Paul bunyan activities

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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..

Our hands-on introduction to U.S. geography focused on the major landforms that make up North America.

Color Paul Bunyan with some bold colors to match his bold personality.

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!

Hey elementary teachers! The picture book Paul Bunyan by Steven Kellogg is a classic read aloud to share with 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade students. Clutter-Free Classroom added it to their Starts With a Story collection, which is a library of fun and engaging book companions that include lesson ideas, teaching tips and printable worksheet activities. This mentor text is perfect for teaching character traits, analyzing illustrations, cause and effect, predicting and compassion lessons. Read more…

Hyperbole and Paul Bunyan My students love reading Tall Tales. They are a great way to teach Figurative Language. I think that my favorite is teaching hyperbole while reading Paul Bunyan. A couple of years ago I created this free lesson on hyperbole to go with Paul Bunyan. I also incorporated fun pop up books into the lesson. My students love making the pop up book at the end of this lesson. I hope your students enjoy it as much as mine do! Enjoy! figurative language Hyperbole Paul…

Phew! Now I'm tired and ready for that nap! We have a week full of fun activities that I just can't wait to do!

Paul Bunyan is one of the best-known heroes in American folklore. He is also a highly recognizable legend in the Land of Up North. This legendary lumberjack (and his faithful companion Babe the Blue Ox) starred in many of the “tall tales” told in the Midwest during the 1800s. According to the stories, Bunyan was a huge man with an amazing amount of physical strength. He single-handedly founded the logging industry, cut down whole forests in North Dakota, created Lake Superior with his bare…

This here's Paul Bunyan, the biggest lumberjack you ever did see.