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Teacher Feature: Fables and Folktales For centuries, the characters in fables and folktales have inspired people around the world. Examine their creative influence on everything from classic literature to today's cinema. Use the featured video clips, discussion guide, lesson plans, and activities. Teacher Resources Discussion Guide Investigate the universal appeal of fables written 2,500 years ago in ancient Greece. Then uncover the similarities between traditional African folktales and modern American movies. Download Discussion Guide   Grades 3-5 Lesson Plan Tap students' creativity by having them illustrate and retell fairy tales by the brothers Grimm. View Lesson Plan   Grades 6-8 Lesson Plan Scrutinize a contemporary tale so rich in symbolism that some critics have called it a fable. View Lesson Plan   Grades 9-12 Lesson Plan Explore the diverse ways writers have used the Arthurian legends, including dramatic monologues. View Lesson Plan   Student Activities Aesop's Fables A clipart image of "The Fox and the Stork" for use in presentations View Image Daedalus' Labyrinth A brief telling of the Greek myth followed by a monstrous maze Puzzle PDF Video Clips The Story of Aesop's Fables View Video Subscribers to unitedstreaming can access the following video clips. The Grasshopper and the Ants View Video An Introduction from the Storyteller, Donna Washington View Video How Anansi Obtained the Sky God's Stories View Video Store Beginning Fiction and Nonfiction From familiar genres and recurring themes to story structure and character development, students learn skills and strategies for understanding and interpreting literary texts. They also explore skills and strategies for interpreting informational texts, including the parts of reference books, using text characteristics, and summarizing information. More Info

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