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. 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. Without stopping, the first ant replied, "To our ant hill. "We are helping to store food for the winter," said the ant, "and think you should do the same." Share that fables have existed in different cultures all over the world for a very long time. But the Ant went on its way and continued its toil. 2.1K likes. Hand created and awesomely curated gifts and activities for you to give, share and enjoy! 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. Lesson Plan: Fable Moral- The Ant and Grasshopper. The Ant and The Grasshopper, Gladstone, New Jersey. This is the third kernel I've delivered today." Then the Grasshopper … The moral: if you want to succeed tomorrow, you have to start working 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. While the grasshopper was enjoying the day, an ant was carrying grains and taking to the nest with great toil. The Ant and Grasshopper playground at Woodlands Drive is part of the Housing & Development Board’s new generation of thematic playgrounds. 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. The Ants & 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. 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. Display "The Ants and the Grasshopper" and read aloud the title. Winter comes, and the ant has enough to eat. The grasshopper goes hungry. "Why not come and sing with me," teased the grasshopper, "instead of working so hard?" All day long in the summer the ant would work hard, collecting food while the grasshopper enjoyed the bright summer days. asked the grasshopper. 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