+
Lesson Plan
Smithsonian Institution

National Anthropological Archives: Lakota Winter Counts: Teachers' Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learn about the Lakota Sioux, and their 'winter counts' pictographic calendars of a community's history. These provide a unique look into the history of the Lakota Sioux people. Winter counts represent a rich Lakota tradition of oral...
+
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Learning From the People Collection

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The ECHO Collection provides rich, multi-disciplinary educational resources in science, literacy and language arts, fine art, and social studies. The combined skills, experience, and collections of our six institutions provide...
+
Lesson Plan
John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Elements of Fables

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This ArtsEdge unit on fables shows how to compare and contrast, read and write fables, and discuss the elements they contain. Has great links, definitions, and fable examples.
+
Website
East of England Broadband Network

E2 Bn: About Myths and Legends: Why Are Stories Told

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This website from England explains the role of myth and legend in every culture and gives many reasons for the importance of the retelling in myth, especially to children. There are links to other interesting spots on the general website.
+
Lesson Plan
John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Lesson Plan: Writing Folktales

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
With this lesson plan, students examine the American tradition of folk tales and tall tales, then write and illustrate their own original tale. Provides links to more information, an assessment rubric, extension ideas, and a list of...

Other popular searches