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2nd Grade 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

Your budding writer will get his fill of periods, commas and quotation marks in this essential workbook, filled with opportunities to practice proper punctuation placement.

Punctuation Practice Makes Perfect

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

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

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

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

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

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

This literature lesson guides kids towards a deeper understanding of second grade texts through an exploration of character, setting, and plot. Kids will be challenged to answer the who, what, where, when and why of a story, in addition to determining the story's message. Two versions of the same story will be presented in order for second graders to see story elements in action.

Literature 1

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

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

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

 Fable & Folktale Story Map

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

Make a wanted poster of a villain from a favorite book or fairy tale in this fun reading comprehension activity!

Wanted Poster

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

Paul Bunyan

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

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?

Read a classic Aesop's fable about the importance of honesty! Your child will get to practice punctuating this passage with periods.

Punctuation: The Boy Who Cried Wolf

This coloring page features the Chimera from Greek mythology. It has the head of a goat, the body of a lion, and a tail of a snake!

Chimera Coloring Page

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!

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

Greek mythology offers up some of the most epic tales ever. This Greek mythology tree activity introduces him to some of the main characters in Greek mythology.

Greek Mythology Tree

Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.

Make Your Own Fairy 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

Meet the mythical Captain Stormalong, a sturdy sailor who's said to have conquered the high seas.

Captain Stormalong

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

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

Unleash your child's imagination by inviting them to create a tall tale set in their own hometown.

Write Your Own Tall Tale

Kids can turn a favorite fairy tale into a rebus puzzle by replacing the nouns in the story with pictures that they draw themselves.

Fairy Tale Rebus

One thing every culture has in common is a set of folk tales and myths. Check out a little bit of kappa myth with this coloring page.

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