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| The Lion and the Lamb by William Strutt Peace, 1896 |
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 (pleasant weather) is just around the corner!
STORIES
Androcles and the
Lion – Greece
https://storiestogrowby.org/story/androcles-the-lion/
The Ape, the Snake,
and the Lion – Tanzania
https://www.wattpad.com/609806226-the-african-folktale-collection-of-tales-completed
The Flying Lion –
South Africa
https://www.worldoftales.com/African_folktales/African_Folktale_22.html#gsc.tab=0
Dinner of the Lion
– Africa
https://www.english-for-students.com/Dinner-of-The-Lion.html
http://mythfolklore.net/aesopica/perry/326.htm
The Immoderate Lion – Yoruba
https://adebayoadegbite.wordpress.com/2017/04/05/folktales-wednesday-the-immoderate-lion/
The Lily and the Lion – Grimm
Lion and Jackal – Africa
https://www.worldoftales.com/African_folktales/African_Folktale_4.html#gsc.tab=0
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
http://www.sacred-texts.com/afr/saft/sft14.htm
Lion’s Share – South
Africa
https://sacred-texts.com/afr/saft/sft22.htm
The Lion’s Whisker – Africa
https://africa.mrdonn.org/lion.html
https://russian-crafts.com/russian-folk-tales/sister-fox-brother-wolf.html
Story of Lion and Little Jackal – South Africa
https://www.sacred-texts.com/afr/saft/sft16.htm
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 Lions – Books for parents and children to read online. Created
by a teacher.
https://www.getepic.com/collection/953655/all-about-lions
Children Care Lounge – There is so much
more here than crafts. Songs, movement activities, and snacks are offered as
well.
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.pdfSOMETHING 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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Karen Chace 2011 ©
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