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Written by Lin Donn, Illustrated by Phillip Martin

Some restrictions apply. 
Before using these stories in your classroom, please see restrictions at the bottom of this page. 


Ancient Myths & Folktales for Kids (Word format)
Retold by Lin Donn 


Anansi the Spider  (Africa, Ghana)

The Lion's Whisker (Africa, Kush/Nubia)

Place of the Prickly Pear Cactus (Aztec)

Journey of a Princess (Aztec, grades 6-12)

The Hero Twins (Maya)

Wise Owl (Iroquois Myth)

How Raven Stole Crow's Potlatch  (Northwest Coastal Pacific Myth)

Clever Coyote (Comanche Buffalo Myth)

Child of Water and Little Blue Rock (Apache Myth)

Theseus and the Minotaur (Greek Myth)

Dionysus & Ariadne  (Greek Myth) 

Little Io (Greek Version) 
Little Io (Roman Version)

The Oracle at Delphi (Greek Myth) 

Hades and the King of Corinth (Greek Myth)

Apollo and Cassandra (Greek Myth) 

Demeter and Persephone (Greek Myth) 

Hercules (Greek Myth) 

How Aphrodite Caused the Trojan War (Greek)

Legend of the Trojan Horse (Greek)

The Charming Story of Eros & Psyche  (Greek Myth)

King Midas and the Golden Touch  (Greek Myth) 

King Midas and the Donkey Ears  (Greek Myth) 

Echo & Hera  (Greek Myth) 

Echo & Narcissus  (Greek Myth) 

Echo & Pan  (Greek Myth) 

Pandora's Box (Greek Myth) 

The Cyclops Cave & The Sirens
 (Greek, from "The Odyssey" by Homer) 

Loawnu the Wise Woman  (Xia Times, Ancient China)

Wang the Peddler (Han Times, Ancient China)

The Legend of the Shadow Puppet (Han Times, Ancient China)

The Legend of Gilgamesh (Sumerian)

How Marduk Became the King of ALL the Gods (Babylonian)

The Legend of Romulus and Remus (Ancient Rome)

Horatius at the Bridge (Ancient Rome) 

The Punic Wars & Hannibal of Carthage (Ancient Rome)

The Warrior Well (Ancient Mongolia)

Happy Together (Russian Folktale) 

 

Short Stories for Kids 
based on historical events (Word format)


Written by Lin Donn

Walking Home (US Homefront, WWII)

Rosa Parks & the Montgomery Bus Boycott
(Civil Rights, 1955)

The 1962 Seattle World's Fair

Written by Lin's author/artist Mom 
- Dorothy Jones Scalzo
 

1930's Life on the Farm during the Great Depression

Back of the Bus (Civil Rights, 1935)

Welcome Home (Civil Rights, 1945)


Retold by Lin Donn; illustrated by Phillip Martin 

Holiday Powerpoints 

Jan/Feb

Chinese New Year

Groundhog Day 

Presidents Day

Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and the Montgomery Bus Boycott - Black History Month

March/April

April Fool's Day

Earth Day Every Day

May/June

May Day, Beltane

Mother's Day

Father's Day

July/Aug

July 4th - Independence Day

Sept/Oct

Grandparents Day

Was Columbus Smart about Safety?

The Ghost with the Most!

Halloween Bats 

Nov/Dec

Kwanzaa 


Time

The Trouble With Time

Daylight Savings Time


Native American Powerpoints

The Invisible Warrior (Woodland Indians, Cinderella Story)  

Wise Owl (Northeast Woodland Indians, Iroquois Myth)

Clever Coyote (Plains Indians, Buffalo Story)

Child of Water & Little Blue Rock (Southwest, Apache Myth) 

How Raven Stole Crow's Potlatch (Pacific Northwest Indians) 

The Adventures of the Hero Twins (myth, Mayas) 


Asian Powerpoints

The Story of Mulan (China)

The Story of the Warrior Well (China/Mongolia)  

Ancient Chinese Dragons (myth, China)

Happy Together - The Story of the Nesting Dolls (Japan/Russia) 


African Powerpoints

The Most Ancient Race, the San People 


Ancient Civilizations & Mythology Powerpoints 

What is Archaeology? 

How Man Began (early humans)

The Story of Rameses II (ancient Egypt)  

Theseus and the Minotaur (myth, Greece)

Hermes and Apollo (myth, Greece)  

Nero at the Circus Maximus (ancient Rome) 

Nero Goes Insane (ancient Rome)

Gilgamesh - The First Superhero (ancient Mesopotamia)


 Aesop's Fables in PowerPoint format

Aesop and His Fables 

Fox and Crow 

Fox and Sick Lion 


7 Wonders
 of the Ancient World in PowerPoint format

All Seven Wonders of the Ancient World 

Great Pyramid at Giza 

Hanging Gardens of Babylon 

Statue of Zeus at Olympia 

Temple of Artemis at Ephesus 

Mausoleum at Halicarnassus 

Colossus of Rhodes 

Lighthouse at Alexandria 

 

Safety Stories for Kids
(Word format) 
Written by Lin Donn for Askacop.org

The Flyer  

The Babysitter  

Joey's Turn  

The Coldest Day  

The List 

Was Columbus Smart about Safety? 



 


RESTRICTIONS

Is your material copyrighted and may I use it?

Answer: Yes, our material is copyrighted. Nearly all the original material on the web is copyrighted thanks to the new laws that immediately copyright original work loaded to the web. If you think you won't get caught copying someone else's work, be warned - there are companies on the web that keep track of these things. These companies have been tracking things since the 1990's. They know who posted things first, even if it was posted 15 or 16 years ago and changed many times since then. Schools these days are paying a fee to these companies so they can see if their students are copying someone else's work.    

It's important you understand that if you copy someone's work - whether you pretend it's your own work, or leave the author's name and post it to the web on any other site including your own - that work is still copyrighted by its original author. You could be in a lot of trouble if you get caught, even if you're a kid, because copying someone else's work is illegal. 

The question was: May I use your material? The answer is - absolutely, with a few restrictions. See below: 

RESTRICTIONS: You may NOT copy our work, put your name on it, and turn it in as your work. You may NOT post our work to the web without our written permission, be it on your site or any other site. You may NOT frame our site. You may NOT sell copies of our work without our written permission.  To do so is copyright infringement, which is a crime.  

Note to Our Students: It's okay to copy little pieces of someone else's work as long as you do it in the right way. There are rules (laws, really) on how to do it. For more information, see this site: Copyright & Fair Use.

Teachers: Of course you can use our work in your classrooms with some restrictions as stated above. We hope you find it useful! 

Links: If you need our permission to link to our site, you have it! Links to our site are encouraged and appreciated. Thanks! 

 


With great excitement, we are pleased to announce:

We're published! 
          

Mr. Donn and Maxie's Ancient History PowerPointsŪ Series
Written by Lin & Don Donn, illustrated by Phillip Martin, Published by Goodtime Books

See Also: Mr. Donn and Maxie's Always Something You Can Use Series  
Written by Lin & Don Donn, Published by Goodtime Books

 






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Clipart Credit: Phillip Martin
Have a great year!