Introduction to Aesop

Topics Year 4/5
This unit is part of Ancient Greece Aesop

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Objectives

History

Ancient Greece – a study of Greek life and achievements and their influence on the western world.
Gain and deploy a historically grounded understanding of abstract terms such as ‘empire’, ‘peasantry’, 'slavery'.
Understand how our knowledge of the past is constructed from a range of sources.
Discern how and why contrasting arguments and interpretations of the past have been constructed.

English

Increase familiarity with myths, legends and traditional stories.

Art

Learn about great artists, architects and designers in history.

Lesson Planning

Research the history of Aesop and his fables; discover the history of the illustrations of Aesop's Fables.

Teaching Outcomes:

To understand how we know about Aesop and assess the sources.
To understand the background to the fables.
To explore some of the ways Aesop and the fables have been depicted.

Children will:

Explain the history of Aesop.
Explain the history of the fables.
Explain the history of the illustrations of Aesop's Fables.

Planning

Provided Resources

Questions about Aesop
About Aesop: his life, the fables, the illustrations
How to use a sketchbook

You Will Need

Notebooks or sketchbooks

Weblinks

Animation of the lion and the fox fable - YouTube clip
Illustrations of Aesop's Fables from 1479 from journeytothesea.com
Life of Aesop from journeytothesea.com
History of the fables from aesopfables.com
The life of Aesop from aesopfables.com