Traditional

**Websites**
This is a website that explains what traditional literature is and what the sub-groups are. It also lists authors and books which fall into the traditional literature category. []

This is a wiki about traditional literature which includes information about selecting quality literature, types of literature, and links for more information. []

This is a Fairy Tale Unit website. It has lots of lesson plans and links to other websites and activities. []

I searched LibraryThing to see the most common traditional literature that people are reading. The list was interesting. You can add your own books to the list or search from other keywords for more specific types of traditional literature. []

Lesson Plans
This website lists many traditional literature titles and lessons plans and activities to go along with them. []

This website is for elementary school teachers. It has ideas for tradition literature like Cinderella and The Three Little Pigs. []

This site links to all sorts of lesson plans for all types of literature. It is for elementary school through high school teachers. []

Webquests
This Webquest is for middle school students and it introduces them to traditional literature. []

This Webquest was made for 4th and 5th graders. It has links to many public domain traditional stories. This would be a great way to teach the fairy tales to older students. []

Examples of Traditional Literature
Cinderella by Marcia Brown Hansel and Gretel by the Grimm brothers Swamp Angel by Anne Issacs The Tale of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit by Julius Lester The Little Red Hen by Jerry Pinkney The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf by Glen Rounds Town Mouse, Country Mouse by Jan Brett The Sword in the Stone by T.H. White The Illiad by Homer Johnny Appleseed by Reeve Lindbergh