Fables Project Based Learning

Amazing PBLs with fables

This collection of problem-based learning (PBL) resources works great with your reading unit on fables. The students will gain thinking strategies and content knowledge while solving open-ended problems. These lessons also work with your balanced literacy model, include higher order thinking skills and increases the rigor in your lesson plans. 
Each PBL includes instructions that you can modify to meet the needs of your students, a worksheet, and extension ideas. After using these lessons your students will be able to retell the fables, ask and answer questions about them, and have a deeper understanding of the morals due to the PBL activities. 


ALSO IT'S FUN!!!! 

Plans and worksheets included for:
The Ant and the Grasshopper
The Lion and the Mouse
Belling the Cat
The Crow and the Pitcher

We also made amazing connections to characters traits, the 7 Mindsets and STEM during these activities. 

Lucy Calkins Writing Workshop and GA Write Score Milestones

According to the GADOE website, " Georgia law (O.C.G.A., Section 20-2-281) requires that writing assessments be administered to students in grades three, five, eight, and eleven." 

How does Lucy Calkins writing workshop prepare kids to take Georgia Milestones and Write Score? 

In my opinion starting with writing workshop in K and 1 creates writers that LOVE writing. 
Some writing in action: http://bendetti-allen-firstgrade.blogspot.com/


The strategies that are taught are important for them to try out, experiment with and share with others in a positive environment. 

In 2nd and 3rd grade you can spend more time on certain aspects like strong openings and closings and/or formatting rules that are needed for standardized tests. 

These lesson plans help me teach writing workshop: 
Lucy Calkins First grade units
Unit 2 First grade
Unit 3 First grade
Unit 4 first grade

Writing Workshop Lucy Calkins First Grade Unit 4 Scenes to Series

These editable lesson plans save so much time and let me focus on using data to inform my instruction. The extra lessons are fun and they really compliment and stretch out the ideas in this unit.  Find this product