Use a story you have read with the students to find the answer to the question. Instead of beginning the anchor chart with the obvious heading ‘folktales’, you could head it something like ‘Do stories teach lessons?’.

However, here are a few ideas of how you could create folk story anchor charts in different ways. This is a useful way of approaching the topic. These either illustrate the point, or refer to specific stories. When you go through the resources I have curated below, you’ll see that most of them use the characteristics of folktales along with drawings. Different ways of approaching folktale anchor charts This will help the students to make the links between stories they read.

Three or four characters (humans or animals that behave like humans).Īn anchor chart focusing on folktales or fables should include illustrations, particularly those that relate to well-known stories.

The chart must state the main characteristics of folktales. This must be made to stand out, by using bright colors, a bigger font, position on the chart (center or top) or illustrations.

Different ways of approaching folktale anchor chartsĮlements that go into a good folktable anchor chartĪ good folktale anchor chart will have a clearly defined heading.

Elements that go into a good folktable anchor chart.

I have also curated some useful resources and given you some guidance about using them.

In this post, you’ll learn about what goes into a good folktale anchor chart.

In fact, fables often form the fiber of our childhood. These are old childhood friends for many of us.

Story elements anchor chart blank sheet