Tall tales activities preschool

At Little Lamb Daycare in Eugene, Oregon they spent the day reading and discussing, Jack and Beanstalk, as their topic of the day!The class made magic beanstalks then traced over capital, Bs,

Are you studying the tall tales genre with your students this year? Will you be reading classic American Tall Tales? If so, you will love using these fun tall tales pennants to not only captivate your students interest, but also create beautiful bulletin board or hallway displays. Each pennant will help your students organize their learning in a fun way. They will be able to record characters and the setting from the tale, any wild exaggerations that were incorporated into the tale, a…

Evan loves Jack and the Beanstalk so I thought it would be fun to build a castle in the clouds like the story. This STEM and sensory activity was the perfect extension for the book.

I remember doing a unit on tall tales when I was in 4th grade and I thought they were so much fun to read, so I thought my littles would enjoy them too! (My favorite was always Paul Bunyan- mainly …

American Frontier Legends and Hero Paul Bunyan Blue Ox Craft. I have a craft about folk hero Paul Bunyan if you're learning about American frontier legends. Also, look at my Westward Ho Free Unit Study and lapbook. What exactly are frontier legends? They are the tales and ideas of people and places that exist at the edge of a civilization, particularly out west, during expansion. Many famous names make the list but we are going to focus on the Tale of John Bunyan and his blue ox Babe..

Fairy tale castle with cups (STEM challenge)! Favorite Fairy Tales activities for every center plus a shape crown freebie all designed for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten #fairytalestheme #preschool #prek #kindergarten

Here are some fun resources I found for teaching Tall Tales:Tall Tales Notebooking Pages from The Notebooking Nook - make your very own Tall Tales Notebook!

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Jack and the Beanstalk

Time to get a little dirty while learning about how plants grow! After reading books about parts of plants and how plants grow, we of course had to plant our own seeds to witness this first hand. First we added soil to our cups... ...then the kiddos planted two lima beans, two pinto beans, and some grass seeds in a clear plastic Solo cup. (I like to consolidate!) The clear cups allow the kids to see the roots as the plants grow! (Which they think is really cool!) We also watched this awesome…