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Famous FableStorytimeTMTeaching ResourcesThe Crow andIThe Pitchert had been a long, hot summer and the sun had scorched theearth so that the rivers and streams had run dry. The animalswere desperately parched and longed for the rain to fall sothat they could have something to drink.A thirsty crow was circling the sky, looking for a puddle or a bird bath tosip from, when it spotted a small table with a glass pitcher on it, hiddenin the shady corner of a cottage garden. It flew down and landed on thetable. When it peered down the long neck of the pitcher, the crow’s beadyeye saw that there was still some water at the bottom – enough to providea thirst-quenching drink. storytimemagazine.com 2016
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Famous FableStorytimeTMTeaching Resources“At last!”thoughtthe crow.“At last!” thought the crow, its mouthso dry it struggled to even squawkwith excitement.Standing on the tips of its claws, thecrow stuck its long beak down theneck of the pitcher, and tried to reachthe water, but it was no good – thewater was too low down. It tiptoedeven higher and craned its neck asmuch as it could, but it still didn’twork. The neck of the pitcher was fartoo narrow for the crow to take a sip.The poor crow despaired. “I’ll surelydie of thirst if I don’t drink this water,”it thought. “But if I knock the pitcherover, it will all pour away.”The crow hopped around the tableand flapped around the garden,looking for something that might help.Then it spotted a pebbly path andhad a clever idea. It picked up somepebbles in its beak, then flew backto the table and dropped them intothe pitcher, one by one. storytimemagazine.com 2016
With each pebble the crow droppedinto the pitcher, the water level rosea tiny bit. The crow flew around thegarden grabbing more and morepebbles and dropped them in sothat the water level rose higherand higher until, at last, it was highenough for the crow to have a long,refreshing drink. Its life was saved!Thanks to its clever thinking anddetermination, the crow was ableto survive the harsh drought thatsummer – and he visited the gardenevery day. The lady who ownedthe cottage, however, never didwork out how her water pitcherkept getting filled to the brim withpebbles! storytimemagazine.com 2016
Famous Fable: The Crow and the PitcherIN BRIEF1StorytimeTMTeaching ResourcesThe Crow and the Pitcher is a fable abouthow a thirsty crow solves the problem of beingthirsty – and saves his own life – by beingpatient, determined and clever.LITERACY LESSON IDEASTALK ABOUT THE STORY. Can you recognise the problem and the solution in the story?Write down one sentence to describe each one. Can you draw a picture of the problemand solution too?DISCUSS WHAT LESSON OR MORAL THIS FABLE TEACHES YOU. There could be morethan one answer to this, e.g. never give up; always think things through; any problem canbe solved with patience; little by little does the trick. Can you think of some new ones?DID YOU DISCOVER NEW WORDS IN THIS STORY? Do you know what they mean? Whatdo the describing words tell you in the first paragraph? Download our The Crow and thePitcher Word Wise Sheet.ACT OUT THE STORY WITH A SOCK PUPPET, BEAKER, WATER AND PEBBLES.Download our The Crow and the Pitcher Sock Puppet Kit with a beak, eyes and wings,and stick them to a black sock to make your own sock puppet.WORK IN PAIRS OR GROUPS TO MAKE UP ANOTHER STORY ABOUT AN ANIMALWITH A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE SOLVED. First think of the animal, then theproblem, and then a solution. Does the animal have anything special that could helpsolve the problem, like a long trunk, a tall neck or a loud roar? Download our AnimalAdjectives Sheet to help.2GEOGRAPHY LESSON IDEASTALK ABOUT THE WEATHER. Why did the sun dry up the rivers? Why do we need rain?What happens if there is too much sun or rain? What is a drought?WATCH THIS BBC KS1 BITESIZE FILM about what it’s like to live in a drought in the SaharaDesert, then discuss: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zs6fgk7 storytimemagazine.com 2016
