Fables and Traditional Stories

Teaching Speaking and Listening through Fables and Traditional Stories uses the context of re-told fables and traditional stories from many cultures to support the teaching of speaking and listening skills to middle primary students.

The resource is divided into two units Fables & Traditional Stories.

In the Fables unit, students focus on speaking skills (expression, volume and speed).

Fables include:

The Fox and the Lion The Hare and the Tortoise The North Wind and the Sun The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse The Lion and the Hare In the Traditional Stories unit students focus on listening skills (to recall and respond to information).

Traditional stories include:

Ratas Canoe The Turtles Shell The Nephew of the Moon King Midas The Hen and the Hawk

The units can be used with the whole class being guided through one activity at a time or students may be grouped. The stories are illustrated and come with activity sheets designed to be enlarged to A3 size and pinned on classroom walls. Templates for sequencing activities, story borders, and evaluation sheets are also included, as are teacher-observation sheets that detail the specific skills to be observed.

About the Authors:Trish Noble and Judith McKendry are both experienced primary school teachers. They have collaborated on several successful books for User Friendly Resources including The Early Ready to Read Workbook, The Ready to Read Workbook, Teaching Health in the Junior School, Get into Groups, The First School Journal Workbook and The Second School Journal Workbook.

[ISBN: 9781869683221; 52 Pages]

[Authors: Trish Noble & Judith McKendry; Age Suitability: 7-9+]