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Myths, Folktales, & Fairy Tales for Grades K-3 Lesson PlanMyths, Folktales, & Fairy Tales for Grades K-3 Lesson Plan
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Myths, Folktales, & Fairy Tales for Grades K-3

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Have your class explore the art of storytelling through this lesson on fairy tales and folktales. Learners interact with a variety of fairy tales and folktales. They practice telling stories out loud as well as writing their own. This excellent resource provides links to fairy tales, folktales, and online resources as well as detailed instructions and rubrics!

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key details, details, mythology, myths, fairy tales, folktales, genres, literature, morals, storytelling

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fairy tales, folktales, myths, key details, literature, moral, Narrative Writing, genre, storytelling, english language arts
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K - 3rd
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English Language Arts
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