Summary
A short FreeSchool explainer on the lion and the mouse: aesop's fables. FreeSchool's clear, calm narration makes it an easy clip to drop into a k/1-grade lesson.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
The Lion and the Mouse: Aesop's Fables is a short FreeSchool explainer you can drop into a lesson.
- What happened in the story, in order?
- What lesson, or moral, does it teach?
- Have you ever been in a situation like the characters?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: fable, moral, character.
Try it: Write the moral of the story in your own words.