Fable Fridays!
Watch and listen as Ms. Ross reads 2 of Aesop's Fables.

A fable is a story that was written long ago that usually has animals that are characters. Fables also have lessons that teach you about life.

Today's lesson are about friendship and how to be a LOYAL friend.

Listen as Ms Ross reads the story Please, Mr. Panda.
This short story is about using the Magic Words; Please and Thank you! In this story, Mr. Panda goes around offering donuts to various animals and none of them say THANK YOU! Will he ever find someone with Manners.

 Reading Response

Why do you think the animals didn't say please or THank You? 

What is another way Panda could've responded instead of changing his mind and walking away? 

Listen as Ms. Ross Read a story about Gilbert the Great White Shark who is sad because his best friend moves away.

Reading Response:
Tell me about a time you may have moved away from a good friend. Now tell me about a new friend that you met after you or the friend moved.

Listen as Ms. Ross reads a story about Camilla Cream. A girl who is so worried about what other people think that she's about to break into a "Bad Case of Stripes". 

Respond to Reading:

After listening, complete a video response telling me something you like that others may not like. 

Example:

I am loud, loving and Extra and I"m proud of who I am. 

Listen as Ms. Ross reads a story about a Superheroes and the choices they make when they have bad days. 

Respond to Reading:

After reading complete a video response telling me a way you COULD respond when having a bad day and a way you WOULD respond when having a bad day. 

Example:

When having a bad day, I COULD yell at everyone and be rude but the way I WOULD respond is by breathing in deeply a few times and thinking about how grateful I am for the things I have.