Young readers take part in a meaningful discussion following a reading of Aesop's fable "The Fox and the Stork." Five questions focus on the characters' actions and offering apologies. 

Would you rather have one safe plan or one hundred possible options? Learners read Aesop's "The Fox and the Cat" and write either a narrative story or a fable about a time when they had many choices, but could only choose one.

Listen and enjoy as an engaging narrator reads four of Aesop's fables in a 13-minute audiobook. Fables include "The Rat and the Elephant," "The Grasshopper and the Ants," "The Fox and the Crow," and "The Little Mouse."  

Boost the importance of telling the truth with an audiobook taken from Aesop's fable, "The Boy Who Cried Wolf." This version is told by the young boy who is now a grown man looking back on the time he made the unfortunate decision to lie. 

What happens when a whale bites off more than he can chew? Rudyard Kipling's classic story "How the Whale Got His Throat" was originally part of his 1903 Just So Stories, and is featured as an audio story to accompany a transcript of the...

Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it gave the elephant a very useful nose! Listen to a retelling of Rudyard Kipling's "The Elephant's Child" that explains how the elephant's long nose came to be—and what a hungry crocodile had to do...

Crabs are simultaneously well protected and exceedingly vulnerable. But how did they get that way? Listen to Rudyard Kipling's "The Crab That Played with the Sea" to find out more about Pau Amma, Pusat Tasek, and the story of crabs'...

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...

Fables can teach us about life's morals, but they are also helpful for reviewing verb tense, spelling, and word choice. Three reading passages feature well-known fables, each with several opportunities for students to circle the correct...

Get the inside scoop on folktales with an informative and colorful presentation. Eleven slides detail where folktales come from, their elements, the different types, and lists popular folktales.

Compare and contrast folktales, myths, and fables in an interactive eBook. The interactive is broken up into three topics: myths, fables, and folktales. Each section includes a reading passage and a guided lesson on the theme, topic, and...

After reading a short fable about a man that killed his only hen because he thought she laid golden eggs, learners respond to 10 reading comprehension questions. Three of the questions have young readers explain their thinking and...

Read and incorporate a variety of Aesop's Fables into a fable genre study with an eBook produced by the Library of Congress. The interactive eBook contains 146 fables written by Aesop and includes colorful interactive illustrations by...

Have learners read about a lion that lures a foolish fox into a trap and gets himself and his donkey friend eaten. After reading, pupils answer three questions and determine what the lesson of the story is.

Read about the darnedest can in two fables adapted from Aesop's Fables. Readers answer three reading comprehension questions that prompt them to compare and contrast animal characters in the two stories.

If your goose laid golden eggs, would you kill it? Have the class read a fable about a man who did exactly that and then regretted it immediately. After reading the short story, individuals respond to four short answer questions about...

After reading one of Aesop's most well-known fables, pupils respond to 10 reading comprehension questions that involve drawing conclusions, making inferences, and identifying theme.

Scholars explore a fable's theme, its key details, and use textual evidence to answer three short answer questions pertaining to the tale of The Lion and the Hare. 

Reinforce reading comprehension while learning an important life lesson with a worksheet featuring the fable, The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf. Scholars read a one-page passage in order to answer 10 questions—seven multiple choice, three...

10 questions—seven multiple choice, three short answer—make up a reading comprehension worksheet showcasing the Aesop's fable, The Ants and the Grasshopper. 

Ten questions make up a reading comprehension worksheet featuring the fable, The Crow and the Pitcher. Scholars read a brief passage about using one's wits when in a pinch, then prove their understanding of the story's details, events,...

Reinforce reading comprehension strategies and contemplate an important life lesson with a activity featuring Aesop's fable, The Boy Who Cried Wolf. After reading a brief passage, scholars show what they know by way of five...

Encourage good deeds and enhance vocabulary with a video featuring Aesop's fable, The Lion and the Mouse, in which a lion and a mouse offer kindness to one another.

Instill the importance of preparedness with a video featuring Aesop's fable, The Grasshopper and the Ants. Scholars watch, listen, and gain vocabulary recognition as insects prepare for winter proving that hard work pays off.