Reading and Language
Myths, Folk Tales,
and Fairy Tales
Plus More
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Myths - Folk Tales - Tall Tales - Drama - Poetry - Dolch Lists - Spelling - Writing |
World Myths - Fantastic site from Christopher B. Siren
http://home.comcast.net/~chris.s/myth.htmlWorld Mythology by culture
http://www.artsmia.org/world-myths/whatismyth.html
http://www.angelfire.com/ma3/mythology/worldtalesindex.htmlFolk Tales and Fairy Tales - Great site from Richard Darsie
http://www.darsie.net/talesofwonder/Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends, and Myths from Embracing the Child
http://www.embracingthechild.org/fairy.htmlAmerican Folktales - suggested ideas
http://www.americanfolklore.net/
Folk Tales, Legends - http://www.aaronshep.com/stories/
http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/folktexts.html
http://www.pitara.com/talespin/folktales.asp
Regional Folklore and Mythology
http://www.pibburns.com/mythregi.htm
Tall Tales
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators/lessons/grade-5/Exploring%20Tall%20Tales.aspx
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators/lessons/grade-5/Tall_Tales_Today.aspx
http://www.americanfolklore.net/tt.html
http://homepage.mac.com/melicenter/Writing-Talltales.html
http://www.millville.org/Workshops_f/Dich_FOLKLORE/FOLKTEXT/folkhome.htm
http://www.hasd.org/Faculty/DHietpas/Index.htm
What is a Tall Tale? Powerpoint
http://www.lessonplanet.com/search?keywords=Tall+Tales
http://www.ga.k12.pa.us/academics/LS/4/la/4r/talltale/introres.htm
Animated Tall Tales
http://www.animatedtalltales.com/story_enter
Tall
Tales
from Boston's Lee School
http://inquiryunlimited.org/x1/tall/ttale.html
Tall
Tale Character descriptions
http://www.perry-lake.k12.oh.us/pes/clubs/Drama%20Club/character_descriptions.htm
Tall Tales Webquest
http://www.eduscapes.com/42explore/talltale.htm
http://www.berksiu.k12.pa.us/webquest/shermanquest/default.htm
Tall
Tales Lesson -
http://www.uen.org/utahlink/activities/view_activity.cgi?activity_id=22523
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=327
Wonderful
World of Tall Tales
http://www.germantownacademy.org/academics/ls/4/la/4r/talltale/ttintro.htm
Davy
Crockett Lesson Plan - http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=288
Tall
Tales Guidelines - http://www.ferrum.edu/applit/studyg/tallact.htm
Template
http://www.ferrum.edu/applit/studyg/West/htm/wrttb.htm
How To
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/3174
Tall Tales and Tricksters - http://www.eldrbarry.net/roos/books/amer.htm
Reading:
Compact
for Reading & School-Home Links from DOE
Kindergarten - http://www.ed.gov/pubs/CompactforReading/tablek.html
Grade One - http://www.ed.gov/pubs/CompactforReading/table1.html
Grade
Two - http://www.ed.gov/pubs/CompactforReading/table2.html
Grade
Three - http://www.ed.gov/pubs/CompactforReading/table3.html
Improving
Adolescent Literacy: Effective Classroom and Intervention Practices from DOE
http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/PracticeGuide.aspx?sid=8
Standards for the English Language Arts from NCTE
http://www.ncte.org/standards/ncte-ira
Tips for Faster Reading
http://english.glendale.cc.ca.us/speed1.html
http://english.glendale.cc.ca.us/speed1.html
http://classiclit.about.com/od/howtoread/ht/aa_improvespeed.htm
Fairrosa Cyber Library Reading Room- online text of classics, folktales, stories, rhymes, and more
http://www.fairrosa.info/readingroom.html
Fairrosa Cyber Library authors and their web pages
http://www.fairrosa.info/cl.authors.html
Dolch Basic Word List - http://www.createdbyteachers.com/dolchlist.html
Dolch Kit includes lots of games - http://www.theschoolbell.com/Links/Dolch/Contents.html
Dolch Sight Word Lists - http://www.mrsperkins.com/dolch.htm
http://www.brentwood.k12.ca.us/brentwood/links/DolchProject/index.html
http://www.kidzone.ws/dolch/index.htm
Dolch Word Flash Cards - http://www.janbrett.com/games/flash_card_dolch_word_list_main.htm
http://www.janbrett.com/games/jan_brett_dolch_word_list_main.htm
Reader's Theater Editions - scripts online
http://www.aaronshep.com/rt/RTE.htmlTeam Scripting and script collections
