Fables and Folktales

Essential Questions:  
Can you distinguish the differences & similarities between a fable and a folktale?   Can you make comparisons between different versions of the same fable/folktale? Can you determine the moral or lesson in a fable or folktale? YES WE CAN!!

Natalie and Alex determined that Stone Soup is a folktale and not a fable for two important reasons: the moral was not implicitly stated and there was repetition throughout the story.

The Lion and the Mouse and The Tortoise and the Hare are two of our favorite fables!

The children have made solid comparisons between different versions of the same fable, Jerry Pinkney's versions of these fables are nearly wordless, but actually convey so much through his illustrations.

I tried to fool your children into thinking Stone Soup was a fable, but they proved me wrong!  

Working in teams the children gathered evidence to prove whether Stone Soup was a fable or folktale.  Look at the evidence they found to support their thinking!

Common Core Standards Addressed:

RL. 2.2 Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.
RL. 2.7 Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
RL. 2.9 Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story (e.g., Cinderella stories) by different authors or from different cultures.