Fairy tales, fables, legends, and myths : using folk literature in your classroom

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Fairy tales, fables, legends, and myths : using folk literature in your classroom / Bette Bosma.

Bosma, Bette, 1927- (Author).

Summary:

In Fairy Tales, Fables, Legends and Myths: Using Folk Literature in Your Classroom, Bette Bosma includes a new chapter, "Folk Literature in Multicultural Education" and incorporates more information about Native American, African-American, Mexican-American, and international folktales, offering many engaging ideas and stories for children to respond to through writing and other activities. This is a highly useful and enjoyable resource for all educators of children at the elementary and intermediate levels.

Grade level: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, k, p, e, i, t.

Record details

ISBN: 080773134X
ISBN: 9780807731345
Physical Description: ix, 190 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: New York : Teachers College Press, ©1992.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-182) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: The tale -- The importance of folk literature for children -- Adapting folktales -- Folklore classifications and definitions -- Preview -- Folk literature in multicultural education -- The many cultures in America -- Translation of folk literature -- Book illustration and cultural understanding -- International studies -- Summary -- Understanding the story -- Reading aloud -- Guiding reading comprehension -- Vocabulary development -- Summary -- Critical reading -- Classifying types and characteristics -- Making relevant comparisons -- Making judgments -- Recognizing themes -- Summary -- Learning to write with folk literature -- Folktale form -- Folktale theme and content -- Summary -- Creative activities with folk literature -- Improvising, pantomiming, dramatizing -- Mask making -- Storytelling -- Music and dance -- Reader's theater -- Puppets -- Visual art -- Visual imagery -- Exploring language -- Summary -- A fifth-sixth grade class uses folk literature -- Tales and totem poles -- Understanding the story -- Reinforcing understanding -- Writing with folk literature.