Reading Fables and Folktales Resources

The Ant and the Grasshopper

Compare Ghost Stories

In this reading worksheet, students can compare two ghost stories from other sides of the globe and see the ways in which they're eerily similar.

3rd grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Folktales: The Princess Mouse

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

The Boy Who Cried Wolf Prediction and Comprehension

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

Reading Skills: Sentences to Stories

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

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

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

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

Reading & Writing

Guided Lesson

Fantastic Fables: 5 W's

"The Boy Who Cried Wolf" Story Map

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

The Tortoise and the Hare Fable

"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

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

Johnny Appleseed Story

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

Finding the Moral

Anansi and the Turtle and Me!

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

The Raven Steals the Light

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

How the Camel Got His Hump

The Raven Steals the Light

This old Native American myth, The Raven Steals the Light, is the perfect story to spook -- but not scare -- kids this Halloween.

3rd grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

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".

3rd grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

John Henry Tall Tale

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

Be a Text Detective

Fable & Folktale Story Map

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

Punctuation Practice Makes Perfect

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

Elements of Traditional Literature

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

Punctuation: The Boy Who Cried Wolf

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

Punctuation: The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Read a classic Aesop's fable about the importance of honesty! Your child will get to practice punctuating this passage with periods.

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Tall Tales

Momotaro: A Japanese Folktale

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

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

Paul Bunyan

Paul Bunyan

Can your child tell fact from fiction? Boost reading comprehension with this story sheet featuring a famous tall tale character: Paul Bunyan!

2nd grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Scary Fairy Tales