In this lesson, students read a folktale. The teacher models the thinking and work required to recount the story and determine the lesson.  Students create story maps of the text that show the major events and the lesson in the text.

In this lesson, students read a folktale. The teacher models the thinking and work required to recount the story and determine the lesson.  Students create story maps of the text that show the major events and the lesson in the text.

Students determine the moral/lesson of "The Dove and the Ant" and answer guiding questions. An extension research question is included.

Students determine the moral/lesson of "The Dove and the Ant" and answer guiding questions. An extension research question is included.

Students determine the moral/lesson of "The Dove and the Ant" and answer guiding questions. An extension research question is included.

Students determine the moral/lesson of "The Dove and the Ant" and answer guiding questions. Two mini extensions are included that integrate culture into the lesson.