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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Open Sesame: A Magical World of Reading

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders, through six lessons, study tales of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves and Aladdin and the Lamp from The Arabian Nights.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tales from Arabia

For Teachers 3rd
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...
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Lesson Plan
National First Ladies' Library

Stories from the Thousand and One Nights

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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...
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Tales from Arabia

For Teachers 3rd
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.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Literature - Overview - May

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study sayings and phrases, poetry and stories in this month's activities.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Internet Fact Hunt at the "Fact Monster" Web Site- May #4

For Students 3rd - 5th
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.
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eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of "New Arabian Nights"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for Robert Louis Stevenson's story, "New Arabian Nights."
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Arabian Nights' Entertainments

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1896 publication of The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, a book of stories for children.
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Lesson Plan
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Arabian Nights' Entertainments

For Students 9th - 10th
A scanned copy of the 1895 publication of The Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Thomas Bolton Dalziel, a book of stories for children.
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Interactive
Birmingham Grid for Learning (UK)

Birmingham Grid for Learning: Story Time

For Students K - 1st
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...
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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Invitation to World Literature: The Thousand and One Nights

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Handout
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Frame Story

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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...
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eBook
Library of Congress

Library of Congress: Classic Books

For Students Pre-K - 1st
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...
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eBook
Library of Congress

Library of Congress: Classic Books

For Students Pre-K - 1st
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...
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Handout
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Frame Story

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces the frame story in fiction writing. An audio lesson [3:38] and notes are included in this learning module.
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Website
Other

India parenting.com: Children's Stories and Legends

For Students 3rd - 8th
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...
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Handout
The History Cat

The History Cat: Islamic Arts and Literature

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Roc

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the mythical roc, a monstrous bird, which appears in Middle Eastern stories. Flashcard format.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: The Keys of Destiny

For Students 7th - 8th
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...