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Aesop and His Fables PPTAesop and His Fables PPT
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4th - 7th
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English Language Arts
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Number of Slides
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Aesop and His Fables

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Most people have heard of Aesop's Fables, but who was Aesop and when did the fables actually get recorded? Teach your class all about Aesop and fables in general with the presentation before inviting them to examine several fables and perform one with a partner.

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Concepts

aesop's fables, fables, storytellers, storytelling, morals, allegories, reader's theater

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Have students take notes during the presentation or create a note-taking page to pair with the information

Classroom Considerations

  • You may also want to copy the activity information onto another sheet of paper so that pupils can view all the instructions at once (it's spread over several slides)

Pros

  • Includes plenty of background information on Aesop and fables
  • The presentation is not only informational; it also includes activities for learners to complete

Cons

  • None

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