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2nd - 7th Grade Common Core Myths, Fables, and Folktales Resources : Page 2

Read this famous Norse myth starring Sif and Loki and find out how mythology shapes our understanding of the world around us.

Norse Myths: Sif's Golden Hair

Introduce your child to Momotaro, a popular Japanese folktale! Your child will get to make her own story book by coloring the illustrations.

Momotaro: A Japanese Folktale

Here's a famous story from Norse mythology that involves him, Loki, and their adventures in the land of the giants.

Norse Mythology: Thor in the Land of the Giants

This old Native American myth, The Raven Steals the Light, is the perfect story to spook -- but not scare -- kids this Halloween.

The Raven Steals the Light

Travel back in time to ancient China in this classic Hans Christian Andersen tale, The Nightingale.

The Nightingale Story

Use this resource with your students to give them practice reading a fable and categorizing sentences as either examples of realism or fantasy.

Real or Fantasy: The Lion and the Mouse

Constellation legends are full of adventure. These worksheets focus on the constellations Perseus, Andromeda, Queen Cassiopeia and the sea monster Cetus.

Constellation Legends

Go on a reading adventure with Sinbad the Sailor, a hero of Middle Eastern myth and a great excuse to practice reading comprehension.

Sinbad the Sailor

Here&#39;s a snapshot of the story of Orion. His tale makes for light reading and simple practice with story structure for kids.

The Story of Orion

Read this version of The Wild Hunt with your little boy or ghoul this Halloween, then answer the comprehension questions at the end.

The Wild Hunt

In this old Nigerian folk tale, a young villager ends up marrying a real bonehead. (Sorry, we had to.)

The Daughter Who Married A Skull

This story starter is getting warmer! Read this version of the story of Helios the sun god, then have your child make his own sun myth.

Helios the Sun God

Ready for Halloween? Here's Noppera Bo, a terrifying folk tale from Japan, to help you celebrate.

Noppera Bo

Read Vasilisa the Brave, one of Russia's most famous folk tales, with your child this Halloween, then help her answer the comprehension questions at the end.

Vasilisa the Brave

Give your wild child this werewolf story to read this Halloween. He'll have a spooky story to share with friends, and get some reading practice, too!

The Werewolf of Klein-Krams

Read this creepy story about a mythological creature called a korrigan, then answer the comprehension questions at the end.

The Korrigan

In this reading worksheet, just in time for Halloween, kids can read all about Fred Fisher, the star of Australia's most famous ghost story.

The Ghost of Fred Fisher

Would you decorate your Christmas tree with spider webs? Learn a wacky Christmas fun fact as you reflect on holiday traditions.

Christmas Spiders

Your child can make her own storybook with this series of Japanese folktale coloring pages!

Japanese Folktale: Bunbuku Chagama

A soldier meets a mysterious stranger in a graveyard. Could this be the dark figure that townsfolk have seen darting in and out of the shadows?

The Soldier and the Stranger

Meet Narcissus, a handsome and self-centered demi-god who stars in his own tragic Greek myth.

Narcissus

Hang out with two seriously challenged love birds, the god Cupid and his human girlfriend Psyche.

Cupid and Psyche

One thing every culture has in common is a set of folk tales and myths, and this coloring series features mythological creatures from all over the world.

Color a Satyr

Use this exercise with your students as they work through the realms of realism and fantasy.

Real or Fantasy: The Princess Mouse

Think back to your favorite tall tale characters and talk with your little reader about the different traits that made them hyperbolic legends.

Tall Tale Characters

Use this lesson to help your ELs summarize information from a text and use context clues to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words. This lesson can be a stand-alone lesson or used as support to the Day 4 section of the Star Unit lesson.

Summarizing Nonfiction

This lesson will have your students learn to compare and contrast using both a classic fairy tale and a fractured versions of a fairy tale. 

Comparing and Contrasting Short Stories

Jack grew a magical beanstalk that changed his life! Introduce kids to the classic fairy tale with this interactive story, featuring three reading modes. 

Jack and the Beanstalk

Teach kids about the importance of story perspective with this interactive version of Jack and the Beanstalk, retold from the Giant's point of view.

Ogg and the Beanstalk

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