Give your class some food for thought after reading Aesop's "The Belly and the Members" by Aesop. Once pupils have listened to an audio version of the story, they answer four questions regarding the fable's theme, including a narrative writing prompt at the end of the activity.

Concepts

teamwork, literary themes, aesop's fables

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Extend instruction by reading an article on the digestive system
• Approach the activity as a jigsaw: have each small group share their answers and present to the class

Classroom Considerations

• Ensure speakers are loud enough for all to hear if using the audio feature
• Audio recording is one minute and four seconds long
• 9.0 on the Flesch-Kincaid readability scale
  

Pros

• Material addresses topics in English and science 
  

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.5.2 RL.6.2 RL.7.2 RL.8.2