In this post I'm going to saw you some folktales with their morals and some other interesting things that you can use for your class.
What kind of folktales are they?
what I'n going to saw you are fables, most specific the fables are short
stories that teach a lesson or moral. Also the main characters are animal with
human characteristics.
And finally the moral is not stated
directly, they must reflex and interpret.
Some morals of some nice fables
The frog and the ox
In this case we can see a real situation in
our society, the people want to be the best and sometimes they do things that
they can’t. So in this case the moral is: be yourself.
The lion and the mouse
At this fable we can learn that all of us
can be Friends, regardless of our size. No matter the size to help others.
A stag at the pool
We
can see how sometimes the things we think that are our strengths are our
weaknesses.
The wind and the sun
No using all of our force or fury we are
not going to get better results.
The monkey and the dolphin
A lie goes to more lies and finally the
other person realizes that he was lying. So later he wouldn’t trust him again.
The oak and the reeds
We should be modest because we don’t know
what is going to happen in the future.
Also having a good appearance doesn’t mean
that we are better.
Would you teach them? Why? What can children learn from
them?
When we teach through a fable, is not only a nice story, also it has a moral, that they can use it in their real lifes so, goes more over a simple learning.
They are also very useful to saw children some typical situations, or to reflex about some
problem of their day a day, like for example the honesty or the importance of
friendship.
So not only i would teach them, if nit that I recommend other teachers to do it.
Fable example of pre-teaching and post-teaching activities.
(4-5 years old)
The lion and the mouse
Pre-teaching
First we will give pictures (flashcards) of
the scenes of the fable, and they will have to try to order it and discern
which the story is about, and tell the story they think (in groups).
Actual teaching
The teacher reads the story of the lion and
the mouse and they work it all together (read, reflex, make a review of the
fable, the setting, the characters…).
Post-teaching
First: we will measure them in a mouse
mural (they reflect with the mouse of the fable, because they are small…)
Second: they will have to pass several
proves that shows that they can do things that other people can’t (for example
things that adults can’t do).
Probes:
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Pass through small gaps.
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¿What can you do with some
objects of the class? (for example a pencil, use your imagination)
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Run as fast as you can
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Copy some animals
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Hide yourself
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Give the strongest hug you can
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