Reading and Language

World Myths - Fantastic site from Christopher B. Siren
   http://home.comcast.net/~chris.s/myth.html

   World Mythology by culture
   http://www.artsmia.org/world-myths/whatismyth.html
   http://www.angelfire.com/ma3/mythology/worldtalesindex.html         

Folk 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.html

   Folk and Fairy Tales from University of Pittsburg
    http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/folklinks.html     

   Folk Tales, Fables, Myths, and Legends from Linda Burkhart - 
    lots of good links plus storytelling hints
    http://www.lburkhart.com/elem/folktale.htm

   American Folktales - suggested ideas
    http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/folkunit.htm  

   Folk Tales, Legends - http://www.aaronshep.com/stories/

   Regional Folklore and Mythology
    http://www.pibburns.com/mythregi.htm 

     
Tall Tales:

Tall Tales Today
   http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/2267/

Animated Tall Tales
   http://www.animatedtalltales.com/en/

       Tall Tales Online
         http://www.millville.org/Workshops_f/Dich_FOLKLORE/FOLKTEXT/folkhome.htm

       Tall Tales from Boston's Lee School
         http://inquiryunlimited.org/x1/tall/ttale.html

       Tall Tales - http://www.hasd.org/Faculty/DHietpas/Index.htm

      Lionel's Tall Tales from PBS Kids
          http://pbskids.org/cgi-registry/lions/tales.pl/games

      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

        Tall Tales Lesson from Utah - http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=2698

       Wonderful World of Tall Tales
         http://www.ga.k12.pa.us/academics/LS/4/la/4r/talltale/introres.htm

        Exploring America With Tall Tales
          http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0STR/is_2_111/ai_78399659

        Davy Crockett Lesson Plan - http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=288    

        Tall Tales News Webquest - http://www.berksiu.k12.pa.us/webquest/shermanquest/default.htm

        Tall Tales Guidelines - http://www.ferrum.edu/applit/studyg/tallact.htm
          Template http://www.ferrum.edu/applit/studyg/West/htm/wrttb.htm

       Tall Tales and Tricksters - http://www.eldrbarry.net/roos/books/amer.htm

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

Twelve Standards for the English Language Arts from NCTE 
      http://www.ncte.org/about/over/standards/110846.htm    

Tips for Faster Reading
      http://www.learningcenter.ucr.edu/skills/srquicktips.pdf
      http://www.dsea.org/teachingtips/tips/readspeed.htm
      http://english.glendale.cc.ca.us/speed1.html

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://gemini.es.brevard.k12.fl.us/sheppard/reading/dolch.html
Dolch Lists - http://www.brentwood.k12.ca.us/brentwood/links/DolchProject/index.html
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

Drama:

Reader's Theater Editions - scripts online
  http://www.aaronshep.com/rt/RTE.html

Team 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://pbskids.org/jakers/parentsteachers/activities/dramaticplay.html

Improv 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.html

Abbott and Costello's Who's On First - http://fisher.osu.edu/~tomassini_1/whotext.html

ProTeacher Drama Resources - http://www.proteacher.com/080010.shtml

Free (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:

ISLMC Poetry for Chilren (Internet School Library Media Center) - forms of poetry
  http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/poechild.htm

Writing Poetry from Regie Routman
  http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/teachwriting/kids_poems.htm

Poetry for Kids
  http://www.nesbitt.com/poetry/

How To Teach Poetry, Poetry Theater, and Activities web site
   http://www.poetryteachers.com/poetclass/poetclass.html

Rhyming 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.html

How to Write Poetry from Poetry Teachers.com
   http://www.poetryteachers.com/poetclass/poetclass.html

Poets' Corner and more - large collection of famous poems -  listed alphabetically
   http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/

Knowledge Network sites at Filamentality
   http://www.kn.sbc.com/s97is.vts

Magnetic Poetry - online - click and drag word tiles
   http://home.freeuk.com/elloughton13/scramble2.htm

Poetry from Pro Teacher - web sites for teaching poetry
   http://www.proteacher.com/070034.shtml

Types of Poetry for Kids from Mrs. Mitchell
   http://www.kathimitchell.com/poemtypes.html

Spelling:

Spelling Test of 50 commonly misspelled words (pretty hard)
    http://www.sentex.net/~mmcadams/spelling.html

Spelling Lists and Activities for Grades K-12from edHelper
  http://www.edhelper.com/spelling.htm

Fun Brain Spelling - easy to hard tests
  http://www.funbrain.com/spell/

Scott Foresman Everyday Spelling - word lists and strategies by grade level
  http://www.everydayspelling.com/

Guidelines for Spelling and Six Ways to Practice
  http://www.resourceroom.net/readspell/guidespell.asp

       Spelling and Vocabulary Activities from The Teacher's Desk
             http://www.teachersdesk.org/spell_plans.html

Writing:

Writing Activities from the Teacher's Desk
  http://www.teachersdesk.org/writing_plans.html

Lessons for Teaching about Fables, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends, Myths, Tall Tales
  http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson279a.shtml

Thundering Tall Tales Lesson Plans - http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=327

Hot Links from the Teachers and Writers Collaborative
    http://www.twc.org/tmhot.htm
     WriteNet for Teachers and Writers - listserve plus activities for the classroom
       http://www.twc.org/forums/index.html

More writing links from Mrs. Mitchell - includes 6 Traits links
  http://www.kathimitchell.com/write.htm

Parts of Speech - http://www.teachersdesk.org/english_plans.html

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