Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: The Fox and the Lion

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with the fable "The Fox and the Lion" by Aesop, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: The Ant and the Dove

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with the fable "The Ant and the Dove" by Aesop, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: The Grasshopper and the Ant

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This site shares the fable of The Grasshopper and the Ant. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for...
Website
University of South Florida

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: Aesop's Fables

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This collection of "Aesop's Fables" is accompanied by information about reading level and state standards addressed, and the texts of the stories are downloadable MP3s. Many also have downloadable student activities.
eBook
University of Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts: Aesop's Fables: "The Fox and the Grapes"

For Students 1st - 8th Standards
Two traditional retellings of Aesop's fable "The Fox and the Grapes." The first has literal illustrations of the original fable. The second tells the same story, but has illustrations that give the story a modern setting and characters...
eBook
University of Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts: Aesop's Fables: "The Fox and the Stork"

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
Read two versions of Aesop's fable "The Fox and the Story." Both versions have the same text, but one has traditional illustrations while the other provides a modern interpretation through the illustrations.
eBook
University of Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts: Aesop's Fables: "The Frog and the Ox"

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
Students can learn a lesson about how being overly concerned with yourself can lead to negative consequences by reading Aesop's fable "The Frog and the Ox." The first version provides literal illustrations for the fable, while the second...
eBook
University of Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts: Aesop's Fables: "The Frogs Desiring a King"

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
Two versions of Aesop's Fable with the same story, but different illustrations. The first provides literal illustrations of the story, while the second provides a more modern interpretation.
eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Three Hundred Aesop's Fables

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Aesop's Three Hundred Aesop's Fables has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Aesop's Fables

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Aesop's aesop's Fables has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
Article
English Club

English Club: Learn English: Reading: The Grasshopper

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
A translation of Aesop's fable "The Grasshopper."
Article
English Club

English Club: Learn English: Reading: The Hare and the Tortoise

For Students 1st - 8th
A translation of Aesop's fable "The Hare and the Tortoise."
Article
English Club

English Club: Learn English: Reading: The Hare and the Hound

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
A translation of Aesop's fable "The Hare and the Hound."
Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Rl5.3 Fables: Analyzing Theme, Story Elements, Text Structure

For Students 5th Standards
A six-part learning module with images, graphic organizers, videos, web links and more to teach students how to analyze theme, story elements, and text structure in fables.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Fabulous Fables

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews the characteristics of a fable, gives some history of Aesop with a video clip. Student assessment questions and web links are included. Students end with an original writing...
Graphic
Curated OER

Image

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides good biographical information and links to several of Velazquez's works, including "Innocent X."
Graphic
Curated OER

Aesop

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Aesop.
Graphic
Curated OER

Aesop

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Aesop.
Graphic
Curated OER

Aesop

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Aesop.
Graphic
Curated OER

Aesop

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Aesop.
Graphic
Curated OER

Aesop

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Aesop.
Graphic
Curated OER

Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Aesop

For Students 3rd - 8th
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Aesop."
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Aesop

For Students 9th - 10th
Greek writer of fables.