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Who's Got Game? The Lion or the Mouse?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Discuss bullying, folk tales, and more using this resource. Learners read the story The Lion and the Mouse by Toni and Slade Morrison, engage in cause and effect activities, make predictions, and discuss bullying. This is a motivating...
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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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What is a Philanthropist?

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
What does a philanthropist do? Help your class explore philanthropy using character development and literacy ideas. Learners will define and give examples of philanthropy, listen to The Lion and the Mouse, discuss how the characters help...
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Deciding Theme

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Read aloud to your class the fable "The Lion and the Mouse" as you explore characters' choices and the effects they have on a story. Apply what is discussed to finding a theme of the chapter "Not Giving Up" from The Wizard of Oz. 
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Interactive
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Reading Exercises: "The Lion and the Mouse"

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this reading exercise online worksheet, students watch a YouTube video of the "The Lion and the Mouse." They use the drop down menu at the end of each of 9 sentences to tell if the sentence is from the story or not. They check their...
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Interactive
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The Lion and the Mouse

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this language arts worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences, complete multiple choice questions, answer short answer questions, and more for the story The Lion and the Mouse. Students complete 5 exercises.
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Handout
La Jolla High School

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck: In Search of Figurative Language

For Students 6th - 9th
While this resource was originally made to be used in conjunction with John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, it could be used for any literary text. A reference sheet for readers, the resource includes terminology related to figurative...
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Introduce Vocabulary: The Lion and the Mouse

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students determine the meaning of tier two vocabulary words. In this vocabulary lesson, students explore new vocabulary words while reading The Lion and the Mouse. Students record their new vocabulary words in a word journal or discovery...
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The Lion and the Mouse

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine a story. In this good citizenship activity, students read the story "The Lion and the Mouse" and discuss being kind and what it means to be a good citizen. Students hold a discussion about how other animal pairs could...
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Handout
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Fearless Fables: The Lion And the Mouse

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students participate in reading a classic fable about a lion and a mouse. There are no questions on the page.
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Activity
NWT Literacy Council

Readers Theatre Scripts

For Teachers K - 6th Standards
Engage and entertain young learners with this collection of readers theatre activities. With over 25 different scripts, a wide range of topics are covered from simple counting and rhyming exercises to adaptions of popular children's...
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Worksheet
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The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe Wordsearch

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this word search worksheet, students search for words that represent the ideas of the book The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Students search for 18 words.
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Worksheet
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The Lion and the Mouse: Reading Comprehension

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this comprehension worksheet, learners read a selection about The Lion and the Mouse, then answer 5 multiple choice questions. Answers provided.
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Living With Rules

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young children explore the concept of the Golden Rule in this fun primary grade lesson. To begin, the class sings the song "The Lion and the Mouse" before discussing what the Golden Rule means and how it applies to daily life. This...
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What is a Philanthropist?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discuss the conceptual framework of philanthropy. In this introduction to philanthropy lesson, students define the term philanthropist and read the story Lion and the Mouse. Students discuss the concepts of philanthropy...
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Helping Others

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore community service.  In this character development and community lesson, students sing a song based on the fable The Lion and the Mouse. Students participate in a discussion about kindness, and generate ideas for...
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The Lion and the Mouse

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students write a story.  In this critical thinking and writing lesson, students read a fable, answer the provided thinking skills questions, and write their own fable.
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Kindness

For Teachers K - 2nd
Encourage kindness with a instructional activity that defines kindness, asks scholars how to show kindness, and share how others have shown them kindness. Multiple activities prove that kindness is easy to give through coloring,...
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Story Elements that Support the Theme

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
Three great graphic organizers guide readers to see how the elements of plot and main idea can be charted to reveal the theme of a story. Model the process on the provided Direct Teaching Teacher Graphic Organizer using Aesop’s The...
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Lesson Plan
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THE LION AND THE MOUSE

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students listen to a story about different types of animals and explore how they all need each other, just like people do.
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Worksheet
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Monster Mouse

For Students K - 1st
In this reading worksheet, students read a story about a little mouse. Students answer reading comprehension questions and practice printing letters M, C, B, P, and E.
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Assessment
Fluence Learning

Writing an Opinion: Is Pride Good or Bad?

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Does pride really goeth before the fall, or can it be essential to one's development? Second graders read two of Aesop's fables that refer to pride in their morals, and write a short essay about whether pride is good or bad, based on...
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Mouse...Mouse...Snake!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Use this activity as an anticipatory set to warm up for a instructional activity on predator/prey relationships. Pupils will play a round of "Duck, Duck, Goose," substituting the ducks and geese for two animals that have a predator/prey...
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Worksheet
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Location on a Grid

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
This grid features 15 animals, and scholars use a coordinate system to describe the location of each. The x-axis is labelled with letters and the y-axis with numbers, and they list the coordinate pairs beside the animal names below the...