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...

Engage young learners in reading classic folk tales with this printable version of The Little Red Hen. The simple language and repetitive structure of the story make it perfect for children working on developing their fluency. Two...

Here is a lesson plan 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...

Students read tall tales and then write their own tall tales. In this tall tales lesson plan, students read tall tales, write their own, produce plays, and watch videos of their tall tales.

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.

Students examine the characteristics of tall tales and how exaggerations are used. They create a character that is larger than life, they brainstorm attributes for their character, before writing a Tall Tale. They plan out their story,...

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.

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

Students analyze advertisements and decide what message is being conveyed. In this media lesson, students analyze drawings from a tall tale. Students view drawings from the book Johnny Appleseed and discuss the colors of the drawings and...

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