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Fables Lesson Plans
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Students, in pairs, examine Aesop's ancient fables and modern time fables.
This lesson has students use the internet to research the history of fables and the motivation to create them. After viewing video clips, they identify the morals in each fable they read and explain the connection between the animals and human characters. They work together in groups and indivdually to write traditional and modern fables.
This lesson has learners explore fables in Greek culture. In this literacy and ancient Greek history lesson, learners listen to a number of Aesop's fables and identify characters, plot, and morals. This lesson has learners construct and decorate "comedy" and "tragedy" masks, then perform a retelling of one of Aesop's fables.
Learners write their own fables. In this writing fables lesson, learners use handheld computers to write a fable. The class designs a spreadsheet to organize common elements of fables. Learners also edit each others' work.
Learners read a variety of fables and discuss elements of fables while examining the character traits in each story. In this character traits in fables lesson, learners choose a moral to use in creating their own fable. Learners draw pictures that go along with their fable. Learners also create a relief sculpture of each character.
3rd graders develop a presentation based on Aesop's Fables. In this Aesop Fables and presentation lesson, 3rd graders examine the characteristics of fables and how to interpret them. They choose one of Aesop's Fables to research. They work in groups to choose the type of presentation they will make, complete the project sheet, research the fable and the history of fables, and make the presentation.
Student's explore the concept of fables. In this fable lesson, students discuss the morals of various Aesop Fables. Students then create projects such as creative writing and researching myths and legends.
Students trace the background of fables and identify the motivation and morals to them. In this fable analysis lesson, students trace the history of fables and identify their characteristics. Students identify and use vocabulary for the fables and rewrite a classic fable into a modern version.
Students examine the elements of a fable, and create an original fable and present it in dramatic form.
This lesson has students define fables and discuss how they are constructed. They read and compare fables from different cultures.
