Folklore is the written and oral stories from a culture. These narratives often have extraordinary people or animals who overcome some obstacle. Myths are stories that a culture uses to explain the origin of the world, unexpected events, and the mysteries of the natural world. Legends are stories that are presented as fact but have no factual support.
Teaching poetry can be made easy with a little wit, a splash of humor, and a dash of fun. This reading set has all that and mor...
Reading Set: 12 Passages
While a young man's fancy may turn to love in the spring, it's on everyone's mind as February 14th, a.k.a. St. Valentine's Day,...
Reading Set: 6 Passages
Christmas and children go together like, well, Santa's sleigh and flying reindeer. This reading set for younger students featur...
Reading Set: 9 Passages
Older students will enjoy these Christmas reading passages from classic literature. From the poetry of “A Visit From St. Nichol...
Reading Set: 5 Passages
It’s hard to believe that the same person who wrote “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” could write charming children’s poetry, but Rob...
Reading Set: 7 Passages
A fable is a story with a moral, or lesson, at the end. Aesop, a Greek author in the 6th century B.C.E., is perhaps the most ...
Leprechauns only come out on St. Patrick's Day, so they need to pack in all the fun and games while they can. This whimsical po...
135 Words, 1st-3rd Grades, Rhythm & Rhyme, Story Elements, and Summary
by Ruth Edna Kelley from The Book of Hallowe'en
Chapter XV passage: Published in 1919, Ruth Edna Kel...
804 Words, 5th-8th Grades, Compare and Contrast and Context Clues
by RV Staff Writer J.C.
Will the Easter Bunny be ready in time for the big d...
837 Words, 3rd-5th Grades, Figurative Language, Story Elements, and Summary
by Robert Louis Stevenson from A Child’s Garden of Verses
While Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) may be best...
107 Words, 1st-3rd Grades, Figurative Language, Rhythm & Rhyme, and Theme