American Tall Tales | The Legendary John Henry

Embark on a journey into the legendary American character, John Henry, alongside your students. Engage in a captivating read-aloud of John's classic tale, brimming with adventure and exaggeration. Following the story, reinforce learning through coordinating worksheets and writing prompts, delving deeper into the vibrant narrative. As an added exploration, utilize the included Venn Diagram to compare and contrast John Henry with characters from other Tall Tales.

How To Use This:

Select the booklets, stories, coloring pages, or writing prompts that best suit your preferences. Print sufficient copies for each student. Subsequently, engage in collective reading of the stories with your students, immersing yourselves in the wonders of this captivating tall tale! Foster creativity by crafting your own tall tale and leverage the accompanying worksheets and activities to deepen and reinforce your learning.

What You Get:

·       Anchor Chart about Tall Tales

·       John Henry Poster – This is a blank poster with just an image featuring John Henry. 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 Henry.

·       John Henry Poster with information

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

·       Color Booklet with John Henry's story

·       1-page student version of the story

·       2 John Henry writing templates

·       2 John Henry coloring pages

·       What Did John Henry 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 John Henry 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