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1st and 2nd Grade Common Core Myths, Fables, and Folktales Resources

Give your second graders some practice building their reading comprehension skills with the timeless story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Students will read this classic fable and then answer questions about setting, characters, genre, and cause and effect.

"The Boy Who Cried Wolf" Story Map

Stories are a fantastic way to teach kids important life lessons. This reading comprehension worksheet uses the classic Aesop&rsquo;s fable&mdash;The Fox and the Crow&mdash;to get your students thinking about the central lesson of a story.

The Fox and the Crow

This worksheet helps your child focus on prediction and comprehension in "The Boy Who Cried Wolf." Kids will read the classic fable and answer written prompts.

The Boy Who Cried Wolf Prediction and Comprehension

Take reading a piece and a clue at a time to help your child improve his reading skills. Ask and answer questions like who, what, where, when and why, about details, key info and using text evidence.

Be a Text Detective

Can you read 100 books in a day? Run a mile in 30 seconds? Kids can compare fact and fiction with Pecos Bill, Paul Bunyan and others to learn about story structure, character analysis and hyperbole.

Tall Tales

The Ant and the Grasshopper is a fable that teaches kids the value of hard work. Kids will focus on comprehension and predictions in this worksheet.

The Ant and the Grasshopper

Is the tale of Johnny Appleseed fact or fiction? Perhaps it's a bit of both! Introduce your child to a famous figure from a classic tall tale.

Johnny Appleseed Story

Your students will love reading this classic fable as they seek to determine the author’s purpose and differentiate fiction from nonfiction.

Author’s Purpose: The Ant and the Grasshopper

Can your child tell fact from fiction? Boost reading comprehension with this story sheet featuring a famous tall tale character: Paul Bunyan!

Paul Bunyan

Help your early reader get to know a classic Aesop's fable, The Tortoise and the Hare. He'll make a prediction about what will happen, and identify the moral.

The Tortoise and the Hare Fable

Meet the legendary John Henry, a famous character from a classic tall tale! Learn the difference between fact and fiction with this fun reading sheet.

John Henry Tall Tale

Review the classic American tall tales with this character map! Use your knowledge of setting in a story to show where each of these tall tales originated.

American Tall Tales

Learn how the animals of the Chinese Zodiac came to be with this Chinese New Year folktale!&nbsp;

Origin of the Chinese Zodiac Reading Comprehension

Rootin' tootin' cowboys, gather 'round to hear the legendary story of Pecos Bill! Read this tale with your child, and see if he can tell fact from fiction.

Pecos Bill!

Use this handy story map to help students organize the events and lessons in the fables and folktales they read.

 Fable & Folktale Story Map

Get to know some of the most famous larger-than-life characters from our traditional oral folklore with this tall tales worksheet!

What is a Tall Tale?

Introduce your child to Momotaro, a popular Japanese folktale! Your child will get to make her own story book by coloring the illustrations.

Momotaro: A Japanese Folktale

Here's a Loki myth to satisfy fans of this sneaky god: Loki and the Builder, where he tries to outwit an equally sneaky human.

Loki Myths: Loki and the Builder

Here's a famous story from Norse mythology that involves him, Loki, and their adventures in the land of the giants.

Norse Mythology: Thor in the Land of the Giants

In Russian, the word teremok means &quot;little hideaway&quot;. Give your child a fun, fresh way to practice her reading with this Russian folk tale.

Teremok Russian Folk Tale: Part I

One thing every culture has in common is a set of folk tales and myths, and this coloring series features mythological creatures from all over the world.

Color a Satyr

Think back to your favorite tall tale characters and talk with your little reader about the different traits that made them hyperbolic legends.

Tall Tale Characters

Your child can make her own storybook with this series of Japanese folktale coloring pages!

Japanese Folktale: Bunbuku Chagama

Enjoy part two of this fun Russian folk tale, about Kolobok the little ball of dough, created accidentally by an old woman.

Kolobok Part II: The Hare

Find out how the story ends in this final chapter of the Teremok folk tale! Have fun coloring together, and building your child&#39;s enthusiasm for reading.

Teremok Part V: The End!

The &quot;teremok&quot;, or the little hideaway, is becoming home to many animals! Enjoy part two of this Russian folk tale, and help your child build reading skills.

Teremok Part II: The Rabbit

Enjoy part three of this Russian folk tale, Teremok. The little hideaway hut is getting crowded! Have your child read to you to find out what happens next.

Teremok Part III: The Fox

Enjoy part four of this five-part series of the Russian folk tale, Teremok! Your child will get to color and build her reading skills.

Teremok Part IV: The Wolf

Continue your journey with Kolobok, the crafty little ball of dough. In part three, he encounters a wolf! Can he escape?

Kolobok Part III: The Wolf

Keep rolling along with Kolobok, the main character in this well-known Russian folk tale. Your child will love coloring as she builds reading skills!

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