Folktales, Myths, Legends Game or Task Cards

Folktales, Myths, Legends, and Fables Task Card Game Image

This is a set of 3 shortened legends, 3 shortened myths, 3 shortened fairy tales, 4 fables that can be used either in review or as a review game.

Game Set up:

  1. Print the Myths, Legends, Fairy Tales, Fables, and Tall Tales document. Preferably on card stock.
  2. Cut out each folktale with the answer and further description.
  3. Fold the card so that the answers are to the back.
  4. Laminate Cards.
  5. Use any gameboard. Below are a couple I use.
  6. Students pick a card, only being able to see the front side.
  7. Either the teacher or gamer can read the card out loud.
  8. All students using whiteboard or game choice tokens write or pick an answer.
    • folktales game tokens
    • I create this type for every game I play so that all players have to participate for every question.
    • One side has a-d and the other side has the different folktale types.
    • Each player has a different color.
  9. When all choices have been laid down, flip the card over.  All players or teams who got the choices correct get to roll the dice.