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Curated OER

The Lion and the Mouse

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students write a story.  In this critical thinking and writing instructional activity, students read a fable, answer the provided thinking skills questions, and write their own fable.
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Snail Mail vs. E-mail: Let the Challenge Begin

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Compare past and present forms of written communication with a fable to guide your pupils in discovering the benefits of various forms of written communication.
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Curated OER

Drama: Learn A Lesson from the Lion

For Teachers 1st
Reading is reading, whether it's for drama or English class. Boost reading fluency, accuracy, intonation, and comprehension while fostering creative acting skills. Kids read the provided tale of "The Lion and the Mouse" several times in...
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Global Oneness Project

The Man and the Wolf

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Human attitudes toward the big bad wolf come into focus in a photo essay that asks viewers to consider their own feelings about the endangered species.
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Curated OER

Fabulous, Fractured Fables

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Elementary schoolers develop an awareness of the literary form known as the fable. They explore how authors write fables to pass along moral lessons. After reading and discussing many famous fables embedded in the plan, learners attempt...
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Curated OER

All About Aesop

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the genre of fables. In this fables lesson, 1st graders use various reading strategies to raise comprehension skills. Students make prediction and complete a prediction journal. Students understand that fables have...
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Identifying the Theme in a Story

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students recognize Theme through the use of simple, short stories. Using Pro Quest, students begin by researching the literary element, theme, and how it can be identified. They then identify the themes in Aesop's Fables and...
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Exploring Animals in Literature

For Teachers K - 3rd
Celebrate Be Kind to Animals Week while teaching empathy and allegory with creature-related texts
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Council for Economic Education

You Can Bank On This! (Part 3)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars use a chart to show how gaining interest is a beneficial part of having a savings account. In this banking lesson plan, students also learn about the workings of an ATM and a checking account.
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Worksheet 2/7 on Nouns

For Students 4th - 6th
In this adding nouns to sentences worksheet, learners use nouns in a word bank to fill in the missing nouns and complete the passage, "Tortoise of the Galapagos Islands". Students add 31 nouns.
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Curated OER

Literature of the Ancient World

For Teachers 6th - 9th
The literature of the ancient world can provide a motivating way for students to explore history.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Fable Writing Assignment [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This two-page PDF is a literary analysis essay writing assignment for students after reading several of "Aesop's Fables." It explains the assignment, provides specific examples for parts of the assignment, and offers links to resources...
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Elements of Fables

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This ArtsEdge unit on fables shows how to compare and contrast, read and write fables, and discuss the elements they contain. Has great links, definitions, and fable examples.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: 10th Grade Literature and Composition: Traditions

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a unit on the traditional wisdom of various cultures handed down through fables, fairy tales, folklore, and proverbs. It includes readings from Aesop's Fables, African and African-American Folktales, Hans Christian Andersen's...
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Discussion Guide: The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary School

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Candace Fleming writes contemporary stories built around Aesop's fables in The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary School. No one wants to teach the fourth graders until the amazing Mr. Jupiter comes along. He undertakes the task...
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Storytelling to Assess Speaking and Listening

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
An effective use of rubrics that encourages the student storyteller how to determine if his/her audience is listening. Learn about the different listening skill rubrics, storytelling rubrics and a self-assessment guide that asks the...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigative Case: Protistan Tales of Atlantic White Cedar Swamps

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A WebQuest where students explore microbial diversity by looking at the extreme habitat of the Atlantic White Cedar Swamp. Students will learn about protists through personification theme of Aesop's Fables. At the end of the lesson,...