Folk Tales - The Little Red Hen {Poppins Book Nook}

This months theme for the Poppins Book Nook is Folk Tales.  My first thought was what is a folk tale ? It took a little bit of searching but I finally discovered the answer.  I really liked the definition over at wiseGEEK: "A folktale is a type of traditional story that tries to explain something, or which is meant to help people behave well in the world. Such stories usually are fiction-based with magical or supernatural elements, and they often are woven around talking animals, royalty, peasants or mythical creatures. Initially passed down through oral tradition, they were a major means of educating and entertaining prior to the development of printed materials and modern technologies, and they remain instrumental in preserving aspects of the culture in which they develop."

I also discovered a wonderful folk tale resource called World of Tales which shares a multitude of tales but my favorite page is all the Folktales arranged by country.

• Over at Enchanted Learning there is a FREE printable and a little more information about Folktales.
• Bank Street Library definition of Fairy Tales, Folktales and Folklore.
• Blessed Beyond a Doubt shares a list of 70 Folktales and Fables from Around the World arranged by Continent
• The Enchanted Homeschooling Mom has an Amazon Store listing Folktales

 With this in mind I went looking for some books and settled on The Little Red Hen.

From the Library
We took out a variety of versions to read and enjoy.

• The Little Red Hen Ladybird tales.
• The Little Red Hen First Reading book by Usborne. This book included a CD.
• The Little Red Hen by Penny Dolan and Beccy Blake
• The Little Red Hen and the Grains of Wheat (Chinese) by L.R.Hen (This is a dual language book.  Interesting to see a different language in print)
• The Little Red Hen by Mary Finch, Kate Slater and Debra Messing. This book included a CD and a recipe to bake your own bread.
• Cool Quick Breads Easy Recipes for Kids to Bake by Pam Price

 On the www

• The Little Red is a a very old folk tale likely of Russian origin.
• Printables on Sparkle Box
• Speakaboo Comprehension questions.
• ESL Printables has a page of Worksheets.
• Pinterest
• FREE Little Red Hen Pack from 3 Dinosaurs.
• Little Red Hen Split-Pin Characters on Early Learning HQ You can choose to print these in colour or black and white so your students can colour them.
• Story Plan Student Worksheet over at Joy with Teaching blog.

On YouTube we found

• Stella as the Little Red Hen - Barnie.
• The Little Red Hen from Speakaboos - 
• The Wise Little Hen This is the very first cartoon with Donald Duck.
• The Little Red Hen - an adaptation of a Russian folk tale
• The Little Red Hen - Comicolor
• The Little Red Hen
• Cute Benedict Cumberbatch- little red hen Happy Birthday

History of Bread

• Part 1 The process of baking Wonder Bread.
• Part 2 This episode shows from farm and gives a detailed break down of wheat. Milling wheat etc.
• Part 3 Baking Traditions and unique breads. Famous San Fransico sour dough is from 1846!
• Part 4 Corn the specialty bread. Wafer bread making.
• Part 5 Flat and unleavened bread. Pita bread. Kosher breads. Jewish Breads.
• Part 6 Bread in space, tortilla breads. Bagel. 

Bread on YouTube

• The History of Bread - The Chemistry of Baking Soda and Yeast.
• How is Bread Made - The Science 
• The Story of Bread from Heaven
• Jamie's Homecooking Skills - Garlic and Rosemary focaccia
• BBQ flat Bread Jamie Oliver
• HOW TO: Bake Easy Bread At Home hosted by a Preschooler 
• (Recipe) How To - Bake bread by hand  

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