'folk tales' yielded 9 matches.
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- Fireflies: Twinkling Lights of the Meadow Have you ever gone out on a summer evening to catch fireflies. They flit and fly everywhere. Soon you have five and then six. One escapes and then you catch two more. In the morning you let them go. These wonderful experiences of childhood may be dis...
- Island of Ghosts In the Caucasus Mountains are the little republics of the Ossetians, places small enough, and obscure enough, to be almost forgotten by the world. But here, stories are still told of their ancestors, the Alans, and songs are sung of their greatest he...
- Native American Legends Thematic Unit Native American culture is rich with wonderful folktales and legends. I have featured three of my favorites and written a mini thematic unit about each. The unit for Legend of the Indian Paintbrush by Tomie dePaola is geared toward first grade. The G...
- Black Shuck Black Shuck or Old Shuck is the name given to a ghostly black dog which is said to roam the Norfolk, Essex and Suffolk coastline. He is sometimes known as the 'Doom Dog'.
- Grendel is Human There are many ways in which people judge books. Most of the time, the characters are the main influential point. Characters can be humans, animals, and even other unknown creatures. This is the case in the Danish epic Beowulf. One of the main charac...
- What Is "Speculative Fiction"? Speculative Fiction, or "SpecFic", is hard to define. It's "What If?" - the fantastic in a fictional setting. Sound vague? Read on.
- Johnny Appleseed Thematic Unit The legend of Johnny Appleseed (aka John Chapman) is filled with fact and fiction and Steven Kellogg's humorous retelling of the story is perfect to build a thematic unit around. I have included suggested teaching / learning activities, centered arou...
- Elmendorf Beast The Elmendorf Beast is the name given to a strange creature discovered in South Texas.
- English Folk Tales and Fairy Tales Escape into the wonderous, fantastical and often humorous world of English fairytales and folklore. Read selections from folklorist Joseph Jacobs' collection titled "English Fairy Tales." This lens will be updated periodically with more stories and...
