The grasshopper saw an ant working hard carrying grain to his house. This is the third kernel I've delivered today." Subject: ELA- Reading Grade: 3 Lesson Objective: To identify the moral of a fable Common Core Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.2- Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text. The moral: if you want to succeed tomorrow, you have to start working today. Ant works hard with grasshopper in the spring, Ant has an idea, and works harder after hours to make that successful while the grasshopper relaxes after work with TV and beers. They have many similarities, such as insects and animals as characters, common events, and central messages, or lessons, that readers can learn and apply to their own lives. 2.1K likes. The fable, ''The Ant and the Grasshopper,'' by Aesop, is a great way to bring the idea of preparedness into the classroom. On seeing the hardworking ant passing by, the grasshopper invited him to join him and share his fun. What is the moral lesson of the ant and the grasshopper? One bright day in late autumn a family of Ants were bustling about in the warm sunshine, drying out the grain they had stored up during the summer, when a starving Grasshopper, his fiddle under his arm, came up and humbly begged for a bite to eat. The Imaginary Theatre Company will present The Ant and the Grasshopper in a pair of performances tailored for young people with sensory sensitivity and their families (10:30 am and 12:30 pm), as well as a conventional performance of the show (3 pm).. Sensory-friendly details: The cast of actors is experienced with sensory sensitivity. Display "The Ants and the Grasshopper" and read aloud the title. The choice of the two insects for the Woodlands playground is a reference to the time when the town was a heavily-wooded area and home to many common insects. While the grasshopper was enjoying the day, an ant was carrying grains and taking to the nest with great toil. Lesson Plan: Fable Moral- The Ant and Grasshopper. "Why not come and sing with me," teased the grasshopper, "instead of working so hard?" asked the grasshopper. The Ant and Grasshopper playground at Woodlands Drive is part of the Housing & Development Board’s new generation of thematic playgrounds. The Ant and the Grasshopper teach us an important lesson about hard work! When the winter came the Grasshopper had no food and found itself dying of hunger, while it saw the ants distributing every day corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer. Share that fables have existed in different cultures all over the world for a very long time. Winter comes, and the ant has enough to eat. 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