Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: 10th Grade Literature and Composition: Traditions
This is a unit on the traditional wisdom of various cultures handed down through fables, fairy tales, folklore, and proverbs. It includes readings from Aesop's Fables, African and African-American Folktales, Hans Christian Andersen's...
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Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Traditions: Book of Wisdom Project [Pdf]
This is a one-page PDF outling a Book of Wisdom project which requires students to write two 300-500 word original fables with all of the characteristics of a fable including a moral or lesson. The second part requires students to find...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Traditions: Book of Wisdom Project Rubric [Pdf]
This one-page PDF is a rubric for the "Book of Wisdom Project," which requires students to write two original fables and locate and compile a list of proverbs/sayings, catagorize and illustrate them, and write about the authors. Search...
University of California
Ucla: Proverb Resources
Proverbs from around the world and links to external collections. Includes links to proverb journals, articles, and reference materials. Good for both students and teachers.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Proverbs: At Home and Around the World
Contains plans for three lessons about proverbs from around the world and how they have cultural and personal significance. In addition to objectives and standards, these instructional plans contain links to sites used in the lessons as...
Other
Brainy Quote: Socrates Quotes
This site offers 46 quotes by Socrates including themes of each; many of the quotes are illustrated.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Writing About Life's Lessons
After reading A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park students complete a writing assignments. The writer first completes a graphic organizer about a life-changing experience or an experience from which a lesson has been learned. The retelling...
Other
Creative Proverbs: Index of Countries and Cultures
A detailed list of proverbs by culture. Over 100 countries/cultures listed and over 2,000 proverbs! Also provides information about the country and culture, including maps and cultural information.
Other
Proverbial Wisdom: Quotations
A large collection of proverbs listed alphabetically (over 600). Listed together with the culture of origin.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Contemporary Proverbs
Interesting lesson plan that allows students to "update" traditional ancient proverbs to enhance their own understanding. Students also create original proverbs after reading.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Proverbs: An Introduction
Contains plans for two lessons about proverbs: what they are, how they work, and how they reflect cultural values. In addition to objectives and standards, these instructional plans contain links to sites used in the lessons as well as...
Other
Quote Mountain: Bible Proverbs
This website offers a list of proverbs from the Book of Proverbs from the St. Joseph Edition of the New American Bible. It provides proverbs from the first 10 chapters and then links to the rest of the 31 chapters.
Charles I. Kelly and Lawrence E. Kelly
Many things.org: Commonly Used Proverbs
Links to several activities to test knowledge of over two hundred English proverbs and sayings.
Other
English Made in Brazil: Proverbios (Proverbs)
A list of common proverbs and popular sayings in English and Portuguese.
Other
Pitara: Kids Proverbs
Browse samples from this collection of kids proverbs from India or search by keyword.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Electric Ben Franklin: The Quotable Franklin
A list of 84 of Ben Franklin's proverbs divided by subject.
Northern Illinois University
Philippine Proverbs
A small collection of 20-30 Tagalog (in English) and Ilocano (bilingual) proverbs.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Pictorial Proverbs for Little People by Soc Christian Knowledge
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Pictorial Proverbs for Little People by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (1890) a collection of children's illustrated proverb stories.
English Club
English Club: Proverbs
EnglishClub provides a definition for the term "proverb" on this reference page. Numerous example of proverbs are provided.
Other
Proverbia
This is a collection of thousands of quotations and proverbs by famous authors. You can search by subject or author. Available in Spanish and English (content differs for each language).