Fairy Tales Lesson 9: Tall Tales Review

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Library List:

Mose (found in American Tall Tales by Mary Pope Osborne)

Casey Jones (Krensy, Steven)

Who Was Annie Oakley? (Spinner, Stephanie)

Annie Oakley Saves the Day (DiVito, Anna)

Day 1

1.       Read about Mose.

Day 2

1.       Read about Casey Jones.

2.       Practice sequencing the events of the story using the cut & paste worksheet on pg. 31.

Day 3

1.       Read about Annie Oakley. Use this worksheet (pg. 27) to write about a problem and its solution, as well as the exaggerated features of the story.

Day 4

2.       Find a Tall Tale Review Test to test your child’s memory of the unit here from pg. 44-47. OR play the Tall Tales Matching Game using the stories we’ve covered.

3.       Use this template to create your own tall tale, including a paper “doll” creation of the main character.