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Your Dictionary: Lesson Plan on Storytelling or Fables for First Grade Children
This is a lesson plan for teaching storytelling and/or fables to first graders including listening, reading, lesson learned (moral), and follow up ideas.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Fables
Students will learn the characteristics of fables by separating them from myths and legends, as well as view and read fables from Aesop within this SMART whiteboard lesson.
CommonLit
Common Lit: "The Talking Skull: A Fable From Cameroon" by Donna L. Washington
Donna L. Washington is a professional storyteller, actress, and author. In this fable from Cameroon, a man finds a talking skull and decides to take it to his village. As you read, take notes on what the villagers think about the man in...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "The Crow and the Pitcher" by Aesop
This story is part of his collection of tales known as "Aesop's Fables," which were passed down by people retelling them. They have deeply influenced children's literature and modern storytelling culture. As you read, take notes on the...
Starfall
Starfall: Chinese Fables
This interactive ebook features an introduction and six different Chinese fables.
Starfall
Starfall: One Rice Thousand Gold
This interactive ebook features the text and optional audio of the old Chinese fable, One Rice Thousand Gold.
Starfall
Starfall: Morning Three Night Four
This interactive ebook features the text and optional audio of the old Chinese fable, Morning Three Night Four.
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Starfall: Dung Shi Copies Eyebrows
This interactive ebook features the text and optional audio of the old Chinese fable, Dung-Shi Copies Eyebrows.
Starfall
Starfall: Draw Dragon Dot Eyes
This interactive ebook features the text and optional audio of the old Chinese fable, Draw Dragon Dot Eyes.
Starfall
Starfall: Cup Bow Snake Reflection
This interactive ebook features the text and optional audio of the old Chinese fable, Cup Bow Snake Reflection.
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Starfall: Yay Gung Loves Dragons
This interactive ebook features the text and optional audio of the old Chinese fable, Yay-Gung Loves Dragons.
Starfall
Starfall: Introduction to Old Chinese Fables
This video is an introduction to six old Chinese fables.
University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts: Aesop's Fables: "The Fox and the Grapes"
Two traditional retellings of Aesop's fable "The Fox and the Grapes." The first has literal illustrations of the original fable. The second tells the same story, but has illustrations that give the story a modern setting and characters...
University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts: Aesop's Fables: "The Fox and the Stork"
Read two versions of Aesop's fable "The Fox and the Story." Both versions have the same text, but one has traditional illustrations while the other provides a modern interpretation through the illustrations.
University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts: Aesop's Fables: "The Frog and the Ox"
Students can learn a lesson about how being overly concerned with yourself can lead to negative consequences by reading Aesop's fable "The Frog and the Ox." The first version provides literal illustrations for the fable, while the second...
University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts: Aesop's Fables: "The Frogs Desiring a King"
Two versions of Aesop's Fable with the same story, but different illustrations. The first provides literal illustrations of the story, while the second provides a more modern interpretation.
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Literary Terms F R
The second of three pages of simple definitions for literary terms. This page, F - R, covers forty-seven terms from "Fable," to "Romance."
SMART Technologies
Smart: Tall Tales, Folk Tales, and Fables Review
This is a review of 3 stories, then placing the attributes with the correct genre. Although others may not read the exact story, you could just replace the picture with another picture that represents the story you read.
University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh: Mythology Electronic Texts
This is a handy site from the University of Pittsburgh for making comparisons in the folklore of different cultures. It is organized by themes. For instance, you could scroll down to the theme "Man and Serpent," click on that and read...
LM Digital Media
Kids World Fun: A Fish With a Wish [Pdf]
A fable about a fish who learns how to make the most important wish.
Other
Legends
Looking for fun and entertaining legends to read to your students? Try this site and explore the easy to read online stories. `
Other
Marvine Elementary School: Fables Activity
This activity from the Marvine Elementary School provides a series of crossword puzzles that are linked to a collection of over 40 Aesop's Fables. Students are directed to read a particular fable in order to solve a crossword clue. The...
Other
India parenting.com Panchatantra Index
Nice illustrated site in which you can click on a certain fable and enjoy the story!
Other
Create a Fable [Pdf]
Fables include common elements, such as a moral, characters, and a setting. This activity walks students through the process of creating a fable by selecting each item from a list, then putting it all together.