Monday, March 3, 2014

March Comes in Like a Lion: Folktales That Roar!

The Lion and the Lamb
by
William Strutt Peace, 1896
There is an old saying, “March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb” so I thought would share some stories about lions.

We are a bit weary of the snow here in Massachusetts, as are many others around the United States, so here’s hoping the lamb (good weather) is just around the corner!



STORIES

Androcles and the Lion – Greece 
https://storiestogrowby.org/story/androcles-the-lion/

Dinner of the Lion – Africa  
https://www.english-for-students.com/Dinner-of-The-Lion.html


The Hare and the Lion – Africa

The Hunter and the Lion – Aesop
http://mythfolklore.net/aesopica/perry/326.htm


The Lion and the Crane - India

Lion and Jackal – Africa  
https://www.worldoftales.com/African_folktales/African_Folktale_4.html#gsc.tab=0

The Lion and the Mouse - Greece
http://www.aesopfables.com/cgi/aesop1.cgi?3&TheLionandtheMouse

The Lion and the Wolf – South Africa  
https://www.heritage-history.com/index.php?c=read&author=barker&book=folktales&story=lion

The Lion in the Water
– Twelve cultural variants from D.L. Ashliman  
https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/type0092.html

The Lion Who Was Made Tsar – Ukraine   

https://en.derevo-kazok.org/folk-tales/ukrainian-folk-tales/the-lion-who-was-made-tsar-ukrainian-folk-tale.html

The Lion’s Enchantment – Spain

The Lion’s Share – India
http://www.sacred-texts.com/afr/saft/sft22.htm 

Lion and Jackal- South Africa
http://www.sacred-texts.com/afr/saft/sft14.htm


Why Does Lion Roar? – Angola
http://angolarising.blogspot.com/2010/03/african-folklore-why-does-lion-roar.html

ACTIVITIES

From Candlewick Books Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen: A Story Hour Guide and Event Kit Perfect for teachers and librarians offering a lapsit program for the younger children. Fingerplays, crafts and book suggestions, post reading activities and more. http://www.candlewick.com/book_files/0763622621.kit.1.pdf

First School – Lion Theme Preschool Activities and Crafts
http://www.first-school.ws/theme/animals/wild/lion.htm


BOOKS

20 Best Lion Books of All Time
https://bookauthority.org/books/best-lion-books

All About LionsBooks for parents and children to read online. Created by a teacher.
https://www.getepic.com/collection/953655/all-about-lions

Teaching with Children’s Books – Books About Lions   - NEW

https://teachingwithchildrensbooks.com/childrens-books-about-lions/


CRAFTS

DLTK – Lots of lion crafts for the young ones, including masks, paper bag puppets and more.
http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/jungle-lions.html 

Emma Owl – 30+ Lion Crafts for Kids
https://emmaowl.com/30-lion-art-crafts-for-kids/

CURRICULUM

Bright Hub Education
32 Rip-Roaring Animal Lesson Plans to Make Your Students Go Wild!
http://www.brighthubeducation.com/preschool-lesson-plans/125540-jungle-animal-lesson/

The Lion and the Mouse – Lesson plan to complement the Aesop fable of the same name.
http://learningtogive.org/lessons/unit63/lesson2.html

SONGS

123 Curriculum – Jungle Fun: Songs, Rhymes and Fingerplays – Lots of fun for the wee ones here, including Going On a Lion Hunt.

https://123learncurriculum.info/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Jungle-Fun-Songs-Poems-and-Fingerplays.pdf

SOMETHING EXTRA

Catch the Storybug: The Wayward Wind - Stories about the wind, curriculum, crafts and more.
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2011/03/the-wayward-wind-folktales-for-march.html

 


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