Teaching Themes
Tall Tales: Everything You Need
Spark critical thinking by asking students to respond to tall tales and tell some of their own — as long as they are not related to homework.
Lesson Plans, Book Resources
The Bunyans Lesson Plan
Grades: 3–5
By using author Audrey Wood's Paul Bunyan myth, The Bunyans, students will learn to read globes and maps and follow narrative accounts using them.
Extension Activities, Writing Activities
American Tall Tales Extension Activities
Grades: 3–5
Extension activities for American Tall Tales by Mary Pope Osborne.
 Writing Activities Myths, Folktales, and Fairytales: A Writing With Writers ActivityGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Scholastic’s rich resource for learning about and writing in these genres fires up students’ imaginations. Includes workshops by the pros. |
 Online Learning Activities, Writing Activities Folktale Writer's WorkshopGrades: 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Share the magic of writing folktales. This activity offers tips, challenges, and guidelines to help you write and publish your own folktales. |
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Extension Activities, Book Resources Johnny Appleseed Extension ActivitiesGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Johnny Appleseed: A Tall Tale by Steven Kellogg. |
Articles Johnny Appleseed Discussion GuideGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 A discussion guide for the book Johnny Appleseed... |
 Lesson Plans, Writing Activities, Book Resources American Folktales and Tall TalesGrades: 3–5 Explore American tall tales and their elements. |
 Bigfoot a Big LieGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Kid Reporter Maya Kandell examines the facts, and brings you the truth about this supposed creature capture. |
 Book Review: Bone: Tall TalesGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Kid Reporter Gowtham Balaji reviews Bone: Tall Tales, the latest book in the wildly popular Bone series. |
 Unit Plans Playing With Language: Tall Tales and CodesGrades: 6–8 Students brainstorm the evolution of communication, explore folktales and their elements, and study and create cryptology (secret codes). |
