Reading Fables and Folktales Resources

The Ant and the Grasshopper

Reading Skills: Sentences to Stories

The reading and writing practice in this workbook will get kids thinking about all the different parts that go into a good story, like vocabulary, structure and sequencing.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Workbook

The Ant and the Grasshopper

The Ant and the Grasshopper is a fable that teaches kids the value of hard work. Kids will focus on comprehension and predictions in this worksheet.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Grammar Practice

Grammar Practice

This workbook gives second graders practice in punctuation, and helps to develop their vocabulary with contractions and compound words.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Workbook

Finding the Moral

The Boy Who Cried Wolf Prediction and Comprehension

Finding the Moral

In this lesson your students will find and examine the morals in the classic folktales of "Stone Soup" and "The Boy Who Cried Wolf."

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Folktales: The Princess Mouse

The Boy Who Cried Wolf Prediction and Comprehension

This worksheet helps your child focus on prediction and comprehension in "The Boy Who Cried Wolf." Kids will read the classic fable and answer written prompts.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

"The Boy Who Cried Wolf" Story Map

Folktales: The Princess Mouse

Folktales are a great way to get your child into reading, and to help them consider moral values as well!

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

"The Boy Who Cried Wolf" Story Map

Give your second graders some practice building their reading comprehension skills with the timeless story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Students will read this classic fable and then answer questions about setting, characters, genre, and cause and effect.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Fantastic Fables: 5 W's

Comparing and Contrasting Short Stories

Fantastic Fables: 5 W's

In this lesson, students use highlighters, graphic organizers, and a classic fable to exercise their understanding of key details and main idea in a text. They will use manipulatives to promote visual and kinetic learning styles.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Elements of Traditional Literature

Comparing and Contrasting Short Stories

This lesson will have your students learn to compare and contrast using both a classic fairy tale and a fractured versions of a fairy tale.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Punctuation Practice Makes Perfect

Elements of Traditional Literature

Teach your class about the genre of traditional literature, made up of stories from around the world that have been told for generations. In this lesson, students will read fairy tales and compare story elements in each piece of literature.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

The Tortoise and the Hare Fable

Punctuation Practice Makes Perfect

Your budding writer will get his fill of periods, commas and quotation marks in this essential workbook, filled with opportunities to practice proper punctuation placement.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Workbook

Literature 1

Guided Lesson

Literature 1

This literature lesson guides kids towards a deeper understanding of second grade texts through an exploration of character, setting, and plot. Kids will be challenged to answer the who, what, where, when and why of a story, in addition to determining the story's message. Two versions of the same story will be presented in order for second graders to see story elements in action.

2nd grade

Guided Lesson

The Tortoise and the Hare Fable

Help your early reader get to know a classic Aesop's fable, The Tortoise and the Hare. He'll make a prediction about what will happen, and identify the moral.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Be a Text Detective

How the Camel Got His Hump

Be a Text Detective

Take reading a piece and a clue at a time to help your child improve his reading skills. Ask and answer questions like who, what, where, when and why, about details, key info and using text evidence.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Workbook

How the Camel Got His Hump

Make reading practice fun with this reading comprehension packet, based on Rudyard Kipling's "How the Camel Got His Hump".

4th grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Tall Tales

Fable & Folktale Story Map

Tall Tales

Can you read 100 books in a day? Run a mile in 30 seconds? Kids can compare fact and fiction with Pecos Bill, Paul Bunyan and others to learn about story structure, character analysis and hyperbole.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Workbook

Anansi and the Turtle and Me!

Fable & Folktale Story Map

Use this handy story map to help students organize the events and lessons in the fables and folktales they read.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Anansi and the Turtle and Me!

Anansi invites his friend Turtle to dinner at his house ... but does he treat him like a friend? In this reading comprehension lesson, your class practices questioning, retelling, and identifying the moral in "Anansi and the Turtle."

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

John Henry Tall Tale

Rudyard Kipling's Famous Folk Tales

John Henry Tall Tale

Meet the legendary John Henry, a famous character from a classic tall tale! Learn the difference between fact and fiction with this fun reading sheet.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Rudyard Kipling's Famous Folk Tales

This abridged collection of classic Rudyard Kipling tales is paired with coloring pages and reading comprehension activities that will challenge and entertain your young reader.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Workbook

Scary Fairy Tales

Momotaro: A Japanese Folktale

Scary Fairy Tales

Practice reading comprehension with a wide variety of world tales, some famous and some little-known. The book shines a light on supernatural stories, monstrous myths, and terrifying true-life tales.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Workbook

Momotaro: A Japanese Folktale

Introduce your child to Momotaro, a popular Japanese folktale! Your child will get to make her own story book by coloring the illustrations.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Rapunzel Fun Pack

Rapunzel Fun Pack

Early readers can share Rapunzel's adventure by exploring mazes, connecting the dots, and making a story map.

1st grade

Math

Workbook

Johnny Appleseed Story

Author’s Purpose: The Ant and the Grasshopper

Johnny Appleseed Story

Is the tale of Johnny Appleseed fact or fiction? Perhaps it's a bit of both! Introduce your child to a famous figure from a classic tall tale.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet