Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: A World of Stories: Story and a Song/historia Y Una Cancion

For Students K - 1st Standards
A song and a story take revenge when the woman in this folktale no longer shares them. By transforming into men's clothing, the song and story make her jealous husband angry until he listens to the truth. Story told in Spanish and English.
Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 4: Pushing Up the Sky

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders learn that storytelling is a performance art that also transmits knowledge about cultures and life. Through reading different tales from various cultures, 4th graders are able to compare and contrast similar themes,...
Unit Plan
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Cherokee Sacred Stories & Sacred Rituals

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explains the traditional Cherokee rules that surround both telling and listening to oral tradition. Identifies two basic types of Cherokee oral tradition: sacred stories and small animal stories. This site also contains a video of a...
Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Cinderella Folk Tales (Lesson Plans)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
These five activities allow students to explore the various Cinderella folktales, while comparing and contrasting the characters. They provide lesson extensions, links to charts, discussion questions and the like.
Primary
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.
Whiteboard
SMART Technologies

Smart: Tall Tales, Folk Tales, and Fables Review

For Teachers 3rd - 4th Standards
This is a review of 3 stories, then placing the attributes with the correct genre. Although others may not read the exact story, you could just replace the picture with another picture that represents the story you read.
Website
American Indian Heritage Foundation

Indians.org: Navajo (Dine) Literature

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief narrative of Navajo history and culture accompanied with links to many traditional Navajo legends. Contains the full text of the Navajo "Wind Prayer" and traditional Indian art.
Primary
S.E. Schlosser

American Folklore: Arkansas Folklore

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Read a brief folktale, myth, or legend from the state of Arkansas.
Primary
S.E. Schlosser

American Folklore: Connecticut Folklore

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Read brief folktales, myths, and legends from the state of Connecticut.
Primary
S.E. Schlosser

American Folklore: Delaware Folklore

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Read a brief folktale, myth, or legend from the state of Delaware.
Primary
S.E. Schlosser

American Folklore: Hawaii Folklore

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Read brief folktales, myths and legends from the state of Hawaii.
Primary
S.E. Schlosser

American Folklore: Wyoming Folklore

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Read brief folktales, myths and legends from the state of Wyoming.
Primary
S.E. Schlosser

American Folklore: Vermont Folklore

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Read brief folktales, myths, and legends from the state of Vermont.
Primary
S.E. Schlosser

American Folklore: South Dakota Folklore

For Students 3rd - 5th
Read a brief folktale, myth, or legend from the state of South Dakota.
Primary
S.E. Schlosser

American Folklore: Rhode Island Folklore

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Read brief folktales, myths, and legends from the state of Rhode Island.
Primary
S.E. Schlosser

American Folklore: Ohio Folklore

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Read a brief folktale, myth, or legend from the state of Ohio.
Primary
S.E. Schlosser

American Folklore: North Dakota Folklore

For Students 3rd - 5th
Read a brief folktale, myth, or legend from the state of North Dakota.
Primary
S.E. Schlosser

American Folklore: New Hampshire Folklore

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Read brief folktales, myths, or legends from the state of New Hampshire.
Primary
S.E. Schlosser

American Folklore: Nebraska Folklore

For Students 3rd - 5th
Read a brief folktale, myth, or legend from the state of Nebraska.
Primary
S.E. Schlosser

American Folklore: Missouri Folklore

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Read brief folktales, myths, or legends from the state of Missouri.
Primary
S.E. Schlosser

American Folklore: Mississippi Folklore

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Read brief folktales, myths, or legends from the state of Mississippi.
Website
Other

Legends

For Students 3rd - 8th
Looking for fun and entertaining legends to read to your students? Try this site and explore the easy to read online stories. `
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Northern Illinois University

Northern Illinois University: Tikki, Tikki, Tembo

For Students 1st - 3rd
Provides a summary of the story.
Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Legends, Myths, and Other Traditional Tales

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
A learning module with fifteen links to texts, videos, and websites about legends, myths, fables, and folktales.