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Open Educational Resources

These K-12 open educational resources are available to download and come with suggested discussion questions to spur deep thinking.

Grades K–1

The Fox and the Stork

The Fox and the Stork
Aesop

Picture-Books in Winter

Picture-Books in Winter
Robert Louise Stevenson

Grades 2–3

How the Camel Got His Hump

How the Camel Got His Hump
Rudyard Kipling

Lion and Mouse

Lion and Mouse
Aesop

The Master Cat

The Master Cat
Charles Perrault

Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk
English folktale as told by Joseph Jacobs

Nail Soup

Nail Soup
Serbian folktale as told by Nada Ćurčija Prodanović

The Rich Man and the Shoemaker

The Rich Man and the Shoemaker
Jean de La Fontaine

Grades 4–5

The Elephant's Child

The Elephant’s Child
Rudyard Kipling

How the Peasants Bought Wisdom

How the Peasants Bought Wisdom
Serbian folktale as told by Nada Ćurčija Prodanović

Thunder, Elephant, and Dorobo

Thunder, Elephant, and Dorobo
African folktale as told by Humphrey Harman

Two Pairs of Eyes

Two Pairs of Eyes
Crockett Johnson

The Water-Horse of Barra

The Water-Horse of Barra
Scottish folktale as told by Winifred Finlay

Grades 6–8

Rattlesnakes

Rattlesnakes
John Muir

The Road Not Taken

The Road Not Taken
Robert Frost

State of Affairs

State of Affairs
Daniel Defoe

Grades 9–12

The Glass of Milk

The Glass of Milk
Manuel Rojas

I Shall Not Beg for My Rights

I Shall Not Beg for My Rights
Henry MacNeal Turner

On the Origin of Species

On the Origin of Species
Charles Darwin

War Is Kind

War Is Kind
Stephen Crane

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