This is a guest post by Kathy Crane, a kindergarten teacher, author, and curriculum developer. If you like what you see here, read her previous guest blog posts and click here to read her education blog .
Fables are a great way to engage young readers along their learning-to-read journey. This year, after teaching some of my favorites tales like The Little Red Hen, The Three Billy Goats Gruff , and The Three Pigs , I decided to try a new story, The Fox and the Goat . This fun tale offers great teaching opportunities, and was a favorite among my students. I added to the fable by using The Fox and the Goat Theme Set available at one of my favorite go-to publishers, Hameray Publishing.
In addition to the fable, the set also includes three informational books: Animals Are Clever , Goats on the Go , and The Life of a Fox . I really enjoyed having the supporting texts to expand the animals and situations in the fable . These supporting nonfiction readings added to my student’s understanding and enjoyment of The Fox and the Goat story.
To add to the fun of our fabled learning, my students love performing the fables through partner plays. You can download my "Three Pigs: Reader’s Theater or Partner Play," which complements Three Little Pigs from the Story World Real World series, for free at the bottom of this blog post ! Please also be sure to check out my store for other reader's theater plays based on classic tales: CLICK HERE !
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Kathy Crane holds a M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction: Reading. A published freelance author of thirteen books, Kathy also develops teaching curriculum and has been a teacher of kindergarten for over two decades. She publishes the blog Kindergarten Kiosk .
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