Lesson flow
5 min
Opening Hook
Ask pupils what they have to prepare in advance, such as a school bag or homework.
15 min
Story Exploration
Read the story aloud. Ask pupils what each character is thinking in summer and in winter.
15 min
Analysis Exercises
Pupils debate: should the Ant share her food? Each side gives two reasons.
10 min
Application/Reflection
Pupils write one thing they can prepare today that will help them next week.
5 min
Assessment Strategy
Pupils explain what the Grasshopper should have done, using the moral.
STORY OVERVIEW
- Title and Moral: The Ant and the Grasshopper - "Work today so you are ready for tomorrow."
- Plot Summary: A grasshopper sings all summer while an ant stores food, and when winter comes only the ant is prepared.
LESSON FUNDAMENTALS
- Learning Objectives:
- Compare the choices of the Ant and the Grasshopper.
- Explain the moral in their own words.
- Discuss whether the Ant should share her food.
- Discussion Questions:
- Why does the Ant keep working?
- Why does the Grasshopper laugh at her?
- Should the Ant share her food? Why or why not?
- Required Materials:
- Copies of the story
- Whiteboard and markers
- Paper for notes and reflections