Teach your class about being as adaptable as a bat with Aesop's "The Bats and the Weasels." After listening to an audio retelling of the fable, learners fill out a KWL chart about the story, including what they learned about bats.

Concepts

aesop's fables, writing fiction, active reading

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Complete the K-W-L chart together as a class after a collaborative discussion on the reading
• Prompt class members to discuss whether they agree or disagree with the moral of the fable

Classroom Considerations

• Make sure you have Internet access or print out necessary handouts before the lesson
• Flesch-Kincaid score is 4.0
• Audio recording feature is 52 seconds long

Pros

• Connects well to a life science lesson

Cons

Common Core

RL.5.2 W.5.2.a RL.6.2 RL.7.2 RL.8.2 W.6.2.a W.7.2.a W.8.2.a