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Paul Bunyan: The Giant Lumberjack Lesson Plan Printable Activities
Materials:
- printer
- white paper & card stock
- coloring tools
- scissors
- glue or glue stick
- small paper lunch bag
Paul Bunyan storybook
coloring book
Online jigsaw puzzle
Ox Paper Bag Puppet
Ox Printable Puzzles
Alphabet printable activities
Letter O Ox
or
Letter X: Ox ends with X
Activity > Storybook Video > Paul Bunyan: The Giant Lumberjack
Explain to the children they will watch a video storybook of Paul Bunyan, an American folk hero. This type of story is called a tall tale. A tall tale is a unusual story that has been retold over the years and exaggerated and the characters are fictional.
a. Review with children which parts of the story are exaggerated and make a list. Ask the children why these statements are exaggerated.
b. Community helpers and jobs: Discuss what is the job of a lumberjack (logger or woodcutter).
Activity > Make your own tall tale
Discuss what is a tall tale. Sit the children in small groups and ask them if they can come up with a tall tale about Paul Bunyan.Give each group a question that they can develop:
a. Paul Bunyan's shirt buttons were made out of (these were really huge buttons).
b. Paul Bunyan drank out of a ..... it had to be something very big
Come up with other possibilities and have the children use the phrase such as:
"According to the way I heard it ..... "
Get together to discuss the "tall tales" developed.
Activity: Paul Bunyan coloring book > An 8 pp. companion coloring book to the storybook video. Children can color the pages and review the folk tale.
Activity > Alphabet Printable Activities > Letter O is for Ox or Ox ends with letter X
Activity > Puzzles (Online and Offline) - Problem Solving
Ox
Progressive Printable Puzzles (matches the cow puppet craft
featured)
Visit this activity
to print your selection of an Ox printable puzzles. The puzzles
are available in four stages from 18+ of age and over.
Activity > Paul
Bunyan and his Blue Ox Babe Online Jigsaw Puzzle
> and matching coloring page.
The default puzzle is six pieces quite
suitable for preschoolers. Children as young as 2.5 years old will have fun putting these puzzles
together and develop problem solving skills.
Activity > Paul Bunyan's Blue Ox Babe Craft
This craft is available in color - blue and black and white. The craft is two pieces and very easy for young children.
