American Tall Tales | The Legendary Captain Stormalong

Embark on an exploration of the legendary American character, Captain Stormalong, with your students. Immerse them in the classic tale brimming with adventure and exaggeration through a captivating read-aloud session. Following the story, engage in corresponding worksheets and writing prompts to reinforce learning and delve deeper into the vibrant narrative.

How To Use This:

Select the booklets, stories, coloring pages, or writing prompts that suit your preferences. Print enough copies for each student. Next, engage in collective reading of the stories with your students and immerse yourselves in the wonders of this incredible tall tale! Foster creativity by crafting your own tall tale and employ the accompanying worksheets and activities to expand and reinforce your newfound knowledge.

What You Get:

·       Anchor Chart about Tall Tales

·       Captain Stormalong Poster – This is a blank poster with just an image featuring Captain Stormalong. It can be printed and laminated. You may even choose to print copies for students and allow them to use the blank space to write facts about Stormalong.

·       Captain Stormalong Poster with information

·       Black and White Booklet with Captain Stormalong's story – Perfect for allowing students to utilize as a coloring booklet.

·       Color Booklet with Captain Stormalong's story

·       1-page student version of the story

·       2 Captain Stormalong writing templates

·       2 Captain Stormalong coloring pages

·       What Did Captain Stormalong Look Like? drawing page  – Students will use their imagination and draw what they think he looked like in the empty space. Encourage students to add lots of detail and get creative!

·       What Else Did Captain Stormalong Do? Writing Prompt – Students will use their imagination and think up something else that he might have done. Encourage them to not just rewrite some of the stories they’ve heard… make up a totally new one. Make sure they exaggerate and use words that they think would fit into a tall tale!

·       Venn Diagram to compare tall tales characters