It’s Wednesday, and time for our Homeschool Resource: Language Arts. I would like to ask you to check out the Recommended Website: American Folklore
Age Range: All (All grades; children with parental supervision) This website provides a free archive of American folktales, myths, legends, fairy tales, superstitions, weatherlore and other stories.
When you get to the site, you’ll see a brief introduction and some featured stories. You can click on the featured links or use the menu at the top of the home page that includes:
- Tall Tales – Meet Pecos Bill, Paul Bunyan, Brer Rabbit, and more.
- Myths & Legends – Enjoy stories about folk heroes such as Bigfoot Wallace, Davy Crockett, Casey Jones and more.
- Ghost Stories – A selection of stories about things that go bump in the night.
- Folk Tales – Stories or legends passed down from one generation to another in the oral tradition.
- Fables & Fairy Tales – A wide variety of stories – some will be very familiar, some not-so-much.
- And more!
You’ll also find United States, Mexican, Canadian, Native American, African-American, Asian-American, European-American, and Latin-American folklore.
Note: As always, parental supervision required to determine suitability of content
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
