Folktales






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:
-          Pass through small gaps.
-          ¿What can you do with some objects of the class? (for example a pencil, use your imagination)
-          Run as fast as you can
-          Copy some animals
-          Hide yourself

-          Give the strongest hug you can

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