Literature Pockets: Tall Tales, Grades 4-6 – Teacher Reproducibles

Common Core Top Pick for Writing

• Text Types and Purposes
• Production and Distribution of Writing

Every pocket in Literature Pockets, Tall Tales Grades 4-6+ begins with a two-page reproducible retelling of a tale.

About the book:

• a teacher resource page offers suggestions for sharing the tale
• comprehension, art, and writing activities follow, helping the story come to life for students
• a final pocket challenges students to write their own original tall tale, utilizing the story elements they have observed in the tall tales presented
• two pages of evaluation forms help both teacher and student assess what was learned

The eight stories in this book include:

• Pecos Bill
• Slue-Foot Sue
• Paul Bunyan
• Babe the Blue Ox
• John Henry
• Davy Crockett
• Alfred Bullfrog
• Stormalong
• Mose the Firefighter