Common Core and Other National Standards

Language Arts

• Aesop's Fables was specifically written to improve phonological awareness for younger students, fulfilling common core reading standards
• Common Core Reading Standards for Literature: K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
• Common Core Reading Standards: Foundational Skills:
  • K and 1st: Phonological Awareness, Phonics and Word Recognition
  • 2nd: Phonics and Word Recognition
  • 3rd, 4th, 5th: Phonics and Word Recognition, Fluency
• Common Core Speaking and Listening Standards: Comprehension and Collaboration - K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
• Common Core Language Standards: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use - K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
• Common Core Standard 10: Range, Quality & Complexity: Range of Text Types for K-5th

History/Social Studies

• National History Standard 7 for K-4th

Fine Arts

• National Music Standards 1, 2, 6, 7, and 8 for K-4th
• National Theater Standards 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8 for K-4th
• National Dance Standards 1 and 2 for K-4th

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Vocabulary

fable	flop	choral	moral	"sour grapes"	munch
chartreuse	puffed	shriek	spine	peep	gap
trudge	shepherd	vowel	thigh	calf	grateful
emperor	arena	recognized	plenty	spare	vowed
various	individual