http://www.aaronshep.com/rt/Creative Drama Resources - http://www.creativedrama.com/
The Drama Teacher's Resource Room
http://www.sasktelwebsite.net/erachi/Dramatic Play Activities -
http://www.pbs.org/parents/arthur/activities/movement.html?cat=movement
http://www.childdrama.com/lessons.html
http://www.kidactivities.net/category/Literacy-Drama-and-Drama-Games.aspx
http://www.play-script-and-song.com/drama-lesson-plans.htmlImprov Games - http://improvencyclopedia.org/games/index.html
Poetry Theater - http://www.poetryteachers.com/poetrytheater/theater.html
Whootie Owl's Free Play Scripts - http://www.storiestogrowby.com/script.htmlAbbott and Costello's Who's On First - http://www.baseball-almanac.com/humor4.shtml
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5QjQj9Qqt8
ProTeacher Drama Resources - http://www.proteacher.com/080010.shtmlFree (or almost free) plays and skits:
Fairy Tales on Mars http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/fairytalesonmars/
The Spoiled Baloney Man - http://www.angelfire.com/scifi2//baloneyman/
Fun Scripts (includes Monty Python) - http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/theaterscripts/links.html
Spooky skits http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/theaterscripts/halloween.html
Poetry Templates - http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm
Writing Poetry from Regie Routman
http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/teachwriting/kids_poems.htmPoetry for Kids
http://www.nesbitt.com/poetry/
http://www.scholastic.com/resources/article/playing-with-poetry
How To Teach Poetry, Poetry Theater, and Activities web site
http://www.poetryteachers.com/poetclass/poetclass.htmlRhyming Words Dictionary - type in a word, get a rhyming word, a synonym, or more
http://www.rhymezone.com/Writing Haiku - a how-to guide
http://www.gigglepoetry.com/poetryclass/Haiku.htmlPoets' Corner and more - large collection of famous poems - listed alphabetically
http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/Magnetic Poetry - online - click and drag word tiles
http://home.freeuk.com/elloughton13/scramble2.htmPoetry from Pro Teacher - web sites for teaching poetry
http://www.proteacher.com/070034.shtmlTypes of Poetry for Kids from Mrs. Mitchell
http://www.kathimitchell.com/poemtypes.html
Spelling for Kids and Teachers - http://www.kathimitchell.com/spelling.htm
Spelling City - http://www.spellingcity.com/
50 commonly misspelled words
http://www.mclennan.edu/wc/tutorials/50_Commonly_Misspelled_Words.pdf
http://quizlet.com/5266968/50-commonly-misspelled-words-flash-cards/
Test - http://www.spelling.hemscott.net/misspell2.htm
Spelling Lists and Activities for Grades K-12from edHelper
http://www.edhelper.com/spelling.htmFun Brain Spelling - easy to hard tests
http://www.funbrain.com/spell/Guidelines for Spelling and Six Ways to Practice
http://www.resourceroom.net/readspell/guidespell.asp
Writing:
Writing Activities
http://www.education.com/activity/writing/
http://www.tengrrl.com/tens/017.shtml
http://www.ilovethatteachingidea.com/ideas/subj_writing.htm
Lessons for Teaching about Fables, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends, Myths, Tall Tales
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson279.shtml
Thundering Tall Tales Lesson Plans - http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=327Teachers and Writers Collaborative
http://www.twc.org/resources/lessons/
Blog http://www.twc.org/category/blog/
More writing links from Mrs. Mitchell - includes 6 Traits links
http://www.kathimitchell.com/write.htmParts of Speech - http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/parts-of-speech.htm
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/grammar/partsofspeech/
http://www.toonuniversity.com/flash.asp?err=487&engine=2
http://www.eduplace.com/tales/help.html
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/grammar_tutorial.htm
http://www.vocabulary.co.il/parts-of-speech/
Word Invasion game - http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/games/invasion/invasion.html
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