Have the children dramatize “The Fox and the Grapes.” Hang a bunch of grapes over the door or let the children pretend that the grapes are hung there. Have the child who is to play the part of the fox walk along and look up eagerly at the bunch of grapes.
“What beautiful grapes!” he says. “I wish I had some.”
Then he jumps and tries to reach them. He tries a second time, and a third. The last time he loses his balance and falls to the floor. He gets up, rubs his head, and says, “I do not care for the grapes. They are sour.”
Friday
Write five sentences about the fox and the grapes.
SECOND WEEK
Monday
Read the following poem to the children:
APPLE-SEED JOHN
Poor Johnny was bent well-nigh double