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Comparing proverbs: The lesson will feature comparisons of American and African proverbs.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Pat Chancer.

The role of Mexican folklore in teaching and learning: In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 2.4; One way teachers can connect with students of Mexican origin is by understanding the cultural knowledge they bring with them into the classroom, including the stories, proverbs, and legends they've learned. Learn more about Mexican folklore from this booklist and collection of online resources, and share this rich oral tradition with all your students.; Format: article; By Dayna Durbin Gleaves.

Walk Two Moons: An integrated unit: Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech is a bittersweet story of a teenager who desperately wants to be reunited with her mother. This unit is an integrated study combining setting, theme, point of view, character, and plot with geography and geometry.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts); By Janet Fore.

North America: Discover Canada, Mexico, and Central America from this selection of great resources.; Format: bibliography/help

Folktales and Fairy Tales: We all had favorite folktales we learned when we were growing up. LEARN NC has compiled a selection of instructional resources to teach students of all ages about folktales and fairy tales.; Format: bibliography/help

Get your character education act together!: Elements of an effective character education program and lots of ideas for implementation—all across the curriculum.; By Frances B. Lewis.

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Proverbs: Contemporary proverbs: This ReadWriteThink lesson challenges students to craft more apparent meanings for traditional maxims by updating proverbs from around the world and writing proverbs of their own. This lesson incorporates student handouts and links to a variety of web resources. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Proverbs: At home and around the world: In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students work with proverbs from home and from around the world, exploring how these maxims are tied to a culture's values and everyday experience. While doing so, students will learn about proverbs: how they work, how... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Proverbs: An introduction: In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students will learn about proverbs. They will gain an understanding of how they work, how they differ from clichés, how to interpret them, and how they can be culturally and personally significant. This lesson... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations: A collection of passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature. (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: bartleby.com

Interesting Things for ESL Students: Quizzes, word games, word puzzles, proverbs, slang expressions, anagrams, a random-sentence generator and other study materials for ESL and EFL students. But fun for everyone! (Learn more); Format: website/activity; Provided by: Charles I. Kelly and Lawrence E. Kelly

EspanOle: This site has it all. There are links to arts resources, recipes by country, and Spanish proverbs. This site was created by and is maintained by Susan Seraphine-Kimel, Florida's Spanish Teacher of the Year during the 2001-2002 academic year.Lesson... (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by:

African Voices: An online exhibit of historical and modern materials from Africa, as well as selections from contemporary interviews, literature, proverbs, prayers, folk tales, songs, and oral epics that reflect the diversity, dynamism, and global influence of Africa's peoples... (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: Smithsonian Institution

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: Contains definition entries that span a broad selection of subjects in an attempt to define the literate American's knowledge. Users will find multiple entries in brief about subjects in the Bible, literature, technology,world geography and many more. This... (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: Bartleby.com