Curated OER
Open Sesame: A Magical World of Reading
Third graders, through six lessons, study tales of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves and Aladdin and the Lamp from The Arabian Nights.
Curated OER
Tales from Arabia
Third graders explore and develop interest in reading of foreign lands through the reading of The Arabian Nights and a variety of Cinderella stories. Students participate in a variety of folk literature activities. Students recognize the...
National First Ladies' Library
Stories from the Thousand and One Nights
Students hold a Thousand and One Nights storytelling festival with each one memorizing a story to relate to classmates. While examining provided resource links, they select and practice a story they would like to retell. As a dress...
Curated OER
Tales from Arabia
Students read about Scheherazade and Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp. In this literature/writing lesson, students understand the excitement of foreign places as the setting for a story. Students rewrite their own version of Scheherazade.
Curated OER
Literature - Overview - May
Third graders study sayings and phrases, poetry and stories in this month's activities.
Curated OER
Internet Fact Hunt at the "Fact Monster" Web Site- May #4
In this Internet fact hunt activity, students access the "Fact Monster" web site to answer 5 multiple choice questions. They answer US history, science, literature, and geography questions.
World Wide School
World Wide School: Etext of "New Arabian Nights"
This site provides the complete etext for Robert Louis Stevenson's story, "New Arabian Nights."
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Arabian Nights' Entertainments
A scanned copy of the 1896 publication of The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, a book of stories for children.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Arabian Nights' Entertainments
A scanned copy of the 1895 publication of The Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Thomas Bolton Dalziel, a book of stories for children.
Birmingham Grid for Learning (UK)
Birmingham Grid for Learning: Story Time
Five familiar children's stories have been adapted and illustrated for this site. Students may "read along" and identify settings, characters, sequencing, and more. It also provides printable worksheets, copies of the text and the...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Invitation to World Literature: The Thousand and One Nights
This video introduces the world of high Islamic culture, lowbrow comedy, and encounters with the spirit world, all through the stories of the brave Shahrazad, who saves her own life, her husband's sanity, the kingdom, and all of her...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Frame Story
Notes introducing various forms of frame stories, or stories that provide a framework for additional stories within. Examples of different frameworks are provided with classical texts including The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel...
Library of Congress
Library of Congress: Classic Books
Read these beloved classic stories with their original illustrations. 23 books for children, including The Three Little Pigs and Denslow's Humpty Dumpty. 6 novels for teens, including Poe's The Raven and Dickens' A Christmas Carol. All...
Library of Congress
Library of Congress: Classic Books
Read these beloved classic stories with their original illustrations. 23 books for children, including The Three Little Pigs and Denslow's Humpty Dumpty. 6 novels for teens, including Poe's The Raven and Dickens' A Christmas Carol. All...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Frame Story
This lesson introduces the frame story in fiction writing. An audio lesson [3:38] and notes are included in this learning module.
Other
India parenting.com: Children's Stories and Legends
Read popular Indian fables, Jakata tales, Birbal and other stories or learn about famous Indian people like Mahatma Gandhi, Sri Aurobindo, Ashoka the Great, or Mother Teresa. Also includes a collection of classic western fables and fairy...
The History Cat
The History Cat: Islamic Arts and Literature
An introduction to the art and literature that were produced during the Islamic Golden Age. A brief look at Islamic calligraphy, mosaics, geometric designs, and the story behind the 1001 Tales of the Arabian Nights.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Roc
Read about the mythical roc, a monstrous bird, which appears in Middle Eastern stories. Flashcard format.
CommonLit
Common Lit: The Keys of Destiny
A learning module that begins with "The Keys of Destiny" by Neil Philip, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...