Multicultural Folktales

by Suzanne I. Barchers

Overview

Introduce your students to other countries and cultures through the traditional folk and fairy tales in these engaging readers theatre scripts. Representing more than 30 countries and regions, the 40 reproducible scripts are accompanied by presentation suggestions and recommendations for props and delivery. Each has been assessed for readability using the Flesch-Kincaid Readability Scale and is grouped for grades one through five. Valuable as supplements to multicultural units, these scripts actively involve students in the subject, and they promote oral reading and presentation skills.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781563087608
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/15/2000
Series:	Readers Theatre
Pages:	212
Sales rank:	427,263
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.45(d)
Age Range:	6 - 10 Years

About the Author

Suzanne I. Barchers, EdD, is the author of two college textbooks, over 20 readers theatre and teacher resource books, and more than 100 educational books for children. She is past president of the Association of Educational Publishers and serves on the PBS Kids Next Generation Advisory Board. Barchers has served as a public school teacher, affiliate faculty for the University of Colorado-Denver, acquisitions editor for Teacher Ideas Press, editor and chief of Leapfrog, and managing editor at Weekly Reader. Barchers writes and consults from her home.

Editorial Reviews

A collection of 40 folktales, both familiar and unusual, designed to bring a variety of countries and cultures to life. The one-to-eight page reproducible scripts are easy to use and written in clear, if sometimes bland, prose. Each selection includes a plot summary plus suggestions for presentation, delivery, and props. Although primarily from European traditions, the tales are also culled from Asia, Africa, the South Pacific, and the U.S., and range from humorous to thought-provoking. While grouped for grades one through five, they can be easily adapted. This is a fun and creative way to share these stories and to improve oral reading and active listening skills as well.-Nancy Menaldi-Scanlan, LaSalle Academy, Providence, RI Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.

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