Fables Teaching Theme Literature Reading Passages Activities Readers Theater 3.2

Teaching themes in literature using fables is one of the easiest approaches to helping students determine the messages in literature. MUST SEE PREVIEW.

These resources are thoroughly and carefully planned out with guiding questions essential to students' success in determining theme (moral). Everything you need to engage your students in a close read is at your fingertips: from character and plot analysis, determining the message (moral), using context clues to determine the meaning of unknown words, to practicing fluency and expression skills through readers' theater.

Detailed lesson plans (with formative assessments), teacher's notes, and answer keys are included to guide instruction.

Just print and teach or assign in Google Classroom and go!

⭐ THIS BUNDLE includes Fable Elements Mini-Posters⭐

Fable Reading Passages Include:

Teaching Theme with Fables: Tortoise and Hare

Teaching Theme with Fables: Ant and Grasshopper

Teaching Theme with Fables: Lion and Mouse

Teaching Theme with Fables: Fox and Crow

Teaching Theme with Fables: The Fox & the Stork

Teaching Theme with Fables: The Crow and the Pitcher*

⭐ Through the close-read activities in this flipbook series, students will:

✔ read grade-level appropriate texts

✔ describe characters' traits, feelings, actions, or motives, and how they influence the

events or outcome of the fable

✔ evaluate the characters' actions and the result of those actions

✔ retell the fable using the most important details in the fable

✔ determine the point of view of the characters and distinguish my own point of view from that

of the characters'

✔ determine which traits are most important to the moral of the fable and explain how

✔ determine the moral of the fable and how it applies the reader

✔ infer how the outcome of the story might have been different had the character made better

choices

✔ find and use evidence from the text to support thinking

✔ determine the meaning of words using context clues

✔ read grade-level text with fluency and expression

⭐ Each double-sided flipbook and digital flipbook includes:

► an introduction to fables and who Aesop was

► the fable passages (TWO-leveled versions of the text for Ant & Grasshopper, Lion and Mouse, and Tortoise & Hare)

► an introduction to typical characters found in fables (includes a list of character traits organized to display opposite traits- positive traits vs. negative traits)

► graphic organizers and questions for analyzing/evaluating character traits, motives, actions

► an introduction to the plot of a story

► graphic organizers and questions for analyzing/evaluating the plot of the fable

► an introduction to the moral of a fable

► questioning that guides students in determining the moral of the fable

► a text-to-self reading response activity that has students make connections between the moral and how it might apply to students’ own lives

► a vocabulary activity that promotes the use of context clues to figure out unknown words

⭐ Fluency Resources Include:

► Readers' Theater script

► Student planning guide for Readers' Theater

► Expression cards for practicing the use of intonation within a fluent performance of the script

*Due to the fact that The Crow & the Pitcher is a very short text, readers' theater activities are not included in that particular file.

☕Teacher resources include:

► 5-Day detailed lesson plans from which you can construct your own lessons or just print and teach.

► Teacher’s notes and detailed answer keys are included to assist with optimizing a close read of the text and to guide meaningful discussions.

See what other teachers are saying about this bundle:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Virginia T. wrote: "This is a great resource! I love the use of multiple reading skills leading to the moral of the story."

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Julie H. wrote: "These are WONDERFUL and so packed full of good stuff that hits so many ELA standards! I loved going through these fables as we did a traditional literature study. We did one together first, and then the students were able to go through parts of the booklet on their own during reading center time. The questions led to some great discussions about the theme/moral and characters. Thank you so much for sharing!"

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Gigi wrote: "This resource has made teaching fables so much easier. The kids were so engaged and excited to choose their next fable."

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐A buyer wrote: "These were excellent!! Very happy with this purchase. It really helped to prepare my students for identifying moral and other key elements."

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Pamela T. wrote: "This Fable resource was incredible. My ENL students just loved it. The incorporation of the variety of graphic organizers, the questions as well as the trait activity was simply fantastic. Thanks."

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Aryne R. wrote: "The kids were really into reading the fables and I loved how they could practice theme, character traits, and story elements using the flip book. Very creative approach to using fables!"

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Elena Brown wrote: "These flipbooks are awesome! They are very detailed and included everything that I needed!"

For more theme resources, check out this toolkit: Teaching Themes in Literature Activities Posters Task Cards Graphic Organizers toolkit!

♛Use fairy tales for teaching themes in literature:

Teaching Theme- Fairy Tales Beauty & the Beast

Teaching Theme- Fairy Tales Rapunzel

Teaching Theme- Fairy Tales Princess & the Pea

Teaching Theme- Fairy Tales Rumpelstiltskin

♛Fairy Tale Bundle:

Teaching Themes in Fairy Tales Bundle

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Toolkit and Cursive Posters for teaching themes in Literature:

Teaching Themes in Literature BUNDLE

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