Children love to read and talk about tall tales--stories about events, people, and places that are bigger than life and not real.
What you'll need:
* A book of tall tales (ask your librarian for help in finding a tall tale book).
What to do:
* Have your child choose a tall tale to read. Ask your child to read it silently. Then ask your child to tell you how the tall tale reminds him or her of something that has happened in real life--at home, at school, or in the news.
* At another time, ask your child to tell you what the story is about--but ask your child to add something to the story that was not in the original story. Tell your child that you are going to be listening very carefully to guess the part of the story your child made up! Try to figure out the "tall tale" part that your child added to the story.
READ*WRITE*NOW Activities for Reading and Writing Fun - May 1997
