Last Updated on February 9, 2024 by TrayKay
Incorporate fairy tales and folklore into your homeschooling with these free resources:
Long Long Time Ago Stories for Children: Fables, folktales, fairy tales, myths and epics. Learn about these different types of tales, and read some well-know ones from around the world.
Myths Legends and Tales: Online tutorial instructing on the purposes and characteristics of these types of stories. Includes online review questions.
Myths, Legends and Folktales: Free lesson plans from The Kennedy Center
Aesop’s Fables Reading Comprehension: Download four fables and answer sheets here. Read more Aesop’s Fables online at Lit2Go.
Aesop’s Fables for Young Readers
Teaching with Aesop’s Fables: Scholastic resource with 12 fables, and activity pages for building vocabulary, comprehension, writing, and discussion skills
Grimm Fairy Tales: Video stories, games and activities.
Compare/Contrast Stories: Use graphic organizers to compare characters, plot, and theme of selected fables and myths
Free Readers:
King Midas and the Golden Touch
Tales from the Odyssey: (If link doesn’t work, copy, paste and go to the URL in a new tab to open).
Use myths, fairy tales and folklore to teach other subjects. For example, this writing skills online tutorial instructs on the difference between active and passive voice. Throughout the tutorial, you learn about some interesting mythical creatures, such as the leprechaun, kraken, and unicorn.
Learn about epic poetry, similes and mood in this online tutorial.
Read some pirate tales and learn how to discern a story’s theme in this online tutorial.
