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eBook
LM Digital Media

Kids World Fun: The Volcano Who Got the Sniffles [Pdf]

For Students K - 1st
This ebook tells the story of a volcano in Greece named Sleepy that got a cold. The students will enjoy this myth that helps explain how the season of spring was able to arrive with Sleepy's help.
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Handout
Britain Express

Britain Express: Roman England: King Arthur

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief and general examination of the myth versus the reality of King Arthur.
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Handout
Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Romulus and Remus

For Students 2nd - 7th
History for Kids tells the background story of the origins of Rome through the mythology of the legendary Romulus and Remus.
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Website
University of Calgary

The Children's Literature Web Guide: Online Children's Stories

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a collection which includes folklore, myths, legends, songs, poems, classics, contemporary stories, stories written by children, and Christmas stories.
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Website
University of Calgary

The Children's Literature Web Guide: Online Children's Stories

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is a collection which includes folklore, myths, legends, songs, poems, classics, contemporary stories, stories written by children, and Christmas stories.
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Unit Plan
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Cherokee Sacred Stories & Sacred Rituals

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explains the traditional Cherokee rules that surround both telling and listening to oral tradition. Identifies two basic types of Cherokee oral tradition: sacred stories and small animal stories. This site also contains a video of a...
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eBook
American Indian Heritage Foundation

Delaware Literature

For Students 9th - 10th
A selection of quotations from oral literature of the Delaware--or Lenape--Tribe. Includes the Delaware story of the arrival of the Dutch at Manhattan. Includes a picture of Delaware Chief Lapowinsa.
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Primary
University of Pennsylvania

Penn Library: Walum Olum Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Side-by-side English translation of The Walam Olum, which purports to be a pictographic record of the Delaware or Lenni Lenape Indians.
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Primary
University of Pennsylvania

Penn Library: Walum Olum I

For Students 9th - 10th
The Walam Olum purports to be a pictographic record of the Delaware or Lenni Lenape Indians. Linked to second page showing the side-by-side pictographs and English translation rendered in 1833.
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Handout
The British Museum

The British Museum: The Trojan War

For Students 3rd - 8th
The story of the Trojan War in brief and easy to use pages. Ten different pieces of artwork are displayed on this site with descriptions of each.
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Unit Plan
University of South Florida

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: Mary Hunter Austin

For Students 3rd - 8th
Mary Hunter Austin recreates two Native American tales in her stories, "The Story of Little Tavwots," and "The Fire-Bringer." The texts can be read online or downloaded in MP3 or PDF format. In addition, each story has downloadable...
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Handout
NWT Literacy Council

Nwt Literacy Council: Annotated Bibliography of Aboriginal Books Volume Ii [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This is a 100-page bibliography of books by and about First Nations peoples. The list has a code to indicate whether the author is Canadian and/or aboriginal. It was published in 2008. The books are sorted by age group. Also included are...
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Unit Plan
Other

Enjoying "Hamlet"

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Introduction to Shakespeare and "Hamlet." Includes introduction, scene by scene synopsis with elaborate illustrations. Also background information concerning historical Hamlet, Saxo Grammaticus. "Historia Danica," Belleforest's...
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Handout
Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Canada's Petroleum Heritage

For Students 9th - 10th
Canada's Petroleum Heritage website is a learning resource that presents the oil and gas industry from past to present. Its rich history, the challenges it faces today and its future potential are explored. The site showcases the people,...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Le Dido and the Foundation of Carthage

For Teachers 9th - 10th
According to ancient legend, Dido made a deal with a local ruler to obtain as much land as she could cover with an oxhide. Dido interpreted "cover" in an imaginative way and the land she obtained became the site of the important ancient...
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: History on a Plate: How Native American Diets Shifted After European Colonization

For Students 9th - 10th
For centuries, Indigenous people's diets were totally based on what could be harvested locally. Then white settlers arrived from Europe. Native people pass down information - including food traditions - from one generation to the next...
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Handout
Other

Mythography: Roman Heroes and Heroines

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has basic dictionary entries on some of the legendary heroes and heroines of Ancient Rome. Most are characters from The Aeneid.
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Kappa

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the Japanese mythical water creature called Kappa. Flashcard format.
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Website
University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh:folk Links Folk:fairy Tale Site

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site offers links to folk tale and fairy tale sites. Students and teachers will benefit from this useful reference guide.
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Website
Other

Hamlet Online

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an excellent site offering a directory of web pages devoted to Hamlet. Links are divided into categories: directories, discussions, full text, humor, movies, papers, spinoffs, and summaries.
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Online Course
University of California

Online English: The Hamlet Module: u.c. Davis

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn more about Shakespeare's "Hamlet," when you visit this online English Module.
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Website
Other

Music From China

For Students 9th - 10th
Site has the history of Chinese music. You can find examples of Chinese instruments, dates, developments, and descriptions.
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Website
Other

Brooklyn Expedition: Latin America

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent site about Latin America from the Brooklyn Children's Museum. Explore ancient beliefs and rituals, celebrations, culture, the land, animals, and the history of Latin America.
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Lesson Plan
Google

Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 4: Pushing Up the Sky: Unit Files

For Teachers 4th
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the collection of stories in Pushing Up the Sky.

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