Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Social Studies: Grade 3: Cajun Folktales
Through the study of trickster tales from various cultures, including the classic Cajun character Lapin the Rabbit, 3rd graders learn how storytelling can be entertaining as well as educational. Students build an understanding of...
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New York Folklore Society: Quinceanera
A magazine article on the Latin American tradition of Quinceanera describes the origins, the meaning, and the ceremony. (Published 2002)
NASA
Nasa: Climate Kids: Rainsticks and Folklore
From superstitions to satellites, find out how weather instruments have helped people predict drought conditions through time.
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...
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Little Red Hen [Pdf]
A reader's theater adaptation of the folk tale, The Little Red Hen, is provided on this script. Five character roles are needed in this activity.
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas: Americo Paredes 1915 1999
Students of Paredes music and folklore can find his biography, a bibliography, photos, works, and newsclips of this Mexican American folklorist, teacher, writer, poet, and musician.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: The Fungus Among Us
This site is full of easy to understand information about fungi. From science to folklore and funky facts there is something for everyone.
Other
Virtual Museum of Labrador: Labrador Culture
Learn about the diversity of Labrador culture by gaining an understanding of its traditions, art, crafts, music, and folklore.
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Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities: Xiakou
All features of the Xiakou village in the western Sichuan Province of China from the rich history, folklore, subsistence, etc. are found in this comprehensive project.
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Center for Story and Symbol: Joseph Campbell a Scholar's Life
A biography of Joseph Campbell, a leading academic in the study of myth. Discusses his books and his ideas about myth and folklore. His work was a big influence on filmmaker George Lucas for the screenplay of the first Star Wars movie.
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Philadelphia Folksong Society
Information about festivals and about folk song background plus support for furthering education about folklore.
Library of Congress
Loc: Zora Neale Hurston Plays
Search or browse a collection of plays by Zora Neale Hurston, whose writing reflects life experiences, travels, research, and study of southern, African-American folklore. At this site, there is also a timeline of Hurston's life and works.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Pourquoi Stories
This video segment from Jakers! features a storyteller who tells a Pourquoi story about Anansi, the spider, a popular character in African folklore.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: World Cultures Collection
Explore the world with PBS LearningMedia! This collection focuses on food, folktales, and other aspects of cultural heritage. With your class, hear stories, play through situations, and learn how to make crafts from cultures near and far.
S.E. Schlosser
America Folklore:paul Bunyan
Users will learn about key components about Paul Bunyan such as the beginning of the story of Paul Bunyan, Babe the Blue Ox, and other stories.
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: John Henry: The Steel Driving Man
At this site read about John Henry, the steel-drivin' man who uses two hand-held hammers to dig a tunnel faster than a steam drill!
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