Young scholars explore the genre of Tall Tales by reading Pecos Bill and participating in extension activities.

Pupils discuss Tall Tales. They explore ways stories entertain people in the past. Students draw a picture of people telling stories on a frontier. They explain the picture in their journal.

Students read the story Apples to Oregon about fruit trees being carried along the Oregon Trail. For this reading lesson plan, students write letters to the main character and discuss why this is a tall tale.