DOWN ON A FARM, IN A BIG RED BARN by Cathy Ivins - Children pick animals they find in a barn and place on flannelboard. Story is cumulative and told in sign language. Highly interactive told on the flannelboard or in costume. Older children correspond animal's name to each vowel sound. This folktale is told with funny character voices for the many animals who find shelter in a mitten.
Children place the pieces and guess what happens next.
Activity sheets available. This Polish legend tells the story of how Krak, the young son of a shoemaker, defeats a terrorizing dragon by use of his wit and became Poland's first king. Audience plays part of the townspeople. Followed by the story of the trumpeter of St. Mary's. This Native American folktale about Thunderbird, Whale, Raven, Salmon and Frog, ends with a totem pole on which these characters were carved.