Myths, legends, and folk tales

• Animal Myths and Legends
  Myths and legends from Native American Indians, the Aboriginal Dreamtime, Korea, India, and many other countries. Levels 1–4 
• Big Myth
  This site uses Shockwave technology to tell creation stories from around the world. Support materials for each pantheon direct students to further inquiry. Levels 1–8 
• Childrenstory.com
  An exciting site for students to read or listen to favourite fairy tales, nursery rhymes, interactive stories, and holiday stories. Levels 1–4 
• Common Symbols of Transformation in Fairy Lore, Legend, and Biblical Stories
  One of the things that makes fairy tales magical is the transformations that commonly occur. But how do these transformations happen? Levels 1–4
• Fairy Tale Land
  This site is aimed at mainly junior class students. Students can read (and sometimes listen to) tales such as Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, and Jack and the Beanstalk and complete related reading and writing activities. Levels 1–4 
• Grimm Fairy Tales
  Folk and fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm. Read and hear interactive, narrated, animated stories. Online books link to e-learning, arts, and Flash games. Levels 1–4 
• Hans Christian Andersen
  The fairy tales and stories of the nineteenth-century Danish children's writer can be found in full text here, along with background on Andersen and associated links. Levels 1–4 
• Heroes Are Made of This: Studying the Character of Heroes
  Designed to explore the hero and the heroic in literature, this ReadWriteThink lesson provides a sequence of activities, ranging from a class discussion defining heroism to using character maps and Venn diagrams to compare multiple characters from one or more stories. This lesson plan could be adapted for any level. Levels 1–8 
• How the Leopard Got Its Spots
  Rudyard Kipling's delightful story is told in text, accompanied by appealing photographs and images of animals and localities. Levels 1–4 
• King Arthur: A Man for the Ages
  This site includes summaries of historical literature about King Arthur and the legends, geographical information, and a list of frequently asked questions. Levels 1–4 
• Mother Goose Pages
  Mother Goose nursery rhymes and children's songs. A delightful site for the young and not so young. Read the old nursery rhymes and their history. Levels 1–4 
• Mything Links
  Annotated and illustrated collection of worldwide links to mythologies, fairy tales, and folklore, sacred arts, and traditions. Levels 1–8
• Mythology
  A huge set of links to mythological sites. Read about tricksters, clowns, jesters, and fools. You can search by country/region. Lesson plans for all levels.
• Once Upon a Friend (PDF file 364 KB)
  Using characters from fairy tales as models, primary class students explore appropriate behaviours. Throughout the unit, students are challenged to think critically and creatively about the stories and characters being explored, as well as about the implications those stories and characters have for the students' own lives. Levels 1–4
• Using Fairy Tales to Debate Ethics
  From Education World, three tales are introduced, Puss in Boots, Jack and the Beanstalk, and a Tibetan tale, From the Elephant Pit. Included are tips for managing an ethics debate in the classroom. Levels 1–4 
• Windows to the Universe – Mythology
  This site integrates mythology and modern science. Students read and find out about the gods and goddesses of different cultures, and the works of art that people have created to give them expression. Levels 1–8 
• Winged Sandals – ABC Arts Online
  Winged Sandals explores the magical world of classical Greek mythology, a place filled with awesome gods, daring heroes, and fabulous monsters. Levels 1–4