Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Folklore
Wikipedia offers an extensive definition of folklore, including where the term came from, different categories of folklore, and how it can be used.
NASA
Nasa: Sci Jinks: Weather Folklore
Find out some of the weather folklore from various areas of the world.
Arizona State University
Arizona State Univ.: Horn Folklore & "Urban Legends"
This Arizona State University article more appropriately falls under the heading of literature, but Dr. Ericson's statement in the first paragraph, "I am amazed by the rather large body of plausible sounding folklore which has been...
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Fact Tracker: Leprechauns and Irish Folklore
This site shows you how the fact checker checks information included in the fiction book entitled Magic Tree House #43: Leprechaun in Late Winter, by Mary Pope Osborne. The book Leprechauns and Irish Folklore, the nonfiction companion...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Helpful Animals and Compassionate Humans in Folklore
In this lesson plan, students will consider Helpful Animals and Compassionate Humans in Folklore. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: Connecticut Folklore
Read brief folktales, myths, and legends from the state of Connecticut.
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: Hawaii Folklore
Read brief folktales, myths and legends from the state of Hawaii.
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: Wyoming Folklore
Read brief folktales, myths and legends from the state of Wyoming.
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: Vermont Folklore
Read brief folktales, myths, and legends from the state of Vermont.
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: Rhode Island Folklore
Read brief folktales, myths, and legends from the state of Rhode Island.
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: New Hampshire Folklore
Read brief folktales, myths, or legends from the state of New Hampshire.
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: Missouri Folklore
Read brief folktales, myths, or legends from the state of Missouri.
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: Mississippi Folklore
Read brief folktales, myths, or legends from the state of Mississippi.
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: Idaho Potatoes: An Idaho Tall Tale
Site features retellings of folktales from each state retold by S.E. Schlosser. This one is from Idaho.
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: Alaska Folklore
Read a brief folktale, myth or legend from the state of Alaska.
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: Illinois Folklore
Read a brief folktale, myth or legend from the state of Illinois.
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: Iowa Folklore
Read a brief folktale, myth or legend from the state of Iowa.
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: Kentucky Folklore
Read a brief folktale, myth or legend from the state of Kentucky.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Exploring Everyday Folklore With Nina Jaffe
This site features an online workshop where students have an opportunity to explore everyday folklore with the help of the author Nina Jaffe. Find out how you can find folklore in different aspects of your own life. Students will have an...
Encyclopedia Mythica
Encylopedia Mythica: Folktales From Many Lands
Read a Mayan folktale about how the sun and moon were created, a Russian tale about how a farm boy becomes a prince, a Scandinavian tale about how Winter captured Spring, or a Blackfoot Indian story about learning from buffalo. More than...
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Arts Edge: Lesson: Exploring Russian Folktales
Expand on your students' knowledge of storytelling with this lesson plan on Russian folktales. Provides several links to examples, assessment criteria, and a short list of other sources.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Folklore in Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Folklore in Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God"." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
Other
Britannia: Myth, Legend, and Folklore
Website source for Britain's stories, legends, folklore, and myths.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Myths, Legends, & Folktales: Collection
Greek and Egyptian mythology, the story of the Lion King, and the legend of King Arthus are just some of the ways these resources explore the different cultural interpretations of heroes. Then learn the stories of Cinderella, as well as...
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