North American Indian Tales: Story Cards

By Susannah J Clark

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North American Indian Tales is a vibrant collection of 48 full-color animal story cards drawn from the rich storytelling traditions of Indigenous peoples across North America. Beautifully illustrated by Ken Rainbow Cougar Edwards, each card presents a short folktale--100 to 200 words--that captures both the imagination and the cultural wisdom embedded in these traditional stories. Learners encounter memorable characters and origin tales such as How Chipmunk Got Her Stripes and Why Dogs Don't Talk, gaining insight into the values, humor, and worldview of the communities from which these stories originate.

Designed for maximum classroom flexibility, each page contains four perforated cards that can be cut out for hands-on use or left intact for repeated reading. The short length and engaging storytelling make every card a perfect "quick-hit" activity for ESL and EFL classrooms, supporting reading comprehension, vocabulary development, fluency practice, and cultural exploration.

Teachers can use the stories for retelling activities, pair discussions, small-group work, sequencing exercises, or as prompts for analyzing narrative structure, past tense verbs, descriptive language, and other language features. Because each story is complete yet concise, learners experience the satisfaction of reading and understanding an entire narrative while strengthening essential reading and speaking skills.

Visually rich, culturally respectful, and pedagogically versatile, North American Indian Tales invites learners into the storytelling traditions of Indigenous North America while building language skills through memorable and meaningful stories.

FeaturesForty-eight full-color, beautifully illustrated folktale cards.Stories inspired by the storytelling traditions of Indigenous peoples across North America.Short, engaging texts (100-200 words) ideal for quick classroom activities.Perforated cards can be cut out for interactive use or kept in the book for repeated reading.Excellent for retelling, discussion, sequencing, vocabulary building, and fluency development.Supports lessons on narrative structure, descriptive language, and past tense verbs.Flexible format for individual learners, pairs, small groups, and whole-class instruction.Encourages cultural awareness alongside language development.Sample Materials & Free Resources

Sample materials and free resources are available at:
https: //www.prolingualearning.com/north-american-indian-tales/

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0866470832
• ISBN13: 9780866470834
• Release Date: June 1995
• Publisher: Pro Lingua Learning
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 12