Actions are stronger than words, according to Aesop. Pupils read "The Farmer and the Cranes" in which a farmer takes action against the trespassing cranes in his wheat field. They then create a picture book to depict the events from the fable.

Concepts

aesop's fables, fictional narratives, illustrations, active reading

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Have your class visit with a younger grade to share their illustrated fables
• Incorporate technology, such as Storybird.com or Google Drawings, within the lesson 

Classroom Considerations

• Duration of audio recording is 0:56
• Flesch-Kincaid readability score is 4.0 

Pros

• Provides a text version alongside the audio file

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.5.1.a SL.6.1.a SL.7.1.a SL.8.1.a