3SCIENCE & MATHS LESSON IDEASWAS THE CROW CLEVER? Do you think a crow could do what the crow in our story did inreal life? Find out more about crows in our Clever Crow Fact Sheet.DO A MINI SCIENCE AND MATHS EXPERIMENT IN YOUR CLASS: Fill a tall beaker or jug with water until it is one-third full. Mark this level with a pen or coloured tape. Mark another level two thirds of the way up the beaker or jug. Ask everyone to estimate how many pebbles or marbles you’ll need to make thewater rise to the second level. Print out and fill in our Pebble Pitcher Experiment Sheet. Were you right? How many pebble or marbles did you need to add or subtract fromyour estimate to get the answer right? Do the experiment again with less water in the beaker or jug – and then with more waterin it – does it change how many pebbles or marbles you need? Why do you think that is? Talk about water displacement.4ART LESSON IDEASUSE A MASK TO ACT OUT THE STORY.Print out our The Crow and the Pitcher ColouringSheet and Crow Mask and colour them in. Useblack craft feathers to decorate your mask – ormake black feathers from paper or card.PAINT PEBBLES IN DIFFERENT COLOURS, thengo on a pebble hunt, just like the crow. How manyblue pebbles can you find? How many red, yellowor green ones? Download our The Crow and thePitcher Pebble Maze. storytimemagazine.com 2016
Famous Fable: The Crow and the PitcherWORD WISESHEETStorytimeTMTeaching ResourcesPick five words from our Word Watch list and, in thespace below, write one sentence for each word.12345WORD WATCHSUPER SYNONYMSThese words are used in The Crowand the Pitcher story in Storytimemagazine, Issue 19.Can you think of any more synonymsfor the word: CLEVER? Write them here.Scorched – burntDrought – a time with no rain andnot enough waterCraned – stretchedPitcher – large jugParched – very thirstyThirsty – feel like you need a drinkRefreshing – making you feel betterand with more energyClever – intelligentDetermination – not giving upWRITEIT!Write the first paragraph of a story about a garden on a hot,sunny day. Can you describe it? How does it look and feel? storytimemagazine.com 2016
Famous Fable: The Crow and the PitcherStorytimeTMTeaching ResourcesWORCRECLEVTEEHSTFACCrows are one of the cleverestbirds of all!You can find them everywhere –at the seaside, in forests, in citiesand in your garden.They eat many different typesof food, including leftover scraps,insects, fruit, seeds and worms.Can you squawk like a crow?Listen to this RSPB sound ex.aspxIn America, one group of crowsliked the little girl who fed them somuch, they brought her gifts. Readthe story here: sts have set lots of testsfor crows and found that crowsreally are as smart as the one inThe Crow and the Pitcher story.Here are some amazing things thatcrows can do:They can drop pebbles intobeakers to get a drink of water.Some crows in Japan found that ifthey drop walnuts on the road, carsdrive over them and crack the hardshells. The same crows then stoodat the traffic lights, waited for themto turn red, then hopped onto thecrossing to get a nut feast!Crows can bend wires to makehooks. They use them as tools toget at food they can’t reach withtheir beaks!Do a crow watch through yourclassroom window. how many canyou count this week? storytimemagazine.com 2016
Famous Fable: The Crow and the PitcherPEBBLE PITCHEREXPERIMENT SHEET12Write your estimate here StorytimeTMTeaching ResourcesNAMECLASS3How many pebbles do youneed to add to or subtract fromyour estimate to get the rightanswer? Work it out here.Write how many pebblesyou used here storytimemagazine.com 2016
Famous Fable: The Crow and the PitcherStorytimeTMTeaching ResourcesCOLOURINGSHEETTIP!Colour the leavesin different coloursof the rainbow. storytimemagazine.com 2016
Famous Fable: The Crow and the PitcherCROW MASKACTIVITYStorytimeTMTeaching ResourcesCut out, colour in and decorate this mask soyou can act out The Crow and the Pitcher storyin Storytime magazine, Issue 19. storytimemagazine.com 2016
Famous Fable: The Crow and the PitcherTMTeaching ResourcesHelp the crow find its way through the maze tothe pitcher. Pick up as many pebbles as you canon the way there.How many pebbles didyou collect? Write it here. storytimemagazine.com 2016PEBBLEMAZEStorytime
Famous Fable: The Crow and the PitcherSOCKPUPPET KITStorytimeTMTeaching ResourcesPrint out and cut out the eyes, beak andwings on this sheet, then use sticky tape,PVA glue or fabric glue to stick them to ablack sock to make a Crow Puppet! storytimemagazine.com 2016
t had been a long, hot summer and the sun had scorched the earth so that the rivers and streams had run dry. The animals were desperately parched and longed for the rain to fall so that they could have something to drink. A thirsty crow was circling the sky, looking for a puddle or a bird bath to sip from, when it spotted a small table with a glass pitcher on it, hidden in the shady corner of .
