Before Reading the Book Classroom Activities About the Book Aesop's fables may be thousands of years old, but they are just as fresh and popular today as they were then. Fables also exist in many other cultures, making them an international form of storytelling. Will Be Squids , but it lacks a lot of detail, so look elsewhere too. To teach your class what the elements of a fable are, begin by reading a few aloud. After you have finished these stories, ask your class what all of these fables had in common.
All fables contain a moral.
Once your class has discovered these two characteristics that define all fables, you may wish to use further questions to get them thinking harder about fables. For example, ask your class why they think fables are told with animals rather than with people. Will Be Squids . Animal Personalities Fables usually feature animals that demonstrate very specific human characteristics. Make a list of some of the animals that appear in the fables you read in class and discuss the characteristics associated with them.