Fables and Morals for Second Graders
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Second Grade, Unit 4, Class 4
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The ant and the beetle
When summer arrived, an ant that was wandering in the field
collected the grains of wheat and barley, storing them for
feeding during the winter. A beetle saw her and
was amazed to see her so busy at a time when everyone
animals, neglecting their jobs, abandon themselves to chance
life. The ant did not respond at the moment; but more
in the afternoon, when winter arrived and the rain washed away the fertilizers, the beetle
Hungry, he went to ask the ant for a donation of food. Then yes.
the ant replied:
Look, beetle, if you had worked in the time when I did and
You used to make fun of me, now you wouldn't lack for food.
Moral
When you have surpluses from what you receive with your
work, save a portion for when they come
times of scarcity.
1) Read the fable and answer the following questions.
1.- Did you like the advice that the ant gave to the beetle? Why?
2.- What was the ant storing for the winter?
3.- What tasks will the ants perform in the winter?
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4.- ¿Cuál es el sentimiento que deja está fábula?¿Por qué?
Language and Communication
Second Grade, Unit 4, Class 4
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2) Observe carefully and discover the moral in these fables.
teaching.
a) Fable
A squirrel was super lazy. The other squirrels worked to
to store food for the winter, but she didn't do it. When
Winter arrived, all the squirrels had food and they were having a good time.
well, but the lazy squirrel had a really hard time, because it was going through
very hungry.
What lesson can be learned from this fable?
b) Fable
Arabbit had 5 little rabbits. One day she left the burrow.
and he told the little rabbits not to go out for any reason
reason. There were three obedient little bunnies that didn't go out. But
two were disobedient, and they left the burrow, but
A dog passed by and ate them.
What lesson can be learned from this fable?
c) Fable
The mother cat always told her kitten to wash the
fruits before eating them. But the little kitten was dirty and
I never wanted to wash them. Until one day the kitten ate
an apple. But the apple was dirty and the kitten
He fell ill and was very unwell for 2 days.
What lesson can be learned from this fable?
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Second Grade, Unit 4, Class 4
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d) Fable
A toucan spent all day saying 'I am the fastest.'
And he shouted and shouted, 'I am the fastest.' The other birds
they were bored with him. But the toucan kept shouting 'I am
the fastest," "I am the fastest": until one day the others
birds organized a race, from one tree to another
tree that was about 200 meters away. Everyone
They expected that the toucan would win, but the toucan came in last.
What lesson is learned from this fable?
f) Fable
A shepherd who was grazing his sheep on a mountain, was asking
Many times I help the farmers who were working in the
neighboring fields, shouting that the wolf was coming: these came
they found nothing to help him, and they returned to their work.
Having the shepherd repeated this several times, and knowing
the farmers mock him, one day the wolf indeed came and
I enter his flock. Then the shepherd called for help with loud cries,
but the farmers, thinking he was mocking, did not go to help him, and
thus the wolf killed many sheep.
What lesson can be learned from this fable?
What did I learn today?
1.- What are generally the characters of a fable?
a.- People
b.- Mothers
c.- Animals
d.- Little things
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2.- Why did the ant work so hard in the summer?
a.- Para poder dormir en la noche
b.- In order to play the next day