sweetpea3829 Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 This summer (starting this week, actually), I'm going to have my oldest two read some of Aesop's Fables. I plan on using the morals as dictation/copywork exercises. But then I got to thinking it would be nice if they could keep each moral in a sort of journal or notebook or some such. What have you done with Aesop's Fables? Other suggestions and ideas for using these short stories would be much appreciated. Also, if you have a preferred version or edition that you might like to suggest, that would be great too. I bought two different editions from Amazon. One is cloth bound with beautiful illustrations but many of the fables seem abbreviated and many of them do not have the moral explicitly stated. The second edition I bought has complete fables WITH morals but...the illustrations are black and white. (Amazon says they are sending me a replacement copy that has color illustrations). And suggestions for resources that might help with critical thinking/discussion of the morals... Thanks so much! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherry in OH Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 With my oldest we just read them. He also listened to the audio CD. We have this Milo Winter edition (http://www.amazon.com/Aesops-Fables-Children-Read---Listen/dp/0486467708/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1431254627&sr=1-3&keywords=aesop%27s+fables+milo) My youngest completed Royal Fireworks Press's Aesop's Fables series (http://www.rfwp.com/series/aesops-fables-books-about-reading-writing-thinking) this year. He liked it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FO4UR Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 If you click the lulu.com link in my siggie, you'll see the Aesop copybooks I've made. I have both manuscript and cursive. I live the Dover edition (Milo Winter) with audiobook. Ideas: Give oral narration. Draw a scene or character. Tell the story, but change the characters. (What if the wolf were a shark?) Change the ending. (If the character would have...) Tell a different story with the same moral. Use/make puppets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socody Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 I was thinking of doing this, although it looks a bit "classroom-y": http://gec.kmu.edu.tw/~lc/ecorner/eBook/Teaching%20With%20Aesop%27s%20Fables.pdf There is also a lapbook on Homeschool Share: http://www.homeschoolshare.com/aesop.php 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDoe Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Aesop's Fables in Latin http://www.amazon.com/Aesops-Fables-Latin-Ancient-Kingdom/dp/0865166951 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arliemaria Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Laura Berquist does Aesop with her first grade students. She reads a fable to the child and has him narrate. Then she records the narration and has the child illustrate the fable. Later when the student is fluent at writing he can do copywork. This is listed as part of Art, which is scheduled once a week. I believe Milo Winter has nearly 100 fables. It is a free kindle book: http://www.amazon.com/Aesop-Children-pictures-Milo-Winter-ebook/dp/B004UJDJ2I/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1431360258&sr=8-3&keywords=Milo+Winter+Aesop Ambleside Online does Aesop with recommending Milo Winter's version in Year 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymonster Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 I saw this on Scholastic for $1 on sale! http://teacherexpress.scholastic.com/teaching-with-aesop-s-fables 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmasc Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 I haven't used these, but Evan-Moor makes an Aesop's Literature Pockets. They might go well with the journal moral entry. ??? Someone on the WTM board recommended Jerry Pinkney's fables book. I have it on my Amazon wish list, but once again, haven't actually seen/used it. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwik Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 just making sure I can find this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie in MS Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 We did all of the lapbook pages linked above at HomeSchoolShare. It was a neat way of keeping the morals and a few other details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetpea3829 Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 Thanks for all of the info, folks! I'm still looking for an Aesops version that I like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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