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Folk and Fairy Tale Readers: The Tortoise and the Hare PrintablesFolk and Fairy Tale Readers: The Tortoise and the Hare Printables
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Scholastic
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Pre-K - 3rd
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English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Printables & Templates
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Duration
15 mins
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Folk and Fairy Tale Readers: The Tortoise and the Hare

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Slow and steady wins the race to fluent reading with this printable version of "The Tortoise and the Hare". Presenting children with fun illustrations and a repetitive story structure, this resource is perfect for developing the skills of emergent readers.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

fables, the tortoise and the hare, children's literature, aesop's fables, emergent reading, phonics, reading fluency

Additional Tags

the tortoise and the hare, printable book, reading fluency, reading practice, fable, foldable, emergent reader, english language arts

Instructional Ideas

Perform a whole class read aloud of this story as part of a unit on Aesop's fables, afterward allowing students to:

  • Practice reading the mini-book independently or in pairs as a learning center
  • Take the book home to practice reading with their parents

Pros

  • Book uses language appropriate for most primary learners
  • Two additional versions of the book are available that allow pupils to write the text or draw the illustrations for the story
  • A document is included that provides instructions for creating the mini-book

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RF.K.1.a RF.K.1.b RF.K.1.c RF.K.3.a RF.K.3.b RF.K.3.c RF.K.4 RF.1.3.a RF.1.3.b RF.1.3.c RF.1.3.e RF.1.3.f RF.1.4.a RF.1.4.b RF.1.4.c RF.2.3.a RF.2.4.a RF.2.4.b RF.2.4.c RF.3.3.a RF.3.3.c RF.3.3.d RF.3.4.a RF.3.4.b RF.3.4.c

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