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Folklore
Folklore is the transmission of traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices. These tales are unwritten literature: stories, prverbs and songs. Folklore is an essential part of every culture.
A Teacher's Guide to Folklife
Peter Bartis and Paddy Bowman of the American Folklife Center talks about incorporating folklife and community culture into the K-12 curriculum and offers a list of resources both online and print.
Defining Terms: Myth, folklore, legend, etc.
Fairy tales, myths, legends, and folklore are terms which may seem to mean the same thing: fanciful tales. This conception is seemingly validated by the fact that the terms are often used interchangeably. While it's true that the terms may refer to bodies of writing that are related at their most basic level as stories, they each present a unique reader experience.