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Aaron Shepard's RT Page - Scripts and Tips for Reader's Theater

Children's author Aaron Shepard offers resources for reader's theater including ready-to-reproduce scripts. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Aaron Shepard

American Folklore

A collection of full text American folktales retold by S.E. Schlosser (Learn more)

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Provided by: Sandra E. Schlosser

Baldwin Online Children’s Literature Project

Read and enjoy stories, legends and myths that are considered classics for children. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Lisa Ripperton

Bound for Glory: The Life and Times of Woody Guthrie

Integrates history, music, photographs, essays, poems, letters and drawings to tell the remarkable story of the legendary Woody Guthrie. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Museum of Musical Instruments

The Canadian Encyclopedia Online

Activities, feature articles, games, the Canucklehead Quiz, and an extensive timeline of Canadian and world events. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Historica Foundation

Circle of Stories

Film, photography, artwork and music are combined to honor and explore Native American storytelling. (Learn more)

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Provided by: PBS

Common-Place: An Interactive Journal of Early American Life

An online magazine about American history before 1900. (Learn more)

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Provided by: American Antiquarian Society

Craft Revival - Shaping Western North Carolina Past and Present

This web-based digital history uses primary source documents such as letters, photographs, and other objects to tell the story of the handicraft revival in western North Carolina between 1895 and 1945. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Western Carolina University, Hunter Library

EDSITEment - All Subject Categories

EDSITEment links to excellent lesson plans in the subject areas of Art & Culture, Foreign Language, History & Social Studies and Literature & Language Arts. Lesson plans are carefully structured, enriched with visuals and provide a wealth of information for... (Learn more)

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Provided by: National Edowment for the Humanities

Encyclopedia Mythica

Profiles of over 6,000 mythological and fantastic figures from cultures around the globe from the people and places of Arthurian legend through the deity Zaqar, the Sumerian god of nighttime visions or dreams. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Pantheon

Europe of Tales

Traditional folktales from Scotland, Finland, Iceland, Italy and Brittany. Stories include readings in the native language, sound effects and music. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Culture 2000 programme of the European Union

Fiddle Tunes of the Old Frontier: The Henry Reed Collection

This site provides a collection of traditional fiddle tunes which represent the history of the Appalachian frontier. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Library of Congress

Florida Folklife from the WPA Collections

Documents the music, history and culture of Florida. Completed as part of the Florida Works Project Administration program this collection includes the music and stories of the various ethnic groups throughout Florida. Also included are performances by Zora... (Learn more)

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Provided by: Library of Congress

Folkstreams - The Best of American Folklore Films

A fabulous treasury of documentary films of American folk culture. (Learn more)

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Grimms' Fairy Tales: From Folklore to Forever

Twelve tales from the Brothers Grimm including “Cinderella,” “Rapunzel,” and “Hansel and Grethel.” (Learn more)

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Provided by: National Geographic

In Search of Myths and Heroes

Explore four powerful myths: the Queen of Sheba, the earthly paradise of Shangri-La, King Arthur and Jason and the Argonauts. (Learn more)

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Provided by: PBS

Kiz Club

Activities, stories, crafts and more for beginning readers. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Kiz Club

LitSite Alaska

Creative and respectful reading and writing strategies and samples of student work useful for literacy instruction in any content area. (Learn more)

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Provided by: University of Alaska Anchorage

Myths, Folktales and Fairy Tales Internet Project

Creative, how-to guide to writing folktales, fairy tales, and myths, scaffolded by expert-led writing workshops. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Scholastic

North Carolina Legends and Ghost Stories

Folk tales from across the state, retold for kids. (Learn more)

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