Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
The picture book One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference, written by Kate Smith Milway, takes place in Africa. Here in a Ghanan village, young Kojo cannot afford to go to school after the death of his father. His resourceful...
Unit Plan
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: The Little Red Hen [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
"The Little Red Hen" is a one page fable about the other animals not helping the little red hen plant wheat, harvest it, or bake the bread, so they did not get to eat it either. It is followed by constructed-response questions which...
Unit Plan
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: The Little Red Hen [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th
"The Little Red Hen" is a one page fable about a crafty fox who wanted to eat the little red hen. One day, he caught her, but she tricked him. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require students to provide evidence...
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: The Fox and the Grapes Moral

For Teachers K - 1st
Students will get exposure to a folktale and work to understand the moral. This instructional activity uses two fables "The Fox and the Grapes" and "The Fox and the Hen". The instructional activity involves guided practice where the...
Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Heads and Feet

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Solve this problem about hens and sheep and practice your algebraic thinking all at the same time. A solution is provided at this one page website.