I always start the year by teaching a big unit on Fables. We have several books at school that include fables from different countries, etc. (They came with an old reading series - they are labeled "Little Celebrations") I hope to add some additional information about this soon!

Fables Around the World, Talk Talk Talk, The Farmer's Journey, and The Grasshopper and the Ant Materials:

Vocab and Spelling

Comprehension

Assessment

Here are some supplemental materials I use along with these books:

Here are my little worker ants on Young Readers Day 06/07 - "We Work Before We Play!"

Related 2nd grade leveled books on Reading A to Z:

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